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sagarika (she/they)
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🧠 psych phd student studying culture & memory @ brandeis | formerly @ georgia state & emory | views my own
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Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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It does seem like they have barred 2nd year graduate students from applying. This is devastating, I've been preparing my applications materials for MONTHS and now they all have to get binned...
September 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Seeking WV scientists! My dad (a non-scientist who works with scientists) is leading a FABBS delegation to discuss NIH funding with Senator Capito in August and needs to build the delegation. Please reach out and I’ll put you in touch with him! CC @standupforscience.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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GET IN DORKS!

WE ARE GOING PROTESTING! #standupforscience2025
@standupforscience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Had such a good discussion around this paper in grad prosem today– I would highly recommend it. The students were profoundly relieved to have these struggles normalized and be able to discuss them openly and brainstorm strategies for a happier more sustainable academic life.
doi.org/10.1177/1745...
Common Academic Experiences No One Talks About: Repeated Rejection, Impostor Syndrome, and Burnout - Lisa M. Jaremka, Joshua M. Ackerman, Bertram Gawronski, Nicholas O. Rule, Kate Sweeny, Linda R. Tro...
Academic life is full of learning, excitement, and discovery. However, academics also experience professional challenges at various points in their career, incl...
doi.org
March 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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“Perhaps when a neurotypical reads Convenience Store Woman, they are experiencing what an autistic person feels like reading fiction most of the time—and that’s not a bad thing.”

Essential reading for translators and, well, readers in general, by @clarehannahmary.bsky.social
Face Value: Translating Divergence - Words Without Borders
Clare Richards underscores the significance of D/deaf, disabled, and/or neurodivergent writers and translators presenting their community on their own terms.
wordswithoutborders.org
February 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM