Figure placement in Word documents is much easier than some make it out to be. See the post below and the corresponding comments for two reliable solutions. I generally prefer the 2 x 1 table method, but I used the text box approach for years with no major issues.
The second webinar in the @daprdata.bsky.social Statistically Speaking series will be held today at 3 pm EST. This week's topic is Aligning Your Study Design with the Hypothesis of Interest, and the session will be led by Dr. Kristin Sainani. RSVP here to join! docs.google.com/forms/d/1jn6...
Join us on Monday for the first, joint ReproRehab and @daprdata.bsky.social Statistically Speaking seminar, What is Statistical Power on Monday at 12 pm Pacific.
Today I made a small but momentous start to work in 2026 by changing a single number.
I renamed the file “Papers to write and submit in 2025” to “Papers to write and submit in 2026”.
Stay tuned for more file updates on 1st January 2027.
Behind every cure, every breakthrough, every treatment — is someone who needed it.
If NIH funding helped you, your research, or someone you love, your story can help protect it.
Share your “why” and help defend the future of NIH & science.
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Our problem is not that our society does not sufficiently appreciate the economic return on investment in science. It is that we value education and knowledge generation only in economic terms.
I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!!
Has a take action toolkit with:
1. Press outreach templates
2. Social media toolkit
3. Elected official outreach
4. Talking points
Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come.
www.savensf.com
Exciting start to this year's ASNR meeting! Looking forward to kicking off the first oral session in t-minus 30 min
At ASNR 2025 @asnrehab.bsky.social and want to go for a morning run? We have a fun group that meets at 6:30 am in the hotel lobby, please feel free to join us tomorrow!
Making final preparations for your trip to Atlanta for #ASNR2025? Make sure to visit our website to browse the full conference program, check out the venue, and learn more about our sponsors and exhibitors!
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#neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation #rehab #neuroscience
Announcing @sciforgood.bsky.social!
#standupforscience
#scienceforgood
With every new announcement, it feels like we've somehow entered a race to the bottom in education, science, and health.
NSF will award ~1,000 instead of their usual ~2,000 Graduate Research Fellowships this year.
NSF slashes prestigious PhD fellowship awards by half www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Some inexperienced, no name guy won that year, right?
10/10 Highly recommend
Three years ago to the day. Still one of the best ever experiences in my life as a cycling fan.
This may be worth pushing back against, particularly if you can one or more reputable sources that make a case for the benefits of writing from a 1st person perspective.
We are recruiting trainees for the Integrative Movement Sciences Summer Institute. Students will gain research experience in dynamic muscular control of movement across organizational scales from molecular mechanisms to whole-body movement in complex environments.
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Wow. I just had a discussion about this very issue last week. One of the underappreciated goals of all the recent anti-DEI propaganda is to make you feel as if those who support DEI efforts are on the fringe. Don't believe the hype.
This tracks. With the exception of written equations, abbreviations usually serve the author more than the reader.
Oof. My arch nemesis. Relative changes in the absence of baseline values. The key thing we'd like to know is how these values compare to what would be considered hazardous.
Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
This is incredibly upsetting. While the effects of these cancellations are clear to academics, we need to ensure that the wider public is not only aware of what's happening, but also understands how much damage this will cause to health and medical infrastructure, tech innovation, and higher ed.
Underline, bold, and italicize sporadically to help the reviewers understand what's most important.
What's always been frustrating about the indirect cost issue as a PI is that we rarely have any idea how the actual rate is calculated. I'd love to be more confident about the actual costs and how close the negotiated rate comes to covering these costs (both averaged across the institution).
Jumps into the line of fire
Perhaps the key question here is what should we, as biomedical researchers, be advocating for in the long run with regard to budgeting for direct/indirect costs?
Aside from assuming a constant NIH budget, the other core assumption here is that indirect rates are truly higher than what is strictly necessary for a given project. If anyone knows of a rigorous financial analysis of true f&a costs, please share.
One possible outcome of a reallocation is an increase in overall funding rates, and an increase in the number of funded investigators.
Setting aside my beliefs about the current administration's long-term goals, is there a potential world in which a reduction in NIH indirect rates could result in more biomedical research? If (big if) the overall NIH budget remains constant, more funding could be allocated toward direct costs.
