@neuronickole.bsky.social
MD/PhD candidate at the University of Colorado. Penn alumni, figure skater, SeizingPsych co-founder & advocate, neuroscientist, runner, yogi, Bostonian at heart
I have a very bad feeling about this...
27.10.2025 16:51 — 👍 54663 🔁 10267 💬 1878 📌 652
Very proud of Dr Tracy Bale’s @thebalelab.bsky.social induction into the National Academy of Medicine yesterday evening! A brilliant impactful scientist, a champion of women, and a tireless advocate for global neuroscience at @ibroorg.bsky.social! Congratulations!
19.10.2025 21:20 — 👍 334 🔁 48 💬 16 📌 3
The fight continues! Join us in DC on November 5th to deliver thousands of petition signatures to Congress calling for RFK "The Quack" Jr. to be impeached! 🐥 ❌
📣 🚨 911 March for Health and Science!
⏰ November 5th, 4pm ET
📍From the National Mall to the House of Representatives
🔗 zurl.co/fapcS
I collaborated w Emory, Spelman & Morehouse folks on this AJC op-ed:
"Rather than investing in the future of U.S. science, our government is eliminating successful programs, using DEI as a scapegoat."
#StandUpForScience #FundScience #ScienceIsForEveryone
www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
Denver #NOKINGS was in full force today! Thanks to so many who kept us busy at the Colorado @standupforscience.bsky.social table by stopping by to support science, sign up for the Colorado Local, and play with ooblek and microscopes!
Science and health is for ALL of us!
#A_NewHope ✊
18.10.2025 19:33 — 👍 59833 🔁 14304 💬 1229 📌 525
And we're back at the bench 😍
15.10.2025 17:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
JOIN THE FIGHT!
As HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya are trying to legitimize a vision for American science and health research that bulldozes lives and livelihoods, we are putting people impacted by their quackery FRONT AND CENTER.
HEALTH AND SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE ‼️
Community engagement event for #BrainFest in Denver #Headstrong is a twist on #WomensBrainHealth across the lifespan using comedy! Denver's top women comedians paired with @cuanschutz.bsky.social top women scientists for an incredible show. If you're in the area Sept 5, come laugh your stress off!
26.08.2025 16:04 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0I called out the FEMA Administrator last month about his, Trump's, and FEMA's failures to respond to disasters like floods and hurricanes.
Now FEMA employees themselves are confirming what we know — that our communities will face deadly consequences if we don't change course.
Trump appointed a FEMA Administrator who didn’t know there was a hurricane season and now he’s dismantling the agency.
It’s a disaster in the making.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
The same Trump administration that wants to abolish FEMA is decimating disaster response and openly ignoring lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina that get help to people in need after natural disasters.
Republicans must join us in pushing for answers and accountability ASAP.
“From citing non-existent studies generated by the FDA’s AI tool ‘Elsa’ to mischaracterizing real research on the COVID-19 vaccine, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly spread false claims”
In fact, RFK has screwed us so often, @standupforscience.bsky.social struggled to restrict its list to 9!
Find me in Colorado Medicine talking about the importance of ALL of us standing up for science and innovation!
Read here 👉 issuu.com/colomedsoc/d...
Big thanks to @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social, @thebalelab.bsky.social and Dr. Steven Lowenstein!
Hey @timmiller.bsky.social @thebulwark.com @maddow.msnbc.com @rbreich.bsky.social @mcuban.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social @atrupar.com @motherjones.com @clarajeffery.bsky.social
We are up to some good trouble! Can you help us reach 100k signatures to IMPEACH THE QUACK???
@standupforscience.bsky.social launched a petition today to get rid of RFK Jr -- to make America healthy, we need evidence based science, not misinformation
sign here: www.standupforscience.net/rfk-impeachm...
🚨BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. is a danger to this nation. Don’t give in to Trump & his cronies: we are NOT trading innovation for ideology. We demand the immediate IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL of RFK. Stop the quack. Protect Science. Protect Democracy
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
A cutout of protesters in grayscale over a dark blue background, with the following text in white, all caps: (line 1; larger) ACTIVATE AND ENGAGE; and (line 2) THE TIME IS NOW.
A closeup of a polluted river filled with trash, in grayscale, with the following text in white, all caps: (line 1; larger) INFORM AND ACTIVATE; and (line 2) THE TIME IS NOW.
A cutout of three lab scientists looking at an iPad over a red background, with the following text in white, all caps: (line 1; larger) TEAM SCIENCE; and (line 2) THE TIME IS NOW.
A cutout of a side view of a bronze justice statue over a maroon background, with the following text in white, all caps: (line 1; larger) CALLING ON VALUES; and (line 2) THE TIME IS NOW.
4 new quick-guides to help you help your friends and fam STAND UP FOR SCIENCE and protect democracy
www.standupforscience.net/activate-eng...
www.standupforscience.net/inform-activ...
www.standupforscience.net/team-science
www.standupforscience.net/calling-values
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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👯Join weekly action hours to find community & support- starting Aug 5 (8e/5p)! (More on this soon!)
Fill out the Congressional Outreach Interest form ➡️ bit.ly/46ykusE
More resources here ➡️ bit.ly/45gabqK
Spread the word & help us #StandUpForScience this August!
A bold, patriotic-themed flyer for “31 Days of Action” by Stand Up for Science. The top half features red diagonal banners with white text reading “31 Days of Action” and the Stand Up for Science logo beneath it. The background includes blue ink splatters, red and white stars, and distressed textures evoking protest art. The right side prominently displays the Statue of Liberty in grayscale, holding her torch high. At the bottom, there is a red QR code and a blue banner with the URL: “standupforscience.net/31-DAYS-OF-ACTION”. The overall design conveys urgency, activism, and American iconography.
📣 ANNOUNCEMENT: 31 Days of Action – All August!
Funding cuts. Banned words. Fired public servants.
Trump & his cronies are dismantling America’s greatest experiment - our democracy - & with it, science.
Between now & Sept 30th we decide: Are we a democracy… or an oligarchy?
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You've rallied, written & called. Yesterday, I met with Senator Hickenlooper's office and learned YOUR outreach matters for science!
Now is the time for 31 Days of Action!
Join @standupforscience.bsky.social and make advocacy your little treat of the day✊
▶️ www.standupforscience.net/31-days-of-a...
This one is for all my behavioral and social scientists out there! Science is science, so join in. #AcademicSky
Thanks to @cossa.bsky.social for inviting me to post a blog! First time since I was a teenager and used one to live stream my emo era thoughts. 😂
@sciforgood.bsky.social
It’s wild how much change is possible in this life. From relearning to talk post-TBI, to full blown heroin addiction, to a life beyond anything I could have imagined. Im very fortunate to not only be alive, but to have been selected to speak at 2025 TEDxBoulder!
31.07.2025 21:26 — 👍 29 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 1✊ Sign your support for all three here⬇️
NASA: actionnetwork.org/forms/suppor...
EPA: act.standupforscience.net/forms/epa-ad...
NIH: act.standupforscience.net/forms/add-na...
so.... NIH issued a news item clarifying the new use of animals policy.
It seems that the bottom line is that NIH will not issue NoFOs specifically about creation or use of animal models of disease.
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grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
Houston, we have a problem.
And NASA staff are blowing the whistle! Support NASA staff in their formal dissent to Interim Administrator Duffy ✊
You can read the Voyager Declaration and sign your support here: standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
A dramatic call to action page styled like a newspaper. The headline reads “TAKE ACTION” in large red text, flanked by raised fists. A Voyager spacecraft floats in space. The subtext says: “One small signature from you, one giant way to stand up for NASA.” Action steps at the bottom read: Read the Voyager Declaration, Sign the Public Letter of Support, Share. Let’s Flood the Zone.
🛰️ Read the Voyager Declaration 👉 www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager...
🖊️ Sign the letter of support 👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/suppor...
One small signature from you. One giant way to stand up for NASA.
📢 Share and flood the zone.
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#StandUpForScience
#VoyagerDeclaration
A commemorative newspaper-style page marking the 56th anniversary of the moon landing. Neil Armstrong stands beside the American flag on the lunar surface. Text reads: “56 years ago today, Armstrong stepped onto the moon.” Below, the text warns that NASA’s legacy of exploration and scientific breakthroughs is now under attack from political interference, mass layoffs, and privatization. A protest photo at the bottom shows people holding signs that say “Save NASA” and “Make NASA Strong Again.”
56 years ago, Armstrong took man’s first step on the moon.
Today, NASA employees step up to defend NASA’s legacy - a legacy under attack from political interference, mass layoffs, and pushes to privatize public science.
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A grid-style layout listing “7 DISSENTS” from NASA employees in protest. Each box highlights a harm: Cuts to Science & Research, Termination of Contracts & Grants, Undermining Mission Safety, Canceling International Missions, Shutdown of Funded Missions, Non-Strategic Staff Reductions, and Eliminating Workforce Support Programs. Images include a torn contract, a locked-up astronaut, and scientists seated in a hearing room.
From mission shutdowns to safety risks, NASA employees list 7 statements of dissent, revealing the damage Trump’s agenda is doing to NASA.
🛰️ Science cuts
🧑🚀 Staff reductions
🌍 Canceled collaborations
🚀 Abandoned missions
& more. This is the dismantling of an American legacy.
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