Adriana Bankston
@abankston.bsky.social
Advocate for scientific research and innovation. @aaas-stpf.bsky.social program alumni. Former: Research advocacy w/ @uofcalifornia.bsky.social @sfn.org. http://adrianabankston.com #researchpolicy #policyforscience #STEMed #STEMworkforce #futureofSTEM
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Adriana Bankston
@abankston.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Thanks @aaas-stpf.bsky.social for this fellowships focus article in the latest newsletter detailing my recently concluded year in #Congress with @repbillfoster.bsky.social! Read more: bit.ly/4gt0OsW @asgct.bsky.social @aaas.org #scipol
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Curious how scientists influence policy? Join @abankston.bsky.social on Nov 13, 12–1 p.m. EST, for "From the lab to the legislature" and learn how your research experience can drive change in Congress. Register now: buff.ly/kDO5sln 🔗
October 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Curious how scientists influence policy? Join @abankston.bsky.social on Nov 13, 12–1 p.m. EST, for "From the lab to the legislature" and learn how your research experience can drive change in Congress. Register now: buff.ly/kDO5sln 🔗
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Career Advice | From Training to Thriving: Building Systems That Support International Scientists
Universities and professional organizations can take practical steps to remove systemic barriers faced by international Ph.D. students and postdocs in their career planning. https://bit.ly/3LuxbfE
Universities and professional organizations can take practical steps to remove systemic barriers faced by international Ph.D. students and postdocs in their career planning. https://bit.ly/3LuxbfE
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Career Advice | From Training to Thriving: Building Systems That Support International Scientists
Universities and professional organizations can take practical steps to remove systemic barriers faced by international Ph.D. students and postdocs in their career planning. https://bit.ly/3LuxbfE
Universities and professional organizations can take practical steps to remove systemic barriers faced by international Ph.D. students and postdocs in their career planning. https://bit.ly/3LuxbfE
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The pipeline for Ph.D.s out of U.S. universities is shrinking www.axios.com/2025/10/26/p...
The pipeline for Ph.D.s out of U.S. universities is shrinking
America graduates more Ph.D.s than any other country. They go on to invent things, cure diseases and win Nobel Prizes. But admission slots are disappearing.
www.axios.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The pipeline for Ph.D.s out of U.S. universities is shrinking www.axios.com/2025/10/26/p...
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Some doctoral programmes in the US are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding
go.nature.com/4o63boK
go.nature.com/4o63boK
US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold
Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.
go.nature.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Some doctoral programmes in the US are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding
go.nature.com/4o63boK
go.nature.com/4o63boK
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The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years.
William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for…
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years.
William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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A study imagined NIH with 40% less funding. The result? More than half of FDA-approved drugs since 2000 might not exist. Basic research dollars have real-world impact.
buff.ly/CIfauh4
buff.ly/CIfauh4
Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why
The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support research that has a clearer eventual payoff.
buff.ly
October 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A study imagined NIH with 40% less funding. The result? More than half of FDA-approved drugs since 2000 might not exist. Basic research dollars have real-world impact.
buff.ly/CIfauh4
buff.ly/CIfauh4
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Even if the cuts were reversed today, former OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar said the Trump administration’s “destruction” will have yearslong impact. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/ex-ostp-dire...
Ex-OSTP director: Trump funding cuts are ‘assault’ on public research investment
Even if the cuts were reversed today, former OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar said the Trump administration’s “destruction” will have yearslong impact.
fedscoop.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Even if the cuts were reversed today, former OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar said the Trump administration’s “destruction” will have yearslong impact. via @madialder.bsky.social fedscoop.com/ex-ostp-dire...
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Two Nobel-winning economists are moving to Europe from an elite US university, becoming the latest academics to leave the country during Donald Trump’s second term
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Married Nobel prize-winning economists move from US to Europe
Other recent departures from Trump’s America include expert on antifascism who fled to Spain after receiving death threats
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Two Nobel-winning economists are moving to Europe from an elite US university, becoming the latest academics to leave the country during Donald Trump’s second term
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
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This op-ed is excellent and I encourage everyone to read it.
Universities must reject the Trump compact.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Universities must reject the Trump compact.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This op-ed is excellent and I encourage everyone to read it.
Universities must reject the Trump compact.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Universities must reject the Trump compact.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...
Excited to co-author a chapter on #systemic reforms and #policy change for the #academic #research community in @sonali-m-19.bsky.social's book supporting #international #scientists!
The book will be out Oct 28. Pre-order it @ucpress.bsky.social w/ 30% discount code UCPSAVE30: bit.ly/4oj7DjN.
The book will be out Oct 28. Pre-order it @ucpress.bsky.social w/ 30% discount code UCPSAVE30: bit.ly/4oj7DjN.
October 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Excited to co-author a chapter on #systemic reforms and #policy change for the #academic #research community in @sonali-m-19.bsky.social's book supporting #international #scientists!
The book will be out Oct 28. Pre-order it @ucpress.bsky.social w/ 30% discount code UCPSAVE30: bit.ly/4oj7DjN.
The book will be out Oct 28. Pre-order it @ucpress.bsky.social w/ 30% discount code UCPSAVE30: bit.ly/4oj7DjN.
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How far can NSF bend before it breaks? Science looks at what's happened to the agency under Trump. www.science.org/content/arti...
Under Trump, NSF faces worst crisis in its 75-year history
Political directives have undermined agency's independence and record of supporting the best basic research
www.science.org
September 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How far can NSF bend before it breaks? Science looks at what's happened to the agency under Trump. www.science.org/content/arti...
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White House Funding Cuts to the National Science Foundation Threaten America’s Global Leadership in Science
joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/white-hous...
new long-form post joint with @malar0ne.bsky.social, @cl10.bsky.social and @asinclair.bsky.social
joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/white-hous...
new long-form post joint with @malar0ne.bsky.social, @cl10.bsky.social and @asinclair.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
White House Funding Cuts to the National Science Foundation Threaten America’s Global Leadership in Science
joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/white-hous...
new long-form post joint with @malar0ne.bsky.social, @cl10.bsky.social and @asinclair.bsky.social
joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/white-hous...
new long-form post joint with @malar0ne.bsky.social, @cl10.bsky.social and @asinclair.bsky.social
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Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
www.science.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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On October 10th at 9 a.m. ET, join AAU, in coordination with the Congressional Research and Development Caucus, for a briefing to discuss the path ahead for discovery science enabled by artificial intelligence. More information:
AAU-Congressional R&D Caucus Briefing on AI-Enabled Science | Association of American Universities (AAU)
The Association of American Universities Invites You to a Briefing on AI-Enabled Science
www.aau.edu
September 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
On October 10th at 9 a.m. ET, join AAU, in coordination with the Congressional Research and Development Caucus, for a briefing to discuss the path ahead for discovery science enabled by artificial intelligence. More information:
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What happens to science when Congress hits pause?
Join us Sept 25 at 2 pm ET for a timely briefing with Gil Ruiz on the Continuing Resolution, shutdown threats, and what it all means for science & policy.
luma.com/sdx13fky
Join us Sept 25 at 2 pm ET for a timely briefing with Gil Ruiz on the Continuing Resolution, shutdown threats, and what it all means for science & policy.
luma.com/sdx13fky
Science and Tech Updates from the Hill · Zoom · Luma
Join us on Friday, September 26 at 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT for a timely briefing with Gil Ruiz, Director of Government Affairs, who will share the latest…
luma.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What happens to science when Congress hits pause?
Join us Sept 25 at 2 pm ET for a timely briefing with Gil Ruiz on the Continuing Resolution, shutdown threats, and what it all means for science & policy.
luma.com/sdx13fky
Join us Sept 25 at 2 pm ET for a timely briefing with Gil Ruiz on the Continuing Resolution, shutdown threats, and what it all means for science & policy.
luma.com/sdx13fky
Thanks @aaas-stpf.bsky.social for this fellowships focus article in the latest newsletter detailing my recently concluded year in #Congress with @repbillfoster.bsky.social! Read more: bit.ly/4gt0OsW @asgct.bsky.social @aaas.org #scipol
September 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thanks @aaas-stpf.bsky.social for this fellowships focus article in the latest newsletter detailing my recently concluded year in #Congress with @repbillfoster.bsky.social! Read more: bit.ly/4gt0OsW @asgct.bsky.social @aaas.org #scipol
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🗞️ We're excited to share a feature in the NIH Record about @friendsofnibib.bsky.social's first coalition event!
Last month, ~50 congressional staffers visited NIBIB for demonstrations, intramural lab tours, and remarks by Dr. Bruce Tromberg (NIBIB Director) 👇
nihrecord.nih.gov/2025/08/15/n...
Last month, ~50 congressional staffers visited NIBIB for demonstrations, intramural lab tours, and remarks by Dr. Bruce Tromberg (NIBIB Director) 👇
nihrecord.nih.gov/2025/08/15/n...
NIH Demystifies Vital Biomedical Tech for Congressional Staff
NIH biomedical engineers and imaging researchers recently welcomed 45 visitors from Capitol Hill, providing a glimpse of transformative medical technologies on the horizon, underscoring the crucial ro...
nihrecord.nih.gov
August 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🗞️ We're excited to share a feature in the NIH Record about @friendsofnibib.bsky.social's first coalition event!
Last month, ~50 congressional staffers visited NIBIB for demonstrations, intramural lab tours, and remarks by Dr. Bruce Tromberg (NIBIB Director) 👇
nihrecord.nih.gov/2025/08/15/n...
Last month, ~50 congressional staffers visited NIBIB for demonstrations, intramural lab tours, and remarks by Dr. Bruce Tromberg (NIBIB Director) 👇
nihrecord.nih.gov/2025/08/15/n...
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The Supreme Court’s decision to let Trump cancel $780M in NIH research grants is a dangerous setback.
Science thrives on diverse voices and expertise. When it’s politicized, we all lose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
Science thrives on diverse voices and expertise. When it’s politicized, we all lose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research
The court’s order was fractured, with the justices splitting over whether individual cancellations and the policy behind them could be challenged in a federal trial court.
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Supreme Court’s decision to let Trump cancel $780M in NIH research grants is a dangerous setback.
Science thrives on diverse voices and expertise. When it’s politicized, we all lose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
Science thrives on diverse voices and expertise. When it’s politicized, we all lose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
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Our piece is out in SciTech Forefront!
Check it out here:
medium.com/scitech-fore...
Disclaimer: I am NO LONGER part of @standupforscience.bsky.social & haven't been affiliated for months! Was just part of the original team that organized March 7 😊
Check it out here:
medium.com/scitech-fore...
Disclaimer: I am NO LONGER part of @standupforscience.bsky.social & haven't been affiliated for months! Was just part of the original team that organized March 7 😊
Science Funding Cuts Break the Research Pipeline
Subtitle: It Was Leaky. With Cuts to Scientific Funding, It’s Now Breaking. We Must Repair the Pipeline for Early Career Researchers…
medium.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Our piece is out in SciTech Forefront!
Check it out here:
medium.com/scitech-fore...
Disclaimer: I am NO LONGER part of @standupforscience.bsky.social & haven't been affiliated for months! Was just part of the original team that organized March 7 😊
Check it out here:
medium.com/scitech-fore...
Disclaimer: I am NO LONGER part of @standupforscience.bsky.social & haven't been affiliated for months! Was just part of the original team that organized March 7 😊
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"A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the National Science Foundation to restore about 300 grants to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) that it suspended on 30 July, saying the agency violated a preliminary injunction she issued in June…"
Judge tells NSF to reinstate suspended UCLA grants
Ruling comes as government seeks settlement with UCLA on larger set of suspended grants
www.science.org
August 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the National Science Foundation to restore about 300 grants to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) that it suspended on 30 July, saying the agency violated a preliminary injunction she issued in June…"
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Trump’s cuts to science & innovation could stall innovation, eliminate jobs, and undermine U.S. global competitiveness. @alondra.bsky.social explains for @TheHill.com:
The administration is attacking America’s opportunity engine
The damage is already apparent. A future Congress may want to restore funding, but talent pipelines, lab capacity and institutional knowledge cannot simply be switched back on.
thehill.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump’s cuts to science & innovation could stall innovation, eliminate jobs, and undermine U.S. global competitiveness. @alondra.bsky.social explains for @TheHill.com:
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A lack of sustained federal funding, deteriorating research infrastructure and networks, restrictive immigration policies, and waning international collaboration are creating a full-scale American Brain Drain.
We went to the Hill last month to talk about it.
fas.org/publication/...
We went to the Hill last month to talk about it.
fas.org/publication/...
Stemming the American Brain Drain
A lack of sustained federal funding, deteriorating research infrastructure and networks, restrictive immigration policies, and waning international collaboration are driving this erosion into a full-s...
fas.org
August 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A lack of sustained federal funding, deteriorating research infrastructure and networks, restrictive immigration policies, and waning international collaboration are creating a full-scale American Brain Drain.
We went to the Hill last month to talk about it.
fas.org/publication/...
We went to the Hill last month to talk about it.
fas.org/publication/...
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“A jolt to American universities”: In a new #ScienceEditorial, H. Holden Thorp reflects on the implications of Columbia University’s recent deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding for research. scim.ag/3H3MES0
July 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“A jolt to American universities”: In a new #ScienceEditorial, H. Holden Thorp reflects on the implications of Columbia University’s recent deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding for research. scim.ag/3H3MES0