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A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU

A line curve showing number of awards for fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2021-2025 across NSF. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies well below curves for other fiscal years.

NSF Update

Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.

Now by Directorate...

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You can’t repeal science. But you sure can strangle it.

Not only is this what you would do if you were trying to kill a technology and a company developing it ….

it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

Lecturer in Linguistics Position AY 2026-2027 University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!

The UCLA Department of Linguistics invites applications for a full-time Lecturer in Linguistics, with a specialization in Phonetics and Phonology, for the 2026-2027 academic year.

recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10819

F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine The vaccine maker’s shots involve the successful Covid vaccines’ RNA technology. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broadly rejected it, canceling millions of dollars in research projects.

The vaccine maker Moderna said on Tuesday that the FDA had notified the company that the agency would not review its mRNA flu vaccine, the latest sign of federal health policy that has become hostile to vaccine development.

Nauseating.

It is my fondest wish that those who have been elected to serve the people of the United States would wake the fuck up and understand the danger that the U.S. is in with RFK Jr. “leading” HHS.

It’s a multi-pronged attack on public health.

Strangling future American health

The National Labs are part of the foundation of U.S. science and innovation. They should be strengthened, not gutted.

US companies accused of ‘AI washing’ in citing artificial intelligence for job losses While AI is having an impact on the workplace, experts suggest tariffs, overhiring during the pandemic and simply maximising profits may be bigger factors

“US companies accused of ‘AI washing’ in citing artificial intelligence for job losses” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.

Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.

One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.

Abolish the billionaire class:

Goodbye To A Frogman He is about ten years older than me, which in the Teams is not a small thing.

Welp. This is whats going on. Better dude than me.

open.substack.com/pub/dbarkhuf...

BREAKING: Epstein emails detail ties to Bard president, in-person visits Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…

BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…

As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.

A line graph showing funding curves for all NIH projects awarded grants for fiscal years 2021-2026. The curve for fiscal year 2026 is lagging behind that for previous fiscal years substantially.

My weekly update on NIH funding.

This is for all projects.

The breakdown for competing and non-competing awards will follow.

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Soon hiring a lab manager! Looking for someone who is really interested in language neuroscience, who is organised, motivated, a great communicator, and who works well in a research team. Express interest by submitting this form: tinyurl.com/glysn-labman...

Reposts appreciated!

Yeah, I just looked at the actual text and this seems to be the case (the language in some articles is misleading).

Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology, Tenure-Track Position The Department of Psychology at Western Washington University seeks applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor position with expertise in applied cognitive psychology to begin September 16, 2026. This is an assistant professor position in applied cognitive psychology. The position is open with respect to area of expertise. Possible applied topics in cognitive psychology might include, but are not limited to: culture and cognition, memory, human-computer interaction, eyewitness memory, learning and education, aging, embodied cognition, social cognition, and judgment and decision-making concerning current social issues. We are seeking candidates who have experience with equitable and inclusive teaching, mentorship, and research practices and share a strong commitment to promoting the success of students from historically underrepresented groups. The candidate will have teaching experience commensurate with their career level. They will be required to teach courses at the undergraduate level in cognitive psychology and research methods and statistics. The candidate should also be prepared to teach a cognitive course in a master’s level program. Responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining an active research program that involves undergraduate and graduate students, as well as service activities as appropriate. Review of files will begin on February 18th, 2026. More information at: https://hr.wwu.edu/careers-faculty?job=502873

Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology, Tenure-Track Position at Western Washington University.

This is an assistant professor position in applied cognitive psychology.

Short 🧵 about this position. 1/?

Here is the link with details and for applying: hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...

Selective silencing of the CDC:
~50% of surveillance databases have halted updates
—87% of these were vaccine related
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
editorial www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.

No data, no problem?

Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds

A step toward leveling the international playing field where many countries’ governments (and their militaries) support their Olympians.

RFK Jr (aka worm-brain) has so poisoned the US marketplace that Moderna is curtailing vaccine development. Imagine the next pandemic…

Texas governor halts new H-1B visa petitions by state agencies, public universities H-1B visas allow skilled foreign professionals in specialized occupations — mainly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — to work in the U.S.

Governor Abbott halts H-1B visas at all public universities and agencies www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/t...

The American Medical Association officially endorses the American Academy of Pediatrics' 2026 childhood vaccination schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...

"If more people understood more about how fascinating, beautiful, terrifying, and dangerous viruses are, maybe they would understand why it’s so important to keep studying them and learning how to stop them from spreading and causing disease."
@angierasmussen.bsky.social

Measles Isn't the Only Pathogen We Should Eliminate (Again) If the cost of doing business were getting two doses of the MMR instead of massive preventable disease epidemics, America would be a lot more profitable

Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social: Measles Isn't the Only Pathogen We Should Eliminate (Again) open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

The Afghan minister of education confirms that access to schools for women in the country is permanently banned