Mike
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This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
www.commondreams.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
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If you have heard about the new strain of #H5N1 #Birdflu spilling into cattle and do not understand what it means, I suggest reading this excellent report from the US department of agriculture. I have summarized key point below
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
www.aphis.usda.gov
February 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If you have heard about the new strain of #H5N1 #Birdflu spilling into cattle and do not understand what it means, I suggest reading this excellent report from the US department of agriculture. I have summarized key point below
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
TLDR: "Houston we have a problem"
www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
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The US plans to cut billions in reimbursements to medical researchers for items such as hazardous waste disposal.
Outcry as NIH Plans $4 Billion in Cuts to Reimburse Scientists
The National Institutes of Health plans to cut billions of dollars in reimbursements to medical researchers, a move scientists warn could jeopardize their work in advancing cures for diseases.
www.bloomberg.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The US plans to cut billions in reimbursements to medical researchers for items such as hazardous waste disposal.
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Scientists are already leaving their jobs due to the Musk/GOP coup.
Singleton works on neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
He's from the UK. He'll have plenty of job options.
These are the kind of high-skilled workers that are lost when govt is under attack.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...
He's from the UK. He'll have plenty of job options.
These are the kind of high-skilled workers that are lost when govt is under attack.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...
February 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Scientists are already leaving their jobs due to the Musk/GOP coup.
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Their aim is nothing short of a new Dark Ages. Anti-science, anti-education, anti-democracy, in favor of needless human suffering.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Their aim is nothing short of a new Dark Ages. Anti-science, anti-education, anti-democracy, in favor of needless human suffering.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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"’America's competitors will relish this self-inflicted wound,’ Owens says. ‘We urge NIH leaders to rescind this dangerous policy before its harms are felt by Americans.’”
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers
The National Institutes of Health has dramatically changed its grant-making terms by limiting how much it will disburse for costs such as equipment and administration.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"’America's competitors will relish this self-inflicted wound,’ Owens says. ‘We urge NIH leaders to rescind this dangerous policy before its harms are felt by Americans.’”
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Indirect costs support the research enterprise as a whole. Larger institutions with more facilities, labs, equipment, and projects require more recovery of these costs, to maintain progress without further burdening state taxpayers or increasing student tuition.
#research #ResearchAdministration
#research #ResearchAdministration
February 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Indirect costs support the research enterprise as a whole. Larger institutions with more facilities, labs, equipment, and projects require more recovery of these costs, to maintain progress without further burdening state taxpayers or increasing student tuition.
#research #ResearchAdministration
#research #ResearchAdministration
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The reason conservatives don’t want people learning about the Tuskegee Airmen is that their story completely destroys the racist ‘DEI bad’ narrative.
January 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The reason conservatives don’t want people learning about the Tuskegee Airmen is that their story completely destroys the racist ‘DEI bad’ narrative.
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It’s all performative for folks on the Right. Well, as least everything that requires them to not look like they would execute us all for a nickel.
January 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It’s all performative for folks on the Right. Well, as least everything that requires them to not look like they would execute us all for a nickel.
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Watch your FOAs!
Welp! NIH diversity supplement grants now have newly updated expiration dates dates of January 2025 revised from May 2026. 🤷♀️
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
PA-23-189: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-23-189....
grants.nih.gov
January 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Watch your FOAs!
The bishop who pleaded at the inaugural prayer service for President Trump to “have mercy” defends her sermon.
January 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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