Emma Courtney
@emmalovesscience.bsky.social
PhD candidate at CSHL in Cancer Biology
Co-founder of @scopepolicy.bsky.social, @sciforgood.bsky.social
Previously co-founder of @standupforscience.bsky.social
Co-founder of @scopepolicy.bsky.social, @sciforgood.bsky.social
Previously co-founder of @standupforscience.bsky.social
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I'm hearing from multiple people that students who submitted ecology GRFP proposals are having those proposals rejected without review, despite ecology being listed as an eligible field. If this is a programmatic change, this is devastating. Ecology is the study of Earth's life support systems.
A number of our students got the following comment back on a rejection for the NSF GFRP. They are in an eligible STEM field. Is this something people in other places are getting too? Is it a quirk or targeted?
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I'm hearing from multiple people that students who submitted ecology GRFP proposals are having those proposals rejected without review, despite ecology being listed as an eligible field. If this is a programmatic change, this is devastating. Ecology is the study of Earth's life support systems.
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If you are a student whose NSF GRFP application was returned without review for vague 'eligibility' reasons:
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
If you are a student whose NSF GRFP application was returned without review for vague 'eligibility' reasons:
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
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Omg I’m just learning this is a thing
www.harvardmagazine.com/health-medic...
www.harvardmagazine.com/health-medic...
February 2, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Omg I’m just learning this is a thing
www.harvardmagazine.com/health-medic...
www.harvardmagazine.com/health-medic...
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Democratizing Knowledge Through Global Health Podcasts
Podcasts are a great way to learn, share, exchange, and democratize global health knowledge
Here is my new list of podcasts worth checking out!
communities.springernature.com/posts/democr...
Podcasts are a great way to learn, share, exchange, and democratize global health knowledge
Here is my new list of podcasts worth checking out!
communities.springernature.com/posts/democr...
Democratizing Knowledge Through Global Health Podcasts
Podcasts are a great way to learn, share, exchange, and democratize global health knowledge. Here are several wonderful podcasts worth checking out!
communities.springernature.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Democratizing Knowledge Through Global Health Podcasts
Podcasts are a great way to learn, share, exchange, and democratize global health knowledge
Here is my new list of podcasts worth checking out!
communities.springernature.com/posts/democr...
Podcasts are a great way to learn, share, exchange, and democratize global health knowledge
Here is my new list of podcasts worth checking out!
communities.springernature.com/posts/democr...
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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Fascinating that the humanities seem to be getting a bump from those worried about Al.
Natural intelligence—what a concept!
Natural intelligence—what a concept!
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Fascinating that the humanities seem to be getting a bump from those worried about Al.
Natural intelligence—what a concept!
Natural intelligence—what a concept!
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Had a great time in New Orleans at #HSS2025!
Historians of recent science may be interested in my guest essay in this morning’s @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Historians of recent science may be interested in my guest essay in this morning’s @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Opinion | James Watson Saw the True Form of DNA. Then It Blinded Him.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Had a great time in New Orleans at #HSS2025!
Historians of recent science may be interested in my guest essay in this morning’s @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Historians of recent science may be interested in my guest essay in this morning’s @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Exciting new work coming out of the dos Santos lab at CSHL!
Breast cancer can sometimes come back with a vengeance. A new discovery from CSHL’s Camila dos Santos lab could one day help prevent recurrence and keep breast tumors susceptible to common hormone therapy. www.cshl.edu/breast-cance... #BreastCancerAwareness
Breast cancer discovery could help prevent recurrence | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Know someone who’s been diagnosed with breast cancer? There’s a good chance that person has received hormone therapy. Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers account for about 75 percent of ca...
www.cshl.edu
October 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Exciting new work coming out of the dos Santos lab at CSHL!
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Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
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Surreal to hear folks don't think agricultural biosecurity isnt a national security risk and a massive strategic weakness for ALL countries on earth.
We are very very VERY not secure when it comes to food production. We are one big blight away from ruin.
Everyone needs to eat.
We are very very VERY not secure when it comes to food production. We are one big blight away from ruin.
Everyone needs to eat.
October 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Surreal to hear folks don't think agricultural biosecurity isnt a national security risk and a massive strategic weakness for ALL countries on earth.
We are very very VERY not secure when it comes to food production. We are one big blight away from ruin.
Everyone needs to eat.
We are very very VERY not secure when it comes to food production. We are one big blight away from ruin.
Everyone needs to eat.
Sharing some news I'm excited about!
SCOPE (Science Careers and Opportunities in Policy and Education, @scopepolicy.bsky.social) is recruiting for new volunteer leadership roles.
If you’re an undergrad, grad student, or early-career scientist interested in science + society, this is for you!
SCOPE (Science Careers and Opportunities in Policy and Education, @scopepolicy.bsky.social) is recruiting for new volunteer leadership roles.
If you’re an undergrad, grad student, or early-career scientist interested in science + society, this is for you!
October 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Sharing some news I'm excited about!
SCOPE (Science Careers and Opportunities in Policy and Education, @scopepolicy.bsky.social) is recruiting for new volunteer leadership roles.
If you’re an undergrad, grad student, or early-career scientist interested in science + society, this is for you!
SCOPE (Science Careers and Opportunities in Policy and Education, @scopepolicy.bsky.social) is recruiting for new volunteer leadership roles.
If you’re an undergrad, grad student, or early-career scientist interested in science + society, this is for you!
The new NSF GRFP solicitation is up as of today, and it looks like second year graduate students may no longer be eligible...
The 2025 solicitation states that applicants must "have completed less than one academic year in a graduate degree program"
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
The 2025 solicitation states that applicants must "have completed less than one academic year in a graduate degree program"
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The new NSF GRFP solicitation is up as of today, and it looks like second year graduate students may no longer be eligible...
The 2025 solicitation states that applicants must "have completed less than one academic year in a graduate degree program"
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
The 2025 solicitation states that applicants must "have completed less than one academic year in a graduate degree program"
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Good news! Still no solicitation or guidance but as of this morning it seems NSF has moved the deadline into November.
Keep up the pressure!
Sign the letter and leave a comment about what #NSFGRFP means to you.
Keep up the pressure!
Sign the letter and leave a comment about what #NSFGRFP means to you.
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Good news! Still no solicitation or guidance but as of this morning it seems NSF has moved the deadline into November.
Keep up the pressure!
Sign the letter and leave a comment about what #NSFGRFP means to you.
Keep up the pressure!
Sign the letter and leave a comment about what #NSFGRFP means to you.
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Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
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🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This is the shit they’re defunding. Scientists can make your teeth see so you can get back to balling and they want to take that away from you forever
TIL that for some people with irreparably damaged corneas, you can pull one of their teeth, drill a hole in it, install an artificial lens, sew it into their cheek (so tissue attaches), then pull it out and stick it in their damaged eye, and ... it works fine!?! www.nbcboston.com/news/health/...
Man, 34, is no longer blind after tooth is implanted in eye in 'crazy' surgery
Tooth-in-eye surgery sounds like science fiction, but it can help people with severely damaged corneas see again. A patient and his doctors describe what it's like.
www.nbcboston.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is the shit they’re defunding. Scientists can make your teeth see so you can get back to balling and they want to take that away from you forever
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Please repost!
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
Tenure-track Faculty Position in Biomechanics (Open Rank), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA -
Biomch-L
The School of Kinesiology (http://kines.umich.edu) at the University of Michigan invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate...
biomch-l.isbweb.org
August 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Please repost!
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
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RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward 👇
August 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward 👇
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There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative.
August 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative.
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American Public Health Association: “Legislators and officials at all levels of government who are interested in protecting their constituents should demand Kennedy’s removal.” That’s what I call leadership 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 www.apha.org/news-and-med...
Kennedy’s attack on public health must be stopped
The abrupt attempt to oust Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC’s director just weeks after her Senate confirmation, is yet another glaring sign of Secretary Kennedy’s failed leadership and reckless mismanageme...
www.apha.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
American Public Health Association: “Legislators and officials at all levels of government who are interested in protecting their constituents should demand Kennedy’s removal.” That’s what I call leadership 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 www.apha.org/news-and-med...
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A real Romeo & Juliet situation right now…
August 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A real Romeo & Juliet situation right now…
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👩🔬✨ Ever wanted to share your science through COMICS?!
The Science Communication & Comics course at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is looking for scientists across all fields to partner with undergrads who will transform your research into 4-page comics!
www.bit.ly/comicscollabfall2025
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The Science Communication & Comics course at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is looking for scientists across all fields to partner with undergrads who will transform your research into 4-page comics!
www.bit.ly/comicscollabfall2025
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August 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
👩🔬✨ Ever wanted to share your science through COMICS?!
The Science Communication & Comics course at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is looking for scientists across all fields to partner with undergrads who will transform your research into 4-page comics!
www.bit.ly/comicscollabfall2025
🧵⬇️
The Science Communication & Comics course at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is looking for scientists across all fields to partner with undergrads who will transform your research into 4-page comics!
www.bit.ly/comicscollabfall2025
🧵⬇️
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I said this elsewhere but the way that the white male dominated field of economics is defending Lisa should tell you how serious this move is. Not that they wouldn’t — her work is stellar — but this isn’t a case like Harvard where colleagues are willing to risk losing a colleague.
Earlier this year, I told people to consider buying savings bonds and moving money to banks in other countries in case something bad happened to US banks and the Federal Reserve. I didn't want to be right, but the campaign to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook is alarming.
August 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I said this elsewhere but the way that the white male dominated field of economics is defending Lisa should tell you how serious this move is. Not that they wouldn’t — her work is stellar — but this isn’t a case like Harvard where colleagues are willing to risk losing a colleague.
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If you’re unwilling to take risks, imagine a better world, and be brave in your efforts to realize that better world, then science isn’t for you anyway.
That’s what we do here. That’s our whole deal.
That’s what we do here. That’s our whole deal.
I’m sorry but the “should scientists be activists” train left the station for the last time when we started spending billions to build concentration camps. I feel like you guys are engaging with the science stuff as though the camps thing is like, happening on a different TV show
August 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If you’re unwilling to take risks, imagine a better world, and be brave in your efforts to realize that better world, then science isn’t for you anyway.
That’s what we do here. That’s our whole deal.
That’s what we do here. That’s our whole deal.
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It's not just experts—most American voters agree with the Endangerment finding, and are in overwhelming support of regulating greenhouse gas emissions.
August 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's not just experts—most American voters agree with the Endangerment finding, and are in overwhelming support of regulating greenhouse gas emissions.