Research! by ji

tldr; people sue so that other peoeple can get food. Trump admin says no soup for you. court says thats illegal, an emergency, and pay for the f’in food. trump and congressional reps says no food for you untill you pay double for health care. got that right?

Happy 25th to Wikipedia! Glad to be at bday party in manhattan. We need more of this civic knowledge infrastructure! #wikipedia

Scientists fleeing the US: Europe offers itself as a 'safe haven' for research Europe aims to become a safe haven for American researchers fleeing US anti-science policies, with targeted programmes in Austria, Spain, the Nordic countries and Italy

“The wave of anti-science policies …prompted 'hundreds of researchers to consider moving abroad'.

Europe, sensing an opportunity, has reacted…govt’s are now competing for the top-class human capital that for decades has made the US the global science magnet.” en.ilsole24ore.com/art/scientis...

Trump Targets Federal Employees Working on Conservation and Environmental Protection - Inside Climate News The Trump administration moved Monday to slash federal jobs across two key environmental and conservation agencies, targeting employees who work on scientific research and the enforcement of anti-poll...

“Those research positions would be especially hard hit by the planned layoffs, including projects focused on the Great Lakes ecosystems and the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center in Missouri, where scientists study toxic contaminants” #research insideclimatenews.org/news/2110202...

Riding for Research: Baltimore cancer survivors keep going as federal funding is cut Breast Cancer research faces funding crunch as awareness month ramps up.

“Thanks to years of advocacy, breast cancer has ranked as one of the most federally funded cancers... But not all diseases have received the same level of attention, and as federal resources shrink, private groups are working to keep critical research going.” #research www.wypr.org/wypr-news/20...

AI Surrogates and illusions of generalizability in cognitive science Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have generated enthusiasm for using AI simulations of human research participants to generate new know…

Interesting read. AI cant replace human subjects in #research, argue the authors: “an over-reliance on AI Surrogates…entrench these very problems of generalizability, creating an illusion of having overcome these problems rather….significant progress.” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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#nokings get me some McDonald’s tomorrow.

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Option 1. Invest some of our collective resources to better understand the universe, our societies, our economies, our technologies, our planet, and our bodies.

Option 2. Don’t.

I say #option1

#research #research4all

Don’t Forget Small Colleges in Research Policy (opinion) Primarily undergraduate institutions should not be left out of conversations over shifts in federal research funding, Andrea Chapdelaine writes.

Agree! “Liberal arts colleges and other primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) may not have the expansive research infrastructure of large graduate programs, but they offer something equally valuable: early and direct access to faculty-led #research.” www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Funding cuts threaten new generation of cancer immunotherapies, researcher says "We're so close." Dr. Miriam Merad says NIH cuts could derail life-saving cancer research just as scientists close in on new immune cell–based therapies.

“… dedicated her research career to understanding how to adapt the dual powers of different immune cells — T cells and macrophages — to improve on current immunotherapies to treat cancer. The scientific challenge is daunting, and now there are other obstacles too. ” www.statnews.com/2025/10/16/d...

Newly Launched Research Collaborative Polls Americans on Higher Education A Rutgers researcher and other researchers affiliated with the newly launched collaboration, "American Higher Education Barometer," conducted their first nationwide survey of Americans, which revealed...

Survey shows “strong opposition to federal funding cuts in science, health, and education, with disapproval ratios of roughly 4 or 5 to 1.” comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/newly-l...

Survey: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump Higher Ed Cuts The poll also found more Democrats, Republicans and independents strongly trust universities to do what’s right than strongly distrust them—ranking colleges just behind hospitals and doctors, the mili...

“A majority of Americans oppose the Trump admin’s sweeping cuts to higher ed funding, according to summer poll results released Wed. And several of the president’s other moves—including targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs—aren’t popular, either.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Nearly three-quarters of Americans oppose federal cuts to health research, study finds - The Boston Globe The study, released Wednesday, comes as the Trump administration has sought to withhold federal research funds from top universities.

Good to see this level of public support! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/15/m...

What's at stake with federal research funding cuts From Labs to Lives highlights the life-changing impact of federally funded research at UC Davis from medicine to food, agriculture to technology.

Fed gov relies on “…research universities like UC Davis to carry out laboratory research, clinical trials and fundamental science that advance human, animal and planetary health, make the food supply safer and healthier, and improve our understanding of the world.
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…and now a current member!

@sgeecon.bsky.social would love to get in contact! (I’m a former member, appreciate your work)

Global research community hit as Trump administration’s NASA funding cuts stall critical Earth, space data Researchers in space and other crucial domains such as Earth sciences, agriculture, and climate change are expressing deep concern over the federal funding cuts

“For any geospatialist or geoscientist, the first go-to place for downloading free satellite datasets is the US Geological Survey (USGS) ‘Earth Explorer.’ When they say that updation has stopped due to federal cuts, it impacts researchers across the world,” www.edexlive.com/news/global-...

The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort.

“Such longitudinal data sets are valuable because they allow researchers to tease out effects that can't be seen in a single snapshot – but long-term efforts like this are also rare because they require sustained funding over decades.” www.npr.org/2025/10/07/n...

Inside higher ed’s fight to continue groundbreaking research in the face of funding cuts Unprecedented cuts have researchers scrambling, but other sources can’t fill the gap.

“…fundamental research—not geared toward immediate application—has mostly been conducted at universities with federal funding.” www.fastcompany.com/91399932/mai...

Bill Nye asks Congress to push back against 'extinction-level' NASA budget cuts One of the most well-known names in science, Bill Nye, the "Science Guy," is opposing the Trump administration's proposed NASA budget cuts.

“Under the proposed budget, NASA's science research funding would be among the hardest hit by the cuts, with a 47% cut. In a statement, The Planetary Society called this cut an "extinction-level event for space exploration.”” abcnews.go.com/Politics/bil...

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#AI prediction of the week: over the next decade, #GenAI will make the world slightly better

Judge orders Trump administration to restore $500 million in grant funding to UCLA A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $500 million in federal grant funding that it froze at the University of California, Los Angeles.

“Monday's ruling concerns hundreds of medical research grants from the NIH that include studies into Parkinson's disease treatment, cancer recovery, cell regeneration in nerves and other areas that campus leaders argue are pivotal for improving the health of Americans.” www.npr.org/2025/09/23/n...

Exclusive | USDA Puts Food Researchers on Leave The move comes days after the Trump administration abruptly canceled an annual Agriculture Department report that measures hunger in America.

Clear pre-cursor to cutting food assistance. “The team … responsible for producing the gov’t survey that measures hunger…were put on indefinite paid leave…the Ag Dept called the annual report “liberal fodder” used to justify expanding federal food assistance programs.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Arctic research consortium closing down after Trump administration cuts funding | Alaska Beacon The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, established in 1988, has lost its National Science Foundation funding.

“…a hub for scientists from universities, private entities and public agencies…provided grants and financial support for research projects, supported early career scientists, supported an Indigenous Scholars Program, archived Arctic data and reports+other services.” alaskabeacon.com/2025/09/19/a...

Federal Funding Drives Breakthroughs in Cancer Research, AACR Report Shows The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has unveiled the 15th edition of its annual Cancer Progress Report, a pivotal document that chronicles the latest advancements, statistics, and

“… NIH funding -> scientific progress—contributing to nearly all FDA drug approvals in the last 10y—but also a powerful economic engine. Every $ invested in NIH translates into $2.56 in econ activity, supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs and driving innovation...” bioengineer.org/federal-fund...

E&E News: House panel protects NOAA labs, research from Trump cuts The move came as the Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science bill.

Begining of pushback against trunp cuts in support of #research? “ …including an amendment prohibiting the Trump administration from closing NOAA laboratories and ending university-based cooperatives that provide fundamental research...” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants Court declined preliminary injunction in case brought by scientists seeking to halt purge of more than 1,600 grants

“The NSF is the premier federal investor in basic and cutting-edge science and engineering, which until Trump’s second term enjoyed bipartisan support, with the agency’s independent review process revered globally as the gold standard.” #research www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Public health data has been disrupted under Trump. Here's what's at risk. Public health professionals rely on federally maintained data to track disease trends, assess risk factors, and design interventions. Beginning in late January, datasets central to this work started t...

“If knowledge is power, then losing it is disempowerment. Public data belongs to the people, and efforts like the Data Rescue Project, CDC Restored, and grassroots archivists are fighting to reclaim and preserve it.” ht @datarescueproject.org www.healthbeat.org/2025/09/04/t...

Federal Data in the Crosshairs: What's at Stake for Public Safety? - Council on Criminal Justice A new report from our Justice in Perspective series analyzes how the federal government has eliminated or altered public safety and health datasets—and the impact that such disruptions have on creatin...

“Since January 2025, federal agencies have deleted—and sporadically restored—thousands of datasets and other resources from government websites, including data on public health and safety.” counciloncj.org/federal-data...

Experts concerned over Trump admin cuts to mental health programs The Trump administration has made cuts to mental health programs across the federal government, which experts say will lead to less understanding of mental health.

“Beyond funding for professionals, funding for mental health research has also faced cuts…the Trump admin canceled several NIH grants…allegedly not aligning with the admin’s "priorities." …the most terminated grants came from the National Instit. of Mental Health.” abcnews.go.com/Politics/exp...