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New Hamilton revival just dropped

‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.

"Mr. Kennedy said he would seek to prosecute medical journals under federal anti-corruption laws....`unless you come up with a plan right now to show how you’re going to start publishing real science.'"

I'm sure Jim Jordan will speak up against this blatant act of government intimidation.

“The Govt has not — & cannot — identify any rational connection between antisemitism & the medical, scientific, technological, & other research it has frozen that aims to save American lives, foster American success, preserve security, & maintain our position as a global leader in innovation.”

SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

SciMaP: View Impact of Federal Health Research Cuts: click on your state scienceimpacts.org #RAdminsky #savetheNIH

NIH Grant Cuts Aren't Saving Money. They're Wasting It. The Trump administration says the canceled funding is about cost efficiency, but data shows that the opposite is happening.

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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Defend Scientific Progress and Protect the NIH ⭑ 5 Calls The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest sponsor of biomedical research in the world, driving essential innovations in disease detection …

For the next 2 weeks, @defendpublichealth.bsky.social is asking for everyone to call their members of Congress about the cuts to and political interference at NIH by the Trump White House. 1/ 5calls.org/issue/nation...

Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...

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WASHINGTON — Today, the Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), announced a comprehensive review of federal contracts and grants at Harvard University and its affiliates. This review is part of the ongoing efforts of the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism. The Task Force will review the more than $255.6 million in contracts between Harvard University, its affiliates and the Federal Government. The review also includes the more than $8.7 billion in multi-year grant commitments to Harvard University and its affiliates to ensure the university is in compliance with federal regulations, including its civil rights responsibilities. “Harvard has served as a symbol of the American Dream for generations – the pinnacle aspiration for students all over the world to work hard and earn admission to the storied institution,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “Harvard’s failure to protect students on campus from anti-Semitic discrimination - all while promoting divisive ideologies over free inquiry - has put its reputation in serious jeopardy. Harvard can right these wrongs and restore itself to a campus dedicated to academic excellence and truth-seeking, where all students feel safe on its campus.” Today’s actions by the Task Force follow a similar ongoing review of Columbia University. That review led to Columbia agreeing to comply with 9 preconditions, links to an external website for further negotiations regarding a return of canceled federal funds. This initiative strengthens enforcement of President Trump’s Executive Order titled “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism, links to an external website. The Task Force ensures that federally funded institutions uphold their legal and ethical responsibilities to prevent anti-Semitic harassment.

Linda WWF McMahon suddenly interested in freedom at Harvard

Trump and Musk now come for Harvard.

After Columbia did the cut and run, this was inevitable. The only answer for universities is to join together and say no.

Also, look at these lies. Anti-semitism is a pretext used because it draws some support from Democrats. This is an ATTACK on freedom.

The Science Brain Drain How Trump's Cuts Are Crippling American Innovation and Ceding the Future

The Trump administration’s war on science is slashing funding, shutting down labs, and driving top researchers overseas. The cost? Medical breakthroughs, technological innovation, and America’s future. My latest

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Trump is attacking NIH because politicizing funding can force universities to become conservative thinktanks It's bad, folks. The real war is on free thought in the United States.

Why is Trump going after US science?
What's the endgame for these attacks?

Vance, Rufo, Trump and Republican elites are attacking NIH and manipulating its grants in order to attack American universities.

"It's bad, folks."
New contributed post at our blog.
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🧪 Update: Speaker list announced!

Includes former NIH chief of staff, former NSF program officer, NIH grantee who got a termination, and experts to give a legal overview (but not legal advice).

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The Trump admin illegally impounded Congressionally-appropriated taxpayer $$ to extort a private university to deprive Americans of their civil liberties, jobs, & educations. @columbiauniversity.bsky.social capitulated.

Other universities, you’re next. Time to decide if you want to keep existing.

It took since 1887 to build up the greatest biomedical research apparatus in the world. It’ll take a few ignorant dickheads a few months to tear its heart out.

The co-president says speaking against Putin’s interests is akin to treason.

So I guess that’s where we are now.

Censor, purge, defund: how Trump following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come

My latest post is now out.

I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.

This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!

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‘Get in Dorks’: Stand Up for Science rallies spread to 32 U.S. cities Frustrated that there seemed to be no large-scale pro-science movement coalescing, a graduate student took matters into her own hands

Frustrated that there seemed to be no large-scale pro-science movement coalescing, a graduate student took matters into her own hands

Every time you see what sounds like a wild claim about woke research, you can assume a) it will fall apart under the most basic of inspection, b) the person making the claim will never be held accountable for lying, and c) it is a cover to gut useful research that we benefit from.

Up until now, I haven't marked study sections not meeting unless listed on CSR. Now that I can't trust CSR, I will be marking based on personal communication (highlighted orange). If you were scheduled to be on a SS this March and know it's not meeting, reach out! I will keep my informants anonymous

Judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump cuts to NIH research overhead payments A federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from slashing NIH payments for research overhead

Preliminary injunction in nationwide indirect cost rate case.

This means that the judge found that the plaintiffs (AAMC, et al.) are likely to win on the merits when the ruling is finalized.

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Former NIH Director Francis Collins retires suddenly, makes plea to protect agency staff Geneticist abruptly announced his resignation over the weekend

In the latest sign of upheaval at the National Institutes of Health, renowned geneticist and former agency Director Francis Collins announced his retirement on Saturday in a resignation statement that made a plea for defending NIH and its staff. scim.ag/4ishQaJ

Part I-The Grant Funding Freeze

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Part II-Blocking Federal Register Posting-1

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Reminder no Councils = no $$ = no research. Advisory councils are a second level review of the results from the study sections. We need both to be happening! Keep calling your reps and telling your story!

#cansky #medsky #academicresearch #NIH #resist

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says federal workers ‘do not deserve their paychecks’ | CNN Politics CNN’s Erin Burnett reacts to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) comments that federal workers “do not deserve their jobs.” This comes after 21 United States Digital Service technology staffers just ...

Hoping that the 70k+ federal employees in Georgia and 5M+ Georgia voters remember this when she runs for senate or governor, as anticipated. Federal employees provide vital public services. What is she doing to deserve her job or paycheck?
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DeSantis launches Florida DOGE task force to audit state agencies, universities The state task force will use AI to make spending cuts and mirror the efforts controversially spearheaded by Elon Musk at the federal level.

Florida public universities will be targeted, as if Trump and Musk weren't already doing enough damage.

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There are other science internship opportunities, but the NIH summer internship program was a good one: it paid well and offered great experiences.