Prashant Shenoy
@pshenoy.bsky.social
Distinguished Professor at UMass Amherst, Computer Scientist, Distributed Systems researcher. Views my own.
people.cs.umass.edu/~shenoy
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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
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I talked to NIH officials, current and former, about what's been happening inside the agency since the Trump administration shut down their grantmaking pipeline in January. Their stories showed just how willing our new leaders are to break the law: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Inside the Collapse at NIH
Administration officials pressured NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.
www.theatlantic.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I talked to NIH officials, current and former, about what's been happening inside the agency since the Trump administration shut down their grantmaking pipeline in January. Their stories showed just how willing our new leaders are to break the law: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Quote from the article: "You know it’s serious when scientists are on the picket line."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Academic unions are rallying to defend science
"It's sad we have to do this."
www.motherjones.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Quote from the article: "You know it’s serious when scientists are on the picket line."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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It’s vital that presidents publicly defend their institutions & “be brave right now,” Todd Wolfson, president of the AAUP said.
Presidents need to recognize what the administration is trying to do by attacking higher ed: They want total control.
open-campus-dispatch.beehiiv.com/p/how-univer...
Presidents need to recognize what the administration is trying to do by attacking higher ed: They want total control.
open-campus-dispatch.beehiiv.com/p/how-univer...
How university leaders are — and aren’t — speaking out against Trump’s attempts to overhaul higher ed Trump wants to overhaul higher ed. College presidents have hesitated to fight back.
‘If you don't stand up now, no institution is safe.’
open-campus-dispatch.beehiiv.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It’s vital that presidents publicly defend their institutions & “be brave right now,” Todd Wolfson, president of the AAUP said.
Presidents need to recognize what the administration is trying to do by attacking higher ed: They want total control.
open-campus-dispatch.beehiiv.com/p/how-univer...
Presidents need to recognize what the administration is trying to do by attacking higher ed: They want total control.
open-campus-dispatch.beehiiv.com/p/how-univer...
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New post! Frequently Asked Questions about US Government Funding for R&D.
Short answers in the thread, longer answers at the link in the replies.
Short answers in the thread, longer answers at the link in the replies.
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New post! Frequently Asked Questions about US Government Funding for R&D.
Short answers in the thread, longer answers at the link in the replies.
Short answers in the thread, longer answers at the link in the replies.
An excellent set of suggestions to help science by reconnecting with your local community.
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
An excellent set of suggestions to help science by reconnecting with your local community.
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This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks
NSF state cards - Google Drive
bit.ly
February 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks
Sad to see a presidential library close in the week we celebrate President's day.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston is temporarily closed after Elon Musk fired members of its staff.
February 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Sad to see a presidential library close in the week we celebrate President's day.
CRA statement on the cuts at NSF: "These cuts are the very definition of being pennywise and pound foolish — a shortsighted move that will undermine American innovation and technological leadership .."
cra.org/cuts-to-nsf-...
cra.org/cuts-to-nsf-...
Cuts to NSF and CISE Directorate Jeopardize American Leadership in Computing
A statement from the Computing Research Association (CRA) The reported termination today of 10 percent of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) workforce — including significant cuts to the Compu…
cra.org
February 19, 2025 at 2:19 AM
CRA statement on the cuts at NSF: "These cuts are the very definition of being pennywise and pound foolish — a shortsighted move that will undermine American innovation and technological leadership .."
cra.org/cuts-to-nsf-...
cra.org/cuts-to-nsf-...
Another sad day for science.
Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.
National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues
Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.
wrd.cm
February 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Another sad day for science.
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This absolutely will make flying less safe. Maybe not today. But inevitably.
Conceivably *this* will finally get public attention? About the danger of just blowing up structures built with care over decades?
Maybe some GOP Sen/Rep will think: "I'd rather not be on the wrong side of this one"?
Conceivably *this* will finally get public attention? About the danger of just blowing up structures built with care over decades?
Maybe some GOP Sen/Rep will think: "I'd rather not be on the wrong side of this one"?
Elon Musk's DOGE team of misfits have fired everybody at the Federal Aviation Administration ✈️ who is a probationary employee
Thinking they have got rid of all the new hires
It turns out many of these were experienced technicians, recently promoted and were on probation for their new senior role
Thinking they have got rid of all the new hires
It turns out many of these were experienced technicians, recently promoted and were on probation for their new senior role
February 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This absolutely will make flying less safe. Maybe not today. But inevitably.
Conceivably *this* will finally get public attention? About the danger of just blowing up structures built with care over decades?
Maybe some GOP Sen/Rep will think: "I'd rather not be on the wrong side of this one"?
Conceivably *this* will finally get public attention? About the danger of just blowing up structures built with care over decades?
Maybe some GOP Sen/Rep will think: "I'd rather not be on the wrong side of this one"?
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@nature.com “Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? Tell Nature” www.nature.com/articles/d41... via Signal:
Max Kozlov: mkozlov.01;
Dan Garisto: dgaristo.72;
Heidi Ledford: hledford.01;
Jeff Tollefson: jtollefson.11;
Alexandra Witze: alexwitze.01;
General Nature: naturenews.61 🧪
Max Kozlov: mkozlov.01;
Dan Garisto: dgaristo.72;
Heidi Ledford: hledford.01;
Jeff Tollefson: jtollefson.11;
Alexandra Witze: alexwitze.01;
General Nature: naturenews.61 🧪
Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature
Use this form to share information with Nature’s news team, or to make suggestions for future coverage.
www.nature.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
@nature.com “Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? Tell Nature” www.nature.com/articles/d41... via Signal:
Max Kozlov: mkozlov.01;
Dan Garisto: dgaristo.72;
Heidi Ledford: hledford.01;
Jeff Tollefson: jtollefson.11;
Alexandra Witze: alexwitze.01;
General Nature: naturenews.61 🧪
Max Kozlov: mkozlov.01;
Dan Garisto: dgaristo.72;
Heidi Ledford: hledford.01;
Jeff Tollefson: jtollefson.11;
Alexandra Witze: alexwitze.01;
General Nature: naturenews.61 🧪
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Once again, maybe the presidents of major R1 research universities think existential threats to their business models & institutions might be worth loudly & collectively speaking out against in front of microphones 🤷♂️
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Another consequence from Trump's attack on science : Vanderbilt has temporarily paused graduate student admissions. Current graduate students and faculty raised alarm about research funding, doctoral stipends, visas and career opportunities vanderbilthustler.com/2025/02/15/g...
Graduate student admissions temporarily paused as university monitors federal funding
In the wake of fears about significant reductions in federal funding, Vanderbilt has temporarily paused graduate student admissions. Current graduate students and faculty also raised alarm about resea...
vanderbilthustler.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Once again, maybe the presidents of major R1 research universities think existential threats to their business models & institutions might be worth loudly & collectively speaking out against in front of microphones 🤷♂️
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...