"Polio: An American Story" describes how indirect costs became a thing. The precursor to the March of Dimes wanted to give a Harvard professor a grant to study polio. Harvard turned it down b/c they'd lose money by accepting the grant. The foundation offered to pay indirect costs and they accepted

Have you read The Magicians by Lev Grossman?

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

“A sane government would never do this.” — the former dean of Harvard Medical School

Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.

Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating

With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson

Dear Fellow College Presidents: We Need to Do More Than Wait This One Out Why civil society needs university leaders to speak up.

From the president of Wesleyan slate.com/life/2025/02...

Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.

As the forces of hatred are on the march, my promise is this:

Our trans neighbors will continue to be safe, protected, and welcome in Minnesota.

One thing we saw with the violent response to peaceful protests against genocide on college campuses was that many administrators saw protesting students, staff, & faculty as an enemy within rather than, to use admin speak, as stakeholders in the institution.

“…no amount of posting or passive info consumption is going to substitute the hard, unsexy work of organizing”

I would argue that sick & disabled folks have used social media to organize and mobilize. Some of us can’t protest in the streets or meet in person but we made a difference

It only took the NCAA 8 years to go from “hey we don’t like that HB2” to “yes we will align with your trans-bashing agenda.”

Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cuts - The Boston Globe A staffer inside the Education Department said the DOGE team is working with almost unbelievable speed, not just at his agency but across the government.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/06/n...

Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish? The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own governme...

www.propublica.org/article/janu...

Conspiratorial folks are convinced that an uptick in foggy weather and flu like symptoms are some sort of planned government something and wellness folks are jumping on it to sell their supplements and tell you to bathe in borax.

Happy 2025.

reproductiverights. gov is down but we’re not! I have a list of regularly updated trusted resources for people who have abortions, linked below. I love people who have abortions and we are here to help!

www.thesweetfeminist.com/abortion-res...

Naturally the first post on BlueSky has to be blue, right? 💙 #handembroidery #fiberartist

Hey #teamrhetoric (outside of the original article & reader) what are your favorite invitational rhetoric citations? Trying to make sure I cover my bases completely! Thanks in advance 🙏

Influencers Are Peddling Detoxes to Wildfire Victims Because discount codes for essential oils are just what Angelenos need right now.

Like clockwork.
www.thecut.com/article/infl...

I loved participating in the @sigdoc-acm.bsky.social Student Research Competition (SRC) a couple years ago! Their early decision deadline is 2/1, if you want more info, happy to chat! gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The bigger issue?

Red 3 is not impacting health.

Chemophobia is a distraction from REAL food-related issues:

1) food deserts
2) diets low in fiber
3) lack of healthcare
4) overall dietary composition
5) reducing cost of produce
6) implementing modern farming methods
7) exercise habits

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