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MORE NSF STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES Doing your homework again!!! NSF has an incredible variety of funding opportunities supporting STEM research and education. If a funding opportunity… | R... MORE NSF STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES Doing your homework again!!! NSF has an incredible variety of funding opportunities supporting STEM research and education. If a funding opportunity seem...

There are still funding opportunities at NSF in STEM education. Follow Robert Russell on Linkedin for updates! www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...

The strain on scientific publishing Abstract. Scientists are increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of articles being published. The total number of articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science has grown exponentially in recent years; ...

If I could change one thing about #ScientificPublishing I'd ask funding bodies to stipulate all work they fund be published in non-profit journals.

The knock-on effects would alleviate most of the strain on #AcademicSky.

This isn't hard. It's big, but actually, it's pretty easy.

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Wastewater!! calling @profsmyth.bsky.social

Concerned Health Professionals of New York opposes the construction of fracked gas pipelines in NYS on public health grounds.

We note that the original permits were denied due to egregious risks to air quality and water. That science hasn’t changed. We urge citizens to get informed and speak out.

Tracking Data Centers: Energy Demand, Pollution, and Public Impact - FracTracker Alliance Explore FracTracker’s National Data Centers Tracker—an interactive map revealing where AI data centers are expanding and their impacts.

FracTracker @fractracker.bsky.social has just released a comprehensive, interactive, open-source tracker of US data centers.

“Our findings show many facilities are skirting key environmental reviews—like air and water permits.”

www.fractracker.org/2025/07/nati...

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THE NEW NSF FUNDING LANDSCAPE | Robert Russell THE NEW NSF FUNDING LANDSCAPE Federal support for science, health, and STEM education research has undergone significant changes under the Trump Administration. We have witnessed a wave of executive ...

Anyone considering applying for funding from NSF (for STEM learning) should be following Bob Russell on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...

DOGE's spectacular failure revealed the fallacy of 50y of neoliberalism. Join me w ‪@damonsilvers.bsky.social‬ & @choprausa.bsky.social‬ to explore rebuilding state capacity to create public value, not just extract it.

Wed 18 Jun | 14:00-15:00 BST | Register here ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

🆕 NEW Hastings Bioethics Forum essay: “Pregnancy, Brain Death, and the Right to Choose: Lessons from the Adriana Smith Case” 💭🧠🤰⚖️

📚 Authors: Sophie Schott, Faith Fletcher, Claire I. Horner and Virginia A. Brown

👉 READ: bit.ly/3Sz4K0r

#EndOfLifeCare #Bioethics

Looking for a new read to keep the brain sharp? 🧠 📗 🤓 Our Ethics & Human Research (E&HR) journal provides analysis of issues in science & healthcare that have implications for human biomedical & behavioral research. 👍

Read, bit.ly/2uPO0Kp

#Bioethics

Missed our AI+Healthcare conference 🤖🏥 with @cedarssinai.bsky.social on May 16 in LA? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! ✅ Check out this insightful 𝐐&𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩 🧠✨

📖 READ bit.ly/448ed5f

#HastingsCenter #CedarsSinai #MedicalEthics #ArtificialIntelligence

🧠Recent neuroimaging research shows that some patients once believed to be unresponsive in comas or vegetative states are in fact 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬!🤔

Please join us for a fascinating conversation on 6/17! bit.ly/3SQbPK4

#HastingsCenter #Coma #Bioethics

🎉 Happy 39th to BioQUEST!
For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀

✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open!
🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM

Sharing: The deadline to apply is tomorrow, June 13 for the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Transforming Ecology Education to 4D (TEE) project Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) for the fall of 2025. Learn more and apply today - qubeshub.org/community/gr...

With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone The 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism.

The Associated Press reports on creationism during the Scopes trial and today. apnews.com/article/scop... #ScopesSunday

www.savensf.com Save NSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Sending this out---NSF cuts have affected many in our community of practice.

YouTube video by Halton Environmental Network Dr.Katharine Hayhoe - How to Talk About Climate Change

Great pointers for talking about climate change from Katherine Hayhoe www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP2D...

So many in out faculty network are addressing Climate Change across the curriculum—these are great strategies for engaging learners!

How A Navajo Plant Researcher Is Reviving A Desert Peach Bringing back Southwest peach orchards won’t be easy, but researchers are on the lookout for remaining trees—and they need help.

Plant scientist Reagan Wytsalucy joins us to discuss her mission to track down and study the Southwest peach tree—a variety well-suited for growing in the desert.

Trump’s draft budget eviscerates weather and climate tracking and research | CNN The move would devastate weather and climate research even as weather is becoming more erratic and extreme, and would cripple the US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate ...

The budget proposal eliminates:

NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research office

Stops funding regional climate data, climate competitive research or sea grant programs

Severely defunds the Natl Ocean Service & the NMFS

www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...

Teaching through public health challenges, including HIV, TB, and COVID, has been one of NCSCE’s signature curricular change strategies-they are the bridge connecting science education to civic engagement

You've chosen accessible fonts, colors, and formatting. Let's get ready to present! We're looking forward to learning about your work at #ACSSpring2025!

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Growers who rely on climate data sue USDA for cutting off access “Farmers are on the front lines," says one attorney, and axing web pages "doesn’t make climate change go away.”

www.motherjones.com/environment/... Taking down or changing the data doesn't make the facts disappear.

A Direct Hit, by @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
"This is a moment to unite."

Important resource as public data is being removed! @ncsce.bsky.social

This inspiring story would be a great text for undergraduate STEM students--how the history of modern biology, the history of 20thc philosophy, and world history intersect--we owe so much to those who risked their lives to resist authoritarianism and advance human freedom--

A screenshot of the front cover of Sean B. Carroll's book, Brave Genius. Portrait shots of the faces of Albert Camus and Jaques Monod are cut in half at the sides of the front cover.

In 2017 I had the absolute privelege of hearing a plenary by Sean B Carroll at #Dros17.

He told the story of Albert Camus and Jacques Monod. In 1940 occupied France, Monod pursued his Nobel-winning research by day & resistance by night.

Read "Brave Genius":
www.seanbcarroll.com/brave-genius...
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Alternatives to cdc for those who use public health data to support undergraduate research experiences.