#LetterToScience
"Unless the [Trump] administration restores research funding, the US risks losing its historic position at the forefront of scientific and clinical progress," writes Guillermo Oliver in a new #LetterToScience. scim.ag/40SajeV
August 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"The US government must reinstate [the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] to ensure continued progress toward ending HIV as a public health threat," write the authors of a new #LetterToScience. scim.ag/4lWFyO4
July 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Institutions must support transgender and gender nonconforming and other marginalized scientists by securing their safety and privacy; their access to legal aid and health care; and their opportunities in education, employment, and society," argues a new #LetterToScience. scim.ag/4kQCMtr
Protect transgender scientists
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGnC) people are a primary target of the Trump administration. Multiple executive orders seek to erase TGnC protections; mandate denial of gender identity; and ba...
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June 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“By facilitating effective quality control and streamlining data collection, the [African Medicines Agency] could help to protect millions of African lives from this silent epidemic,” argues a new #LetterToScience. scim.ag/43MIrte
June 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A new #LetterToScience argues that the U.S. budget cuts to WHO and USAID investments "will have both immediate and long-term consequences." scim.ag/4kcWEqw
May 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"The H5N1 virus has crossed species and adapted to mammalian hosts, including dairy cattle, causing widespread exposure and sporadic human illness. ... Given H5N1’s potential to spread, urgent action is needed to address pandemic preparedness gaps," argues a new #LetterToScience. scim.ag/4hqhoZr
Prepare now for a potential H5N1 pandemic
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March 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"To protect scientists and scientific output, US stakeholders must work to protect [racial] affinity groups from government interference," write the authors of a new #LetterToScience. scim.ag/4ki1MtL
March 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A U.S. military base on the Galápagos Islands could harm fragile species and ecosystems, argue the authors of a new #LetterToScience.
Military base threatens Galápagos Islands
In December 2024, the Ecuadorian government, led by President Daniel Noboa, authorized the establishment of a US military base on the Galápagos Islands, a Natural World Heritage Site.
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March 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM