Matthew Fagan
velocitree.bsky.social
Matthew Fagan
@velocitree.bsky.social
Moving at the speed of tree
Reposted by Matthew Fagan
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.”
January 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is going to damage science and charity work in the US beyond repair. Every day the pause goes on, small businesses will fold and student rent won’t get paid. It’s holding a knife to the throat of America. You want to review funding? Do it. But stop it? Might as well toss our dreams in the trash
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
January 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Reposted by Matthew Fagan
Large universities with vibrant medical research such as OSU and @osuwexmed.bsky.social need to put pressure on our elected officials. OSU is the 5th largest employer in the state of Ohio, and it owes much of its impact to research funding provided by NIH and other federal agencies.
NIH and other federal health agencies have been instructed to cease external communications indefinitely. This means that grant programs—the money that funds life-saving university and hospital research—are currently in limbo. This includes VA research on veterans’ health.
January 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Closed down my Twitter account after ignoring it for more than a year—Elon did the wave goodbye for me. Any starter pack recs for ecological remote sensing folks who like RPGs, gardening, and distracting, funny takes on anything other than US politics? Gonna be a loong four years.
January 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM