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Very interesting work by the Yin lab! 🤔

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

big thanks to #dulaclab.bsky.social and all the speakers at #cncn25 for amazing talks these past 3 days!

Veggie-flation strikes, with a warning for grocery prices No matter what the official data shows, consumers "feel" inflation when grocery prices rise.

ICYMI, the eye-popper in today's PPI: a 39% rise in wholesale fresh vegetable prices.

It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.

With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com

www.axios.com/2025/08/14/i...

New Notice about No-Cost Extensions...

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Defense and Labor-HHS-Education bills outlining the 2026 R&D spending for the NSF, NIH and others- from AAAS

Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists who were about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant applications for the US agency, Nature has learnt.

go.nature.com/3TEw7GN

Not feeding into the Bluesky debate but I would love to see more academics sharing papers on here. Revive the ‘ol “here’s a thread about this paper” thing. I think it’s good for the information ecosystem.

‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status

Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

Breaking now: Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students is Halted www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

🥼UC Davis announced today that 7 undergraduate research programs, including PREP@UCDavis, are discontinued after having received termination notices. The loss of these programs is a major setback for student support and the future of biotechnology, healthcare, and the educational workforce.

On the lighter side... apparently May 9 is Lost Sock Memorial Day...🧦

Columbia Lays Off Nearly 180 People Because of Trump Research Cuts

😢😠😱 experiencing so many emotions as thousands of us keep losing the jobs we love and worked hard for every day. What is happening to the American Dream??
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

“Science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party.”

EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent.

In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.

Carl Sagan on sensible military spending and climate change.

Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS The Trump administration has accused the two broadcasters of using public funds to produce biased coverage and “left-wing propaganda.”

An executive order signed last night ends federal funding for NPR and PBS. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...

US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky

feeling energized and a bit more hopeful this evening after two days of exciting scientific discussions at study section. Science rocks! 🤘🤘

Charlie DiCarli of UC Davis is one of the nation’s top researchers on dementia and Alzheimer's. His research project involving 28 clinical/research sites across the country and 1,700 participants is canceled on the grounds that it perpetuated a DEI agenda. 😱
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...

🚨Is this fair? Is it legal?🚨
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/t...

Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Scour Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media The order comes as President Trump expands deportation efforts, including of students who have spoken out in support of Palestinians during Israel’s war in Gaza.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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A message from UC President Michael V. Drake on the University of California’s financial outlook | UCnet President Drake shares a message with the UC community on the university's response to federal and state funding reductions.

"we will implement a systemwide hiring freeze to help the University manage costs and conserve funds."
ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-new...

Opinion | DOGE Needs a Different Playbook for Science We need less administrative bloat in science.

"science isn’t a procurement process; it’s an investment portfolio" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/o...

Oh, and this is important: a locked academic building on a college/university campus is considered a private space. Entry into such a space would require a judicial warrant. An immigration warrant is insufficient. docs.google.com/presentation...

ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in protests against Israel at Columbia University, according to his attorney. Mahmoud Khalil was in...

www.yahoo.com/news/ice-arr...

Blue Ghost moon lander, earth in the background