Amber M. Smith, PhD
@mathematista.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ UTHSC
Mathematical Biologist • Model-Driven Experimentalist • Respiratory Infection & Coinfection Pathogenesis
www.ambersmithlab.com
Mathematical Biologist • Model-Driven Experimentalist • Respiratory Infection & Coinfection Pathogenesis
www.ambersmithlab.com
Reposted by Amber M. Smith, PhD
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Outside of the biomed. research death & unemployment that will happen from the #NIH indirects cut:
- tuition hikes ➡️ increased healthcare costs
- state tax loss ➡️ cuts to other programs
- loss of educated workforce ➡️ affects all sectors w/ compounded effect on K-12 education
What have I missed?
- tuition hikes ➡️ increased healthcare costs
- state tax loss ➡️ cuts to other programs
- loss of educated workforce ➡️ affects all sectors w/ compounded effect on K-12 education
What have I missed?
February 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Outside of the biomed. research death & unemployment that will happen from the #NIH indirects cut:
- tuition hikes ➡️ increased healthcare costs
- state tax loss ➡️ cuts to other programs
- loss of educated workforce ➡️ affects all sectors w/ compounded effect on K-12 education
What have I missed?
- tuition hikes ➡️ increased healthcare costs
- state tax loss ➡️ cuts to other programs
- loss of educated workforce ➡️ affects all sectors w/ compounded effect on K-12 education
What have I missed?
Reposted by Amber M. Smith, PhD
On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-24-110: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024 NOT-OD-24-110. NIH
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
A state-by-state look at the impact of NIH funding in creating jobs and economic activity.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A state-by-state look at the impact of NIH funding in creating jobs and economic activity.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Reposted by Amber M. Smith, PhD
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Notably missing from their list of things that are sexist & racist are the words “men” and “male”.
Accountability as a word and a concept is also completely absent.
Accountability as a word and a concept is also completely absent.
I strongly recommend people review the following Senate Commerce Committee report published on Oct 9, 2024. The methodology used there may offer a blueprint for the grant/contract review taking place across agencies now: www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.commerce.senate.gov
February 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Notably missing from their list of things that are sexist & racist are the words “men” and “male”.
Accountability as a word and a concept is also completely absent.
Accountability as a word and a concept is also completely absent.
Reposted by Amber M. Smith, PhD
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
Women’s health research and resources have now been scrubbed from the NIH and CDC.
Please download everything you can using web.archive.org. Most of the information is still accessible at the moment.
Please download everything you can using web.archive.org. Most of the information is still accessible at the moment.
February 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Women’s health research and resources have now been scrubbed from the NIH and CDC.
Please download everything you can using web.archive.org. Most of the information is still accessible at the moment.
Please download everything you can using web.archive.org. Most of the information is still accessible at the moment.