Rick Bevins

Confirmation of the new triage line at 65-70% of proposals. Introduction of a new “competitive but ND” class to permit exception pay pickups.

Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141

Aurorasaurus - Reporting Auroras from the Ground Up Friends, see my real-time #aurora report on the aurorasaurus.org map! Follow us on www.facebook.com/aurorasaurus.org. Reporting #northernlights and #citizenscience from the ground up since 2012!

Submit them to Aurorasaurus!!! They're an NSF funded project out of University of New Mexico that takes crowdsourced aurora observations for research purposes:
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Northern Lights - Crete Nebraska

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Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing.

From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak with Nature about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge, and training opportunities that the country is losing. 🧪

Thinking I might need to up the price if I want to fund the next experiment.

“But no one I’ve ever respected takes pride in lessening another man or woman because of their own capability…” page 86

I recommend this book even to my friends that don’t fish. A thoughtful journey

Lines on the Water – David Adam Richards (1998) #fishing #flyfishing

The Big Conversation about how academic science should respond to any University that knuckles under to the “compact” needs to be had.

Sadly, it will not be had.

At best we will see a couple of op-eds from those who feel unassailable on each side.

📣 Our Director Rick Bevins & Joyce Besheer are organizing the 73rd Nebraska Symposium on Motivation! The event will focus on the intersection of interoception, conditioning & motivation on addiction, health & well-being.

Apr 16-17, 2026 | Hybrid | Free & Open to All

🔗 Details: motivation.unl.edu

NIH Study Sections are on hold…again. The primary input to deciding on the merit of proposals submitted to the NIH for potential funding, as most of my remaining blog audience well knows, is the outcome of the initial peer-review proce…

NIH Study Sections are on hold...again. drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/n...

Windy Sunday morning run among the corn fields of southeast Nebraska #harvesttime #running #sunrise #cornfields

Thanks to Dr Higgins and his amazing team a VCBH for an amazing conference focused on behavioral pharmacology. Great people, great science, great place. Already missing Burlington.

Assistant Professor opening in behavioral neuroscience at the University of Albany (SUNY). Join an outstanding department in one of the nation's greatest university systems.

#neurojobs

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"We're doing the studies to make the proof."

This is not how Gold Standard Science works. Or any science. You do the study to TEST THE HYPOTHESIS, not to prove yourself right.

VCBH 13th Annual Conference on Oct 9-10, 2025 Email from Vermont Center on Behavior and Health It's only two weeks away! Registration is still open and free! Join us for one or both days in-person or attend remotely Register Now Visit our websit

So, looking forward to the Vermont Center on Behavior & Health conference starting tomorrow. Jack Henningfield is keynote with lots of behavioral pharmacology on the agenda.

There is a virtual option. Check out the following website. Registration is free. conta.cc/3VyDTTF

This administration once claimed they were going to make sure grants were only funded on pure merit.

Same

Came across a picture of our long passed Thomas (circa 2000). Made me smile, made me laugh. Thought I would share.

Nixon Lab is hoping to recruit a postdoctoral fellow interested in alcohol-microglia and/or alcohol-neural stem cell interactions in recovery from alcohol-induced brain and behavioral damage/dysfunction. Open fellowships on our NIAAA-funded T32! Please spread the word!

Out running gravel among the corn this morning.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

NSF GRFP deadline published! www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

End of October! Solicitation seemingly on the way

First order of business moving to a new town - get my library card!

921 notices issued for NIH grants on or after 8/23…..

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Me and the frog sharing the same vibe this morning.

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Freshwater Drum: Hard-Fighting, Tasty Native Game Fish | Nebraskaland Magazine Greg Wagner dispels some myths and shares some perspective on the benefits of catching and cooking freshwater drum in Nebraska.

A younger version of me popped up in a #fishing story in the Nebraskaland Magazine.
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And just like that #CannabinoidGRC2025 comes to an end! Big thank you to all the attendees and speakers and congrats to @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social and @ryanmcpickle.bsky.social on their selection as chairs for the 2029 meeting!

Great talk today by former trainee Dr. Chou. Thanks to UNMC Psychiatry for hosting. The developing health issues at the intersection of THC and schizophrenia are notable. @unmc.bsky.social

Sights from the runs this week on the trails in downtown Denver. #running #PublicArt #Colorado