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neuronickole
@neuronickole.bsky.social
MD/PhD candidate at the University of Colorado.
Penn alumni, figure skater, SeizingPsych co-founder & advocate, neuroscientist, runner, yogi, Bostonian at heart
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Very proud of Dr Tracy Bale’s @thebalelab.bsky.social induction into the National Academy of Medicine yesterday evening! A brilliant impactful scientist, a champion of women, and a tireless advocate for global neuroscience at @ibroorg.bsky.social! Congratulations!
October 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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The fight continues! Join us in DC on November 5th to deliver thousands of petition signatures to Congress calling for RFK "The Quack" Jr. to be impeached! 🐥 ❌

📣 🚨 911 March for Health and Science!
⏰ November 5th, 4pm ET
📍From the National Mall to the House of Representatives
🔗 zurl.co/fapcS
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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I collaborated w Emory, Spelman & Morehouse folks on this AJC op-ed:

"Rather than investing in the future of U.S. science, our government is eliminating successful programs, using DEI as a scapegoat."

#StandUpForScience #FundScience #ScienceIsForEveryone

www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
Feds use DEI excuse to kill scientist training program in Atlanta
Rather than investing in the future of U.S. science, the Trump administration is eliminating successful programs, using DEI as a scapegoat.
www.ajc.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Denver #NOKINGS was in full force today! Thanks to so many who kept us busy at the Colorado @standupforscience.bsky.social table by stopping by to support science, sign up for the Colorado Local, and play with ooblek and microscopes!
Science and health is for ALL of us!
October 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
And we're back at the bench 😍
October 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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JOIN THE FIGHT!

As HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya are trying to legitimize a vision for American science and health research that bulldozes lives and livelihoods, we are putting people impacted by their quackery FRONT AND CENTER.

HEALTH AND SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE ‼️
RALLY: FIGHT FOR SCIENCE
Stand Up For Science, in partnership with March for Our Lives, is bringing together scientists, activists, and the public to rally against the Trump Administration's reckless health agenda. As Directo...
act.standupforscience.net
September 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Community engagement event for #BrainFest in Denver #Headstrong is a twist on #WomensBrainHealth across the lifespan using comedy! Denver's top women comedians paired with @cuanschutz.bsky.social top women scientists for an incredible show. If you're in the area Sept 5, come laugh your stress off!
August 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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I called out the FEMA Administrator last month about his, Trump's, and FEMA's failures to respond to disasters like floods and hurricanes.

Now FEMA employees themselves are confirming what we know — that our communities will face deadly consequences if we don't change course.
Breaking news: About 150 FEMA employees sent a letter to members of Congress, arguing that the agency’s direction and current leaders’ inexperience harms the agency’s mission and could result in a disaster on the level of Hurricane Katrina.
FEMA staff warn Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster
About 150 FEMA employees signed a letter to Congress arguing current agency leadership has eroded and hindered the ability to effectively manage emergencies.
wapo.st
August 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Trump appointed a FEMA Administrator who didn’t know there was a hurricane season and now he’s dismantling the agency.

It’s a disaster in the making.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
FEMA staff tell Congress inexperience of Trump officials risks Katrina-style disaster
The letter signed by 35 named employees said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting FEMA director David Richardson lack qualifications.
www.usatoday.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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The same Trump administration that wants to abolish FEMA is decimating disaster response and openly ignoring lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina that get help to people in need after natural disasters.

Republicans must join us in pushing for answers and accountability ASAP.
FEMA Employees Warn That Trump Is Gutting Disaster Response
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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“From citing non-existent studies generated by the FDA’s AI tool ‘Elsa’ to mischaracterizing real research on the COVID-19 vaccine, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly spread false claims”

In fact, RFK has screwed us so often, @standupforscience.bsky.social struggled to restrict its list to 9!
The 9 Worst RFK Jr. Decisions to Date — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
RFK Jr.'s actions undermine scientific progress, public trust, and the health of millions. Stand Up For Science won't stand for it. Start here.
www.standupforscience.net
August 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Find me in Colorado Medicine talking about the importance of ALL of us standing up for science and innovation!

Read here 👉 issuu.com/colomedsoc/d...

Big thanks to @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social, @thebalelab.bsky.social and Dr. Steven Lowenstein!
August 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. is a danger to this nation. Don’t give in to Trump & his cronies: we are NOT trading innovation for ideology. We demand the immediate IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL of RFK. Stop the quack. Protect Science. Protect Democracy
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
August 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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@standupforscience.bsky.social launched a petition today to get rid of RFK Jr -- to make America healthy, we need evidence based science, not misinformation
sign here: www.standupforscience.net/rfk-impeachm...
August 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. is a danger to this nation. Don’t give in to Trump & his cronies: we are NOT trading innovation for ideology. We demand the immediate IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL of RFK. Stop the quack. Protect Science. Protect Democracy
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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August 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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👯Join weekly action hours to find community & support- starting Aug 5 (8e/5p)! (More on this soon!)

Fill out the Congressional Outreach Interest form ➡️ bit.ly/46ykusE

More resources here ➡️ bit.ly/45gabqK

Spread the word & help us #StandUpForScience this August!
Join thousands of Science Defenders for our 31 Days of Action!
Every morning for the 31 days of August, let's take action together!
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August 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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📣 ANNOUNCEMENT: 31 Days of Action – All August!

Funding cuts. Banned words. Fired public servants.

Trump & his cronies are dismantling America’s greatest experiment - our democracy - & with it, science.

Between now & Sept 30th we decide: Are we a democracy… or an oligarchy?

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August 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
You've rallied, written & called. Yesterday, I met with Senator Hickenlooper's office and learned YOUR outreach matters for science!

Now is the time for 31 Days of Action!
Join @standupforscience.bsky.social and make advocacy your little treat of the day✊
▶️ www.standupforscience.net/31-days-of-a...
Join our 31 Days of Action for science now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Help add to the pressure on Congress to ensure ZERO CUTS TO SCIENCE in the 2026 Budget Battle this fall.
www.standupforscience.net
August 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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This one is for all my behavioral and social scientists out there! Science is science, so join in. #AcademicSky

Thanks to @cossa.bsky.social for inviting me to post a blog! First time since I was a teenager and used one to live stream my emo era thoughts. 😂
@sciforgood.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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It’s wild how much change is possible in this life. From relearning to talk post-TBI, to full blown heroin addiction, to a life beyond anything I could have imagined. Im very fortunate to not only be alive, but to have been selected to speak at 2025 TEDxBoulder!
July 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Workers at 3 of the most important US science agencies — NIH, EPA, and NASA — have now filed letters of dissent against their leadership.
July 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM