Morgan Mouchka
@morgan-mouchka.bsky.social
PhD scientist, educator, mom, and ocean enthusiast. 🌊 Passionate about training the next generation of scientists. 🧬 Education Coordinator for SD IRACDA at UC San Diego. 🔱 Tap dancer and lifter of medium weights. 💪🏼
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The Goodyear blimp flew over our house today!
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Goodyear blimp flew over our house today!
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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"If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant
to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate." 🧪
Powerful commentary that outlines the history of broadening participation in US science & what we stand to lose as these efforts are rolled back.
to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate." 🧪
Powerful commentary that outlines the history of broadening participation in US science & what we stand to lose as these efforts are rolled back.
Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent - Nature Cell Biology
Programmes that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science are under attack in the USA. Data indicate that diversity in the scientific workforce increases creativity and success in tackl...
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant
to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate." 🧪
Powerful commentary that outlines the history of broadening participation in US science & what we stand to lose as these efforts are rolled back.
to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate." 🧪
Powerful commentary that outlines the history of broadening participation in US science & what we stand to lose as these efforts are rolled back.
Reposted by Morgan Mouchka
TAKE BACK SCIENCE RALLY! ✊🌏 with @cdelawalla.bsky.social , @stacyfarina.bsky.social , @simonwdc.bsky.social and more!
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
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⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
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October 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
TAKE BACK SCIENCE RALLY! ✊🌏 with @cdelawalla.bsky.social , @stacyfarina.bsky.social , @simonwdc.bsky.social and more!
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️
📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️
📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l
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Science doesn't happen in silos. Funding cuts will ripple out and affect us all.
If your funding has been cut, tell your story! @nytimes.com
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If your funding has been cut, tell your story! @nytimes.com
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Hey US scientists, the NY Times wants to hear from you if you've had your funding cut. 🌊🧪
Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Science doesn't happen in silos. Funding cuts will ripple out and affect us all.
If your funding has been cut, tell your story! @nytimes.com
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If your funding has been cut, tell your story! @nytimes.com
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I see a small square of yellow in San Diego. But I think we can do way better! Consider sending your congressperson a quack-o-gram in support of impeaching the quack, RFK Jr.
#ImpeachTheQuack
#MightyDucks
#StandUpForScience
#ImpeachTheQuack
#MightyDucks
#StandUpForScience
"I would like to see the data" (Werner Herzog in the Mandalorian voice)
We wouldn't be scientists if our team didn't use R to make a visualization to share with the class. The yellower the district, the more Quack-O-Grams were sent! Will GA-05 keep the crown?
Send your own here! zurl.co/bLwwE
We wouldn't be scientists if our team didn't use R to make a visualization to share with the class. The yellower the district, the more Quack-O-Grams were sent! Will GA-05 keep the crown?
Send your own here! zurl.co/bLwwE
September 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I see a small square of yellow in San Diego. But I think we can do way better! Consider sending your congressperson a quack-o-gram in support of impeaching the quack, RFK Jr.
#ImpeachTheQuack
#MightyDucks
#StandUpForScience
#ImpeachTheQuack
#MightyDucks
#StandUpForScience
If you are directly impacted by the eligibility changes to the NSF GRFP, please considering signing & adding a comment. If you support the GRFP, please consider sharing your story. These awards are foundational to grad training and many trainees have become ineligible with no advanced notice. 🧪
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
If you are directly impacted by the eligibility changes to the NSF GRFP, please considering signing & adding a comment. If you support the GRFP, please consider sharing your story. These awards are foundational to grad training and many trainees have become ineligible with no advanced notice. 🧪
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This miracle happened because civil servants are among the most dedicated, passionate and hardworking people…
IN SPITE OF the Trump administration.
Even with all that work, multiyear funding policies mean a lot of excellent science went unfunded.
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
IN SPITE OF the Trump administration.
Even with all that work, multiyear funding policies mean a lot of excellent science went unfunded.
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
NIH pulled off a ‘near miracle.’ Scientists say there’s still a problem.
The National Institutes of Health is on track to give away all of its grant money to labs, but research on cancer, aging and diabetes is still being left behind.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This miracle happened because civil servants are among the most dedicated, passionate and hardworking people…
IN SPITE OF the Trump administration.
Even with all that work, multiyear funding policies mean a lot of excellent science went unfunded.
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
IN SPITE OF the Trump administration.
Even with all that work, multiyear funding policies mean a lot of excellent science went unfunded.
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Had such a fun time with Ms. Weiler's 3rd grade class at Stetsonville Elementary School in Stetsonville, Wisconsin. We learned about corals & coral reefs & they had so many great questions! Always a crowd favorite - that corals eat & poop using the same hole! @skypeascientist.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Had such a fun time with Ms. Weiler's 3rd grade class at Stetsonville Elementary School in Stetsonville, Wisconsin. We learned about corals & coral reefs & they had so many great questions! Always a crowd favorite - that corals eat & poop using the same hole! @skypeascientist.bsky.social
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Trump is pronouncing "acetaminophen" the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
September 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Trump is pronouncing "acetaminophen" the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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So basically RFK Jr’s antivax ACIP were unable to make any big changes to vaccine access because they were too incompetent. We should all take this as a win I guess…
September 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
So basically RFK Jr’s antivax ACIP were unable to make any big changes to vaccine access because they were too incompetent. We should all take this as a win I guess…
Yessss! They started delivering the Quack-O-Grams and IT IS AMAZING! There's still time to send more! www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams
#ImpeachTheQuack
#ImpeachTheQuack
You asked for it! We delivered Quack-O-Grams to our members of Congress urging them to #ImpeachRFK, and get that Quack out of office!
There's still time for you to get in on this fluffy, feathery action: Send your own duck at zurl.co/W1ZnB and keep the momentum going! 🦆
There's still time for you to get in on this fluffy, feathery action: Send your own duck at zurl.co/W1ZnB and keep the momentum going! 🦆
September 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Yessss! They started delivering the Quack-O-Grams and IT IS AMAZING! There's still time to send more! www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams
#ImpeachTheQuack
#ImpeachTheQuack
Sigh. This is disappointing, but not surprising. Please share peer reviewed work of life-saving DEI research so we can correct this misconception!
CALL TO ACTION!
During one of our meetings this week with a House Dem, who shall remain nameless, the idea that "DEI research doesn't save anyone's life" was espoused.
My team was *flabbergasted* by this assertion.
PLEASE DROP YOUR PEER REVIEWED WORKS OF "DEI" SAVING LIVES HERE SO WE CAN SHARE!
During one of our meetings this week with a House Dem, who shall remain nameless, the idea that "DEI research doesn't save anyone's life" was espoused.
My team was *flabbergasted* by this assertion.
PLEASE DROP YOUR PEER REVIEWED WORKS OF "DEI" SAVING LIVES HERE SO WE CAN SHARE!
September 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Sigh. This is disappointing, but not surprising. Please share peer reviewed work of life-saving DEI research so we can correct this misconception!
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24 hours of scientists, researchers, and advocates discussing how far we've come in HIV/AIDS research — and what's at stake if they lose their funding.
Tomorrow. Join them‼️👇 #saveaidsresearch
Tomorrow. Join them‼️👇 #saveaidsresearch
The federal government’s unparalleled assault on science and research is having a devastating impact on HIV. Join 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research to demand continued federal investments! Register bit.ly/45U1keO and join us on YouTube bit.ly/45Qftts. #saveAIDSresearch #HIV #HIVresearch
September 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
24 hours of scientists, researchers, and advocates discussing how far we've come in HIV/AIDS research — and what's at stake if they lose their funding.
Tomorrow. Join them‼️👇 #saveaidsresearch
Tomorrow. Join them‼️👇 #saveaidsresearch
There are not enough ducks in the world...but every duck helps! Send a quack-o-gram today!
#StandUpforScience 🧪
#RemovetheQuack 🦆
www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams
#StandUpforScience 🧪
#RemovetheQuack 🦆
www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams
September 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
There are not enough ducks in the world...but every duck helps! Send a quack-o-gram today!
#StandUpforScience 🧪
#RemovetheQuack 🦆
www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams
#StandUpforScience 🧪
#RemovetheQuack 🦆
www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams
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In Florida alone, a 15% decline in vaccinations against measles over 25 years would lead to 1 million measles cases. www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/h...
Florida’s surgeon general said he didn’t calculate the costs of ending vaccine mandates in the state. But scientists have. | CNN
Florida’s surgeon general said Sunday that he had not weighed the cost – in terms of infections, hospitalizations or deaths – of ending vaccine mandates in the state. But scientists who have done thos...
www.cnn.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In Florida alone, a 15% decline in vaccinations against measles over 25 years would lead to 1 million measles cases. www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/h...
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Director Bhattacharya says there are no banned words at the NIH. The data suggest otherwise.
Here is a word cloud of the words that were missing from the noncompetitive renewal awards but had been present in the parent award.
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September 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Director Bhattacharya says there are no banned words at the NIH. The data suggest otherwise.
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Applying to the NSF-GRFP (or another fellowship) on a tight deadline?
We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨
🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks
#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship
We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨
🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks
#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship
September 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Applying to the NSF-GRFP (or another fellowship) on a tight deadline?
We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨
🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks
#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship
We built a 7-week guide + timeline to get you from draft to submission. It’s not too late — you’ve got this! ✨
🔗 cientificolatino.com/apply-in-7-weeks
#NSFGRFP #GradSchool #Fellowship
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“In the case of The U.S. Supreme Court v. Everyone Else, this court wins by a serious landslide.”
Supreme Court Rules Supreme Court Rules
WASHINGTON, DC—In a landmark decision Monday, the United States Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that it rules.
theonion.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“In the case of The U.S. Supreme Court v. Everyone Else, this court wins by a serious landslide.”
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Updating my analysis now that August data should be relatively complete.
Not great news...
The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year.
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Not great news...
The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Updating my analysis now that August data should be relatively complete.
Not great news...
The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year.
1/2
Not great news...
The rate of investment of the appropriation is not increasing and it seems unlikely that the entire appropriation will be committed this year.
1/2
The best $3 you'll ever spend!
🐥If this Senate hearing with Bobby "The Quack" Jr pissed you off, send a message: Quack-O-Gram delivery begins on 9/15🐥
🐥 $3. Man in a duck suit. Rubber duck with "impeach the quack" message to YOUR Rep🐥
Link: www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams
#ImpeachTheQuack
@standupforscience.bsky.social
🐥 $3. Man in a duck suit. Rubber duck with "impeach the quack" message to YOUR Rep🐥
Link: www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams
#ImpeachTheQuack
@standupforscience.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The best $3 you'll ever spend!
THIS is how you write a headline.
DeSantis is bringing Donald Trump and RFK Jr.’s attacks on science and the health and safety of children to Florida.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
September 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
THIS is how you write a headline.
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A show of bipartisan support for NIH. Basically flat except for ARPA-H.
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
House LHHC bill is out. Lots of hits to HHS, but the top line number for NIH is 1% decrease, mostly due to cuts ARPA-H. This seems like a huge rejection of the president's budget request.
democrats-appropriations.house.gov
September 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A show of bipartisan support for NIH. Basically flat except for ARPA-H.
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).
The President’s budget proposal basically ignored (as it should have been).