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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

@wxpnfm.bsky.social I'm excited to submit a list of songs for the countdown, but something is going wrong with the capcha on your website. Tried 3 different browsers; couldn't submit a message to the web team for the same reason. Is this something other people are experiencing too?

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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hearing about the incredible career of Dr. Ruth Patrick at today's mid-Atlantic @freshwaterscience.bsky.social meeting made it even clearer that keeping ANS going is crucial.

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The SFS Urban Chapter invites paper submissions to two special collections inspired by the Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology (SUSE) and SFS meetings held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in May 2025. (1/3)

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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Why is it so hard to just let the field where I grow my fucks to lie fallow for a year?!

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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We want to invite you to give a talk at WCU! We're looking for folks who: - identify with a group underrepresented in STEM - want to learn about PUI careers - are not yet tenure-track - are mid-Atlantic-based - research in any subfield of Bio Sign up to be considered: forms.gle/WwT5DZJSvHTk...

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Interest Form: WCU Department of Biology Early Career Biology Seminar Series

The goal of this seminar series is to showcase diverse early-career biologists working relatively local to West Chester, PA. Apart from giving our students the chance to learn about cutting-edge scien...

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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Absolutely heartbreaking to be a US ecologist these days

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Mike Kaspari @mikekaspari.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

NSF LTER program “archived”. LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”. This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings. My heart is breaking.

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Joy Losee, Ph.D. @joylosee.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

So happy to say I’ve been awarded tenure! My colleagues have been so sweet in reaching out to offer congratulations and hopes that I celebrate. I haven’t celebrated anything in a while and I’m not sure what to do. What have you done or do you plan to do to celebrate tenure?

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

That's right. Worse than Pointless www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

My Freshwater Ecology students are doing student-led exam review with cornhole: answer a question correctly and you get a toss.

Photo of a lab classroom with cornhole boards set up between the tables. Students are posing and discussing questions.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 13/11/2025

Grad Students: The Larry Summers news should shed any shred of imposter syndrome you've felt in academia. Clearly, academics* can be far from perfect (at everything from spelling to relationships to human decency) and still make it all the way to the top of ivory tower.

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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I'm looking to switch out the Winogradsky column lab I've been doing in my Wetlands course for something new (I never get visible diffs among treatments and I don't think students are getting much from it). What are your favorite labs for an upper level Wetlands course? Bonus if biogeochemistryish!

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Brynn Sherman @brynnsherman.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I'm recruiting a lab manager for my soon-to-be-launched lab at Ohio State! If you know of any recent grads who may be interested both in helping to build the lab and in developing skills in the cognitive neuroscience of memory, please share! osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCar...

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Research Associate

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 18/07/2025

make art! if it's the end of the world, you might as well make art! if it's not the end of the world, then the future will be better because people made art right now!

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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I am making a Starter Pack for people who are looking for PHD STUDENT POSITIONS in the biological sciences! If you wish to be added, please respond directly to this post saying you want to be added. I need at least 5 people to create the pack. Please share widely!

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

If there was ever a time to call your Senator, this is it. Voting has begun on the GOP plan to cut off health care for working-class Americans and slash taxes for the wealthiest.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

After ruling, with anger in his voice, Judge Young: "This represents racial discrimination. And discrimination against America's LGBTQ community. That's what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out. And I do so."

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

It's 2p here in Boston, and we're back on the record in the NIH grant terminations case. It's possible Judge Young could issue some sort of ruling here in the next few minutes, or he could provide more context for case management going forward. Stay tuned.

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Rob Cameron @brklyndragon.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Hi everyone, Any of you NYC or NYC adjacent scientists who like to talk to people in person about your work and its relevance? I'm part of Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers. Our live We Demand Stories salons need more academics who like to talk about the thing they do.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

1. Trump's tax cuts overwhelmingly help the rich 2. His spending cuts are targeted at the poor 3. Tariffs cost the poor a larger share of their income Roll these three regressive policies together and you get the largest redistribution from poor to rich in American history. The anti-Robin Hood.

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

On June 14th, Trump is spending $60M on a parade — while slashing life-saving research. While he celebrates himself, we’ll be fighting for science — and for the lives and futures of the American people. Find an event near you ➡️ www.nokings.org www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/arti...

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Trump is dismantling science in America. Time to push back, Washington | Opinion

For most scientists, the personal devastation is compounded by recognition of the long-term, permanent damage to US research, innovation and technology development. | Opinion

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Science Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Ecologist Lauren Kuehne writes to Tacoma, Washington, “On June 14, Trump will spend $60 million in taxpayer dollars on a birthday parade for himself. As a scientist, what I see is $60 million in lost science, lost engineering, lost innovation.” 🧪🏠

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Rahat S. @ecotrombonegal.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

What is this country going to look like in three years?

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nikitrabailey.bsky.social @nikitrabailey.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

"The results were stark: Black applicants consistently faced higher barriers to homeownership, even when their financial profiles were identical to white applicants." This is why disparate impact theory must be protected, and AI decisions must comply with existing fair housing and lending laws.

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Vincent Arel-Bundock @vincentab.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🚨 Big milestone for Rdatasets 🚨 The web archive now hosts 3400+ free and documented CSV datasets. Fantastic for teaching and testing! And {Rdatasets} is a new #RStats 📦 for easy download and search Web archive: vincentarelbundock.github.io/Rdatasets R 📦: vincentarelbundock.github.io/Rdatasetspkg

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Margaret Zimmer @margaretzimmer.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Wrapping up your PhD? I’m planning to hire a postdoc in the next few months (start date flexible). Will start formally advertising soon, but you heard it here first!! Possible research topics include - critical zone hydrology, agricultural water quality, SW-GW interactions. Reach out if interested!

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

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Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.

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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Warning that if you do this, you might cry during your conference talk, like I did. Still worth it.

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business. You’re in organized crime.

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SFS Students @sfs-src.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Conference events for Sunday! Look forward to a post each morning this week with the events for the day! #sfs2025

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Ste Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park"

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 10/05/2025

A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies. TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Dorks, it’s time to throw sand in the gears. They want us to stop teaching, we will teach in the streets. They want us to stop our research, we will use archival data. They want to send us back to the dark ages, we will be a light. We will not lay down and take this.

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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I'm so, so grateful to work with the thoughtful, smart, & generous @omfishient.bsky.social. We just filed an appeal for our project, and we hope this will help you if your project was also terminated (or is about to be...)

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977. Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.

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Charm City Dept. of Trainsportation @ccdot.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

FUCK OFF JUST BUILD TRAINS

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Now is the time for boat rocking! Now is the time to speak up! None of this “science isn’t political” trash. IT IS and you’re living in it. If you don’t want to be the last generation of American scientists, GET UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 4/x

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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Much like a poorly constrained nutrient budget, our calendar entry had a few missing inputs. This event is will be held on ✨Friday✨, May 9th. Hope to see you there!

Advertisement for the webinar Navigating Mentorship in Freshwater Sciences: Building Connections for Career Growth. Friday, May 9, 12 PM EST, Zoom. Join the Early Career Committee in this 90-minute interactive webinar to explore the role of mentorship in career development for studnets and early-career researchers in freshwater science, with a focus on supporting underrepresented groups in the field.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Please help this early career researcher find a new postdoc! Expertise in social/cognitive development.

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W. Carson Byrd @wcbyrdphd.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

With rumors of more NSF grant terminations today, contact your university research offices about top admins checking email. Termination letters come from a random NSF email that could go to junk folders & are not directed to core staff that handle proposal/award submissions or communications daily.

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

US based scientists are not ok.

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Tammie Visintainer @proftv.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

I believe with all of me that this is illegal, this is our lives, our dreams, these grants & resulting innovations help communities, transform possibilities, make science/the world a better & more just place. Fight like hell, for what is right in the moment, and for all those who come after us 💪🏼✊🏼🫶🏼🔥

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Tammie Visintainer @proftv.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

If you, like me, had you NSF granted terminated, here’s what I learned from a hopeful meeting with my VP of research: 1. We have 30 days to act! Meet with your admin asap 2. APPEAL: Everyone can appeal! It must go through your institution, there’s a template, sent registered mail. My VP told me ⬇️

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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

🧪 Our Terminated NSF Grant Tracker is live 🧪 🔴 114 NSF grants listed so far 🔴 Cancelled grants focused on → Training scientists → Misinformation → AI → Climate change Credit to @noamross.net for all the work to build this & to all PIs who submitted their info. Link: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

NSF PD Raleigh Martin out with another statement on the NSF grant freezes. 🧪 ⚒️ #climatesky

(NOTE: These are my own personal views and do not reflect an official position of the federal government.)

This past Friday, my federal agency (the National Science Foundation) announced that hundreds of active scientific grants would be terminated because they are no longer aligned with NSF's priorities.

First, I am devastated to think about the hundreds of scientists (along with thousands of supporting students, researchers, and other staff) who have suddenly and arbitrarily had their grant funding yanked away. These are scientists who did everything right: undertaking years of grueling education, spending months thoughtfully preparing grant proposals (often multiple times after previous unsuccessful attempts), waiting further months for their proposals to be rigorously and competitively reviewed, diligently managing their awarded projects, submitting annual reports, and carefully adhering to NSF rules regarding allowable expenditures and grant activities. Despite following all the rules, these scientists will now be forced to throw away years of hard work, end student projects, and lay off staff, disrupting and even ending many scientific careers along the way.

Second, I am troubled by the arbitrariness of these grant termination actions which go against established law, procedure, and precedent. As a

federal agency, NSF is bound by laws enacted by Congress, as well as federal regulations regarding allowable grant activities. Specific funding opportunities are then informed by expert scientific staff closely attuned to their respective scientific fields and guided by external input including outside Advisory Committees (though these were also mostly terminated last week). All funding opportunities go through rigorous programmatic, managerial, and policy review before they are approved to ensure adherence to laws, regulations, and agency priorities. NSF priorities do change over time, and this is reflected in the evolution of funding opportunities that apply prospectively to new proposals and grants. But now is different. Now, existing NSF grants are experiencing a bait-and-switch: having been awarded based on one set of priorities, they are now being ended through a sudden and capricious change in these priorities.

And in many cases, these awards are being terminated despite doing exactly what Congress explicitly intended: expanding participation of women and individuals from underrepresented groups in STEM.

Finally, I am worried for the broader scientific enterprise. Until recently, America's scientific ecosystem has been the envy of the world: supported by a stable base of public investment, open to talent from across the globe, and built on a productive ecosystem of universities, research labs, and academic-industry partnerships. Unfortunately, these pillars of American innovation seem to be quickly crumbling, causing irreversible harm to our economic success and cultural dynamism.

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Dr. Megan Fork @aforkintheriver.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I'm heartbroken and so, so angry to say that my NSF grant that asks how we can make conferences better serve people doing environmental science in different sectors was terminated of Friday. Keep different back for science and let's hope for injunctions against these illegal actions.

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