Diasynou Fioravante
@diasynou.bsky.social
Associate professor of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior at the University of California Davis |🇬🇷👩🔬🇺🇸|🧠|🐁| opinions my own
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Very interesting work by the Yin lab! 🤔
Really interesting work by Bakhurin and colleagues challenging the reward prediction error hypothesis of dopamine:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I love this figure which both echoes and undermines the famous figure from Schultz et al. (1997).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I love this figure which both echoes and undermines the famous figure from Schultz et al. (1997).
October 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Very interesting work by the Yin lab! 🤔
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...
big thanks to #dulaclab.bsky.social and all the speakers at #cncn25 for amazing talks these past 3 days!
August 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
big thanks to #dulaclab.bsky.social and all the speakers at #cncn25 for amazing talks these past 3 days!
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ICYMI, the eye-popper in today's PPI: a 39% rise in wholesale fresh vegetable prices.
It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/14/i...
It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/14/i...
Veggie-flation strikes, with a warning for grocery prices
No matter what the official data shows, consumers "feel" inflation when grocery prices rise.
www.axios.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
ICYMI, the eye-popper in today's PPI: a 39% rise in wholesale fresh vegetable prices.
It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/14/i...
It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/14/i...
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Defense and Labor-HHS-Education bills outlining the 2026 R&D spending for the NSF, NIH and others- from AAAS
August 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Defense and Labor-HHS-Education bills outlining the 2026 R&D spending for the NSF, NIH and others- from AAAS
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In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists who were about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant applications for the US agency, Nature has learnt.
go.nature.com/3TEw7GN
go.nature.com/3TEw7GN
Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities
The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.
go.nature.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists who were about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant applications for the US agency, Nature has learnt.
go.nature.com/3TEw7GN
go.nature.com/3TEw7GN
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Not feeding into the Bluesky debate but I would love to see more academics sharing papers on here. Revive the ‘ol “here’s a thread about this paper” thing. I think it’s good for the information ecosystem.
June 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Not feeding into the Bluesky debate but I would love to see more academics sharing papers on here. Revive the ‘ol “here’s a thread about this paper” thing. I think it’s good for the information ecosystem.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
Breaking now: Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students is Halted www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Breaking now: Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students is Halted www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
🥼UC Davis announced today that 7 undergraduate research programs, including PREP@UCDavis, are discontinued after having received termination notices. The loss of these programs is a major setback for student support and the future of biotechnology, healthcare, and the educational workforce.
May 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🥼UC Davis announced today that 7 undergraduate research programs, including PREP@UCDavis, are discontinued after having received termination notices. The loss of these programs is a major setback for student support and the future of biotechnology, healthcare, and the educational workforce.
On the lighter side... apparently May 9 is Lost Sock Memorial Day...🧦
May 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
On the lighter side... apparently May 9 is Lost Sock Memorial Day...🧦
😢😠😱 experiencing so many emotions as thousands of us keep losing the jobs we love and worked hard for every day. What is happening to the American Dream??
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
Columbia Lays Off Nearly 180 People Because of Trump Research Cuts
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
😢😠😱 experiencing so many emotions as thousands of us keep losing the jobs we love and worked hard for every day. What is happening to the American Dream??
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
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“Science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party.”
EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent.
In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.
EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent.
In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.
May 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“Science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party.”
EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent.
In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.
EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent.
In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.
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Carl Sagan on sensible military spending and climate change.
May 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Carl Sagan on sensible military spending and climate change.
An executive order signed last night ends federal funding for NPR and PBS. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS
The Trump administration has accused the two broadcasters of using public funds to produce biased coverage and “left-wing propaganda.”
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
An executive order signed last night ends federal funding for NPR and PBS. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
My quote of the dy
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
Winston Churchill
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
Winston Churchill
April 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
US Applicant Week
www.grad.ubc.ca
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
feeling energized and a bit more hopeful this evening after two days of exciting scientific discussions at study section. Science rocks! 🤘🤘
April 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
feeling energized and a bit more hopeful this evening after two days of exciting scientific discussions at study section. Science rocks! 🤘🤘
Charlie DiCarli of UC Davis is one of the nation’s top researchers on dementia and Alzheimer's. His research project involving 28 clinical/research sites across the country and 1,700 participants is canceled on the grounds that it perpetuated a DEI agenda. 😱
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
April 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Charlie DiCarli of UC Davis is one of the nation’s top researchers on dementia and Alzheimer's. His research project involving 28 clinical/research sites across the country and 1,700 participants is canceled on the grounds that it perpetuated a DEI agenda. 😱
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
🚨Is this fair? Is it legal?🚨
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/t...
April 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🚨Is this fair? Is it legal?🚨
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/t...
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March 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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