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Trump has gutted FEMA grants to build storm-resistant infrastructure in flood and hurricane-prone communities. 

Two-thirds of counties that have lost funding voted for him in 2024. 

Trump is even telling his own voters they're on their own. https://www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/
Cuts to FEMA's storm prep program hammer communities that voted for Trump
A CBS News investigation found two-thirds of counties that have lost funding from this FEMA program supported President
www.cbsnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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This is a great piece on the harms to medical education created by SB 289, which would mandate that medical and other professional schools in Indiana adopt a "merit-based" grading system, rather than a pass-fail system

94% of med schools are pass-fail

indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/03/05/b...
Pass-fail grading in medical school benefits students • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana University School of Medicine utilizes a pass-fail grading system, aligning with the majority of medical schools nationwide
indianacapitalchronicle.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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OK #HoosierSky so this is happening

Share amongst your peeps

Those who are in science
Those who like science
Those who have been helped by science
Those who value truth and facts

Come hang with the cool kids and say hi to some rad scientists
February 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Today for #BlackMagicalHistory we celebrate Ethel Waters.

Who is a Black actor-musician who inspires you?
February 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Without commentary
February 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How does an audiologist check baby Yoda's ears? With a Yodascope!
February 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Laverne also had a new TV Comedy about a trans woman returning home to her dad and small town in Alabama. Have you checked out Clean Slate?
Today we celebrate #BlackMagicalHistory by uplifting Laverne Cox. Who is a leading LGBTQ+ artist that inspires you?
February 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Today for #BlackMagicalHistory we want to acknowledge Dr. Debi Thomas.

Who is a Black athlete that you believe deserves more recognition?
February 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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My student is studying AuD students' perspectives of DEI in their AuD programs.

Participants must be current AuD students OR have graduated in 2020 or later.

The link to the study is here: bit.ly/CMU-AUDDEI
February 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Today for #BlackMagicalHistory we uplift actor and producer, Issa Rae.

Which of Issa Rae’s protagonists is your favorite (or favorite to hate)?
February 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Today's SUPER figure in #BlackMagicalHistory is poet Nikki Giovanni. Who is a Black poet that has inspired you?
February 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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For anyone curious about what "indirect" (Facilities and Administrative) costs related to government-sponsored research, this video is helpful

F&A are imperative to be able to perform research and a massive cut to this would jeopardize American science writ large

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Explainer
YouTube video by Association of American Universities
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Today our #BlackMagicalHistory spotlight is pointed toward academia. Henry Louis Gates has made a career of bringing the contributions of Black America to the forefront. Have you been watching his @pbs.org The Great Migration docuseries?

What Black academic inspires you?
February 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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For day 5 of #BlackMagicalHistory, we honor Ruth E. Carter, the only Black woman to win two Academy Awards for her work on both Black Panther films. She has also worked on many of your favorite Black cinema classics.

What’s your favorite movie Carter has worked on?
February 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is where 2022 decided to store her coins.
January 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM