NiCole Buchanan, PhD.
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NiCole Buchanan, PhD.
@drnicolebuchanan.bsky.social

Unapologetic advocate for positive social change, social justice, & individual/community empowerment. Scholar-Activist | Writer | Dancer | Professor | Psychologist | Organizational Consultant | Psychedelic Advocate

Psychology 46%
Political science 23%
🚨🚨 Friday night news drop from National Science Foundation!! 🧪

NSF just released its detailed budget request for next year: nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...

We knew it was going to be bad...and it lives up. Guts direct NSF support for a **quarter million people**

🧵 on some highlights...

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Do you get it now?
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Michigan State University has lost over $11 million in #NSF grants since 4/18, but said its not enough to make it worthwhile to litigate.

MSU, if $11M is not enough to fight for your faculty, what amount is?

#STEM #UTSF #MSU
#NSF had a 11am meeting. By 11:07, I received a message from our program officer stating, "the entire Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM has just been dissolved and the entire staff fired."

This attack on science, research and academic freedom is unconscionable!
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Take Action | Save NSF
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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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After many weeks of Trump carnage with NIH and NSF, I would expect the universities might be prepared and able to help us navigate. If nothing else, they could treat those devastated by these cuts with kindness and compassion....

Alas, this is too much to ask....
University just terminated 6 postdocs funded on a terminated NSF grant - contract provides for 60 days of transition, so that’s a partial relief. I wish univ had warned us BEFORE sending so we could prepare the postdocs - everyone knew termination was coming, but a cold email is never kind

AI generated!

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University just terminated 6 postdocs funded on a terminated NSF grant - contract provides for 60 days of transition, so that’s a partial relief. I wish univ had warned us BEFORE sending so we could prepare the postdocs - everyone knew termination was coming, but a cold email is never kind
Here's a copy of an NSF grant termination notice that went out today. "NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant...on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities." Not subject to appeal. #HigherEd #AcademicSky

KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.

☎️: (202) 224-3121

Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.

The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.

Call retiring Senators too!
A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.

Do not let anyone play games with you.

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Elon Musk’s staffers have gained access to the computer systems at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), claiming to use that access to search for programs and staff linked to diversity policies.

Integration means, remembering that healing work is as powerful outside of sessions as inside. We are our healing guides and integration is sacred to the process.
#Psychedelics

Most mental health treatments cannot promise results as impressive as these.... 71% remission from Major Depression?!

#Psychedelics #mentalhealth

Culturally-knowledgeable and culturally-sensitive care from providers that understand and value my background and life experiences.

Trauma-informed care with those who can hold the pain and trauma while fostering trust, innate healing guidance, and hope for a better future.

#Psychedelics #health

I am hearing about this happening more and more often!

Mainstream psychology is starting to embrace #psychedelics—is this good or bad?

Increased attention could bring $$$ for safety and infrastructure AND oversight. With 96% of $ going to drug devel, we must focus on building the field ourselves.

Are we ready to shape this future?

#MentalHealth

As psychedelic practitioners, we must become more comfortable sitting with the difficult emotions and experiences individuals may have during a psychedelic session, remembering that a 'bad trip' may still be one of the most transformative experiences of their lives.

"Challenging psychedelic experiences can be transformative—but also harmful without proper care & integration." Grateful to Lynn-Marie Morski & Keith Kurlander for discussing this on her podcast. A must-listen for practitioners. 🌿🎧 bit.ly/integratingp...

I go back and forth between anger, disbelief, despair and cautious optimism. Right now I am somewhere between anger and disbelief.....

Want a way to check how companies are using your money to influence politics? Check out the app Goods Unite Us and their website goodsuniteus.com. I was horrified by some of the spending of companies I use regularly (used to use regularly....).

#PlanetFitness, I am looking at you ....

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Cybin Shares Positive 12-month Ph 2 Data for its Deiterated Psilocin Candidate, CYB003, in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

100% of patients responders and 71% in remission at the 12-month mark.

www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
Cybin Reports Positive Phase 2 Data for CYB003, Demonstrating Breakthrough 12-Month Efficacy in Treating Major Depressive Disorder
Cybin Inc. (NYSE American:CYBN) (Cboe CA:CYBN) (“Cybin” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage breakthrough neuropsychiatry company committed to revoluti
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