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Emma Courtney

@emmalovesscience.bsky.social

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PhD candidate at CSHL in Cancer Biology, co-founder of @scopepolicy.bsky.social, @sciforgood.bsky.social, previously co-founder of @standupforscience.bsky.social ☀️

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Emma Courtney

@emmalovesscience.bsky.social

Sharing some news I'm excited about!

SCOPE (Science Careers and Opportunities in Policy and Education, @scopepolicy.bsky.social) is recruiting for new volunteer leadership roles.

If you’re an undergrad, grad student, or early-career scientist interested in science + society, this is for you!

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October 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM

Emma Courtney

@emmalovesscience.bsky.social

In case you missed what happened to covid.gov in April — here’s a before-and-after snapshot of the site.

Imagine the same thing happening to climate.gov.

These sites exist so people can get clear, trusted facts.

covid.gov on April 16th, with information about COVID including a toolkit for vaccines, treatment, and testing, and information about long COVID.

covid.gov on April 18th, updated to showcase the lab leak hypothesis with an image of Trump. There are points below that are suggesting that the virus was leaked from a lab. Information about treatment and testing has been removed.

June 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM

Emma Courtney

@emmalovesscience.bsky.social

☀️🚨 Applications now open for SCOPE's FREE course on science communication across traditional + new media!

Learn to combat misinformation, create your own content, and connect with experts.

🌱 Apply by May 10, & share with anyone interested! scopepolicy.org/new-media-co...

@scopepolicy.bsky.social

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Apply at scopepolicy.org
SCOPE."

May 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM

Emma Courtney

@emmalovesscience.bsky.social

Today's piece in the @financialtimes.com lays out what’s truly at stake with the proposed 40% NIH cuts.

This graph of the world’s top biomedical research funders shows just how dominant NIH support of biomedical research is globally:

www.ft.com/content/67fd...

Graph of circles representing the largest biomedical funding agencies in the world.

Title of the graph: Biomedical behemoth: NIH dominates research and grants
Annual grant amount by leading funding bodies* ($bn, 2022)

$33 Billion in NIH grants were awarded in 2022, more than 25x the amount of the next largest funder, the Wellcome Trust in the UK, with $1.28 billion in grants awarded.

April 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Emma Courtney

@emmalovesscience.bsky.social

Today, more than 10,000 people across the United States and beyond Stood Up for Science. I feel deeply humbled, inspired, and energized—our work is far from over, but witnessing so many people unite to champion science and the hope it brings is truly incredible.

Image of people at Stand Up for Science today in front of the Lincoln Memorial, with a person holding a sign that says "Musk reverses scientific progress"

Image of people in front of the washington monument and the reflecting pool at the lincoln memorial.

Image of people at the Stand Up for Science events

March 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM

Emma Courtney

@emmalovesscience.bsky.social

Not a single cellphone. Just people enjoying the moment.

(jk, they’re hard at work planning @standupforscience.bsky.social, happening in just two days!)

three people sitting on a couch, each on phones or laptops

March 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM

Emma Courtney

@emmalovesscience.bsky.social

LONG ISLAND! ☀️

Stand Up for Science sign-making event at Six Harbors Brewing Company in Huntington, NY on Monday, March 3rd from 5-8 pm!

#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence