Nancy Simmons
@nancybat.bsky.social
Bat biologist and Curator-in-charge of the Department of Mammalogy at AMNH (@natural-history); Admin/organizer for GBatNet; Board Member @batconintl. She/her.
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Join Dr. Anica Miller-Rushing, a STEM Education Research Associate, for her talk “Informal science education research techniques to consider for more effective science education outreach efforts”.
FREE via Zoom on 05 Feb 2025, 9 AM USET
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FREE via Zoom on 05 Feb 2025, 9 AM USET
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February 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Join Dr. Anica Miller-Rushing, a STEM Education Research Associate, for her talk “Informal science education research techniques to consider for more effective science education outreach efforts”.
FREE via Zoom on 05 Feb 2025, 9 AM USET
REGISTER BELOW
tinyurl.com/mwz73svu
FREE via Zoom on 05 Feb 2025, 9 AM USET
REGISTER BELOW
tinyurl.com/mwz73svu
A marvelous and really important new study just out. Congratulations to all the authors!
Happy to report that our work on immune system adaptations in bats is now out in @nature.com 🦇🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ariadnamorales.bsky.social @batresearch.bsky.social @virology.bsky.social @DGKontopoulos.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy @sgn.one @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social Read more ...
Bat genomes illuminate adaptations to viral tolerance and disease resistance - Nature
A systematic analysis of 115 mammalian genomes, including 10 new bat genomes, reveals prevalent positive selection in immune genes in bats and shows key adaptations in the antiviral gene ISG15 that ai...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A marvelous and really important new study just out. Congratulations to all the authors!
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This is insane. There are lots of scientists in the US who are on “soft money”, which means that without government grants, they’re out of jobs. This is how you destroy the best research and development in the world.
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
This is insane. There are lots of scientists in the US who are on “soft money”, which means that without government grants, they’re out of jobs. This is how you destroy the best research and development in the world.