Amanda

Dr. Lorena Grundy, VP of @aaup-penn.bsky.social, will discuss their response to the Trump Admin's Compact for Higher Education and the compact's implications for academic freedom, research, and institutional autonomy.

If you care about the environment, healthcare, or academic freedom come to this event next Thursday (March 5) put on by @philadelphiascienceaction.substack.com. Then join the Stand Up For Science march on Saturday, March 7th.

All are welcome

Bring your curiosity 🙂

📣 One week to go until our 2026 Teach-In on the State of American Science One Year into the Trump Administration

🗣️ We will hear from Prof. Lorena Grundy, Dr. Andrea Liu, Dr. Kate Wallis, and more!

RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/philadelph...

We are a week and a half out, Philly!

Watch this space, speaker announcements for both events, and more, are comin' your way! 🦅🧪✊

This Is Our Fight: How Immigration Enforcement Threatens Science and Healthcare By Amanda Rabinowitz, Ph.D.

Decades of evidence show that immigrants make disproportionate contributions to scientific discovery and technological advancement. As of 2019, nearly one in four STEM workers in the United States was foreign-born.

Scientists cannot afford to treat this as someone else’s issue.

I need to aggiornamento Ariel on the significance of that term

Scientists Are Workers — and It’s Time We Organize By Amanda Rabinowitz Ph.D.

As individual actors, scientists are not positioned to stand up to a coordinated federal assault, but COLLECTIVELY SCIENTISTS HAVE POWER. This power comes from organization... especially unions.

Check out the latest article on our Substack, by @dramandar.bsky.social

Mark your calendars, Science Jawns🧪🦅!

🗓️ On 3/5: We are hosting a teach-in discussing the state of American science one year into the Trump Administration.

🗓️ On 3/7: We are once again hosting Philly's @standupforscience.bsky.social Day of Action Rally and March.

Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Rabinowitz on her receipt of the Mitchell Rosenthal Award from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM)! The Award was presented today during the #ACRM2025 Annual Meeting.

Read my latest post for @philadelphiascienceaction.substack.com about a case before the Supreme Court that threatens to endanger LGBTQ+ youth by weakening protections against discredited and dangerous conversion therapies

Dr. Amanda Rabinowitz will be presenting at the #ACRM2025 Annual Meeting on 10/28/25 from 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM. The symposium will cover her work with colleagues developing the ACRM Structured #TBI Interview & application of the ACRM Diagnostic Criteria in Research.

https://ow.ly/6k3k50X9nbb

This was so much fun!

Dr. Jaclyn Barcikowski is a treating #TBI physiatrist in the Drucker Brain Injury Center & Associate Program Director of the MossRehab/Einstein Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Training Program. Read about her & her collaborative work w/ Dr. Amanda Rabinowtiz.

https://ow.ly/oRjK50X9lPk

Penn ‘seeks no special consideration,’ president Jameson says in response to Trump proposal Penn has until Oct. 20 to respond to the compact, which would give the Trump administration wide-ranging influence over core university operations including hiring, admissions and tuition setting.

This is an easy one, Jameson. JUST SAY NO.

"J. Larry Jameson said the school will evaluate a proposed compact from President Donald Trump’s administration based on the school’s values and mission...
freedom of inquiry and thought, free expression, non-discrimination" share.inquirer.com/jTf7PW

Why Penn Must Reject Trump’s Higher Ed Compact By Amanda Rabinowitz Ph.D.

"Each concession leaves institutions more entangled with the federal government and more vulnerable to future coercion. Resistance must be strong, early, and sustained, or the space for resistance will vanish."

Read our latest blog post by @dramandar.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/philadel...

Trump attacks 9 universities: Sign the alumni petition to defend your school now Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools Trump just attacked? Defend your school now by signing this alumni petition to support your alma mater and campus communities across America. The future of hi...

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools Trump just attacked? Defend your school now by signing this alumni petition to support your alma mater and campus communities across America. The future of higher education and our democracy is at stake. alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

“Penn’s Latin motto, Leges Sine Moribus Vanae, is usually translated to “Laws Without Morals are Useless.” It is time to put that principle into practice.””

aaup-penn.org/statement-by...

I’m here!

I’ll be there!

Come find @dramandar.bsky.social at Monday at McCormicks now!

We’re here to tell Senator McCormick to stand up against Trump and listen to the Pennsylvanias he represents!!

The Attack on Scientific Consensus By Amanda Rabinowitz Ph.D.

“We don’t trust scientists because of the letters after their names or because they hold appointed positions. We trust them because they participate in a process designed precisely to minimize bias and political influence”

Read our latest blog from @dramandar

open.substack.com/pub/philadel...

Science is under attack—but our strength is in our connections with each other.

Join me at the Philly Science Action Social to connect with the Philly science community and build the power we need together.

Come for the drink discount, stay for the solidarity! 🍺💪

Dr. Amanda Therrien speaks at a lectern in a lecture hall, presenting on the history of federal science funding in the United States.

Dr. Robert Dawley, Dr. Amanda Therrien, Dr. Amanda Rabinowitz, and Parlee Fellows Ashton Newswanger and Max Matalavage at the front of the lecture hall.

PSA was honored to speak at the Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good at Ursinus College.

@amandastherrien.bsky.social and @dramandar.bsky.social had an inspiring day speaking with and learning from students about the threats facing biomedical science—and what we can do to protect it.

The MAHA Report is No Prescription for Childhood Health By Amanda Rabinowitz Ph.D.

Instead of addressing the greatest risks to children’s health, the MAHA report leans on long-disproven conspiracy theories and undermines trust in science and medicine when kids need protection most.

Read the latest from @dramandar.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/philadel...

This Will Be Remembered as the Beginning of the End for US Higher Education By Amanda Rabinowitz Ph.D.

“Our Ivy League–educated President and Vice President have made it their mission to cast universities as enemies of the state.”

Our latest blog post from @dramandar.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/philadel...

Warning or Weapon?: What the FDA’s Shift on Antidepressants in Pregnancy Really Signals By Amanda Rabinowitz PhD

Black box antidepressant warnings designed to promote fear and hesitancy among expecting parents is just one step on a larger path toward undermining access to psychiatric medication more broadly.

Our latest blog by @dramandar.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/philadel...

📢 followers in the DC area:

Please consider attending this rally happening TODAY!

The brave NIH civil servants who are standing up against the destruction of U.S. science need our support.

‘A disaster for all of us’: US scientists describe impact of Trump cuts President’s assault on science –particularly climate science – has led to unprecedented funding cuts and staff layoffs

“Many said they had already had funding slashed or programs terminated, while others fear that cuts are inevitable and are beginning to search for alternative work.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... ‘A disaster for all of us’: US scientists describe impact of Trump cuts | US news | The Guardian

So good

I always feel this way, but just saw him live last night!