Irina Calin-Jageman
@neurocj.bsky.social
Professor of Biology and Neuroscience
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Chalk. That's the big threat here at OSU. I can't think of a more obvious way to say "we're afraid of what you have to say" than to ban chalk.
The Columbus Dispatch picked up the story about OSU’s ban on chalking, and our criticism of the policy. Chalking is a traditional way for students to express thoughts and creativity publicly. This restriction undermines free speech and open dialogue, crucial for a vibrant academic community.
Ohio State bans chalking on campus. One faculty group calls it an 'assault on free speech'
www.dispatch.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Chalk. That's the big threat here at OSU. I can't think of a more obvious way to say "we're afraid of what you have to say" than to ban chalk.
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A literal miracle - saving this beautiful baby's life with a miraculous procedure built on decades of federal investments in scientific research. Think of how many more we could save. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
May 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A literal miracle - saving this beautiful baby's life with a miraculous procedure built on decades of federal investments in scientific research. Think of how many more we could save. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
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This also destroy the research and innovation engine that powers our economy, health, national security, national competitiveness, well-being, and overall future. A dangerous and shameful act.
Nature reports that the National Science Foundation has stopped awarding new grants and allotting funds to existing ones. All of them. @colincarlson.bsky.social says that unless the freeze is lifted, it “is going to destroy people's labs.” 2/10
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This also destroy the research and innovation engine that powers our economy, health, national security, national competitiveness, well-being, and overall future. A dangerous and shameful act.
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has halted research activities at NIH's Integrated Research Facility, one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...
www.wired.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration has halted research activities at NIH's Integrated Research Facility, one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
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Glioblastoma cancer tore up the brain of someone I loved dearly.
We are approaching highly effective treatment for glioblastoma with mRNA-based vaccines! —> doi.org/10.3389/fonc...
And this conspiracy-soaked cabal wants to throw it away. Forcing more families to endure what mine did.
Stop them.
We are approaching highly effective treatment for glioblastoma with mRNA-based vaccines! —> doi.org/10.3389/fonc...
And this conspiracy-soaked cabal wants to throw it away. Forcing more families to endure what mine did.
Stop them.
Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question
“Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started,” one researcher said.
arstechnica.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Glioblastoma cancer tore up the brain of someone I loved dearly.
We are approaching highly effective treatment for glioblastoma with mRNA-based vaccines! —> doi.org/10.3389/fonc...
And this conspiracy-soaked cabal wants to throw it away. Forcing more families to endure what mine did.
Stop them.
We are approaching highly effective treatment for glioblastoma with mRNA-based vaccines! —> doi.org/10.3389/fonc...
And this conspiracy-soaked cabal wants to throw it away. Forcing more families to endure what mine did.
Stop them.
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The book“Doctored” makes the case that scientific fraud has helped stall progress toward effective Alzheimer’s treatments.
Investigating Fraud At The Heart Of Alzheimer’s Research
In “Doctored,” an investigative journalist outlines how fraud and misconduct have stalled the search for effective Alzheimer’s treatments.
www.sciencefriday.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The book“Doctored” makes the case that scientific fraud has helped stall progress toward effective Alzheimer’s treatments.
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Just published @science.org
On fixing the NIH 15% cap
"The consequences of failing to do so—reduced research capacity, weakened scientific competitiveness, and increased financial strain on institutions—are simply too dire to ignore."
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
On fixing the NIH 15% cap
"The consequences of failing to do so—reduced research capacity, weakened scientific competitiveness, and increased financial strain on institutions—are simply too dire to ignore."
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
March 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Just published @science.org
On fixing the NIH 15% cap
"The consequences of failing to do so—reduced research capacity, weakened scientific competitiveness, and increased financial strain on institutions—are simply too dire to ignore."
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
On fixing the NIH 15% cap
"The consequences of failing to do so—reduced research capacity, weakened scientific competitiveness, and increased financial strain on institutions—are simply too dire to ignore."
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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"’NIH staff internally are very worried that the mRNA grants will follow the outcome of the vaccine hesitancy grants and be terminated’”
It would be devastating to end this promising research that will save lives from infections and cancer
www.npr.org/2025/03/12/n...
It would be devastating to end this promising research that will save lives from infections and cancer
www.npr.org/2025/03/12/n...
NIH cuts funding for vaccine hesitancy research and may target mRNA research too
The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how to increase uptake. mRNA vaccine research may be on the chopping block, too.
www.npr.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"’NIH staff internally are very worried that the mRNA grants will follow the outcome of the vaccine hesitancy grants and be terminated’”
It would be devastating to end this promising research that will save lives from infections and cancer
www.npr.org/2025/03/12/n...
It would be devastating to end this promising research that will save lives from infections and cancer
www.npr.org/2025/03/12/n...
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𝘈𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 slugs, the size of a Tic Tac, produce alderene molecules to deter predators. Across their ecosystem, this chemistry redefines the relationships between other organisms. buff.ly/KSkvJNd
March 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
𝘈𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 slugs, the size of a Tic Tac, produce alderene molecules to deter predators. Across their ecosystem, this chemistry redefines the relationships between other organisms. buff.ly/KSkvJNd
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Without NIH funding for research, "your mother's cancer will wait for a cure. Your child's genetic disorder will wait for a breakthrough. The research that could save lives may be delayed or never come." ~Melissa Byrn, UChicago @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience2025
March 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Without NIH funding for research, "your mother's cancer will wait for a cure. Your child's genetic disorder will wait for a breakthrough. The research that could save lives may be delayed or never come." ~Melissa Byrn, UChicago @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience2025
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Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee
Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Health care providers could face a misdemeanor charge and fines of $500 for administering mRNA vaccines under the bill.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee
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Best thing about university life: having outrageously talented colleagues across the academy.
Here's a new piece by my colleague Jodi Cressman about the many towns called Centralia across the USA.
Short-listed for Terrain's non-fiction award; deservedly so!
www.terrain.org/2025/nonfict...
Here's a new piece by my colleague Jodi Cressman about the many towns called Centralia across the USA.
Short-listed for Terrain's non-fiction award; deservedly so!
www.terrain.org/2025/nonfict...
Centralia: A Scatterplot of Slow Violence - Terrain.org
"Centralia: A Scatterplot of Slow Violence" by Jodi Cressman explores the massacres and other violences of Centralias across America.
www.terrain.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Best thing about university life: having outrageously talented colleagues across the academy.
Here's a new piece by my colleague Jodi Cressman about the many towns called Centralia across the USA.
Short-listed for Terrain's non-fiction award; deservedly so!
www.terrain.org/2025/nonfict...
Here's a new piece by my colleague Jodi Cressman about the many towns called Centralia across the USA.
Short-listed for Terrain's non-fiction award; deservedly so!
www.terrain.org/2025/nonfict...
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Is the red snapper in your sushi roll really red snapper?
My partner in crime, @neurocj.bsky.social led her molecular biology class on an investigation with NBC5 Chicago (@nbcchicago.bsky.social). It turns out that the red snapper in sushi is often...
www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/tes...
My partner in crime, @neurocj.bsky.social led her molecular biology class on an investigation with NBC5 Chicago (@nbcchicago.bsky.social). It turns out that the red snapper in sushi is often...
www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/tes...
Testing reveals frequent instances of mislabeled fish sold in Chicago area
As NBC 5 Responds continues to dive into seafood fraud, testing from various markets and restaurants around the Chicago area have revealed frequent instances of mislabeled fish being sold.
www.nbcchicago.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Is the red snapper in your sushi roll really red snapper?
My partner in crime, @neurocj.bsky.social led her molecular biology class on an investigation with NBC5 Chicago (@nbcchicago.bsky.social). It turns out that the red snapper in sushi is often...
www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/tes...
My partner in crime, @neurocj.bsky.social led her molecular biology class on an investigation with NBC5 Chicago (@nbcchicago.bsky.social). It turns out that the red snapper in sushi is often...
www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/tes...
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@neurocj.bsky.social , author of Chapter 1 of Introduction to Neuroscience, the new open-access textbook. Greatest living neuroscientist? My kids sure think so.
Bonus, you can meet the author and hear about her scientific journey in Ch 1 also: youtu.be/67AoLj_fL50
Meet the author: Dr. Irina Calin Jageman (Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience)
YouTube video by OpenStax
youtu.be
November 21, 2024 at 1:01 PM
@neurocj.bsky.social , author of Chapter 1 of Introduction to Neuroscience, the new open-access textbook. Greatest living neuroscientist? My kids sure think so.