Sara Jo Breslow
@sjbreslow.bsky.social
Environmental anthropologist, searching at the edges. #EnvSocSci101 sarajobreslow.com
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Science friends!
Many of you, alarmed by grant funding cuts that make expensive field ecology research difficult or impossible, have been thinking about what to do instead. Great idea.
Some of you have been saying "I'll just do some social science surveys," without learning how. Bad idea! 🧵🧪
Many of you, alarmed by grant funding cuts that make expensive field ecology research difficult or impossible, have been thinking about what to do instead. Great idea.
Some of you have been saying "I'll just do some social science surveys," without learning how. Bad idea! 🧵🧪
March 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Science friends!
Many of you, alarmed by grant funding cuts that make expensive field ecology research difficult or impossible, have been thinking about what to do instead. Great idea.
Some of you have been saying "I'll just do some social science surveys," without learning how. Bad idea! 🧵🧪
Many of you, alarmed by grant funding cuts that make expensive field ecology research difficult or impossible, have been thinking about what to do instead. Great idea.
Some of you have been saying "I'll just do some social science surveys," without learning how. Bad idea! 🧵🧪
*Deadline extended to March 24th.* Join a friendly group of colleagues in highlighting how the social sciences are contributing to the Puget Sound region. Submit your proposed paper for a special issue in Coastal Management today! Please share! See: sites.evergreen.edu/mesweekly/pu...
March 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
*Deadline extended to March 24th.* Join a friendly group of colleagues in highlighting how the social sciences are contributing to the Puget Sound region. Submit your proposed paper for a special issue in Coastal Management today! Please share! See: sites.evergreen.edu/mesweekly/pu...
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The attacks on universities are speeding up, not slowing down
The university sector *must* band together and stop acquiescing in advance (looking at you Columbia)
bsky.app/profile/wsj....
The university sector *must* band together and stop acquiescing in advance (looking at you Columbia)
bsky.app/profile/wsj....
March 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The attacks on universities are speeding up, not slowing down
The university sector *must* band together and stop acquiescing in advance (looking at you Columbia)
bsky.app/profile/wsj....
The university sector *must* band together and stop acquiescing in advance (looking at you Columbia)
bsky.app/profile/wsj....
Calling all Puget Sound social scientists! We warmly invite you to propose your paper for a new special issue in Coastal Management. Join me & a friendly group of colleagues in detailing how the social sciences are serving our region. Deadline is March 15th! See:
sites.evergreen.edu/mesweekly/pu...
sites.evergreen.edu/mesweekly/pu...
March 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Calling all Puget Sound social scientists! We warmly invite you to propose your paper for a new special issue in Coastal Management. Join me & a friendly group of colleagues in detailing how the social sciences are serving our region. Deadline is March 15th! See:
sites.evergreen.edu/mesweekly/pu...
sites.evergreen.edu/mesweekly/pu...
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Dear US colleagues,
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
Safe Place For Science: Aix Marseille Université ready to welcome American scientists | Aix Marseille Université
In a context where some scientists in the United States may feel threatened or hindered in their research, our university is announcing the launch of the Safe Place For Science program, dedicated to w...
www.univ-amu.fr
March 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Dear US colleagues,
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
In response to the Trump administration, my university @univ-amu.fr is setting up a new program dedicated to welcoming American scientists wishing to pursue their work in France.
There are several M$ in the budget.
www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...
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#SalishSea friends and colleagues. Deadline is approaching for this publication opportunity.
Call for Abstracts: Social Science in Puget Sound Ecosystem Recovery. Join a special issue highlighting the innovative approaches that have made the Puget Sound a global leader in applied environmental social sciences for more than a decade. Submit your abstract today!
#EnvSocSci #MarSocSci
#EnvSocSci #MarSocSci
Publication: Call for Abstracts – Coastal Management, Special Issue on Social Science in Puget Sound Ecosystem Recovery | Publication: Call for Abstracts – Coastal Management, Special Issue on Social ...
sites.evergreen.edu
March 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#SalishSea friends and colleagues. Deadline is approaching for this publication opportunity.
Reposted by Sara Jo Breslow
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I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
Call for Abstracts: Social Science in Puget Sound Ecosystem Recovery. Join a special issue highlighting the innovative approaches that have made the Puget Sound a global leader in applied environmental social sciences for more than a decade. Submit your abstract today!
#EnvSocSci #MarSocSci
#EnvSocSci #MarSocSci
Publication: Call for Abstracts – Coastal Management, Special Issue on Social Science in Puget Sound Ecosystem Recovery | Publication: Call for Abstracts – Coastal Management, Special Issue on Social ...
sites.evergreen.edu
February 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Call for Abstracts: Social Science in Puget Sound Ecosystem Recovery. Join a special issue highlighting the innovative approaches that have made the Puget Sound a global leader in applied environmental social sciences for more than a decade. Submit your abstract today!
#EnvSocSci #MarSocSci
#EnvSocSci #MarSocSci
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Probationaries who have been illegally fired: this article contains information about which law firm to contact in order to join the class action suit. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Thousands join class actions as fired feds weigh options to challenge Trump's moves
Former federal probationary employees are hopeful they can prove their dismissals were not actually performance based, as their agencies claim.
www.govexec.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Probationaries who have been illegally fired: this article contains information about which law firm to contact in order to join the class action suit. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
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📣 New: The 'invisible work' of knowledge brokers - new study explores aims, roles and impacts.
✍️ @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social and @paulcairney.bsky.social discuss implications for practice
transforming-evidence.org/blog/the-inv...
✍️ @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social and @paulcairney.bsky.social discuss implications for practice
transforming-evidence.org/blog/the-inv...
The invisible work of knowledge brokers
Critically important for building capacity for knowledge exchange, it's vital we recognise and understand their contributions
transforming-evidence.org
February 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
📣 New: The 'invisible work' of knowledge brokers - new study explores aims, roles and impacts.
✍️ @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social and @paulcairney.bsky.social discuss implications for practice
transforming-evidence.org/blog/the-inv...
✍️ @chriscvitanovic.bsky.social and @paulcairney.bsky.social discuss implications for practice
transforming-evidence.org/blog/the-inv...
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
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Are scientific institutions too quick to self-censor in the face of political pressure? This thought-provoking piece explores the history of ‘anticipatory obedience’ in research. A good-read for conservation scientists navigating policy and advocacy challenges www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...
Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scientific-institutions-have-a-long-history-of-anticipatory-obedience/4020931.article?utm_campaign=cw_shared&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky”
February 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Are scientific institutions too quick to self-censor in the face of political pressure? This thought-provoking piece explores the history of ‘anticipatory obedience’ in research. A good-read for conservation scientists navigating policy and advocacy challenges www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...
I like this idea. I’m in. So what might be some compelling “frames” for #ConSocSci?
E.g., “Ending federal funding will end government insight into the local needs of rural & resource-based communities”…?
Think I need help! Ideas? Advice? @katestarbird.bsky.social what makes a good “frame”??
E.g., “Ending federal funding will end government insight into the local needs of rural & resource-based communities”…?
Think I need help! Ideas? Advice? @katestarbird.bsky.social what makes a good “frame”??
Here’s a strategy: 1) establish the frames, what problems will these changes cause, how will they impact communities; 2) inspire people to use those frames to tell their own stories of their families or communities are impacted; 3) amplify those stories.
Scientists and journalists need to figure out right quick how to explain to the average person how a massive change in research indirects will impact the medical care they and their children get (eg at the local children’s hospital), the education their children will get, the price of tuition, etc.
February 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I like this idea. I’m in. So what might be some compelling “frames” for #ConSocSci?
E.g., “Ending federal funding will end government insight into the local needs of rural & resource-based communities”…?
Think I need help! Ideas? Advice? @katestarbird.bsky.social what makes a good “frame”??
E.g., “Ending federal funding will end government insight into the local needs of rural & resource-based communities”…?
Think I need help! Ideas? Advice? @katestarbird.bsky.social what makes a good “frame”??
Some good advice here, such as: “Figure out who is engaged in the kinds of actions that speak to you. Whether it’s local unions, specific advocacy groups, or big organizations … Stop looking for the perfect fit, just choose the first one that feels palatable and join them.”
Here’s @lizneeley.bsky.social’s latest newsletter, documenting the ongoing attacks on science and higher ed, and figuring out what to focus on: buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 3
Figuring out what to focus on now & what to focus on next in science and higher ed
buttondown.com
February 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Some good advice here, such as: “Figure out who is engaged in the kinds of actions that speak to you. Whether it’s local unions, specific advocacy groups, or big organizations … Stop looking for the perfect fit, just choose the first one that feels palatable and join them.”
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#BlackHistoryMonth: Just because #EPA put Environmental Justice staff on leave will not stop our EJ Movement's quest for all Americans to breathe clear air and not have our kids poisoned by chemical plants next to schools. EPA did not birth EJ. thehill.com/newsletters/... @thehill @BullardCenter
Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPAThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put more than 1…
thehill.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth: Just because #EPA put Environmental Justice staff on leave will not stop our EJ Movement's quest for all Americans to breathe clear air and not have our kids poisoned by chemical plants next to schools. EPA did not birth EJ. thehill.com/newsletters/... @thehill @BullardCenter
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WaPo acknowledging “the chaos, confusion and fear incited by executive orders that have destabilized the world’s largest engine for innovation and discovery.”
WaPo acknowledging “the chaos, confusion and fear incited by executive orders that have destabilized the world’s largest engine for innovation and discovery.”
Trump policies sow chaos, confusion across scientific community
U.S. scientists, unaccustomed to shock-and-awe political assaults, are reeling from President Donald Trump’s executive orders on DEI, gender and other subjects.
wapo.st
February 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
wapo.st/3CHOiX8
WaPo acknowledging “the chaos, confusion and fear incited by executive orders that have destabilized the world’s largest engine for innovation and discovery.”
WaPo acknowledging “the chaos, confusion and fear incited by executive orders that have destabilized the world’s largest engine for innovation and discovery.”
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Pleas share links to the US (or int'l) professional societies who have published statements about what's happening in the US.
February 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Pleas share links to the US (or int'l) professional societies who have published statements about what's happening in the US.
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So thankful that @rephuffman.bsky.social is sounding the alarm on threats to NOAA. Keep those calls to your congressional reps coming! mailchi.mp/ac9da78a3516...
RELEASE: Ranking Members Huffman, Lofgren Sounds the Alarm on Musk’s Invasion at Key Science Agency
mailchi.mp
February 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
So thankful that @rephuffman.bsky.social is sounding the alarm on threats to NOAA. Keep those calls to your congressional reps coming! mailchi.mp/ac9da78a3516...
If you get a follow from me and wonder why, it's because I was following you on Twitter and I'm switching over...
January 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If you get a follow from me and wonder why, it's because I was following you on Twitter and I'm switching over...
Hi folks, I plan to re-start #EnvSocSci101 (and more) here on Blue Sky. Stay tuned!
January 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Hi folks, I plan to re-start #EnvSocSci101 (and more) here on Blue Sky. Stay tuned!