Matthew A. Barnes

Trump And Miller Compel Colleges Not To Enroll International Students Trump officials are using rules, policies and agreements to compel and discourage U.S. universities from enrolling international students.

Wow. Had not realized that Columbia’s settlement with Trump admin included a commitment to decrease international student enrollment. In what way does this help “combat antisemitism,” which is supposedly the administration’s objective?
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Ok I’m offering another amendment right now in the Appropriations Committee to stop Trump’s corruption.

This one says the Department of Education can’t cancel funding for a college just because professors or students hold views Trump doesn’t like.

Again, stay tuned.

u.s. department of energy post on x praising coal: "She's an icon She's a legend And she is the moment [sparkly picture of coal]

struggling with an analogy here but imagine NASA posting a meme about how excited they are to return aviation to the pre-jet age

Maybe the government is working?

Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut Senators from both parties endorsed a $400 million increase to the budget of the National Institutes of Health on Thursday

Senate committee endorses NIH budget increase, rebuking Trump administration’s proposed 40% cut www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n...

Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.

NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —

Meanwhile, terminated NSF grants currently stand at about $1.5 billion.

I just got an email informing me that my Annual Review on structural racism with @tyson-brown.bsky.social and @pahoman.bsky.social is open access. So, download away.

Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.

STUDY: Denmark tracked over a million children for 21 years, and found vaccines linked to zero extra cases of autism, asthma, or 48 other conditions.

Vaccines are safe, effective, and the best way to eradicate preventable disease. Period.

Agreed. I contacted national Kappa Sigma to discontinue my annual donation and remove my name from their alumni list.

Agreed. I replied immediately asking to discontinue my annual donation and remove my name from the national alumni list.

Disgraceful announcement that Mike Johnson has been named Kappa Sigma Man of the Year 2025

Disgraceful. I will always support my chapter (Iota), but I have contacted the national Kappa Sigma organization to discontinue my annual donation and remove my name from their alumni list.

I'm a past GM of Iota at Southwestern University. Immediately replied to the announcement asking to discontinue my annual dues and remove my name from the national alumni list.

The U.S. has led the world in science since the mid-20th century for two reasons: funding & welcoming students and researchers from around the world. The Trump administration is destroying both advantages (1/2)

RFK Jr. plans to fire advisory task force that determines which cancer screenings to recommend because they’re “too woke”

Holy shit we’re legitimately at “some cancer screenings are too woke.”

I cannot wait to read this. #AcademicSky

#WarOnScience #WarOnEarth

#WarOnScience #WarOnReality

It's only cancel culture if it comes from the democratic regions of the U.S. Otherwise it's sparkling authoritarianism.

Comic sans.

As a self proclaimed Cool professor, there are much more annoying things about me than my choice of font

#WarOnScience

HEALTH FDA Commissioner Says Fluoride In Water, Supplements May Be 'Carpet-Bombing' Internal Organs Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The people from the Facebook comments section are in charge

#WarOnEducation

et tu, Columbia?

Whistleblower scientists outline Trump’s plan to politicize and dismantle NSF Trump gutting NSF will forfeit scientific leadership to China, letter of dissent says.

Whistleblower scientists outline Trump’s plan to politicize and dismantle NSF arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Most Americans really have no clue how far the US is being left behind.

Plant–animal interactions in the era of environmental DNA (eDNA)—A review Environmental DNA (eDNA)-based monitoring represents an increasingly common, non-destructive approach for biomonitoring, which could help to elucidate plant-animal interaction (PAI). Here, we aim to ....

Looking at your research interests in your bio, I have also participated in a review on how eDNA can benefit study of plant-animal interactions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....