Imani
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Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.
February 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.
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From Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities: “NIH slashing the reimbursement of research costs will slow and limit medical breakthroughs that cure cancer and address chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.”
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
APLU Statement on Cuts to Reimbursement of NIH Facilities & Administrative Costs - APLU
Washington, DC – APLU President Mark Becker released the following statement on the National Institutes of Health’s announcement it will cut reimbursement of research facilities and administrative cos...
www.aplu.org
February 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
From Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities: “NIH slashing the reimbursement of research costs will slow and limit medical breakthroughs that cure cancer and address chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.”
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
www.aplu.org/news-and-med...
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Decision tree that has been sent to Program Officers at NSF
February 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Decision tree that has been sent to Program Officers at NSF
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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The executive branch does not have the legal right to cancel appropriated spending or eliminate agencies created by Congress.
Trump and Musk are doing both. Entirely lawless and unconstitutional.
The world's largest provider of food assistance shut down.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump and Musk are doing both. Entirely lawless and unconstitutional.
The world's largest provider of food assistance shut down.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
![“I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said. “And I actually checked with him a few times [and] said ‘are you sure?’”
The answer was yes, he said.
“And so we’re shutting it down,” Musk said.
USAID staffers were told that the agency’s headquarters in Washington will be closed Monday amid the turmoil.
In an email to staff early Monday, the agency’s leadership said: “Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remotely … with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2rrp7amblhg3xoly5n5huiqv/bafkreihfrxbqqzx6xoeoudgfglj52il2ts26n2dkmxhq6ulwdbt7thegzy@jpeg)
February 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The executive branch does not have the legal right to cancel appropriated spending or eliminate agencies created by Congress.
Trump and Musk are doing both. Entirely lawless and unconstitutional.
The world's largest provider of food assistance shut down.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump and Musk are doing both. Entirely lawless and unconstitutional.
The world's largest provider of food assistance shut down.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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NEW: We obtained the directions NSF program officers are following to review all grants for compliance with the Trump EOs and the turmoil it has created in an agency mandated to broaden STEM participation. Our story: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: how NSF is scouring research grants for violations of Trump’s orders
The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil.
www.nature.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
NEW: We obtained the directions NSF program officers are following to review all grants for compliance with the Trump EOs and the turmoil it has created in an agency mandated to broaden STEM participation. Our story: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NSF froze payments to researchers.
State AGs said it was unconstitutional for exec branch to pause congressionally mandated funds.
Judge issued restraining order.
Payments resumed.
But some inconsistencies in what the NSF has said (thread):
www.statnews.com/2025/02/02/n...
State AGs said it was unconstitutional for exec branch to pause congressionally mandated funds.
Judge issued restraining order.
Payments resumed.
But some inconsistencies in what the NSF has said (thread):
www.statnews.com/2025/02/02/n...
National Science Foundation restores payments after five-day pause, but worries over science funding persist
The NSF said on Sunday that its payment system was back on line, after it froze out researchers and sparked financial worries.
www.statnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
NSF froze payments to researchers.
State AGs said it was unconstitutional for exec branch to pause congressionally mandated funds.
Judge issued restraining order.
Payments resumed.
But some inconsistencies in what the NSF has said (thread):
www.statnews.com/2025/02/02/n...
State AGs said it was unconstitutional for exec branch to pause congressionally mandated funds.
Judge issued restraining order.
Payments resumed.
But some inconsistencies in what the NSF has said (thread):
www.statnews.com/2025/02/02/n...
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They're doing it anyway in defiance of the court. His Press Sec said so openly. Today Elon Musk took over the computer data at OPM and locked out career federal employees.
January 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
They're doing it anyway in defiance of the court. His Press Sec said so openly. Today Elon Musk took over the computer data at OPM and locked out career federal employees.
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NSF is still freezing grant payments because of Trump's executive orders targeting DEI, despite NSF's congressional mandate to weigh how grants will expand participation in science.
What that means for scientists/science (with more detail than yesterday's radio story)
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
What that means for scientists/science (with more detail than yesterday's radio story)
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump's executive actions
The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is already hampering research.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NSF is still freezing grant payments because of Trump's executive orders targeting DEI, despite NSF's congressional mandate to weigh how grants will expand participation in science.
What that means for scientists/science (with more detail than yesterday's radio story)
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
What that means for scientists/science (with more detail than yesterday's radio story)
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
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Look the details are still coming in but in general the assault on biomedical and other scientific research right now is unprecedented. They are going to kill cancer patients, infectious disease patients, and plenty more. It’s dark as hell.
From a source inside NIH: “I have never seen this type of scrubbing of information before in my life.”
January 31, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Look the details are still coming in but in general the assault on biomedical and other scientific research right now is unprecedented. They are going to kill cancer patients, infectious disease patients, and plenty more. It’s dark as hell.
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Given all these critical webpages are being taken down, this might be a good time to familiarize yourself with the Wayback Machine on Internet Archive. It can pull up pages that are no longer active:
web.archive.org
web.archive.org
Wayback MachineHamburger iconInternet Archive logoWeb iconTexts iconVideo iconAudio iconSoftware iconImages iconDonate iconEllipses iconDonate iconUser iconUpload iconSearch iconSearch iconSearch icon...
web.archive.org
January 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Given all these critical webpages are being taken down, this might be a good time to familiarize yourself with the Wayback Machine on Internet Archive. It can pull up pages that are no longer active:
web.archive.org
web.archive.org
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Need to catch up on this week's tumult in US research funding? Yeah, me too.
“I’m going to eat food this month, but that’s because I have a credit card,” geologist Bolton Howes told @ericboodman.bsky.social of @statnews.com.
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“I’m going to eat food this month, but that’s because I have a credit card,” geologist Bolton Howes told @ericboodman.bsky.social of @statnews.com.
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National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Need to catch up on this week's tumult in US research funding? Yeah, me too.
“I’m going to eat food this month, but that’s because I have a credit card,” geologist Bolton Howes told @ericboodman.bsky.social of @statnews.com.
1/n
“I’m going to eat food this month, but that’s because I have a credit card,” geologist Bolton Howes told @ericboodman.bsky.social of @statnews.com.
1/n
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Damage that will linger for decades. The brain drain has already begun, and it will accelerate.
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Damage that will linger for decades. The brain drain has already begun, and it will accelerate.
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“on Thursday the [National Science Foundation]’s online payment system was still down, throwing lives into uncertainty. An NSF email seen by STAT suggested salaries had been suspended to “ensure only eligible activities” are funded.” www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“on Thursday the [National Science Foundation]’s online payment system was still down, throwing lives into uncertainty. An NSF email seen by STAT suggested salaries had been suspended to “ensure only eligible activities” are funded.” www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
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"National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills." #ChaosIsThePoint
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
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National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills." #ChaosIsThePoint
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
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“One scientist texted his landlord to say February rent would be late. Another wasn’t able to pay her credit card bill. Yet another wondered how much longer he could afford his mortgage.”
@ericboodman.bsky.social on NSF’s payment system being down 🧪🔬🦠
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
@ericboodman.bsky.social on NSF’s payment system being down 🧪🔬🦠
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“One scientist texted his landlord to say February rent would be late. Another wasn’t able to pay her credit card bill. Yet another wondered how much longer he could afford his mortgage.”
@ericboodman.bsky.social on NSF’s payment system being down 🧪🔬🦠
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
@ericboodman.bsky.social on NSF’s payment system being down 🧪🔬🦠
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
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National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t... via @statnews.com
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t... via @statnews.com
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this makes me absolutely livid. i know several PRFB recipients and i know firsthand how even a single paycheck interruption as a postdoc can be devastating. most of these folks have no financial cushion!
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Story by @ericboodman.bsky.social
Story by @ericboodman.bsky.social
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
this makes me absolutely livid. i know several PRFB recipients and i know firsthand how even a single paycheck interruption as a postdoc can be devastating. most of these folks have no financial cushion!
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“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
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I was on NPR's All Things Considered today talking about how all the uncertainty around science funding is affecting researchers. I'm still following this story, so please do DM or signal me if you're dealing with this and would like to talk.
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
Scientists scramble to understand Trump administration actions
President Trump's executive orders and actions, as well as the temporary funding freeze, have sewn confusion with many scientists who receive federal funding.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I was on NPR's All Things Considered today talking about how all the uncertainty around science funding is affecting researchers. I'm still following this story, so please do DM or signal me if you're dealing with this and would like to talk.
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...