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So cool!

🔔 NEW at ⁠netsci2025! Ready to Gotta Match Them All? NetPlace’s Poster Matching Game turns the poster hall into a live graph hunt—perfect for meeting fellow researchers. 👀

Only 2 more days to go until our satellite at @netsciconf.bsky.social 🎉
Come for the Pathways talks by Katy Börner and Andreia Sofia Teixeira stay for all the latest WiNS research 🔍
Details here: tinyurl.com/4BJWTMWJ
Everyone’s welcome — we can’t wait to see you there! ✨

Come hang out, meet new faces, and unwind before the conference begins! So excited for this 🔥

🚀 After a series of successful panels in previous years, NetPlace returns to @netsciconf.bsky.social in Maastricht with:
"Science as a craft: Balancing career and skill progression"

🗓️ June 2, 2025 | 1:00–2:00 PM
🔗 Details: netplace.site/event/netsci...

We wrapped our Spring seminar series today and are looking for nominees for next year. If you think someone you know (or you) would be a good fit, fill out the form!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📅Save the date!

Join us next Monday, May 19, at 11 AM ET for the final seminar of Spring featuring Dr. Izabel Aguiar from the Santa Fe Institute.
We will discuss latent cognitive structures of social networks.

Please note: This seminar was rescheduled due to technical issues.

See you all there! ✨

Additional program details will be added here as soon as they become available.

#ICSSI2025 is getting closer and closer.. We have a more detailed program now at icssi.org/schedule/ - check it out! More details added soon.

Remember to register until May 27th!

Happening today 🚀 Hoping to see many of you there!

Infrastructure meets society--really looking forward to this one!

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As much as I appreciate the solidarity in our community, it’s still hard to accept that this is the world we live in now. Crazy times.

🔥 Hey NetPals! This week, we're excited to welcome William Thompson from the University of Vermont, who will talk about stochastic opinion dynamic models and share insights into finding (or not finding) your niche as a researcher.

📅 When: 17th Apr (tomorrow), 4pm UK time

Zoom: netplace.site

📅 Save the date!

Join us next Monday (April 21st, 11 AM ET) for our next seminar with Dr. Keiko Nomura (@keikonomuraa.bsky.social) from the University of Colorado Boulder.

Don’t miss out! ✨

X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

We're tracking the number of international students whose visas have been revoked by the State Department. We've confirmed over 300 so far and there are likely many more. Get in touch if you've got information you'd like to share with us www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

We are still accepting submissions to our satellite @netsciconf.bsky.social on a rolling basis. If you're an early-career researcher interested in presenting your work (in progress) to a supportive, interdisciplinary audience, submit your abstract here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🔥 Hey NetPals! This week, we're excited to welcome Samuel Martín-Gutiérrez from the @netincsh.bsky.social who will talk about intersectional inequalities in social networks and finding the right audience for your research.

📅 When: 3rd Apr, 4pm UK time

Zoom: netplace.site

More horrifying videos of police violence on protestors are emerging. This is from #Istanbul. Police using rubber bullets on protestors and attacking them with batons.

Under Siege Turkey Detains Istanbul’s Mayor—Streets Ignite in Protest…

Under Siege

thecore.email/2025/03/20/u...

‘My career is over’: Columbia University scientists hit hard by Trump team’s cuts The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests.

🚨This week, many Columbia scientists lost grants that funded over half their annual income. Others will no longer be able to do research that helps treat thousands of sick patients across the US.

"It hurts," they told me.

My story for @nature.com 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 – 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 📢

We are excited to announce 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 for the NetSci Conference!

netsci2025.github.io/calls/

There are going to be Stand Up for Science events this Friday in DC and around the country. Gotta do what we can to be heard.

🔥 Hey Pals, we're back! This week, we are happy to have Sagar Kumar (@diesagar.bsky.social) discussing models of information spread in populations and giving us his views on interdisciplinary research.

📷 Save the date: 6th Mar, 4pm UK time
Zoom: netplace.site

📅Save the date!

Join us next Monday (Mar 10th, 11 AM ET) for our next seminar by @emmafraxanet.bsky.social from Pompeu Fabra University, who will discuss polarization in online communities.

Don't miss out! ✨

Don't miss this one! I was there last summer-- worked hard, had an amazing time, and met super cool people. Highly recommend ✨

Hey NetPals!

Facing financial constraints and you might not be able to attend NetSci 2025? We're pleased to announce that we have two registration fee waivers available for early-career researchers.

If you are interested, complete this forms.gle/WCdtWiCvoEcn... by 3rd Mar.

Yayy, CORE is out in the wild! 🎉 Join our Discord channel (discord.gg/w3gppwZMyb) to stay in touch with your Complexity and Network Science community. Definitely check out our website for all those amazing resources available to you!

🚨 Priority Deadline TOMORROW! 🚨

WiNS is hosting a half-day satellite at NetSci 2025 (@netsciconf.bsky.social) in Maastricht!

Submit your abstract here:
forms.gle/nEY4qWTnMuwL...
Deadline: February 17th
Full event details:
sites.google.com/view/womenin...
#NetSci2025 #WomenInNetworkScience

WiNS is now on Bluesky! 💙 Follow us for updates on events, opportunities, and exciting research from our community!