Reposted by LEH2.bsky.socialJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 31/05/2025How bad will it be? Catastrophic. Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come. But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget. Speak up now before it is too late. (inflation adjusted $-s below) 7025991364
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 31/05/2025New NSF guidelines. Pay particular attention to 35.1.c (no 'discrimination' against Israeli companies) and 35.2.a (i) (NO DEI practices). The wording is vague enough that universities may pre-emptively capitulate. Share Widely. #NSF #AcademicSky nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/gc1-ma...nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov 000
Reposted by LEH2.bsky.socialDr. David Miller 🏳️🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Powerful graphic. In a single day on April 25, a DOGE-fueled NSF canceled 340,226 future days of research. Or 932 years. [And that’s just one of three rounds of terminations so far.] 7198148
Reposted by LEH2.bsky.socialDr. David Miller 🏳️🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 05/05/2025🧪 If you had your NSF grant terminated, I'd *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar. Friday May 9 at 2-3 pm ET Will talk about both the appeals process, in addition to allowable closeout costs. Share widely. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 1219244
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 07/05/2025The National Science Board is currently streaming their public portion of the meeting www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1PE... Thus far no mention of the DOGE elephant in the room. #Science #NSF #saveNSF #womeninstemyoutube.comNSB 494th MeetingYouTube video by National Science Board 020
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 07/05/2025National Science Board (oversees NSF) currently streaming the public portion of their meeting. Thus far, the DOGE elephant remains unmentioned. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1PE...youtube.comNSB 494th MeetingYouTube video by National Science Board 010
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Moving beyond NSF and NIH… undark.org/2025/05/01/o...undark.orgThe Ripple Effects of Shrinking U.S. ScienceOpinion | Severe cuts in research funding will cause a complex cascade of effects across the United States and the world. 010
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 05/05/2025There is also this opportunity to contribute and stay informed. www.savensf.comsavensf.comHome | Savensf 000
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 05/05/2025The Board of the NSF is meeting this week. We can attend remotely and submit comments. Lets get as many people to do both as possible! Link for comments at the bottom of the web page #academicSKY #WomeninSTEM #Science #NSF… www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings...nsf.govNational Science BoardNSB governs NSF, develops Science and Engineering Indicators, and advises the President and Congress on S&E policy, research and education issues. 132
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 02/05/20252500 people marching on the Williston VT ICE data center for May Day 2025 000
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 01/05/2025(5) Lastly, they urge everyone to create strong narratives of the benefits of their research and its impacts -especially educational impacts- to be shared with the media, Congressional representatives, and the larger community. 000
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 01/05/2025(4) Recommended responses include institutional responses and explicit objections from disciplinary groups. Also, although the termination letters say no opportunity to appeal, the law and the terms of most grants do allow appeals, so PIs should connect with institutional legal counsel. 100
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 01/05/2025(3) There will be no new calls for proposals for STEM education, STEM education research, climate, environment, or environmental justice. They are expecting a new large batch of terminations to go out this Friday. 100
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 01/05/2025(2) NSF budget cuts are going to be far deeper than expected, and almost all 'broadening participation in STEM' programs will be killed. Moving forward, only standard grants will be funded. 100
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 01/05/2025News from a colleague: Three DOGE members in the NSF Office of the Directorand Vought (OMB) must personally approve all solicitation changes and all new solicitations. DOGE has total access to the grants management system. 132
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 27/04/2025we look forward to having her here, and supporting her through her legal proceedings. 000
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 27/04/2025I love working with undergraduates in my research into STEM teaching and learning. Her findings: that low-risk public communication assignments increase student engagement in an introductory biology class. #EduSky #AcademicSky 080
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Paul Krugman on the 'quack-industrial complex' in the T administration. substack.com/home/post/p-... #academicsky #womeninSTEMsubstack.comAttack of the Quack-Industrial ComplexAnother front in the war on American greatness 020
Reposted by LEH2.bsky.socialIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 05/04/2025A little rain wasn’t going to stop NYC. #handsoff 160137522304
Reposted by LEH2.bsky.socialMarc Wennberg @marcwennberg.bsky.social · 05/04/2025#Handsoff! Burlington, VT 112123282198
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Thank you for running a great rally - and for posting something that showed how many of us came! 010
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 05/04/2025@indivisible.org #handsoff Burlington Vermont - sorry I wasn't in a position to show how many of us showed up! 151
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 07/03/2025because our history must be white-washed so white folks don't feel uncomfortable. 000
Reposted by LEH2.bsky.socialTim Watson @timwatson.bsky.social · 07/03/2025I walked out of a faculty senate town hall on the administration's attempt to blow up higher education this evening, looked up in the sky to see the debris from Musk's spaceship blowing up over the Bahamas and South Florida. 46794206
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Ready to #Stand4Science here in Burlington. Noon on the UVM green. #WomeninSTEM 060
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Happening in Vermont! Noon or 1 pm (doing it twice!) on the University of Vermont Green. 030
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Stand up for Science. Meet on the UVM Green at noon and/or 1 pm Friday #Vermont #Stand4Science 040
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Yes, it was down just under an hour. A friend who is still a scientist employed by the federal gov't says they are down to skeleton crews in most offices… 000
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 01/03/2025No… wondering if some of musk's minions took out code they shouldn't have touched. 000
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Saturday Mar 1, 6 pm: GenBank and all associated web pages are down. #NIH #NSF @altnps.bsky.social @lauterbur.bsky.social 321
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Be sure to send in your 'report' to the new McCarthy crew 020
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 01/03/2025no just verbal support.… the college is facing a serious deficit, likely to go up with the federal freezes and cuts, and I don't think any equity arguments will outweigh the $$$ 110
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 28/02/2025this is exactly why I developed the course - I used to do these skills as part of my bio course, and wanted to offer them to all incoming students. The other faculty really appreciated it! 010
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Yes to all this (had to do this for the first run), and I also wrote a report based on students' reflections. I offered to open it to all STEM majors (it was just biology this fall…) but with the huge budget shortfall anticipated for next year, they aren't budging. Sigh. 110
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 28/02/2025My peer TA and I wrote a report based on students' reflections during the course. We're actually planning a survey of the fall students to ascertain how their spring courses have gone. But I just learned that my college has a huge short-fall in harvest for next fall… 010
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I designed a new course on learning skills for first yr STEM students that had huge impact. University wants to cut it because enrollment was low on first offering despite my demonstrating massive impacts. Suggestions for arguments? #academicsky #teachinglearningsky 530
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 28/02/2025so just learned that the course I started a couple of years ago, grown from 30% to 50% of the target enrollment, will not be offered because I didn't hit 100%. Because the only thing that matters in Higher Ed now is butts in seats. #academicsky 020
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 27/02/2025I teach a forensic biology course for non-science students. Much of what I assign as readings comes from the NIJ or DOJ reports. One of the reports, recommendations for handling witness id line-ups, is now removed from the server. I will leave the dead link as a demonstration. #academicsky 030
Reposted by LEH2.bsky.socialKylie Ariel @kuwisdelu.bsky.social · 12/02/2025We fight for Elisa. 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🇺🇸💔 191
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Excellent ideas. kuwisdelu.github.io/letter-to-ac... #AcademicSky #womeninstem #resistkuwisdelu.github.ioOpen Letter to Academia 021
Reposted by LEH2.bsky.socialMercenary Apothecary @mercapothecary.bsky.social · 26/02/2025I admit, this was not on my radar until now. The threat of mass nursing home closures, likely forcing residents to move in w/family or become unhoused, will put insane pressure on state legislatures to find any $$ they can to keep those care facilities open. #highered #academicsky 043
LEH2.bsky.social @leh2.bsky.social · 26/02/2025This is the leadership we're being offered? One of my students came to my office last night because her mom had met with their Dem representative, who had argued for 'laying low' and waiting out T. Passivity is capitulation. #organize #resist 100
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