Katie Langin
@klangin.bsky.social
journalist covering the scientific community and the environment for @science.org / Ph.D. in ecology / tips to klangin@aaas.org (or Signal: klangin.48)
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"I was thrilled to be on an exchange semester overseas, but I saw it as just a detour from my imagined career path. I didn’t realize I was already pedaling toward a different life ..."
Check out one of our top #ScienceWorkingLife essays of 2025: https://scim.ag/3Y573en
Check out one of our top #ScienceWorkingLife essays of 2025: https://scim.ag/3Y573en
December 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"I was thrilled to be on an exchange semester overseas, but I saw it as just a detour from my imagined career path. I didn’t realize I was already pedaling toward a different life ..."
Check out one of our top #ScienceWorkingLife essays of 2025: https://scim.ag/3Y573en
Check out one of our top #ScienceWorkingLife essays of 2025: https://scim.ag/3Y573en
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"… I share my story in the hope that others … will reflect on moments when trust mattered in their own career journey, and on the responsibility we each hold in ensuring that the next generation enters a scientific world where safety is actively protected." https://scim.ag/4sdMVof
December 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"… I share my story in the hope that others … will reflect on moments when trust mattered in their own career journey, and on the responsibility we each hold in ensuring that the next generation enters a scientific world where safety is actively protected." https://scim.ag/4sdMVof
It isn't easy following science as a career path. Our series of personal essays, published on the last page of Science, aim to shed light on the challenges scientists face and, hopefully, help others feel less alone.
Here are @science.org's top essays of the year.
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Here are @science.org's top essays of the year.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It isn't easy following science as a career path. Our series of personal essays, published on the last page of Science, aim to shed light on the challenges scientists face and, hopefully, help others feel less alone.
Here are @science.org's top essays of the year.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Here are @science.org's top essays of the year.
www.science.org/content/arti...
"I worried no one would believe me."
Our latest Working Life essay is a deeply personal story that explores how a scientist felt—and continues to feel, decades later—after a mentor made unwanted sexual advances. @science.org @sciencecareers.bsky.social
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Our latest Working Life essay is a deeply personal story that explores how a scientist felt—and continues to feel, decades later—after a mentor made unwanted sexual advances. @science.org @sciencecareers.bsky.social
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After an academic mentor’s unwanted sexual advances, I stayed silent for decades. Now, I’m speaking out
“I saw myself as someone who had failed to act,” this scientist writes
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December 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"I worried no one would believe me."
Our latest Working Life essay is a deeply personal story that explores how a scientist felt—and continues to feel, decades later—after a mentor made unwanted sexual advances. @science.org @sciencecareers.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
Our latest Working Life essay is a deeply personal story that explores how a scientist felt—and continues to feel, decades later—after a mentor made unwanted sexual advances. @science.org @sciencecareers.bsky.social
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Federal researchers are confronting growing uncertainty about their future, as the 10-day-old shutdown of the U.S. government is now poised to extend into at least next week. https://scim.ag/4n1uy22
As U.S. shutdown drags on, ‘it’s just one blow after another’
Federal researchers confront growing uncertainty about future
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October 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Federal researchers are confronting growing uncertainty about their future, as the 10-day-old shutdown of the U.S. government is now poised to extend into at least next week. https://scim.ag/4n1uy22
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As government websites go dark, educators across the country have been reworking lesson plans and searching for reliable sources of up-to-date scientific information. https://scim.ag/46Vlwxu
Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish
As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void
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October 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
As government websites go dark, educators across the country have been reworking lesson plans and searching for reliable sources of up-to-date scientific information. https://scim.ag/46Vlwxu
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“The program showed me I was capable of doing neuroscience research, but it didn’t give me a feeling that I belonged.”
Read this story about an undergraduate student in a program for students with underrepresented backgrounds: https://bit.ly/4gC03hu #DEI #STEMCareers
Read this story about an undergraduate student in a program for students with underrepresented backgrounds: https://bit.ly/4gC03hu #DEI #STEMCareers
October 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“The program showed me I was capable of doing neuroscience research, but it didn’t give me a feeling that I belonged.”
Read this story about an undergraduate student in a program for students with underrepresented backgrounds: https://bit.ly/4gC03hu #DEI #STEMCareers
Read this story about an undergraduate student in a program for students with underrepresented backgrounds: https://bit.ly/4gC03hu #DEI #STEMCareers
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Why scientists should take more coffee breaks
Grad students should make time for casual conversations with peers, this Ph.D. student writes. #NationalCoffeeDay https://bit.ly/4nyTOOe
Grad students should make time for casual conversations with peers, this Ph.D. student writes. #NationalCoffeeDay https://bit.ly/4nyTOOe
September 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Why scientists should take more coffee breaks
Grad students should make time for casual conversations with peers, this Ph.D. student writes. #NationalCoffeeDay https://bit.ly/4nyTOOe
Grad students should make time for casual conversations with peers, this Ph.D. student writes. #NationalCoffeeDay https://bit.ly/4nyTOOe
Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP
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‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
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September 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP
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NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk
‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
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September 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk
A week later and prospective applicants are still awaiting the instructions for this year's #NSFGRFP. I checked in with NSF today and was told "I don’t have anything for you at the moment." #GradSchool
"We are so very late that many students will not be able to apply this year."
My latest story—about frustration over delays for NSF's graduate research fellowship program. #NSFGRFP #GradSchool @science.org
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My latest story—about frustration over delays for NSF's graduate research fellowship program. #NSFGRFP #GradSchool @science.org
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Delays, uncertainty plague NSF fellowship for graduate students
After an unusual award process this year, applicants for next year are waiting for overdue guidelines
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September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A week later and prospective applicants are still awaiting the instructions for this year's #NSFGRFP. I checked in with NSF today and was told "I don’t have anything for you at the moment." #GradSchool
"We are so very late that many students will not be able to apply this year."
My latest story—about frustration over delays for NSF's graduate research fellowship program. #NSFGRFP #GradSchool @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
My latest story—about frustration over delays for NSF's graduate research fellowship program. #NSFGRFP #GradSchool @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
Delays, uncertainty plague NSF fellowship for graduate students
After an unusual award process this year, applicants for next year are waiting for overdue guidelines
www.science.org
September 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"We are so very late that many students will not be able to apply this year."
My latest story—about frustration over delays for NSF's graduate research fellowship program. #NSFGRFP #GradSchool @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
My latest story—about frustration over delays for NSF's graduate research fellowship program. #NSFGRFP #GradSchool @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Despite its 162-year-history of service, congressional Republicans tell federal agencies not to seek the advice of the National Academies. www.science.org/content/arti...
House panels charge U.S. National Academies with producing partisan studies
Pending spending bill urges agencies to find other sources of scientific advice
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September 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Despite its 162-year-history of service, congressional Republicans tell federal agencies not to seek the advice of the National Academies. www.science.org/content/arti...
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How an academic betrayal led me to change my authorship practices
“Every cleaned data set, debugged script, and refined figure deserves acknowledgment,” this researcher writes. #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/4fPwA38
“Every cleaned data set, debugged script, and refined figure deserves acknowledgment,” this researcher writes. #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/4fPwA38
September 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
How an academic betrayal led me to change my authorship practices
“Every cleaned data set, debugged script, and refined figure deserves acknowledgment,” this researcher writes. #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/4fPwA38
“Every cleaned data set, debugged script, and refined figure deserves acknowledgment,” this researcher writes. #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/4fPwA38
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Pushed out by Trump, New Jersey ecologist launches bid for Congress | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Pushed out by Trump, New Jersey ecologist launches bid for Congress
Megan O’Rourke hopes to be a voice for science, also touts her blue-collar roots
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August 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Pushed out by Trump, New Jersey ecologist launches bid for Congress | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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New in @science.org a really helpful metaphor for many life stages!
How a Ph.D. is like riding a bike | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
How a Ph.D. is like riding a bike | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
How a Ph.D. is like riding a bike
This researcher struggled in grad school—until he embraced it as a time for learning
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August 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
New in @science.org a really helpful metaphor for many life stages!
How a Ph.D. is like riding a bike | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
How a Ph.D. is like riding a bike | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Exclusive: NIH suspends dozens of pathogen studies over ‘gain-of-function’ concerns | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NIH suspends dozens of pathogen studies over ‘gain-of-function’ concerns
Trump executive order leads to pauses on U.S.-funded research into TB, influenza, COVID-19, and other diseases, dismaying some scientists
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July 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Exclusive: NIH suspends dozens of pathogen studies over ‘gain-of-function’ concerns | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
“Everywhere funding is short.”
For my latest story, I spoke with U.S. academics who are bracing for a major downsizing of the science workforce amid funding cuts. NSF's own numbers are stark. @science.org
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For my latest story, I spoke with U.S. academics who are bracing for a major downsizing of the science workforce amid funding cuts. NSF's own numbers are stark. @science.org
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‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
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July 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Everywhere funding is short.”
For my latest story, I spoke with U.S. academics who are bracing for a major downsizing of the science workforce amid funding cuts. NSF's own numbers are stark. @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
For my latest story, I spoke with U.S. academics who are bracing for a major downsizing of the science workforce amid funding cuts. NSF's own numbers are stark. @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Between June 2024 and January 2025, a full 62% of commercial honey bee colonies in the U.S. died, the largest on record. USDA efforts were slowed by funding cuts and layoffs. Now, USDA scientists have finally identified a culprit. But it may be too late. www.science.org/content/arti...
Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off
USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend
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July 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Between June 2024 and January 2025, a full 62% of commercial honey bee colonies in the U.S. died, the largest on record. USDA efforts were slowed by funding cuts and layoffs. Now, USDA scientists have finally identified a culprit. But it may be too late. www.science.org/content/arti...
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If getting a research grant required scoring applications from your competitors, would you apply? New evidence on this novel method, “distributed #peerreview,” at #Metascience2025. @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Should grant applicants judge competitors’ proposals? Unorthodox approach gets two real-world tests
Distributed peer review enlists more researchers in the process, but some may lack expertise
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July 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If getting a research grant required scoring applications from your competitors, would you apply? New evidence on this novel method, “distributed #peerreview,” at #Metascience2025. @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
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Hundreds of employees at the EPA released a “Declaration of Dissent” today, accusing EPA officials of politicizing the agency and undermining its core mission to “protect human health and the environment.” scim.ag/4lB937S
EPA employees accuse Trump officials of undermining the agency’s mission
“Declaration of Dissent” denounces partisan messaging, rollback of environmental regulations, and dismantling of science office, among other concerns
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June 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hundreds of employees at the EPA released a “Declaration of Dissent” today, accusing EPA officials of politicizing the agency and undermining its core mission to “protect human health and the environment.” scim.ag/4lB937S
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new orca skincare routine dropped! read my latest article in @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
If I scratch your back with kelp, will you scratch mine? That story and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
June 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
new orca skincare routine dropped! read my latest article in @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
"There’s a rhetoric that what we do is wasteful."
My latest story—about scientists writing op eds in their hometown newspapers, a grassroots effort organized by
@sciencehomecoming.bsky.social and others.
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My latest story—about scientists writing op eds in their hometown newspapers, a grassroots effort organized by
@sciencehomecoming.bsky.social and others.
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U.S. researchers are speaking up for science in local newspapers
Through two grassroots efforts, more than 80 op eds have been published in news outlets across the country
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June 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"There’s a rhetoric that what we do is wasteful."
My latest story—about scientists writing op eds in their hometown newspapers, a grassroots effort organized by
@sciencehomecoming.bsky.social and others.
www.science.org/content/arti...
My latest story—about scientists writing op eds in their hometown newspapers, a grassroots effort organized by
@sciencehomecoming.bsky.social and others.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Breaking from @science.org: The Trump administration wants to kill off a host of active and healthy NASA climate and planetary spacecraft. It would be a "leaner, more focused" agency, they say -- and one far less capable of studying the Earth and exploring space.
Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request
Proposal would end nearly all new major science missions
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May 30, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Breaking from @science.org: The Trump administration wants to kill off a host of active and healthy NASA climate and planetary spacecraft. It would be a "leaner, more focused" agency, they say -- and one far less capable of studying the Earth and exploring space.