Sarah G. Swygert

Today #NIH leadership were told no funds can go out for research project grants, R&D contracts or training grants.

We have just a couple weeks to get funds out the door before Russel Vought attempts a #PocketRescission on Aug 15.

Even if this ends up being temporary, it’s time we don’t have.

Login.gov really just told me “delete your account.”

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Huh, I guess I’ll be having a very lawful weekend.

Oh

The US Army took down its page on the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

Most decorated unit in US history

Also almost entirely Japanese-American

This is very, very fucked up

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We need to organize--let’s help each other.

NIH is cancelling grants, but it's not clear exactly what they're cancelling and why. Without this information, we can't respond.

I've started a Google Sheet to track grant cancellations.

Please add any canceled grants you know of and spread the word!

You are missing several zeros. $394 billion / 219 years/ 365 days is about 5 million. It’s truly unfathomable.

Oh my god, a two-author old-school biochemistry paper in Nature! Amazing!

Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.

Horrendous & painful come to mind. The disaster this would cause is hard to fathom, & yet, that’s the point of such threats & possible actions. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

UT Austin professor says Trump's policies could disrupt scientific research and hurt the economy The Trump administration directed federal health officials to pause external communications last week, which prompted the National Institutes of Health to cancel meetings used to determine which resea...

Disruptions to the NIH impact more than just science; they will hit all Americans in our wallets. I spoke yesterday with Becky Fogel from @kutnews.bsky.social about the important role NIH-funded research plays in the economy. 🧵 1/n

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Every time!

Congratulations!!!

Hi, Vox reporter here: If you've had a study section, NIH travel, or other NIH-related meeting cancelled (or not), raise your hand! Reply or DM me, and repost for visibility if you're able.

#academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social

Really enjoying this color scheme! Gets the point across clearly while looking awesome.