Claire R. McNellan
@clairemcn.bsky.social
• Assistant Prof in the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
• Child protection systems, social epi & child maltreatment, & the role of policy in promoting maternal-child health/safety
• Child protection systems, social epi & child maltreatment, & the role of policy in promoting maternal-child health/safety
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The FY26 federal budget proposal was released on Friday and SAVIR ED Christen Rexing has shared a statement on how disinvestment in injury and violence prevention research would harm American families. Learn more: buff.ly/NNpa6rx
June 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The FY26 federal budget proposal was released on Friday and SAVIR ED Christen Rexing has shared a statement on how disinvestment in injury and violence prevention research would harm American families. Learn more: buff.ly/NNpa6rx
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The termination of NIH grants threatens scientific freedom & could erase entire research fields for political reasons
When research is stifled by political rhetoric, every American suffers
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When research is stifled by political rhetoric, every American suffers
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April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The termination of NIH grants threatens scientific freedom & could erase entire research fields for political reasons
When research is stifled by political rhetoric, every American suffers
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When research is stifled by political rhetoric, every American suffers
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Thank you Rep Auchincloss.
This is the best 3 min summary of why the whole of the US should be supporting research and scientific discovery.
@jeremymberg.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social @repauchincloss.bsky.social @faseborg.bsky.social
x.com/RepAuchinclo...
This is the best 3 min summary of why the whole of the US should be supporting research and scientific discovery.
@jeremymberg.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social @repauchincloss.bsky.social @faseborg.bsky.social
x.com/RepAuchinclo...
Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 on X: "Basic science is inspired by curiosity, accountable to evidence, and subject to peer review. Politics should have no role. https://t.co/VOsahnI7cg" / X
Basic science is inspired by curiosity, accountable to evidence, and subject to peer review. Politics should have no role. https://t.co/VOsahnI7cg
x.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Thank you Rep Auchincloss.
This is the best 3 min summary of why the whole of the US should be supporting research and scientific discovery.
@jeremymberg.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social @repauchincloss.bsky.social @faseborg.bsky.social
x.com/RepAuchinclo...
This is the best 3 min summary of why the whole of the US should be supporting research and scientific discovery.
@jeremymberg.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social @repauchincloss.bsky.social @faseborg.bsky.social
x.com/RepAuchinclo...
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Made some slides for scientists to talk about what's been happening & what we should do next. There are probably many people better qualified than me to talk about these issues. If that's you, please, please, please consider holding some virtual advocacy training sessions for researchers this week.
The War on Science (Feb 2025 teach-in draft)
The War on Science What’s happening? What can we do about it? An interactive teach-in for biomedical researchers Please share, modify, and repurpose this template presentation (with credit). Good luck...
docs.google.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Made some slides for scientists to talk about what's been happening & what we should do next. There are probably many people better qualified than me to talk about these issues. If that's you, please, please, please consider holding some virtual advocacy training sessions for researchers this week.
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Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
2025 Study section tracking
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February 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Wondering if your study section cancelled? I update this sheet daily. As of today, 56/124 study sections that should have met since Jan 2, 2025 have "not met as scheduled." docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Inspired by @charlesgaba.com's Herculean effort to post all Wayback URLs from the CDC website (including pages that have recently been deleted), I built this GitHub repo to share Wayback links to all CDC website pages, and will add more websites when I get a chance github.com/Niema-Lab/Go...
February 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Inspired by @charlesgaba.com's Herculean effort to post all Wayback URLs from the CDC website (including pages that have recently been deleted), I built this GitHub repo to share Wayback links to all CDC website pages, and will add more websites when I get a chance github.com/Niema-Lab/Go...
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Academic Skyers: I am compiling a list of policies and statements from various universities about how they are handling the "pause" in terms of stopping expenditures (or not).
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
January 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Academic Skyers: I am compiling a list of policies and statements from various universities about how they are handling the "pause" in terms of stopping expenditures (or not).
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
Please respond to this post with your institution and materials.
THANK YOU!
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The Trump Administration’s action to suspend all federal grants & loans will have a devastating impact on the health and well-being of millions of children, seniors on fixed incomes, and the most vulnerable people in our country.
It is a dangerous move towards authoritarianism.
It is a dangerous move towards authoritarianism.
January 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The Trump Administration’s action to suspend all federal grants & loans will have a devastating impact on the health and well-being of millions of children, seniors on fixed incomes, and the most vulnerable people in our country.
It is a dangerous move towards authoritarianism.
It is a dangerous move towards authoritarianism.
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An explainer about how health research funding happens and why this NIH funding cycle shutdown matters: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | I’m a health researcher. NIH’s pause on research grants could have a devastating cost.
This is a potentially devastating event — not just for the scientific community, but for all Americans.
www.msnbc.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
An explainer about how health research funding happens and why this NIH funding cycle shutdown matters: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Communications shutdown. Travel ban. Canceled study sections. Now a hiring freeze?
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
January 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Communications shutdown. Travel ban. Canceled study sections. Now a hiring freeze?
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
Shutting down the NIH indefinitely without stated cause is literally an act of sabotage.
Left: yesterday. Right: today.
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All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.