Along with the firings of up to 1300 co-workers this week and the removals of several institute leaders, NIH employees are dealing with another blow from the administration of President Donald Trump: a mandate to eliminate $2.6 billion in contracts. scim.ag/43XU1nd

Trainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify

This event is happening this Wednesday at the #Umich Ann Arbor campus, come and please share!

(it’s a fig tree)

4. How to Pick a Graduate Advisor

Thanks💐 @richardhuskey.bsky.social

Open access
www.cell.com/neuron/pdf/S...

Neuroscience students asked us to teach a PRACTICAL course on experimental methods, and it is now on YouTube!

Please like and repost to help us get the word out!

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Lecture 1: Signals and data acquisition
Focusing on hardware, digital/analog I/O, synchronization
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Me this morning: oh cool today is going to be a chill day.

Both of our ephys rigs:

Curious about how to ace your graduate school interviews? Join us on Tuesday, December 10th at 12pm EST for a webinar held by Maria Mercedes, a current PhD candidate. This webinar will cover tips and resources for grad school interviews!
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The faculty senate is organizing two protests next week:

2. Show up en masse at 3:30pm for the Regents meeting on Thursday, December 5, 4pm at Ruthven, 1109 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI
Contact person: Stephen Ward (smward@umich.edu)

To submit public comments
regents.umich.edu/meetings/pub...

The faculty senate is organizing two protests next week

1. *Rally on the Diag*:
Monday, December 2, 12-1pm on the Diag
Come out and stand up for DEI. Your presence matters! Tell everyone you know!

Attached: A google form with a pledge to attend (for those who feel comfortable)

😡 *URGENT* 😡
The Univ. of Michigan Regents are discussing defunding/restructuring the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the next fiscal year. Some of UM's larger DEI initiatives include the Go Blue Guarantee (income-based financial aid to in-state students) and Wolverine Pathways. 🧵

Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Cellular Neurophysiologist: the cup contains saline with small amounts of toxins from snakes, spiders, bees, and/or pufferfish.

You got undergrads? We have summer programs! Please post, repost, and share. Applications opened early, now on the NSF ETAP portal. Neuroscience in Ann Arbor! YES, PLEASE!

Calling undergrad neuroscience educators! 🍎🧬

We're now accepting application for a 4-day workshop (July 21-24, 2025) on developing inquiry-based activities using our open #neuroscience data.

🧳 Travel to Seattle, meals, and $1000 stipend included!
Apply by Feb. 3: alleninstitute.org/events/neuro...

Excited to share our new publication out today in Nature Communications! Congrats to the team! @craggasap.bsky.social
#dopamine #astrocytes #acetylcholine #openscience Supported by @ukri.org and @asapresearch.bsky.social
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Hello BlueSky!

I hadn’t shared this on “X formerly known as Twitter,” but an article from work I was a part of in the Marder Lab has recently been accepted for publication. Can’t think of a better way to christen this new account than by sharing this interesting research! 🦀👩‍🔬