Dr. Suzanne Le Menestrel

We invite you to join us for the 2025 Diverse Majority Society Lecture Series (DLS) on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST. Register here: https://bit.ly/4nnR8BY

Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Cost: No Cost

Applications for the 2026–2027 SRCD U.S. Policy Fellowship are coming soon! Join our webinar on November 18, 1–2 PM ET, to learn how to find placements, strengthen your application, and hear advice from SRCD staff and alumni.
Register today! http://bit.ly/4h3d6J1

SRCD is now accepting submissions for its 8th annual Small Grants Program for Early Scholars. Grants of up to $7,500 are available on a competitive basis for research projects conducted by SRCD early career members. The submission deadline is January 19, 2026. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3JxBcg8

Supreme Court steps and individual walking

#SCOTUS decision today goes against the scientific evidence: family separation and the constant vigilance and threat of separation harms kids, families, and communities. SRCD stands by our Latinx communities. Read the evidence here: bit.ly/4mYVyQo

So happy to support this program and the next gen of dev science scholars!

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

Here is an opportunity to sign a letter in support of NIH scientists!
www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

VA Lt. Governor candidates are debating on May 22. Sponsored by the NOVA Democratic Black Caucus.

Looking forward to working with OUP!

Great work VADF and thank you Arlington BOS

On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else. Find an event near you!

www.mobilize.us/nokings/

It is NSF’s 75th anniversary next week. Scientists & the public are needed to speak out about draconian cuts. Here are free resources and a social media toolkit from the Coalition for National Science Funding

www.cnsf.us/nsf-75

Federal judge in Vermont orders Tufts University Student Rümeysa Öztürk released on bail after six weeks in detention | CNN A federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey, who was detained by federal immigration officers near her Massachusetts home on March...

Some great news!

www.cnn.com/2025/05/09/u...

Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

Please call and visit your Congressional reps!

www.science.org/content/arti...

Join VA Democracy Forward in our first fundraiser of the year for VA House delegate @kimadamsforva.bsky.social May 16 @ 5:30 PM in McLean, VA. Sign up today!
bit.ly/4iPhBpJ

Don’t forget early voting for this important local election!

TONIGHT: Winsome Earle-Sears to Campaign with Kevin Roberts, Far-Right Architect of Project 2025 Yep, that's Winsome Earle-Sears for you..."speaking at tonight’s event with Project 2025 architect Kevin Roberts," which "signals her extreme agenda and highlights her extreme record," as the Democr

TONIGHT: Winsome Earle-Sears to Campaign with Kevin Roberts, Far-Right Architect of Project 2025; "Event signals Sears’ extreme agenda to roll back rights, kill Virginia jobs, and enact dangerous policies" - Democratic Party of Virginia bluevirginia.us/2025/05/toni...

Here is another opportunity for social scientists to share your stories about losing your funding!

cossa.org/share-your-s...

Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

Please share your stories!

democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

A new coalition to save NSF funding!

www.savensf.com

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants.

www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

Join us today at the Global Developmental Science Networking Event from 3:20–4:20 PM in Room 101H, 1st Floor of the Convention Center. Collaborate, share, and build bridges at #SRCD2025

Thought provoking panel on protecting youth in high police surveillance neighborhoods with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison here at #SRCD25

Found the Ribbon Wall yet? It’s just to the right when you enter the Exhibit Hall hallway! Add a pop of pride to your #SRCD2025 badge—whether it’s a caucus, role, or just for fun. Let’s ribbon up!

Honored to be selected as SRCD’s next executive director!

www.srcd.org/news/srcd-se...

Justice for Rümeysa Öztürk Dear Friends, Allies, and Supporters,

Sharing this link to support Rumeysa Ozturk’s legal team and living and health care expenses. chuffed.org/project/just...

Got a ‘Little Lawyer’ at Home? Their Rule-Bending Might Be a Social Strength A new study finds that when young kids find loopholes, or sneaky work-arounds, for instructions, they must apply advanced social and language skills

www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

Join me on April 5th

On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/PFPZ680o

US judge bars Trump administration from cutting NIH research funding A U.S. judge Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal grant funding for research that universities and Democratic-led states warn would lead to layoffs, lab closures and a curtailment of scientific and medical studies.

Fantastic news for science!

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Congratulations to the new co-editors of Child Development, Drs. Shauna Cooper and Adam Winsler! bit.ly/4in9IZ3 #ChildDevelopment