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nihfellowsunited.bsky.social
A thread: NIH Fellows United is committed to showing up, even when leadership won’t. 🧪
May 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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tderyugina.bsky.social
If you're a professor, you have a LOT of power. Not to freak you out, but authoritarian regimes' favorite first move is to shut down the intellectuals in one way or another. Which means you're a threat to them.

Use your power. Speak out. Go on TV. Give interviews. Be loud!
March 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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altnih4science.bsky.social
NIH is a hot mess now but don't miss this on the lies from the NSF director.
davidimiller.bsky.social Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Mar 12
🧪 The NSF director is lying to you.

Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
Long letter from NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, available here: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Letter-to-the-Community.pdf
March 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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gabrielwinant.bsky.social
Here is an open letter signed from UChicago AAUP signed by over 200 faculty to our administration on what we believe this moment requires:
uchicagoaaup.wordpress.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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standupforscience.bsky.social
What’s in yesterday's House Continuing Resolution? Major shifts in U.S. health spending you should know about:

HRSA cut by $891 million
NIH CURES Act cut by $280 million
Children & Families Services cut by $40 million

These cuts hit essential services and future innovation. 🧵⬇️
(2) Under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Health Resources and Services Admin12 istration—HRSA-Wide Activities and Program Support’’, by substituting ‘‘$219,588,000’’ for ‘‘$1,110,376,000’’ and by substituting ‘‘$0’’ for ‘‘$890,788,000’’ SEC. 1905. Notwithstanding section 1101 of this Act, the level for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—National Institutes of Health—NIH Innovation Account, CURES Act’’ shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$127,000,000’’ for ‘‘$407,000,000’’. Under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Children and Families Services Programs’’, by substituting ‘‘$14,789,089,000’’ for ‘‘$14,829,100,000’’ and by substituting ‘‘$0’’ for ‘‘$40,011,000’’
March 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM