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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Learned so much from these outstanding early career scientists and engineers about networking and community building. Thrilled to share their wisdom broadly in @physicstoday.aip.org

Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When do physicists and astronomers begin their relationships with professional societies? In our new AIP study, 92% of the current early career members first joined as students, underscoring how important student engagement is for the future of societies. www.aip.org/statistics/p...

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AIP Niels Bohr Library & Archives @history.aip.org · 02/09/2026

NBLA has been the longtime holders of photographs from physicist Hertha Sponer’s album from Göttingen. Thanks to a recent project, it is now properly situated as Sponer's, not Franck's collection. www.aip.org/library/ex-libris-unive…

Hertha Sponer at Göttingen

September Photos of the Month

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This week’s @history.aip.org newsletter features excerpts from four of the new oral histories the team has published as part of our Henry Luce Foundation funded initiative to document and celebrate women’s contributions to the physical sciences www.aip.org/history/oral...

New oral histories: Women’s experiences in moving into science

AIP History Weekly Edition: September 4, 2026

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New from @aip.bsky.social’s research team: a cross-society report drawing on responses from 2,000+ members across 11 AIP Member Organizations. It offers a insight on funding losses, changes to conference travel, and views on recruiting international STEM talent -> www.aip.org/statistics/c...

Careers, Identity, and Change Across the Physical Sciences

Highlights from AIP's 2026 Cross-Society Survey

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Great reparative description story from Elizabeth Wood on the @history.aip.org team about her work to recenter Hertha Sponer as the creator of this Göttingen physics photo album. Restoring names & captions that illuminate connections obscured in earlier records. -> www.aip.org/library/ex-l...

Hertha Sponer at Göttingen

September Photos of the Month

Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Excited to see Emmeline Ledgerwood’s oral histories of UK government scientists featured in Nature. The interviews provide powerful firsthand accounts of how privatization reshaped scientists’ work & identities. Compelling case for the value of oral history & science. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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How one researcher captured a vanished world of UK government science

Oral historian Emmeline Ledgerwood’s PhD investigated how privatization affected civil-service scientists at the end of the twentieth century.

Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Lots of great activity in the latest @history.aip.org monthly update! Especially exciting to see the Nancy Grace Roman Papers now digitized and online to coincide with the launch of the new space telescope. Read it here -> www.aip.org/history/augu...

AIP History August Update

August 2026

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Great to see physical scientists sharing their photos with us to document history as it happens. If you know a physical scientist encourage them to join in.

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Given all the recent interest and attention on funding models for science, this new academies report should kick off a lot of dialog and discussion-> “ARPA-E Plays Unique and Valuable Role in Energy Innovation and Should Be Reliably Funded, Says New Report”

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ARPA-E Plays Unique and Valuable Role in Energy Innovation and Should Be Reliably Funded, Says New Report

Congress should continue to provide reliable funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, as it plays a unique and valuable role in the nation’s energy innovation ecosystem, helping reduce...

Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Nature reporting that a “Staggering 90% of biomedical papers now show signs of AI help.” Astonishing to see how rapidly LLM’s are changing practices in research and writing. Also fascinating to see how different domains of writing and authorship are responding.

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Staggering 90% of biomedical papers now show signs of AI help

The figure, which is much higher than previous estimates of Large Language Model use, is for papers published in December and archived in PubMed

Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The @dchistorycenter.bsky.social and the DC Humanities Council have announced they are merging. Seems like a smart idea. Curious to see if more mergers like this are forthcoming as a result of resource challenges in the sector. -> dchistory.org/news-and-ins...

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A New Chapter for the DC History Center and HumanitiesDC

We're excited to announce that the DC History Center and HumanitiesDC have entered an agreement to merge and create a new organization.

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NISO @nisoinfo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Our two-part webinar on Preservation and Trust in #ScholComm continues this Wed Aug 19 at 11am EDT! Join us as @tjowens.bsky.social explores the role of #metadata, narrative & ethical labeling in preservation w/ @rfrank.bsky.social @jonippolito.net and Sibyl Schaefer: www.niso.org/events/prese...

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Physics Today @physicstoday.aip.org · 11/08/2026

Fewer students are getting physics bachelor’s degrees. To respond, departments need to adapt to the changing higher-education landscape and intentionally prepare prospective students for their programs, writes AIP’s @tjowens.bsky.social.

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The decline in physics bachelor’s degrees: Contributors and consequences

As higher-education programs compete for a shrinking pool of students, departments must better communicate the value that a physics major brings.

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

DHS's duration of status rule will profoundly impact international students and institutions of higher education. If you want to better understand what is changing, join experts from @aip.bsky.social for this free webinar. 📅 Wed, Aug 12 at 12 p.m. EDT 🔗 bit.ly/4g7Sj85 Please share widely

Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Why have physics bachelor's degrees declined in recent years? Is this unique to physics, or a broader shift in STEM and higher education? What can/should departments do in response? All questions I explore in this new @physicstoday.aip.org article -> physicstoday.aip.org/features/the...

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Stephanie Porras @periodeye.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This is a triggering image of a museum display in the natural history museum in DC about life before smartphones. Me and a fellow 40+ person were laughing at how we are now LITERAL MUSEUM PIECES. MY teen was like did you have a clear phone? An address book? A book of maps. Yes, yes I did. 🫠🫠🫠

An image of a boom box, a cd wallet, a travel atlas, business cards, dictionarjes a pay phone and various things people used before cellphones

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NISO @nisoinfo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

How do we keep collections safe, accessible & credible? Join us next Wed Aug 12 @ 11am ET for Part One of Preservation & Trust in #ScholComm! Moderator @tjowens.bsky.social will lead the discussion w/ @drmaltman.bsky.social Kate Murray & Kate Wittenberg. www.niso.org/events/prese...

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Will Thomas @williamthomas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

AIP's Anna Doel has been reconstructing the networks of institutions and people involved in efforts to broaden participation in the sciences over the last 50+ years. Her latest posted interview is with Shirley Malcom, who led the famous '75 AAAS Double Bind report. repository.aip.org/node/151669

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NISO @nisoinfo.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

How do we keep collections safe, accessible, & credible? Join us on Aug 12 @ 11am EDT for the first of two webinars on Preservation & Trust in #ScholComm! Moderator @tjowens.bsky.social will lead the discussion w/ @drmaltman.bsky.social, Kate Murray, & Kate Wittenberg. www.niso.org/events/prese...

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Excited to see this generous and thoughtful review of my most recent book, After Disruption: A Future for Cultural Memory, from Lori Podolsky in The American Archivist.

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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Excellent Scholarly Kitchen post today from @kawulf.bsky.social detailing how the proposed #OMB regulations impact the #Humanities. So important to remember this is a fight for all disciplines!!! #DefendResearch scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/07/10/t... #Academia #Science

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The OMB Guidance Revision Threatens All Research - The Scholarly Kitchen

The OMB proposed revision is about all research — and humanities research is just as vulnerable as STEM.

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AIP Niels Bohr Library & Archives @history.aip.org · 26/06/2026

From biographies and memoirs to romance novels, LGBTQ+ scientists and stories have shaped how we understand the world. AIP’s librarians curated a reading list that reflects just how wide that impact is. What’s on your Pride reading list this year? #PrideMonth #LGBTQinSTEM #ScienceHistory

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MarjeeC @marjeec.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hey it’s me!

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Merrilee Proffitt @merrileeiam.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

My presentation on Democracy's Library at the @archive.org from the Spring @cni-org.bsky.social meeting is now available! If you want to learn more about my work, I'm the first 15 minutes of this recording. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9--u...

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Sustaining the Public Record: Collaborative Stewardship of Government Information and Research Data

YouTube video by CNI: Coalition for Networked Information

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Four charts from a new @aip.bsky.social research report on physics & astronomy graduate enrollments & admissions offer a view into broader state of STEM in the U.S. Biggest decline since 1994. Further contraction ahead, particularly for international students. www.aip.org/statistics/f...

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Many current conversations about broadening participation in science have deeper institutional histories. Anna Doel’s new piece traces the origins of APS’s Committee on Women in Physics in the early 1970s as part of a larger AIP project on these histories. www.aip.org/history/stat...

Assessing the status of women in physics in the 1970s

AIP History Weekly Edition: May 1, 2026

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Allison Buser’s new @physicstoday.aip.org article uses APS and AIP archival records to examine how scientific societies navigated the Oppenheimer security-clearance case and Cold War political pressures. -> physicstoday.aip.org/features/pla...

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Also, it comes with amazing stories about people like Corey, a university librarian who built up a collection of 160,000 photos of Michigan’s squirrel population on Flickr over time.

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Death is not an edge case - Flickr Foundation

"Death is not an edge case" from @ukglo.bsky.social is a must read for anyone thinking about preserving records of communities in the 21st century. Invaluable insights on digital legacies and also a whole Memento Mori vibe for us folks who grew up with the web -> www.flickr.org/death-is-not...

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To increase ACRL's visibility and influence in the arena of higher education policy development and legislation, the ACRL Government Relations Committee (in consultation with the ACRL Board and staff)...

The @ala-acrl.bsky.social released its 2026–27 Legislative Agenda, highlighting four key issues for the research community: impacts on higher edu, public access to reliable data, federal agency reorganization, and ethical concerns around AI.-> www.ala.org/acrl/issues/...

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Legislation and Policy

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Realized I’ve now been missing Google Reader for a good bit longer than there was a Google Reader.

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"Side effects include decreased appetite and forgetfulness, he said. That explains the shoes, you think." Flash reader @marjeec.bsky.social's micro is in The Literary Hatchet 😍 It's easy to download your copy: buff.ly/7M5wvTy

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

In this new interview for @aiphistory.bsky.social I talked with physicist Shohini Ghose about her research on hidden histories of women in science, archival evidence, and why storytelling matters in teaching physics and astronomy. www.aip.org/library/ex-l...

Illuminating the Invisible: Shohini Ghose on Women Who Transformed Our View of the Cosmos

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Nils Gilman @nilsgilman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Fantastic interview that makes a strong case for breaking down the silo walls between diplomatic history and the history of science

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Be sure to check out this excellent article from @ryandahn.com which provides substantive context and insight on the Oppenheimer oral history’s that the @aiphistory.bsky.social team recently made openly available online.

Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, @aiphistory.bsky.social shares reading recommendations for all ages, from memoirs of physicists and astronomers to children’s books. www.aip.org/library/ex-l...

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Reading Recommendations

NBLA Celebrates AAPI Month

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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

New @aip.bsky.social History Newsletter issue highlights expanded access to Oppenheimer interviews, new climate science archives, and ongoing work on how access and metadata shape the historical record of science. www.aip.org/history-upda...