@kellybaronphd.bsky.social
Professor, clinical psychologist, sleep researcher @University of Utah. Mom to teenage twins, runner, skier, lover of everything outdoors. My opinions are my own.
Headed to Cambodia and then to World Sleep! My tip for avoiding jet lag is…you can’t avoid it with a 12+ hr change but avoid alcohol, sleep as much as you can on the flight (hard in the daytime), don’t stress about your sleep and enjoy your trip tired or not!
August 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Headed to Cambodia and then to World Sleep! My tip for avoiding jet lag is…you can’t avoid it with a 12+ hr change but avoid alcohol, sleep as much as you can on the flight (hard in the daytime), don’t stress about your sleep and enjoy your trip tired or not!
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Now they are gutting NSF. This is radical destruction.
The Trump goal is to end scientific research in America. Our sense is that few people, even inside the government, have actually grappled with this reality.
The Trump goal is to end scientific research in America. Our sense is that few people, even inside the government, have actually grappled with this reality.
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
www.science.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Now they are gutting NSF. This is radical destruction.
The Trump goal is to end scientific research in America. Our sense is that few people, even inside the government, have actually grappled with this reality.
The Trump goal is to end scientific research in America. Our sense is that few people, even inside the government, have actually grappled with this reality.
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“However bad everyone on the outside thinks it is, it is a million times worse. They’re dismantling and destroying everything.”
Read, share, respond. Call your representatives.
The health and well-being of Americans & America's innovation economy are at stake.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Read, share, respond. Call your representatives.
The health and well-being of Americans & America's innovation economy are at stake.
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH insiders: Trump is ‘dismantling and destroying everything’
After just 100 days, agency scientists say U.S. health institutes are demoralized and have lost essential staff and funding
www.science.org
May 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“However bad everyone on the outside thinks it is, it is a million times worse. They’re dismantling and destroying everything.”
Read, share, respond. Call your representatives.
The health and well-being of Americans & America's innovation economy are at stake.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Read, share, respond. Call your representatives.
The health and well-being of Americans & America's innovation economy are at stake.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Our voices do matter! WHI cuts are reversed! amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/...
After criticism, HHS reverses plan to cut funds for a landmark study on women’s health | CNN
In an abrupt reversal, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it no longer plans to cut funding for the Women’s Health Initiative, a groundbreaking research project focused ...
amp.cnn.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Our voices do matter! WHI cuts are reversed! amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/...
He forgot to add “con man who bankrupted…”
April 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
He forgot to add “con man who bankrupted…”
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April 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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This is a great piece on how acting NIH Director Matthew Memoli and his MAGA cronies at HHS are twisting the story on indirect costs. @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Why the NIH cuts are so wrong (opinion)
Christopher Newfield writes that higher ed has a better counternarrative to share.
www.insidehighered.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This is a great piece on how acting NIH Director Matthew Memoli and his MAGA cronies at HHS are twisting the story on indirect costs. @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Trump cancels $400 M in grants to Columbia?!
As a Jewish person, I resent Jewish students being used in an excuse to punish Columbia.
As a Jewish person, I resent Jewish students being used in an excuse to punish Columbia.
Trump Administration Cancels $400 Million in Federal Funds to Columbia University
The Trump administration blamed the university’s failure to protect Jewish students from harassment during protests last year over the war in Gaza.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Trump cancels $400 M in grants to Columbia?!
As a Jewish person, I resent Jewish students being used in an excuse to punish Columbia.
As a Jewish person, I resent Jewish students being used in an excuse to punish Columbia.
Another wasatch Wednesday! Took a few laps then back to work!
February 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Another wasatch Wednesday! Took a few laps then back to work!
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“We are not only expanding the impact of our work but also reinforcing the vital role of research in delivering solutions that change lives, foster collaboration, drive economic development & address national security.”
-Erin Rothwell, #UofU Vice President for Research
-Erin Rothwell, #UofU Vice President for Research
U research leaders: Keep doing the science - @theU
Senior leadership tells U faculty to keep seeking grants and hiring grad students as NIH funding battle winds through the courts.
attheu.utah.edu
February 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“We are not only expanding the impact of our work but also reinforcing the vital role of research in delivering solutions that change lives, foster collaboration, drive economic development & address national security.”
-Erin Rothwell, #UofU Vice President for Research
-Erin Rothwell, #UofU Vice President for Research
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A look at the economic impact of our research:
8,340 jobs created
$248m in salaries & wages paid
$328m in indirect labor income earned
$32m in state & local taxes generated
Learn more about the impact of #UofU research: www.research.utah.edu/facts-and-fi...
8,340 jobs created
$248m in salaries & wages paid
$328m in indirect labor income earned
$32m in state & local taxes generated
Learn more about the impact of #UofU research: www.research.utah.edu/facts-and-fi...
February 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A look at the economic impact of our research:
8,340 jobs created
$248m in salaries & wages paid
$328m in indirect labor income earned
$32m in state & local taxes generated
Learn more about the impact of #UofU research: www.research.utah.edu/facts-and-fi...
8,340 jobs created
$248m in salaries & wages paid
$328m in indirect labor income earned
$32m in state & local taxes generated
Learn more about the impact of #UofU research: www.research.utah.edu/facts-and-fi...
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Here are the losses red states will face w/ Trump's assault on NIH's indirect costs.
TX: $310,282,120
OH: $171,355,609
TN: $133,514,022
MO: $131,590,159
FLA: $123,982,436
IN: $68,925,255
AL: $46,642,500
UT: $45,974,847
IA: $36,986,835
SC: $33,368,620
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
TX: $310,282,120
OH: $171,355,609
TN: $133,514,022
MO: $131,590,159
FLA: $123,982,436
IN: $68,925,255
AL: $46,642,500
UT: $45,974,847
IA: $36,986,835
SC: $33,368,620
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
What The NIH Cut To Indirect Cost Payments Could Cost Red States
The Trump administration’s decision to cap how much NIH will pay for indirect costs on university research grants will cost ten red states more than $1 billion.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Here are the losses red states will face w/ Trump's assault on NIH's indirect costs.
TX: $310,282,120
OH: $171,355,609
TN: $133,514,022
MO: $131,590,159
FLA: $123,982,436
IN: $68,925,255
AL: $46,642,500
UT: $45,974,847
IA: $36,986,835
SC: $33,368,620
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
TX: $310,282,120
OH: $171,355,609
TN: $133,514,022
MO: $131,590,159
FLA: $123,982,436
IN: $68,925,255
AL: $46,642,500
UT: $45,974,847
IA: $36,986,835
SC: $33,368,620
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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Indirect Costs and Trump's Attack on Independent Voices.
My latest post:
buttondown.com/sbagen/archi...
My latest post:
buttondown.com/sbagen/archi...
Indirect Costs and Trump's Attack on Independent Voices
By Samuel Bagenstos A strong democracy requires a robust independent sector. Organizations and associations that stand apart from the governing state regime...
buttondown.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Indirect Costs and Trump's Attack on Independent Voices.
My latest post:
buttondown.com/sbagen/archi...
My latest post:
buttondown.com/sbagen/archi...
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Excited to see this pass in the Utah house! Permanent standard time is the best for health and safety. #savestandardtime
www.ksl.com/article/5124...
www.ksl.com/article/5124...
A 'waste of time'? Utah House passes bill to end daylight saving time
The House of Representatives has given the green light to a bill letting Utah ditch daylight saving time.
www.ksl.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Excited to see this pass in the Utah house! Permanent standard time is the best for health and safety. #savestandardtime
www.ksl.com/article/5124...
www.ksl.com/article/5124...
I’m just getting started on Bluesky! Find me here posting about sleep and skiing..but not skiing while sleeping
February 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I’m just getting started on Bluesky! Find me here posting about sleep and skiing..but not skiing while sleeping
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January 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM