Travis T. York, Ph.D. (he/they)
@travisyork.bsky.social
Social Scientist, Education Researcher, Author, Advocate, Policy Wonk, & Association (NGO) Leader transforming Education & STEMM systems for ALL - Queer, 1st-Gen, Half-Indigenous, Foodie, Sailer, Boccer - posts are my own.
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Congratulations to the L’Oréal USA For Women in Science awardees for 2025! The five postdoctoral scientists will receive grants of $75,000 to fund their innovative research along with their outreach activities to support young women and girls in STEM.
www.aaas.org/news/loreal-...
www.aaas.org/news/loreal-...
L’Oréal Funds Research and Mentoring Award for Five Women Scientists | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Five postdoctoral scientists will receive grants of $75,000 to fund their innovative research along with their outreach activities to support young women and girls in STEM.
www.aaas.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Congratulations to the L’Oréal USA For Women in Science awardees for 2025! The five postdoctoral scientists will receive grants of $75,000 to fund their innovative research along with their outreach activities to support young women and girls in STEM.
www.aaas.org/news/loreal-...
www.aaas.org/news/loreal-...
Proud to share L'Oréal USA’s 2025 For Women in Science awardees — five brilliant women driving discovery & innovation in STEM. Honored to be quoted in the release. 🌍🧪
Read: prn.to/3Xsnila
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social #WomenInSTEM #ForWomenInScience #L'OrealUSA
Read: prn.to/3Xsnila
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social #WomenInSTEM #ForWomenInScience #L'OrealUSA
L'Oréal USA Announces 2025 For Women in Science Awardees, Underscoring Commitment to Advancing Careers in STEM
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, L'Oréal USA revealed the 2025 For Women in Science (FWIS) awardees, providing five women postdoctoral scientists grants to advance their...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Proud to share L'Oréal USA’s 2025 For Women in Science awardees — five brilliant women driving discovery & innovation in STEM. Honored to be quoted in the release. 🌍🧪
Read: prn.to/3Xsnila
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social #WomenInSTEM #ForWomenInScience #L'OrealUSA
Read: prn.to/3Xsnila
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social #WomenInSTEM #ForWomenInScience #L'OrealUSA
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Nearly a month into a government shutdown, CSEW Director @travisyork.bsky.social's comments about impacts on research and educational institutions are more relevant than ever. If you haven't read his insights in Inside Higher Ed yet, catch up now:
Researchers and Colleges Face Federal Shutdown Impacts
Two weeks into the government shutdown with no resolution in sight, higher ed associations and researchers say the inability of scientists to contact federal agency workers or get new grants approved is causing harm. https://bit.ly/3KNwIVs
Two weeks into the government shutdown with no resolution in sight, higher ed associations and researchers say the inability of scientists to contact federal agency workers or get new grants approved is causing harm. https://bit.ly/3KNwIVs
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Nearly a month into a government shutdown, CSEW Director @travisyork.bsky.social's comments about impacts on research and educational institutions are more relevant than ever. If you haven't read his insights in Inside Higher Ed yet, catch up now:
Thankful for @insidehighered.com's reporting on how the federal government shutdown is hurting the research ecosystem.
The shutdown is more than a budget pause — it delays new grants and strains institutions & innovation.
We need urgency, not inertia.
@aaascsew.bsky.social @aaas.org @science.org
The shutdown is more than a budget pause — it delays new grants and strains institutions & innovation.
We need urgency, not inertia.
@aaascsew.bsky.social @aaas.org @science.org
Researchers and Colleges Face Federal Shutdown Impacts
Two weeks into the government shutdown with no resolution in sight, higher ed associations and researchers say the inability of scientists to contact federal agency workers or get new grants approved is causing harm. https://bit.ly/3KNwIVs
Two weeks into the government shutdown with no resolution in sight, higher ed associations and researchers say the inability of scientists to contact federal agency workers or get new grants approved is causing harm. https://bit.ly/3KNwIVs
October 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thankful for @insidehighered.com's reporting on how the federal government shutdown is hurting the research ecosystem.
The shutdown is more than a budget pause — it delays new grants and strains institutions & innovation.
We need urgency, not inertia.
@aaascsew.bsky.social @aaas.org @science.org
The shutdown is more than a budget pause — it delays new grants and strains institutions & innovation.
We need urgency, not inertia.
@aaascsew.bsky.social @aaas.org @science.org
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today – donate at the link below.
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Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today – donate at the link below.
n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today – donate at the link below.
n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today – donate at the link below.
n.pr/46wamAj
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The U.S. government has shut down, and the impacts on STEMM are wide-ranging. CSEW Director @travisyork.bsky.social provides insights on what it means for #HigherEd.
Grateful to be featured in the @chronicle.com today. Shutdowns don’t just stall DC—they steal time from science, students, and innovation. #HigherEd must keep showing up for our communities & make STEMM a national priority. 🧪
🔗 www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social
🔗 www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social
The Federal Government Has Shut Down. Here’s What It Means for Higher Ed.
The first shutdown since 2018 could leave the higher-education sector with mounting challenges if prolonged.
www.chronicle.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The U.S. government has shut down, and the impacts on STEMM are wide-ranging. CSEW Director @travisyork.bsky.social provides insights on what it means for #HigherEd.
Grateful to be featured in the @chronicle.com today. Shutdowns don’t just stall DC—they steal time from science, students, and innovation. #HigherEd must keep showing up for our communities & make STEMM a national priority. 🧪
🔗 www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social
🔗 www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social
The Federal Government Has Shut Down. Here’s What It Means for Higher Ed.
The first shutdown since 2018 could leave the higher-education sector with mounting challenges if prolonged.
www.chronicle.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Grateful to be featured in the @chronicle.com today. Shutdowns don’t just stall DC—they steal time from science, students, and innovation. #HigherEd must keep showing up for our communities & make STEMM a national priority. 🧪
🔗 www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social
🔗 www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
@aaas.org @aaascsew.bsky.social
All people deserve to be included & contribute to the 🧪STEMM enterprise. Data is key to fair systems allowing America to leverage its rich talent, particularly for Queer & Trans scientists. Thank you @freemanjb.bsky.social & @democracynow.org for demanding public transparency & gov accountability!
We’re suing the Census Bureau to force the release of critical LGBTQ+ data.
Failing to release the data = failing to include LGBTQ+ people from policy decisions impacting health care, housing, employment, education, and more resources.
So we're demanding accountability.
Failing to release the data = failing to include LGBTQ+ people from policy decisions impacting health care, housing, employment, education, and more resources.
So we're demanding accountability.
September 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
All people deserve to be included & contribute to the 🧪STEMM enterprise. Data is key to fair systems allowing America to leverage its rich talent, particularly for Queer & Trans scientists. Thank you @freemanjb.bsky.social & @democracynow.org for demanding public transparency & gov accountability!
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Meet our #Maker2025 speakers! The @aaas.org HBCU Making and Innovation Showcase, supported by the National Science Foundation and VentureWell, starts next Thursday! Our opening plenary kicks off with seven members of our community of practice, ready to set the stage for the Maker students & faculty.
September 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Meet our #Maker2025 speakers! The @aaas.org HBCU Making and Innovation Showcase, supported by the National Science Foundation and VentureWell, starts next Thursday! Our opening plenary kicks off with seven members of our community of practice, ready to set the stage for the Maker students & faculty.
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Education is the enemy of fascism.
September 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Education is the enemy of fascism.
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The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 230+ Venezuelan immigrants it sent to El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the U.S. before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them, according to Homeland Security data.
(Published May)
(Published May)
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
September 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 230+ Venezuelan immigrants it sent to El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the U.S. before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them, according to Homeland Security data.
(Published May)
(Published May)
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Louise Boyd was born 138 years ago today. She used her gold mine inheritance to fund a series of scientific expeditions to Greenland in the 1930s to record the varieties of botanical life there, then carried out an extensive ethnographic study of Eastern Europe.
#WomenInSTEM #Botany 🌱🧪
#WomenInSTEM #Botany 🌱🧪
September 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Louise Boyd was born 138 years ago today. She used her gold mine inheritance to fund a series of scientific expeditions to Greenland in the 1930s to record the varieties of botanical life there, then carried out an extensive ethnographic study of Eastern Europe.
#WomenInSTEM #Botany 🌱🧪
#WomenInSTEM #Botany 🌱🧪
🥂✨ Golden Goose night! Celebrating the “odd-sounding” 🧪research that saves lives—like platinum chemo that turned testicular cancer survival from 10% to >90%, and cell-biology breakthroughs powering modern diagnostics. Federally funded basic science delivers. #GoldenGoose #ScienceMatters
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@aaas.org
September 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🥂✨ Golden Goose night! Celebrating the “odd-sounding” 🧪research that saves lives—like platinum chemo that turned testicular cancer survival from 10% to >90%, and cell-biology breakthroughs powering modern diagnostics. Federally funded basic science delivers. #GoldenGoose #ScienceMatters
@aaas.org
@aaas.org
The U.S. has led the #STEMM 🧪R&D & Education enterprise for decades thanks to shared values, international collab, & phil+fed funding. In 2022, we founded @stemmopportunity.bsky.social to jointly realize the change required to build a #workforce to power the future of innovation, science, & society.
The STEMM Opportunity Alliance is on Bluesky! SOA is committed to adding 20 million new STEMM workers to the U.S. economy by 2050. SOA's 250+ partners come from many sectors, but the backbone organization is housed right here at AAAS' Center for STEMM Education and Workforce.
SOA has brought people and orgs together to:
⦁ create the U.S.’ first national strategy for STEMM progress and prosperity
⦁ turn strategy into action plans
⦁ get excited to dig into those plans!
How do you collaborate with the #STEM education and workforce community?
#WorkforceDevelopmentMonth
⦁ create the U.S.’ first national strategy for STEMM progress and prosperity
⦁ turn strategy into action plans
⦁ get excited to dig into those plans!
How do you collaborate with the #STEM education and workforce community?
#WorkforceDevelopmentMonth
September 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The U.S. has led the #STEMM 🧪R&D & Education enterprise for decades thanks to shared values, international collab, & phil+fed funding. In 2022, we founded @stemmopportunity.bsky.social to jointly realize the change required to build a #workforce to power the future of innovation, science, & society.
Want a better 🧪STEMM ecosystem? We shape our world, and alignment & connection are essential to achieve great things. Join the @stemmopportunity.bsky.social to connect across the #STEMM education and workforce sectors during #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth and beyond.
@aaascsew.bsky.social @aaas.org
@aaascsew.bsky.social @aaas.org
September 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Want a better 🧪STEMM ecosystem? We shape our world, and alignment & connection are essential to achieve great things. Join the @stemmopportunity.bsky.social to connect across the #STEMM education and workforce sectors during #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth and beyond.
@aaascsew.bsky.social @aaas.org
@aaascsew.bsky.social @aaas.org
🧪We’re celebrating #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth this September! Join @aaascsew.bsky.social & @stemmopportunity.bsky.social this month to learn more about how STEMM jobs contribute to the U.S. economy and how SOA Partners are connecting education and workforce efforts to achieve great things.
@aaas.org
@aaas.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🧪We’re celebrating #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth this September! Join @aaascsew.bsky.social & @stemmopportunity.bsky.social this month to learn more about how STEMM jobs contribute to the U.S. economy and how SOA Partners are connecting education and workforce efforts to achieve great things.
@aaas.org
@aaas.org
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Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students
Trump officials have proposed a new rule limiting international students to fixed periods of entry, making a U.S. education more precarious.
www.forbes.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
1/7🧵Ignoring race, gender & income doesn’t deliver fairness—it deepens inequity. 🚫
Policies that erase demographic data in admissions don’t level the field. They hide barriers and advantage those already holding resources. Check out the evidence below!
#EduSky #SciSci @aaascsew.bsky.social 🧪 🎓
Policies that erase demographic data in admissions don’t level the field. They hide barriers and advantage those already holding resources. Check out the evidence below!
#EduSky #SciSci @aaascsew.bsky.social 🧪 🎓
August 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
1/7🧵Ignoring race, gender & income doesn’t deliver fairness—it deepens inequity. 🚫
Policies that erase demographic data in admissions don’t level the field. They hide barriers and advantage those already holding resources. Check out the evidence below!
#EduSky #SciSci @aaascsew.bsky.social 🧪 🎓
Policies that erase demographic data in admissions don’t level the field. They hide barriers and advantage those already holding resources. Check out the evidence below!
#EduSky #SciSci @aaascsew.bsky.social 🧪 🎓
🧪Can AI advance gender equality & inclusion?
Join the Just?Tech webinar Finding a Home for AI in Social Sustainability|4 Sept, 15–16 CEST|Speakers: Faheem Shah, Klaudia Mur & Pernilla Alexandersson
Register by 9/3 👉 forms.office.com/e/8HWqkkKtXg
@vinnova.bsky.social @aaascsew.bsky.social @liu.se
Join the Just?Tech webinar Finding a Home for AI in Social Sustainability|4 Sept, 15–16 CEST|Speakers: Faheem Shah, Klaudia Mur & Pernilla Alexandersson
Register by 9/3 👉 forms.office.com/e/8HWqkkKtXg
@vinnova.bsky.social @aaascsew.bsky.social @liu.se
August 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🧪Can AI advance gender equality & inclusion?
Join the Just?Tech webinar Finding a Home for AI in Social Sustainability|4 Sept, 15–16 CEST|Speakers: Faheem Shah, Klaudia Mur & Pernilla Alexandersson
Register by 9/3 👉 forms.office.com/e/8HWqkkKtXg
@vinnova.bsky.social @aaascsew.bsky.social @liu.se
Join the Just?Tech webinar Finding a Home for AI in Social Sustainability|4 Sept, 15–16 CEST|Speakers: Faheem Shah, Klaudia Mur & Pernilla Alexandersson
Register by 9/3 👉 forms.office.com/e/8HWqkkKtXg
@vinnova.bsky.social @aaascsew.bsky.social @liu.se
🧪What Can Science Philanthropy Do? issues.org/science-phil...
Conn et al argue for a strategy to align nongov actors to advance US #STEMMEcosystem - 100% AGREE - @stemmopportunity.bsky.social was created in 2022 & produced the US National STEMM Strategy stemmopportunity.org/national-str... @aaas.org
Conn et al argue for a strategy to align nongov actors to advance US #STEMMEcosystem - 100% AGREE - @stemmopportunity.bsky.social was created in 2022 & produced the US National STEMM Strategy stemmopportunity.org/national-str... @aaas.org
What Can Science Philanthropy Do?
With federal funding of science in disarray, philanthropy may become an even more important supporter of scientific research.
issues.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🧪What Can Science Philanthropy Do? issues.org/science-phil...
Conn et al argue for a strategy to align nongov actors to advance US #STEMMEcosystem - 100% AGREE - @stemmopportunity.bsky.social was created in 2022 & produced the US National STEMM Strategy stemmopportunity.org/national-str... @aaas.org
Conn et al argue for a strategy to align nongov actors to advance US #STEMMEcosystem - 100% AGREE - @stemmopportunity.bsky.social was created in 2022 & produced the US National STEMM Strategy stemmopportunity.org/national-str... @aaas.org
🧪 Innovation works best when it works for Everyone.
Oct 28 (12:00 CET), join Londa Schiebinger for a short but powerful talk on Gendered Innovations—tools to drive better tech, smarter design, & business opportunities.
Register: www.goto10.se/event/innova...
@vinnova.bsky.social @aaas.org @liu.se
Oct 28 (12:00 CET), join Londa Schiebinger for a short but powerful talk on Gendered Innovations—tools to drive better tech, smarter design, & business opportunities.
Register: www.goto10.se/event/innova...
@vinnova.bsky.social @aaas.org @liu.se
Innovating for Everyone: Lunch and Inspirational Talk on Gendered Innovation with Prof. Londa Schiebinger, Stanford University | Goto 10
Join us for an inspirational talk followed by a hands-on workshop, and discover how applying intersectional thinking can lead to more inclusive products, services, and business strategies - while unlo...
www.goto10.se
August 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🧪 Innovation works best when it works for Everyone.
Oct 28 (12:00 CET), join Londa Schiebinger for a short but powerful talk on Gendered Innovations—tools to drive better tech, smarter design, & business opportunities.
Register: www.goto10.se/event/innova...
@vinnova.bsky.social @aaas.org @liu.se
Oct 28 (12:00 CET), join Londa Schiebinger for a short but powerful talk on Gendered Innovations—tools to drive better tech, smarter design, & business opportunities.
Register: www.goto10.se/event/innova...
@vinnova.bsky.social @aaas.org @liu.se
🧪TODAY (8/13) 4-5:30 PM ET - Deep Dive into the #FAIRModel for #IndirectCostRates with Kelvin Droegemeier, hosted by @aaas.org!
#Science #SciSky #EduSky #HiEd @aceducation.bsky.social @aaup.org @acs.org @agu.org @aeraedresearch.bsky.social
#Science #SciSky #EduSky #HiEd @aceducation.bsky.social @aaup.org @acs.org @agu.org @aeraedresearch.bsky.social
Timely opportunity for the research community: Learn about the Financial Accountability in Research (FAIR) Model on indirect costs at AAAS' public town hall this Wednesday, Aug. 13, 4–5:30 pm ET. Register now: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🧪TODAY (8/13) 4-5:30 PM ET - Deep Dive into the #FAIRModel for #IndirectCostRates with Kelvin Droegemeier, hosted by @aaas.org!
#Science #SciSky #EduSky #HiEd @aceducation.bsky.social @aaup.org @acs.org @agu.org @aeraedresearch.bsky.social
#Science #SciSky #EduSky #HiEd @aceducation.bsky.social @aaup.org @acs.org @agu.org @aeraedresearch.bsky.social
🧪Could lithium stave off Alzheimer’s disease? | @science.org | @aaas.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Could lithium stave off Alzheimer’s disease?
The metal is depleted in brains of people with disease and can reverse memory symptoms in mice, new study shows
www.science.org
August 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🧪Could lithium stave off Alzheimer’s disease? | @science.org | @aaas.org www.science.org/content/arti...
PHENOMENAL READ!
"The settlement narrows Columbia’s autonomy with respect to admissions, the hiring and promotion of faculty, and curriculum—all aspects of what the Supreme Court has called the “essential freedoms” of the university."
#EduSky 🧪 #SciSky #HiEd @aceducation.bsky.social @aaup.org #AAU
"The settlement narrows Columbia’s autonomy with respect to admissions, the hiring and promotion of faculty, and curriculum—all aspects of what the Supreme Court has called the “essential freedoms” of the university."
#EduSky 🧪 #SciSky #HiEd @aceducation.bsky.social @aaup.org #AAU
This morning, members of the Knight Institute’s leadership team published a critical analysis of Columbia University’s settlement agreement with the Trump administration. Read the full analysis here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/what-th...
What the Columbia Settlement Really Means
knightcolumbia.org
August 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We the people have a right to valid and reliable data for public transparency and government accountability. Instead of embracing data to achieve their promises to America, the current administration denies and hides data and then exploits the American people with misinformation.
a sarcastic Bernie Sanders: "Why not? When you get bad news, fire the guy who delivered the news. I think that's sensible policy."
August 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We the people have a right to valid and reliable data for public transparency and government accountability. Instead of embracing data to achieve their promises to America, the current administration denies and hides data and then exploits the American people with misinformation.