Eunice Mercado-Lara
euniceml.bsky.social
Eunice Mercado-Lara
@euniceml.bsky.social
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Informational session this Thursday! $15k awards for #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenScholareship projects. Register for webinar here: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
October 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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🚀 #OpenScience champions at under-resourced U.S. institutions — join our @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Info Session!

💡 This call offers up to $15K for open, engaged & collaborative research
📅 Oct 16 • 11 AM PT
🔗 Register and bring all your questions: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Thanks for the opportunity to discuss our efforts to modernize academic appointment & advancement, @retractionwatch.com! #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience
October 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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🚀 Applications are OPEN for the 2nd round of the ORCA Catalytic Awards!

With support from the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ORCA is offering $15,000 per project to grow a culture of #OpenScience #OpenScholarship at traditionally under-resourced U.S. institutions.

🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program.  The program aims to...
orcaopen.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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📅 Proposals due: Jan 8, 2026

🔗 Learn more, register for information sessions, and apply: www.ma3challenge.org

It’s time to modernize academic advancement systems so they reflect the values institutions champion. Join us! (5/5)
Modernizing Academic Appointment & Advancement
www.ma3challenge.org
September 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Interested in updating US academic hiring and promotion to better recognize #OpenScience #TeamScience #CivicScience & more? Please join us for this informational session next week!
Want to learn more about The Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge? Join @orca-open.bsky.social on October 1 at 3pm ET for a virtual information session.

See details and register below. ⬇️

#academia #highereducation #grantopportunity
Modernizing Academic Appointment & Advancement
www.ma3challenge.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Excited to share our first paper from the abreLA project, funded by @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ‬and run by @orca-open.bsky.social. "Improving biomedical education in Latin America through open science hardware: A case study of one medical school in Mexico" #OpenScience doi.org/10.31219/osf...
OSF
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July 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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@sdosemagen.bsky.social‬ and Alison Parker of @opensciencehw.bsky.social‬ and @euniceml.bsky.social ‬ recently argued for the importance of #gov #procurement in driving adoption of #opensource solutions:
www.techpolicy.press/unlocking-in...

What do you think? Anything else we should be doing?
Unlocking Innovation: Why Federal Procurement Should Embrace Open Source | TechPolicy.Press
Eunice Mercado-Lara, Shannon Dosemagen, and Alison Parker make the case for reforming federal procurement rules to boost open source solutions.
www.techpolicy.press
June 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Thrilled to share 1st round of Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards! 🌱🏆 18 projects from non-R1, minority-serving & under-resourced US institutions. These projects are expanding what #OpenResearch #OpenData #OpenSource #OER & #CommunityScience can be.

Meet the awardees: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program.  The program aims to...
www.orcaopen.org
June 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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@orca-open.bsky.social partnered w/ Georgetown's @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social to host the "Opportunities in Open Science, Metascience, & Artificial Intelligence" workshop. Read more about the research ?'s & opportunities for collaboration surfaced at the mtg: cset.georgetown.edu/publication/...
Opportunities in Open Science, Metascience, and Artificial Intelligence | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
This new report summarizes a March 2025 workshop hosted by CSET and ORCA, with support from NSF. The workshop brought together more than 30 experts to discuss advancing open science and metascience, a...
cset.georgetown.edu
June 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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🎉 Exciting news! The Neuro–Cooper Open Science Prizes are now open! 🏆
Whether you’re a neuroscience researcher, a trainee, or part of a larger team pushing Open Science forward, this is your moment to shine. 🌟
📎 Learn more, apply, or join our info session on June 18: at.theneuro.ca/cooperprizes
June 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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#OpenScience Hardware in Govt Procurement: OSH cuts costs & drives innovation—but outdated policies block progress. New @wilsoncenter.org & @openenvirodata.bsky.social report by @euniceml.bsky.social of @orca-open.bsky.social suggests solutions: bit.ly/447Upzd #OpenHardware #OpenSource
Advancing Open Science Hardware: Opportunities and Challenges in US Government Procurement
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April 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Invest in Open Infrastructure is excited to launch the call for proposals for the IOI Fund for Network Adoption! This Fund aims to catalyze the shared adoption & expansion of open data infrastructure across Africa, Latin America, and North America.

Apply here investinopen.org/blog/call-fo...
March 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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✨Don’t miss the @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program Webinar on March 3rd! 🕐 1 PM ET | noon CT | 10 AM PT. Learn about funding opportunities ≤ $15k to support #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenData at US institutions.✨

🔗Program details: orcaopen.org/work/cap.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42g7WUG
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program.  The program aims to...
orcaopen.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Calling the #OpenResearch community in the US 🌎

Learn about the exciting #funding opportunities available as part of the @orca-open.bsky.social (ORCA) Catalytic Awards Program.

Register for this informational webinar to find out more: lnkd.in/egFV5aRE
February 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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📢 Learn how to apply for grants ≤$15k to foster #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenData at U.S. non-R1 & under-resourced institutions. Join us for an @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program Webinar!
🕐 Feb 5 @ 1 PM ET
🔗Program Details: orcaopen.org/work/cap
🔗 Webinar Registration: bit.ly/40DuEES
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program.  The program aims to...
orcaopen.org
January 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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The @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Program is announced!

RDA members affiliated with U.S. institutions are invited to explore this opportunity and join us for a webinar to learn more.

📅 When: Tuesday, February 11th, 17:00–18:00 UTC
🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The ORCA Catalytic Awards Program is LIVE! Supported by @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social, grants of up to $15,000 to foster open science & scholarship at non-R1 & under-resourced US institutions. More details & application: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap

#OpenResearch #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenScholarship
Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program — Open Research Community Accelerator
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA), with generous support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is pleased to launch the Open Scholarship Catalytic Awards Program.  The program aims to...
www.orcaopen.org
January 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Want to hear open science perspectives from the Open Science "Dynamic Convergence" Workshop held September 2024 in Washington, DC? Here you go! @orca-open.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKmK...
International perspectives on Open Science - Voices from the community
YouTube video by Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA)
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:18 PM