Judy Bass, PhD MPH
@jkbass.bsky.social
Professor, life long learner, mother to two amazing kids and a happy, lazy dog
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I believe New Year's Resolutions should be about making the world a little brighter around you. I do research on student motivation, and I put that knowledge into practice as a professor. Here are 5 suggestions for New Year's Resolutions for faculty to make their students' lives brighter this year.
December 30, 2024 at 7:47 PM
I believe New Year's Resolutions should be about making the world a little brighter around you. I do research on student motivation, and I put that knowledge into practice as a professor. Here are 5 suggestions for New Year's Resolutions for faculty to make their students' lives brighter this year.
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@angierasmussen.bsky.social is right. Senators did the right thing. But #RussellVought is hell-bent on killing the NIH. He will try every which way to destroy it. We need to focus on him. He is the architect of the attacks on American science. He is a modern-day Visigoth.
There are still many ways that the MAHA movement can crush the NIH, but the Senate Appropriations Committee—including most of the GOP—grew a spine & rejected one of the biggest ones yesterday: a full rebuke of proposed budget cuts & reorganization of the NIH.
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
Appropriations Senators Retain Vertebrate Status
Even Susan Collins voted to fully fund NIH and CDC and give no money to MAHA
open.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
@angierasmussen.bsky.social is right. Senators did the right thing. But #RussellVought is hell-bent on killing the NIH. He will try every which way to destroy it. We need to focus on him. He is the architect of the attacks on American science. He is a modern-day Visigoth.
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So yes, one day the History books will record the inevitable course correction of this season, and it will appear from the distance of time that we recovered, but we who are alive right now will know the truth from this painful proximity.
We're Never Going to Be the Same, America. But We Can Still Be Beautiful.
One day, this will all be over.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
So yes, one day the History books will record the inevitable course correction of this season, and it will appear from the distance of time that we recovered, but we who are alive right now will know the truth from this painful proximity.
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Bmore folks: there is an absolutely fantastic art exhibit at the Eubie Blake Jazz Center right now that will blow your mind. It's a group show of Black artists; each work is paired with music selections chosen by local musicians you can hear via headphones.
July 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Bmore folks: there is an absolutely fantastic art exhibit at the Eubie Blake Jazz Center right now that will blow your mind. It's a group show of Black artists; each work is paired with music selections chosen by local musicians you can hear via headphones.
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Today I had the pleasure to be a panelist in the session 'moving beyond journals' at the @royalsociety.org Future of Scientific Publishing conference.
I argued that scientific publishing is going through a transformation addressing the challenges of openness, curation and meaningful dialogue.
I argued that scientific publishing is going through a transformation addressing the challenges of openness, curation and meaningful dialogue.
July 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Today I had the pleasure to be a panelist in the session 'moving beyond journals' at the @royalsociety.org Future of Scientific Publishing conference.
I argued that scientific publishing is going through a transformation addressing the challenges of openness, curation and meaningful dialogue.
I argued that scientific publishing is going through a transformation addressing the challenges of openness, curation and meaningful dialogue.
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Really proud of this piece,,, it’s something I’ve never done before and out some really TIME and thought into something real important.
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
Why Flavor Flav says the US must ban firearms now | Opinion
The lack of U.S. gun laws has created a violence epidemic unlike anywhere else on Earth. This is domestic errorism
www.newsweek.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Really proud of this piece,,, it’s something I’ve never done before and out some really TIME and thought into something real important.
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
@jeremymberg.bsky.social - have you seen or heard of this documentation yet?
Has anyone else seen the pdf of an nih staff memo with internal guidance on managing foreign sub award changes? I am trying to verify its authenticity before further circulating. If you have any info, I would appreciate it!
July 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@jeremymberg.bsky.social - have you seen or heard of this documentation yet?
When I hear Trump say ‘in 2 weeks’ for all new things (now TikTok) my mind goes to the wine Trader Joe’s used to sell nicknamed 2-buck Chuck. Now I think of “2-week Don’
June 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
When I hear Trump say ‘in 2 weeks’ for all new things (now TikTok) my mind goes to the wine Trader Joe’s used to sell nicknamed 2-buck Chuck. Now I think of “2-week Don’
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In the wake of RFK Jr.’s ACIP shake-up, the medical community is taking matters into its own hands.
Dr. Michael Osterholm’s new Vaccine Integrity Project at CIDRAP aims to fill the void with science-based, nonpartisan guidance. #VaccineIntegrity #PublicHealth
Dr. Michael Osterholm’s new Vaccine Integrity Project at CIDRAP aims to fill the void with science-based, nonpartisan guidance. #VaccineIntegrity #PublicHealth
"Insurance companies currently rely on ACIP’s guidance on which vaccines to cover. But if enough reputable public health groups come up with recommendations different from ACIP’s, Osterholm said, those groups could sway insurance companies on which shots to cover..."
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Outside groups organize to form unbiased, independent vaccine panel
Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the members of the CDC’s esteemed vaccine advisory panel, medical organizations and experts are looking for alternatives.
www.nbcnews.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In the wake of RFK Jr.’s ACIP shake-up, the medical community is taking matters into its own hands.
Dr. Michael Osterholm’s new Vaccine Integrity Project at CIDRAP aims to fill the void with science-based, nonpartisan guidance. #VaccineIntegrity #PublicHealth
Dr. Michael Osterholm’s new Vaccine Integrity Project at CIDRAP aims to fill the void with science-based, nonpartisan guidance. #VaccineIntegrity #PublicHealth
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Trump’s parade in D.C. will feature more than 5 million pounds of the government’s machinery.
The No Kings gatherings across America will feature more than 5 million of the country’s people.
The No Kings gatherings across America will feature more than 5 million of the country’s people.
June 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Trump’s parade in D.C. will feature more than 5 million pounds of the government’s machinery.
The No Kings gatherings across America will feature more than 5 million of the country’s people.
The No Kings gatherings across America will feature more than 5 million of the country’s people.
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What? Some good news on a Friday?
Parent Fellowship Notices of Funding Opportunities are up!
F30, F31, F32, F33
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Parent Fellowship Notices of Funding Opportunities are up!
F30, F31, F32, F33
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
PA-25-422: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) PA-25-422. NI...
grants.nih.gov
June 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
What? Some good news on a Friday?
Parent Fellowship Notices of Funding Opportunities are up!
F30, F31, F32, F33
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Parent Fellowship Notices of Funding Opportunities are up!
F30, F31, F32, F33
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.
June 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.
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This is what the organizers say about DC. Also keep in mind that the goal is to protest *Trump* rather than to protest the Army’s 250th birthday.
www.nokings.org/district
www.nokings.org/district
June 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is what the organizers say about DC. Also keep in mind that the goal is to protest *Trump* rather than to protest the Army’s 250th birthday.
www.nokings.org/district
www.nokings.org/district
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“American institutions and the innovators within them have succeeded based on a contract between the federal government and U.S. research universities. The result of major funding for research created the country we know today”
www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...
We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us
From 2020 to 2024, universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs. 87% of those academic breakthroughs came from American institutions.
www.statnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“American institutions and the innovators within them have succeeded based on a contract between the federal government and U.S. research universities. The result of major funding for research created the country we know today”
www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...
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"Ending a $5 million research study when it is 80% complete does not save $1 million, it wastes $4 million"
In "The Bethesda Declaration," over 300 NIH employees take a big risk to point out flaws in the new administration's actions.
In "The Bethesda Declaration," over 300 NIH employees take a big risk to point out flaws in the new administration's actions.
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
June 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Ending a $5 million research study when it is 80% complete does not save $1 million, it wastes $4 million"
In "The Bethesda Declaration," over 300 NIH employees take a big risk to point out flaws in the new administration's actions.
In "The Bethesda Declaration," over 300 NIH employees take a big risk to point out flaws in the new administration's actions.
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Kristi Noem in Feb 2024: If Biden federalizes the National Guard [to handle border issues], we’ve got a war on our hands.”l
Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.
Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.
June 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Kristi Noem in Feb 2024: If Biden federalizes the National Guard [to handle border issues], we’ve got a war on our hands.”l
Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.
Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.
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The first American Pope is holding a televised world wide mass in Chicago on the same day as Trump’s parade….
a man with a headband on his head is smiling and says now comes the part
ALT: a man with a headband on his head is smiling and says now comes the part
media.tenor.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The first American Pope is holding a televised world wide mass in Chicago on the same day as Trump’s parade….
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I appreciate the offers from other scientists to help Harvard (students, labs, etc) through this attack, but what would be most helpful is for you to use your position to contact your elected representatives and make it clear this fight isn't just Harvard, it will affect you, and their districts too
May 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I appreciate the offers from other scientists to help Harvard (students, labs, etc) through this attack, but what would be most helpful is for you to use your position to contact your elected representatives and make it clear this fight isn't just Harvard, it will affect you, and their districts too
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"The Trump administration’s illegal sabotage of the nation’s government, while hugely destructive, could also prove largely transitory."
Appreciate this look forward from @davidrlurie.bsky.social | h/t @atrupar.com
But we are going 2 need to fight & resist for next 1,338 days (who is counting).
Appreciate this look forward from @davidrlurie.bsky.social | h/t @atrupar.com
But we are going 2 need to fight & resist for next 1,338 days (who is counting).
A cabinet of dunces
In the Trump regime, incompetence is a job requirement.
www.publicnotice.co
May 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"The Trump administration’s illegal sabotage of the nation’s government, while hugely destructive, could also prove largely transitory."
Appreciate this look forward from @davidrlurie.bsky.social | h/t @atrupar.com
But we are going 2 need to fight & resist for next 1,338 days (who is counting).
Appreciate this look forward from @davidrlurie.bsky.social | h/t @atrupar.com
But we are going 2 need to fight & resist for next 1,338 days (who is counting).
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Great reporting @roniNYTimes on recent NIH foreign sub-awards announcement. The manner of implementation to existing awards and new awards lays bare the real intent to immediately kill international collaborations. @jeremymberg.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
Studies of Breast Cancer and Other Diseases Threatened by New Policy
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Great reporting @roniNYTimes on recent NIH foreign sub-awards announcement. The manner of implementation to existing awards and new awards lays bare the real intent to immediately kill international collaborations. @jeremymberg.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
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say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.
A must read
May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
say it again:
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities
ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x
demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
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"We are aware that many scientists seem to be putting funding and immediate job security ahead of civil liberties and academic autonomy." 🤬
New op-ed in @nature.com: The Trump administration's assault on freedoms and the rule of law is an existential threat to US science. We urge scientists to speak out in defense of freedoms, not just funding. With Andrea Liu @upenn.edu and Sidney Nagel of UChicago! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
US researchers must stand up to protect freedoms, not just funding
Curtailment of freedoms and disregard for the rule of law in the United States is destroying the ability of science to serve the nation’s, and the world’s, interests. Researchers can take action.
www.nature.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"We are aware that many scientists seem to be putting funding and immediate job security ahead of civil liberties and academic autonomy." 🤬
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Download and distribute our (massive) database of funding opportunities and fellowships for POSTDOCs
Cuts across all fields of research. 293 fellowships with info about deadline, amount, field, eligibility, etc.
Good luck!
Download this database freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
Cuts across all fields of research. 293 fellowships with info about deadline, amount, field, eligibility, etc.
Good luck!
Download this database freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
May 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Download and distribute our (massive) database of funding opportunities and fellowships for POSTDOCs
Cuts across all fields of research. 293 fellowships with info about deadline, amount, field, eligibility, etc.
Good luck!
Download this database freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
Cuts across all fields of research. 293 fellowships with info about deadline, amount, field, eligibility, etc.
Good luck!
Download this database freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international)
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international)
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...