Kirk McDonough
@kirkmcdonough.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Research Administrator, Election Official, Walking Companion of Fred the Dog
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With the impact of the government actions on research and the new connections here with #researchadministrators I thought it would be a good idea to share the account of my institution and the great work being done @brownuresearch.bsky.social share and follow, I’ll follow yours!
February 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
With the impact of the government actions on research and the new connections here with #researchadministrators I thought it would be a good idea to share the account of my institution and the great work being done @brownuresearch.bsky.social share and follow, I’ll follow yours!
Great post!
Some of the many benefits of grant funding by the NIH, which is currently being held in limbo due to a blockade in the required approval process :
February 26, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Great post!
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Good evening to everyone, except the people who voted Gozer the Destructor in the White House.
January 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Good evening to everyone, except the people who voted Gozer the Destructor in the White House.
Are crabs the ocean’s spiders?
How are Asian crabs showing up the Northeast of the United States? I mean, at least European crabs share the Atlantic...
February 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Are crabs the ocean’s spiders?
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98% of NIH grants that should have gone out this month, didn't. Despite court orders 'unfreezing' the funds, they are frozen. Biomedical research will grind to a halt. Clinical trials will end. All for no reason: the total impact on the US budget is miniscule
February 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
98% of NIH grants that should have gone out this month, didn't. Despite court orders 'unfreezing' the funds, they are frozen. Biomedical research will grind to a halt. Clinical trials will end. All for no reason: the total impact on the US budget is miniscule
I decided that I don’t want to be stuck in the doom mentality. I’ll be practicing pragmatic optimism.
February 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I decided that I don’t want to be stuck in the doom mentality. I’ll be practicing pragmatic optimism.
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You're not overwhelmed. You're under attack.
February 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You're not overwhelmed. You're under attack.
As someone who works in Research Administration, is an election official and serves on a DEI committee can’t help but feel a little targeted here…research saves lives, elections are secure and diversity is vital
January 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
As someone who works in Research Administration, is an election official and serves on a DEI committee can’t help but feel a little targeted here…research saves lives, elections are secure and diversity is vital
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Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better…
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
January 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better…
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
-For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return.
-Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
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People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
November 27, 2024 at 6:22 AM
People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change
Cool place, I think I’ll stay awhile
November 15, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Cool place, I think I’ll stay awhile