Kristin Schneider

Title, authors’ names, and abstract from a perspective article about actions scientists can take to support social movements focused on today’s serious climate and environmental issues

A liveable & sustainable future for all is currently at risk. Scientists can act in ways commensurate with research evidence. On a spectrum from indirect to direct @abiperrin.bsky.social‬ et al. outline actions that scientists can take to catalyze change re climate & nature doi.org/10.1038/s441...

Outrageous. The White House is sidestepping Congress and halting up to $15 billion in NIH research funding, which would have gone to study diabetes, cancer & more.

The order was issued through a four-sentence email sent to NIH directors from Office of Management & Budget Director Russell Vought.

📣Today is a turning point in what we know about brain health.

The results from the U.S. POINTER trial provide the rigorous data needed to say with confidence that healthy behaviors can meaningfully protect brain health across diverse populations in the U.S.
#AAIC25 alz.org/USPOINTERresults

Letter to the editor: Federal funding cuts will devastate local libraries - Evanston RoundTable My family makes regular use of the Chicago Public Library, and I write with deep concern over the federal government’s decision to eliminate funding for

As Nick Christensen explains, libraries in Illinois provide vital services using federal funds. But those services are at risk if funding goes away: evanstonroundtable.com/2025/07/27/l...

Tell Congress to #FundLibraries in Illinois and nationwide: ala.org/fundlibraries #ForOurLibraries

On Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant them a stay on the Massachusetts vs Kennedy/ APHA vs NIH ruling. This decision will occur on the shadow docket, with no formal hearing.

⚠️ NIH now limits PIs to 6 applications per year. That includes resubmissions.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Secret changes to major U.S. health datasets raise alarms A new Lancet study reveals that over 100 U.S. government health datasets were quietly altered in early 2025, raising alarms among researchers about transparency, political influence, and the reliabili...

🧪 A recent report in The Lancet reveals alarming changes to U.S. health datasets.

Researchers found over 100 government files were altered without public notice, with terms like "gender" often replaced by "sex," raising concerns for data integrity.

#MedSky #AcadmicSky

Nature: US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.

DO NOT GIVE UP!

Our advocacy is working.

A key Senate committee has indicated that it will reject Trump’s proposed cuts to science agencies including NASA and the NSF.

Keep speaking up and calling your electeds 🗣️🗣️🗣️

5 ways Trump's megabill will limit health care access With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.

How Trump's tax bill will affect Medicaid, ACA plans and hospitals : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...

A thread about ongoing erasing and ignoring science... 🧵

This will take the 🇺🇸 a few generations to rebuild from this.

More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.

G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.

Senate Republicans have quietly inserted provisions in President Trump’s domestic policy bill that would not only end federal support for wind and solar energy but would impose an entirely new tax on future projects, a move that industry groups say could devastate the renewable power industry.

We, as beneficiaries of federal funding should be informed about the history and accomplishments of the NSF. A really good thread. #standupforscience
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They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.

This is the third story I've read in a month about how AI chatbots are leading people into psychological crises.

Gift link

The Department of Energy is quietly slashing disability rights "If we don't put a line in the sand here, other agencies will try and do the same.”

The Department of Energy is quietly slashing disability rights

Those in the academy who use science, research, and data to show facts must not be silenced! Tulane Scientist Resigns Citing University Censorship of Pollution and Racial Disparity Research - US News www.usnews.com/news/us/arti...

AMA Calls for Senate Investigation of RFK Jr. 'We do not want to be on the wrong side of history,' one delegate said

Yes yes yes

Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE Support NIH Staff Now!

NIH staff write urgent open letter to the NIH Director:

"We urge you as NIH Director to restore grants delayed or terminated for political reasons so that life-saving science can continue."

www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us From 2020 to 2024, universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs. 87% of those academic breakthroughs came from American institutions.

A study finds, US based academic research institutes account for 50% of new medical drugs in the last 4 years. 🧪

www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...

#science #savescience #stat

Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump (Gift Article) Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

New powerful article up in the New York Times on cancelled and delayed grants

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.

🔔Trump’s Fool’s Gold EO is facing MAJOR backlash.

THOUSANDS of scientists, academics, & physicians - including us - are speaking out against this political assault on science.

Our Open Letter is featured here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/c...

US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱

Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".

#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience

Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

Article in JAMA talking about the potential impact of the proposed focus on biomedical research funding based on current actions.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The FY26 federal budget proposal was released this evening, foreshadowing… | AAAS The FY26 federal budget proposal was released this evening, foreshadowing the end of America’s global scientific leadership if adopted. Check out the full statement from AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh on the s...

We’ve seen what happens to other nations that deliberately destroyed their institutions, educational systems, access to STEMM, and their innovation economies. We can’t allow our country to follow them over the same cliff. (opinions are strictly personal) www.linkedin.com/posts/aaasor...

He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame. The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing “misleading” information that gave her son a false impression about the kinds of mental h...

NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers.

By @maxblau.bsky.social

Exercise boosts survival rates in colon cancer patients, study shows A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

Exciting new study on the benefits of regular physical activity for preventing cancer recurrence in those with colon cancer apnews.com/article/colo...

More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds Guardian investigation reveals promotion of dubious advice, questionable supplements and quick-fix healing methods

More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...