@markrr316.bsky.social
Thrilled to see our new Robotics Engineering major gaining formal approval at the University of Nebraska. This is designed to meet workforce needs and to support students who have interest in robotics. Many participated in robotics competitions from a young age. news.unl.edu/article/nebr...
Nebraska Engineering launches state’s first robotics major | Nebraska Today
"This program positions Nebraska at the forefront of robotics education in the Midwest." —Lance C. Pérez, dean, College of Engineering.
news.unl.edu
September 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thrilled to see our new Robotics Engineering major gaining formal approval at the University of Nebraska. This is designed to meet workforce needs and to support students who have interest in robotics. Many participated in robotics competitions from a young age. news.unl.edu/article/nebr...
Great work in addressing workforce needs in the bioeconomy. nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/02/e...
Expanding biotech education and workforce pathways in rural communities • Nebraska Examiner
The U.S. bioeconomy is driven by access to domestic feedstocks and our ability to successfully convert those feedstocks into the manufactured goods that we use every day. America’s heartland is a rich...
nebraskaexaminer.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Great work in addressing workforce needs in the bioeconomy. nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/08/02/e...
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"Trump’s interference in the sciences is something new. It shares features with the science-damaging policies of Stalin and Hitler ... But in the English-speaking world, it has no precedent ... 'This is an unparalleled destruction from within.'"
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End
America’s run as the premiere techno-superpower may be over.
www.theatlantic.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Trump’s interference in the sciences is something new. It shares features with the science-damaging policies of Stalin and Hitler ... But in the English-speaking world, it has no precedent ... 'This is an unparalleled destruction from within.'"
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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And then there is this gem, which stuck. CBS is done. Not going to miss it.
youtu.be/cGFSh6Cis-s?...
youtu.be/cGFSh6Cis-s?...
What do you think will happen when we die Keanu Reeves?
YouTube video by Jam with Jamal
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July 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
And then there is this gem, which stuck. CBS is done. Not going to miss it.
youtu.be/cGFSh6Cis-s?...
youtu.be/cGFSh6Cis-s?...
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What a time to propose this policy:
"Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) plans to implement new faculty productivity guidelines that would tie tenured professors’ salaries to external research funding, according to documents reviewed by The Chronicle"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
What a time to propose this policy:
"Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) plans to implement new faculty productivity guidelines that would tie tenured professors’ salaries to external research funding, according to documents reviewed by The Chronicle"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
Duke School of Medicine plans salary cuts for tenured faculty who do not meet grant expectations
Set to go in effect in 2026, the proposed policy would apply to the School’s basic sciences units. These units rely heavily on grants from the National Institutes of Health, which have been increasing...
www.dukechronicle.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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What a time to propose this policy:
"Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) plans to implement new faculty productivity guidelines that would tie tenured professors’ salaries to external research funding, according to documents reviewed by The Chronicle"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
What a time to propose this policy:
"Duke University School of Medicine (SOM) plans to implement new faculty productivity guidelines that would tie tenured professors’ salaries to external research funding, according to documents reviewed by The Chronicle"
www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
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NIH is allowing us to recruit postbacs and postdocs again. Please reach out if you are interested in working with us! Ad: genomeinformatics.github.io/jobs2025/
We are looking for postbacs and postdocs!
Join our team and contribute to the development of complete, personalized “telomere-to-telomere” (T2T) genome assemblies and the analysis of previously inaccessible regions of the genome! We are curre...
genomeinformatics.github.io
May 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
NIH is allowing us to recruit postbacs and postdocs again. Please reach out if you are interested in working with us! Ad: genomeinformatics.github.io/jobs2025/
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Quite the compliment coming from one of my favorite accounts on this platform.
Thanks for all you do, Rick!
From your fan, Mar🐫
Thanks for all you do, Rick!
From your fan, Mar🐫
May 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Quite the compliment coming from one of my favorite accounts on this platform.
Thanks for all you do, Rick!
From your fan, Mar🐫
Thanks for all you do, Rick!
From your fan, Mar🐫
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Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts for US science in next fiscal year
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science
Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts for US science in next fiscal year
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Analysis shows that if federal R&D is cut "in half (from 0.6 percent of GDP to 0.3 percent of GDP or ~ $260 per person) would ... make the average American some $10,000 poorer ... than projected under the historical trend in productivity growth."
aura.american.edu/articles/rep...
aura.american.edu/articles/rep...
Preliminary Estimates of the Macroeconomic Costs of Cutting Federal Funding for Scientific Research
Federal agencies such as NIH and NSF are critical sources of funding for basic and applied scientific research. Recently, many of these agencies have seen their research operations frozen or downsized...
aura.american.edu
May 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Analysis shows that if federal R&D is cut "in half (from 0.6 percent of GDP to 0.3 percent of GDP or ~ $260 per person) would ... make the average American some $10,000 poorer ... than projected under the historical trend in productivity growth."
aura.american.edu/articles/rep...
aura.american.edu/articles/rep...
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UPDATE: We have data on >1000 terminated #NSF grants at grant-watch.us. Thanks to all who have been contributing data the past few days.
We've also added a "Reports" section with some analyses. For NSF, we see that the STEM education directorate has been absolutely pummeled.
We've also added a "Reports" section with some analyses. For NSF, we see that the STEM education directorate has been absolutely pummeled.
April 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
UPDATE: We have data on >1000 terminated #NSF grants at grant-watch.us. Thanks to all who have been contributing data the past few days.
We've also added a "Reports" section with some analyses. For NSF, we see that the STEM education directorate has been absolutely pummeled.
We've also added a "Reports" section with some analyses. For NSF, we see that the STEM education directorate has been absolutely pummeled.
A statement from the Computing Research Association (CRA) The reported termination today of 10 percent of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) workforce — in…
March 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A statement from the Computing Research Association (CRA) The reported termination today of 10 percent of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) workforce — in…
If you are attending #AAASmtg in Boston this week, stop in and join my workshop: aaas.confex.com/aaas/2025/me...
The Art of Listening: Using Improvisation to Enhance Science Communication
Developing communication skills remains a significant challenge for many scientists and engineers. They could benefit from the tools of improvisation, or improv, which is built on two fundamental rule...
aaas.confex.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If you are attending #AAASmtg in Boston this week, stop in and join my workshop: aaas.confex.com/aaas/2025/me...
Way to go Anna! Great study and amazing demonstration of the use of citizen science and eDNA!
apnews.com/video/mexica...
apnews.com/video/mexica...
Mexican long-nosed bats are no strangers to southeastern Arizona. The proof is in the saliva
Arizona has added a new species of bat to the list of night-flying creatures in the state. Citizen scientists and DNA evidence helped confirm that endangered Mexican long-nosed bats are there.
apnews.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Way to go Anna! Great study and amazing demonstration of the use of citizen science and eDNA!
apnews.com/video/mexica...
apnews.com/video/mexica...
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Are you talking to colleagues impacted by executive branch targeting? Here’s a thread 🧵 w/ simple tips about how to show support—what to say that is likely to help, rather than make things worse.
(The tips are simple, but I try to explain the rationale behind them. So please follow to the end.) 1/
(The tips are simple, but I try to explain the rationale behind them. So please follow to the end.) 1/
January 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Are you talking to colleagues impacted by executive branch targeting? Here’s a thread 🧵 w/ simple tips about how to show support—what to say that is likely to help, rather than make things worse.
(The tips are simple, but I try to explain the rationale behind them. So please follow to the end.) 1/
(The tips are simple, but I try to explain the rationale behind them. So please follow to the end.) 1/
After the past 48 hours addressing changes in federal funding landscape, I feel like Herbert Lom - images.app.goo.gl/Pn6GM3fy1AJP...
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January 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
After the past 48 hours addressing changes in federal funding landscape, I feel like Herbert Lom - images.app.goo.gl/Pn6GM3fy1AJP...
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Want to see the numbers for how NIH funding impacts your state? Remind your Representatives, Senators, and fellow citizens how federally-funded biomedical research advances health, created jobs, and fosters innovation and economic growth.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Want to see the numbers for how NIH funding impacts your state? Remind your Representatives, Senators, and fellow citizens how federally-funded biomedical research advances health, created jobs, and fosters innovation and economic growth.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
From COGR, here is the text of the Lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in D.C. 1/28/25 addressing the OMB Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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January 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
From COGR, here is the text of the Lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in D.C. 1/28/25 addressing the OMB Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Per an NIH source:
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
January 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Per an NIH source:
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”
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January 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
January 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.