Marc Porosoff

Johns Hopkins To Offer Funds To Researchers Who’ve Lost Federal Grants Johns Hopkins University will provide three new self-funded grant programs to help its faculty and students cope with the cancelation or interruption of federal funding.

Johns Hopkins is offering funds to researchers who lost federal grants

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YouTube video by Darren Lipomi Cuts to federal grants for science & engineering research in universities: Reactions of 2 professors

Candid conversation with my colleague @marcporosoff.bsky.social on effects of real and coming cuts to academic research laboratories. youtu.be/RLVWA3lqYPA?...

Coming soon….

Research Saves Lives

Without research - at Johns Hopkins and at thousands of other universities, medical schools and research institutions across the nation - scientific breakthroughs suffer and the lifesaving treatments of tomorrow are at risk

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The DENNIS system is a pretty good model for US trade policy

New publication from @marcporosoff.bsky.social and team, including ChemE PhD students Sinhara Perera and Rashad Ahmadov, showing that Zn-doped AlN (aluminum nitride) catalysts could be a more #sustainable alternative for producing propylene: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... #URochesterResearch

"Our goal isn’t to get every student to the same point, it’s to help them become the best version of themselves." -Prof. Aditya Bhan.

PodCAT is taking a short break. We’ll be back soon with more conversations from the leading experts in catalysis.

#STEM #Academia #Mentorship #PodCAT #FailureIsData

All new #PodCAT out now with Prof. Aditya Bhan from the UMN CEMS. We talked to Prof. Bhan about mentorship, overcoming rejection, and the role of AI in catalysis. It was a stimulating conversation and an honor to host Prof. Bhan on PodCAT!

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🎶 It’s the most horrible time of the year🎶

New #PodCAT with Prof. Friederike Jentoft from UMass Amherst! Prof. Jentoft discusses differences between academia in the US and Europe and reflects on effective strategies for mentoring students. It was a pleasure hosting Prof. Jentoft on PodCAT!

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New #PodCAT out now with Prof. Mark Barteau from Texas A&M University. Prof. Barteau reflects on his storied career, reminiscing about the good old days and "murderers row" with the late Prof. Madix. It was a pleasure hosting Prof. Barteau on PodCAT!

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Prof. John Keith PodCAT · Episode

Ezra has been cubed! What does that mean? Listen to #PodCAT with Prof. John Keith from @ChemePitt to find out! We had a lot of fun talking with Prof. Keith about finding your path and succeeding in research and mentoring. #secretsofthecube

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Dr. Tracy Lohr PodCAT · Episode

New #PodCAT out now with @tllohr.bsky.social from Shell! Dr. Lohr talks to us about the differences between industry and academia, trade secrets, and gives us all a lesson on healthy work-life balance. It was a pleasure to host Dr. Lohr on PodCAT!

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Prof. Joaquin Resasco PodCAT · Episode

All new #PodCAT out now with @joaquinresasco.bsky.social (Ezra's former roommate)! We had a great conversation about starting a research group, applying to faculty positions, mentorship, and cation effects in electrochemical reactions!

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Periodic cooking of eggs - Communications Engineering Emilia Di Lorenzo and colleagues propose an approach to address the energy transport problem of cooking the albumen and yolk of a boiled egg at their optimal temperatures without separation. By altern...

They should have named it the @pauldauenhauer.bsky.social method of cooking an egg www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Prof. Jason Adams

First #PodCAT of 2025 out now with brand new Prof. and PodCAT's biggest fan Prof. Jason Adams! We had a great discussion about starting a lab and what you can do to best prepare yourself for success during your independent academic career.

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Is there data on university responses to COVID? I’m wondering which schools did better and if there were any creative and/or lasting measures to make up the budget shortfall.

68% think budget cuts are the right amount or not enough

BREAKING: 22 states sue NIH over Trump administration's new 15% cap on overhead for federal research grants. Suit filed federal court in Boston contends lifesaving research 'will grind to a halt' under the policy. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This is only one poll, but if you are in academia or rely on federal programs, the results are deeply disturbing.

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The @cityofrochester.bsky.social economy is going to take a hit from this

If we assume everything spent in FY2024 was eligible for direct costs (which it wasn’t), we can project cuts to revenue at University of Rochester at ~$47 million. This assumes NIH indirects are decreased from 54% to 15%.

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An Accurate Organizational Chart of Your University In accordance with our informal tradition of updating documents every thirty years, whether they need it or not, our university is pleased to prese...

My favorite part is the amount of power held by one negative parent email

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When submitting proposals do you create the final pdf once and upload and submit it or do you compulsively edit, recreate and reupload the pdf?

This is going to be an interesting ride

Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.

How long until the mandate comes out that federal funding for universities is contingent on cuts to F&A rates?

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In 2023 for instance, NIH funding supported 412,041 jobs in America and at least $93 billion in economic activity.

Every local news source in the nation should be asking how that is going to impact their communities and the future of the country for health and disease science.

A world less safe and secure On 20 January, President Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). President Trump shares many of the same concerns about WHO as previous administra...

New in @science.org: A World Less Safe & Secure
We examine how the US withdrawal from @who.int will limit US leadership to protect public health & challenge WHO governance in facing global challenges.
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