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Nearly 150 employees of the National Science Foundation signed a letter of dissent and sent to Congress yesterday.
Rep Lofgren, Dem leader of the House Science Committee, held a press conference today about it.
Full letter (names redacted): democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/do...
Nearly 150 employees of the National Science Foundation signed a letter of dissent and sent to Congress yesterday.
Rep Lofgren, Dem leader of the House Science Committee, held a press conference today about it.
Full letter (names redacted): democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/do...
Employees’ protests against Trump science policies spread to NSF
Letter to key House Democrat follows declarations by scientists at NIH, EPA, and NASA
www.science.org
July 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🧪 YASSSS
Nearly 150 employees of the National Science Foundation signed a letter of dissent and sent to Congress yesterday.
Rep Lofgren, Dem leader of the House Science Committee, held a press conference today about it.
Full letter (names redacted): democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/do...
Nearly 150 employees of the National Science Foundation signed a letter of dissent and sent to Congress yesterday.
Rep Lofgren, Dem leader of the House Science Committee, held a press conference today about it.
Full letter (names redacted): democrats-science.house.gov/imo/media/do...
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"The announcement drew some disruption from NSF employees, forcing organizers to move the press conference from one second-floor room to another due to chanting and noise from staff members."
#science
#science
HUD announces relocation to National Science Foundation building in Alexandria | ALXnow
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will relocate its headquarters to the National Science Foundation (NSF) building in Alexandria, displacing approximately 1,800 NSF employees over ...
www.alxnow.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"The announcement drew some disruption from NSF employees, forcing organizers to move the press conference from one second-floor room to another due to chanting and noise from staff members."
#science
#science
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The 500 additional GRFPs NSF awarded were not very evenly distributed across fields, it seems.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
June 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The 500 additional GRFPs NSF awarded were not very evenly distributed across fields, it seems.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Absolutely speechless as this press conference basically ignores that NSF is already working, living, loving this building. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdct...
Live: The New Golden Age of HUD | Secretary Turner Unveils HUD’s New Building
YouTube video by HUDchannel
www.youtube.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Absolutely speechless as this press conference basically ignores that NSF is already working, living, loving this building. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdct...
The NSF headquarters and current HUD headquarters are the exact same square footage.
June 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The NSF headquarters and current HUD headquarters are the exact same square footage.
NSF has posted its FY2026 budget request. Spoiler -60% in research related funding. www.nsf.gov/about/budget...
Budget, Performance and Financial Reporting
www.nsf.gov
May 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NSF has posted its FY2026 budget request. Spoiler -60% in research related funding. www.nsf.gov/about/budget...
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**BIG NEWS in the geology world!** For the first time, scientists spotted an active eruption along the mid-ocean ridge!!
They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪
My latest for @nytimes.com
They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪
My latest for @nytimes.com
Volcanic Eruption in Deep Ocean Ridge Is Witnessed by Scientists for First Time (Gift Article)
Researchers diving in a submersible in the eastern Pacific realized that the landscape they had studied the day before had been glassed over by fresh lava.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
**BIG NEWS in the geology world!** For the first time, scientists spotted an active eruption along the mid-ocean ridge!!
They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪
My latest for @nytimes.com
They visited the hydrothermal vent the day before, where a vibrant ecosystem thrived in the sweltering water. The next day, everything was gone. ⚒️🧪
My latest for @nytimes.com
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BREAKING: EPA head announces sweeping actions to revoke Biden-era rules on power plants, climate and electric vehicles.
EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a series of actions to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles.
bit.ly
March 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
BREAKING: EPA head announces sweeping actions to revoke Biden-era rules on power plants, climate and electric vehicles.
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From a colleague: The unstaffed USGS booth at the world’s largest mining and exploration conference, the 2025 PDAC in Toronto.
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March 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
From a colleague: The unstaffed USGS booth at the world’s largest mining and exploration conference, the 2025 PDAC in Toronto.
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I've really appreciated Techdirt and @wired.com coverage of all this. Here's why is not just a sudden shift from tech to politics.
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I've really appreciated Techdirt and @wired.com coverage of all this. Here's why is not just a sudden shift from tech to politics.
Today's RIF implementation memo as images for those encountering issues with the website.
February 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Today's RIF implementation memo as images for those encountering issues with the website.
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One fired program officer in the geosciences resigned from a tenured faculty job after getting official notice that they'd been hired permanently by NSF…they left the job security of a tenured position "to give back to my country and the scientific community…”
"I don't know what NSF is going to be now, but it's not more efficient. It's just a mess."
My story on today's firings and their impact.
www.npr.org/2025/02/18/n...
My story on today's firings and their impact.
www.npr.org/2025/02/18/n...
National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce
NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
www.npr.org
February 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
One fired program officer in the geosciences resigned from a tenured faculty job after getting official notice that they'd been hired permanently by NSF…they left the job security of a tenured position "to give back to my country and the scientific community…”