Dr. Cynthia Chang
@drcynthiacchang.bsky.social
she/her/hers | Mom | Ecologist | Associate Professor
@UWBothell | thinks about plant community assembly and succession; inclusion in STEM
@UWBothell | thinks about plant community assembly and succession; inclusion in STEM
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Each Friday, I summarize what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪 (Failed to post here this weekend)
Week 36:
- Reinstatement of UCLA funding
- analysis of H1B visa impacts
- pocket rescissions, "domestic terrorism" & so much more
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Week 36:
- Reinstatement of UCLA funding
- analysis of H1B visa impacts
- pocket rescissions, "domestic terrorism" & so much more
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Meeting the Moment
Hi! I’m Liz Neeley and I’m glad you’re here. Each Friday evening, I write a summary of the week’s events in science and higher education. I pull together roughly three bulleted paragraphs about what ...
buttondown.email
October 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Each Friday, I summarize what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪 (Failed to post here this weekend)
Week 36:
- Reinstatement of UCLA funding
- analysis of H1B visa impacts
- pocket rescissions, "domestic terrorism" & so much more
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
Week 36:
- Reinstatement of UCLA funding
- analysis of H1B visa impacts
- pocket rescissions, "domestic terrorism" & so much more
buttondown.email/liminalcreat...
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I'm a current Harvard graduate student and I found out today that I had my NSF GRFP terminated without notification. I was awarded this individual research fellowship before even choosing Harvard as my graduate school
May 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm a current Harvard graduate student and I found out today that I had my NSF GRFP terminated without notification. I was awarded this individual research fellowship before even choosing Harvard as my graduate school
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All NSF GRFPs to students choosing to attend Harvard in the Fall were just terminated
May 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
All NSF GRFPs to students choosing to attend Harvard in the Fall were just terminated
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Under its new leadership — who spread misinformation throughout the pandemic — the FDA announced it will limit all Covid vaccines to adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions.
Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
May 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Under its new leadership — who spread misinformation throughout the pandemic — the FDA announced it will limit all Covid vaccines to adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions.
Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
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Takes five seconds, and might mean you can still get COVID boosters.
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Takes five seconds, and might mean you can still get COVID boosters.
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Our uni has good policies for this on campus but I'm not sure they're prepared to do anything if our colleagues are snatched around town. Vulnerable folks: please don't go anywhere alone right now. If you live in CU I'll drive you door to door if you don't have a buddy.
🧵Masked ICE thugs attempted to abduct the school nurse at Cooke Elementary School, located in the densely populated Adams Morgan section of DC. Workers at the school intervened, demanding a warrant and holding up their phones and ICE scurried off without making their arrest.
March 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Our uni has good policies for this on campus but I'm not sure they're prepared to do anything if our colleagues are snatched around town. Vulnerable folks: please don't go anywhere alone right now. If you live in CU I'll drive you door to door if you don't have a buddy.
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March 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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What's happening to Rumeysa Ozturk is devastating and unjust - we should ALL be concerned about the federal government detaining law-abiding civilians off the street.
My office continues to be in touch with Rumeysa's attorneys about how we can be supportive.
My office continues to be in touch with Rumeysa's attorneys about how we can be supportive.
March 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What's happening to Rumeysa Ozturk is devastating and unjust - we should ALL be concerned about the federal government detaining law-abiding civilians off the street.
My office continues to be in touch with Rumeysa's attorneys about how we can be supportive.
My office continues to be in touch with Rumeysa's attorneys about how we can be supportive.
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This is much more worrisome than the attack on Columbia because public universities, especially in poor states, do not have an endowment to help keep the institution running.
I'm appalled by the USDA's decision to pause funding to the University of Maine System.
This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.
Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.
This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.
Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.
USDA halts more than $100M in funding for University of Maine System programs
The move temporarily pauses USDA funding for Maine's university system after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off the state over Maine's decision to allow transgender athletes to compete in sp...
www.pressherald.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is much more worrisome than the attack on Columbia because public universities, especially in poor states, do not have an endowment to help keep the institution running.
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They have to review and respond to every unique comment by law, so every message you send below supports efforts to block this policy from further harming trans people.
Trans people need accurate passports that allow them to travel safely.
Tell the State Department: Hands off our passports.
Tell the State Department: Hands off our passports.
Hands Off Our Passports: Stop Attacking Transgender Americans
The Trump administration is denying accurate passports to trans, intersex, and nonbinary people – so I’m joining the ACLU to fight back. Urge the State Department to reject this dangerous attack on ou...
action.aclu.org
March 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
They have to review and respond to every unique comment by law, so every message you send below supports efforts to block this policy from further harming trans people.
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🧪🚨 NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) has halted making nearly all new awards since inauguration day.
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
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Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
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March 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🧪🚨 NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) has halted making nearly all new awards since inauguration day.
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience
Thread👇🧵
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There is a lot of misinformation going around about the mass firing of federal employees. If you were laid off, please share your story (anonymously) here: peopletrumpfired.com We aim to have thousands of stories, more than the media could hope to cover, publicly available in a neutral space.
People Trump Fired – A place for workers to speak.
peopletrumpfired.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There is a lot of misinformation going around about the mass firing of federal employees. If you were laid off, please share your story (anonymously) here: peopletrumpfired.com We aim to have thousands of stories, more than the media could hope to cover, publicly available in a neutral space.
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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NEW: Trump actions on science may affect a generation as pauses + cuts in graduate admissions begin. “We had just flown them out, we told them we love you, we want to admit you, and then everything just stopped." "It's freezing everybody into inaction."
www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/t...
Graduate student admissions paused and cut back as universities react to Trump orders on research
In response to Trump science policies, universities are accepting fewer graduate students than normal and freezing positions, STAT has learned.
www.statnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
NEW: Trump actions on science may affect a generation as pauses + cuts in graduate admissions begin. “We had just flown them out, we told them we love you, we want to admit you, and then everything just stopped." "It's freezing everybody into inaction."
www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/t...
The committee on Science, Space, and Technology are collecting testimony of Federal employees fired in the past days. Please share with your colleagues and friends. The more testimony, the better we can argue against this injustice.
Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
democrats-science.house.gov
February 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The committee on Science, Space, and Technology are collecting testimony of Federal employees fired in the past days. Please share with your colleagues and friends. The more testimony, the better we can argue against this injustice.
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With science under attack in all areas of research, including climate change, repro health, & public health, political advocacy is more important than ever. @csldf.org offers free legal resources for scientists to engage safely & effectively in political advocacy. www.csldf.org/political-ac...
February 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
With science under attack in all areas of research, including climate change, repro health, & public health, political advocacy is more important than ever. @csldf.org offers free legal resources for scientists to engage safely & effectively in political advocacy. www.csldf.org/political-ac...
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Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut.
This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
February 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut.
This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
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1/ Within one week of releasing our action alert, almost 10k UCS supporters have sent emails to their members of Congress to support the passing of the Scientific Integrity (SI) Act. Looking for a quick way to add your voice and support for Scientific Integrity? Use the link below!
Urge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal Scientists
Scientists working for the federal government need safeguards to do evidence-based work and to inform our nation’s policymaking without political interference. Urge Congress to support the Scientific ...
secure.ucsusa.org
February 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
1/ Within one week of releasing our action alert, almost 10k UCS supporters have sent emails to their members of Congress to support the passing of the Scientific Integrity (SI) Act. Looking for a quick way to add your voice and support for Scientific Integrity? Use the link below!
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An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Grassroots college leader group resists anti-DEI legislation
Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.
www.insidehighered.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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I'm starting to hear that NSF firings have begun. If you're affected and want to talk, please reach out via signal @jonlambert.12
Dear NSF scientists and staff:
If you're looking to talk to a journalist about what's going on at the agency, please reach out (from a non-governmental phone/computer) via signal @jonlambert.12
If you're looking to talk to a journalist about what's going on at the agency, please reach out (from a non-governmental phone/computer) via signal @jonlambert.12
February 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm starting to hear that NSF firings have begun. If you're affected and want to talk, please reach out via signal @jonlambert.12
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Colleagues, including my partner, with years of service at the agency. Some Permanent POs reclassified as Probationary. Exceptional scientists who were former professors at major institutions, and came to NSF to serve the community and ensure science thrives in the US.
February 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Colleagues, including my partner, with years of service at the agency. Some Permanent POs reclassified as Probationary. Exceptional scientists who were former professors at major institutions, and came to NSF to serve the community and ensure science thrives in the US.
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Firings happening right now at the NSF.
February 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Firings happening right now at the NSF.