Reposted by Allison Henrich500 Women Scientists @500womensci.bsky.social · 09/05/2025We are happy to see folks in Congress stepping up, but we need more than sternly worded letters. We need action. The US scientific enterprise is at stake #resist 13318
Reposted by Allison HenrichCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/05/2025BILL GATES: “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/bdd9... 10343422410575
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Major news from the NSF! This is very bad, folks. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgExclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisionsChanges seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund 000
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 03/05/2025This is bad, friends. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comExclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing onesUS science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’. 030
Reposted by Allison HenrichJussi T. Eronen @jussiteronen.bsky.social · 19/04/2025More grant freezes. This is not ok. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comExclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grantsThe National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE. 062
Reposted by Allison HenrichDr. David Miller 🏳️🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 18/04/2025So what should NSF grantees, worried by terminated grants, do? That's something I've been thinking a lot about, given my own NSF grants. First, I'd encourage to read this AAUP guide focused squarely on NSF grant termination policies: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul... 36839
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Also, “one source told Science the agency’s $1.1 billion education directorate may have canceled as many as 200 grants just today.” www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF starts to kill grants that violate Trump’s war on diversity effortsAttracting women and minorities into science and studying misinformation are no longer priorities, agency says 000
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 19/04/2025What?! “NSF announced it was returning all grant proposals previously approved for funding and awaiting final signoff... In the meantime, according to sources, NSF will not make any new awards.” www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF halts grant awards while staff do second reviewAction comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency 000
Reposted by Allison HenrichStephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Fascism doesn’t fly in Philly — or anywhere in America. Hey, Trump! Hey, Musk! Hey, GOP! Hands Off! HANDS OFF! HANDS OFF! HANDS OFF! (Vid via @seankitchen) 211376278
Reposted by Allison HenrichBrad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 05/04/2025Oh wow: Portland Oregon is NOT KIDDING #handsoff 10028023315361
Reposted by Allison HenrichPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 05/04/2025Hands Off Pittsburgh 493104477
Reposted by Allison HenrichDylan Lion @lionshue.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Hands Off Protest in the Boston Common 167134122883
Reposted by Allison HenrichMayor Satya Rhodes-Conway @satyaformadison.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Hands Off Madison Wisconsin! Hands off our democracy! 182609418
Reposted by Allison HenrichBen Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Hands off Madison, Wisconsin 264265134562
Reposted by Allison HenrichProf Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 07/04/2025100K! www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...cbsnews.com"Hands Off!" protest in Boston draws nearly 100,000 people rallying against Trump, MuskNearly 100,000 of angry demonstrators gathered in Boston and other Massachusetts locations on Saturday for the so-called "Hands Off" protest. 06410
Reposted by Allison HenrichCory Booker @corybooker.com · 02/04/2025I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up. 1046013487519968
Reposted by Allison HenrichSam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Absolute BLOODBATH at HHS/NIH/CDC this morning. Generation of scientists, health care officials being wiped out t.co/LeABrGqDei 10823941006
Reposted by Allison HenrichFelix Riede @felixthehauskat.bsky.social · 31/03/2025The amazing @roope.bsky.social dug deep on this and teaming up with topologist extraordinaire @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social we devised a first-ever tidy way of turning knot patterns into string code, which can then be analysed readily for patterns. We natch also have the coordinates. 121
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 02/04/2025NSA cancelled its MSP (Math Sciences Program) -- meaning all current grants (conferences, REUs, summer workshops, etc.) are cut effectively immediately. www.nsa.gov/Research/Mat...nsa.gov 11615
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Trump suggests ‘methods’ exist for bid for unconstitutional third term One of the most terrifying intentions I’ve heard. 010
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Required viewing. schiffnotes.substack.com/p/a-dark-day...schiffnotes.substack.comA Dark Day for Our CountryI'm not going to sugarcoat it. Today was a bad day for our country – and for the Democratic Party. 000
Reposted by Allison HenrichSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Two Republican senators told me tonight this vote shows they can execute the same strategy again — cut Democrats out of the negotiations on a gov’t funding bill, pass it thru the House, and expect Senate Dems to back down and not filibuster it. “We liked it over here,” one said. 43689173159
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Trump moves to close facility that helps track planet-warming pollution wapo.st/4i7891ywapo.stTrump moves to close facility that helps track planet-warming pollutionThe lab is connected to the Mauna Loa Observatory, where scientists gather data to produce the Keeling Curve, a chart on the daily status of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. 000
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 15/03/2025“It is clear that now and for the next several weeks it will be critically important that the AMS and the mathematical community as a whole advocate to ensure that funding for science, and mathematics in particular, is both sufficient and stable.” www.ams.org/news?class_i...ams.orgNews from the AMSAdvancing research. Creating connections. 2419
Reposted by Allison HenrichTom Edgar @tedgar7.bsky.social · 13/03/2025It’s already Pi day in some parts of the world. Here’s a cool visualization of the Madhava-Gregory-Leibniz formula for pi/4 due to Viggo Brun (and written about by Mitsuo Kobayashi). Hope you like it and share with all your math enthusiast friends! youtu.be/rzZ2JTFVDdwyoutu.beLeibniz Formula for Pi/4 - A Pi Day Visualization/DissectionYouTube video by Mathematical Visual Proofs 032
Reposted by Allison HenrichHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/p... via @statnews.comstatnews.comFederal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadershipIn a new National Postdoctoral Association report, 43% of postdocs said Trump administration policies have threatened their positions, while more than one-third said their research is delayed or in je... 14526
Reposted by Allison HenrichJoe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 12/03/2025In fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...news.harvard.eduNIH funding delivers exponential economic returns — Harvard GazetteReport finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development. 8440881489
Reposted by Allison HenrichRoope Kaaronen @roopekaaronen.net · 13/03/2025Tying the thread to a close: a warm thanks to co-authors @felixthehauskat.bsky.social, @jussiteronen.bsky.social, @izzywisher.bsky.social, Matt Walsh, @mamanninen.bsky.social, @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social. & to @cambridgeuparchaeo.bsky.social & reviewers. What a fun interdisciplinary project. 1173
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Our paper investigating the structures of knots found in civilizations across the globe and throughout history is out! This is open access, so please check it out! Thank you to the amazing team that made this project happen, especially @roope.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgThe Ties That Bind: Computational, Cross-cultural Analyses of Knots Reveal Their Cultural Evolutionary History and Significance | Cambridge Archaeological Journal | Cambridge CoreThe Ties That Bind: Computational, Cross-cultural Analyses of Knots Reveal Their Cultural Evolutionary History and Significance 3193
Reposted by Allison HenrichMAA @joinmaa.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Celebrate #PiDay tomorrow with a playful twist! Check out our latest MathValues post featuring nearly 100 Pi-kus, poems inspired by π! Read here: maa.org/math-values/playful-math-sm… Can you write one? Drop yours below! ⬇️ 031
Reposted by Allison HenrichDavid A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 11/03/2025"If the state can deprive an individual of his freedom just because of his politics... then no one is safe. You may believe that Khalil does not deserve free speech or due process. But if he does not have them, then neither do you. Neither do I." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comMahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial RunThe pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last. 5543222
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Here’s what is happening to REUs (funded by the National Science Foundation); this administration is intentionally breaking the pipeline of scientists and mathematicians at each connection point. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...insidehighered.comTrump’s cuts threaten key NSF undergrad research programFor decades, Research Experience for Undergraduates has been a golden ticket for students, funding summer research projects at top institutions. Now, at least a dozen are canceled. 043
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 13/03/2025American mathematicians and scientists! Here is the list of representatives on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. If any are your reps, please call and advocate to protect NSF/NIH funding! republicans-science.house.gov/_cache/files...republicans-science.house.gov 010
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 21/02/2025US citizens, I’m urging you to call your reps in congress to advocate for funding for the NSF & NIH not to be cut! www.ams.org/government/g...ams.orgAMS :: Take Action 020
Reposted by Allison HenrichAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 21/02/2025This is a five-alarm fire 🔥 for US science 🧪. (We keep saying that, but it keeps being true 😭.) Trump and Musk are blocking *ALL* NIH grants ‼️ by "exploiting a loophole in the process"—stopping study sections & council meetings. Every biomedical researcher in the country should be screaming. 1/ 12429214
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 19/02/2025www.wired.com/story/nation... 🤬🤯wired.comNational Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge ContinuesFirings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers. 130
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 18/02/2025The US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation issued a press release regarding Sen. Ted Cruz's investigation into NSF funding that was "diverted toward questionable projects that promoted Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or advanced neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda."commerce.senate.govCruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database 020
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 12/02/2025This has to be one of my favorite issues of MAA FOCUS. We have a beautiful feature on math and travel. Check it out! digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com/publication/...digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.comMAA Focus February/March 2025 022
Reposted by Allison HenrichKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 09/02/2025Microsoft's own research confirms something that was already pretty obvious: relying on a text generating machine to come up with answers erodes critical thinking, and is a method favoured by those who never liked doing critical thinking in the first place advait.org/files/lee_20...advait.org 13475102522
Reposted by Allison HenrichNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 09/02/2025This by M. Gessen is clarifying: “There are many good reasons to accommodate budding dictators, and only one reason not to: Anticipatory obedience is a key building block of their power.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...nytimes.comOpinion | To Obey Trump or Not to Obey (Gift Article)The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built. 0125
Reposted by Allison HenrichColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Can’t believe I’m typing this but… FUCK IT IM PLANNING A STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST IN DC. If you want to be involved, be dm me. I’m nervous, I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world. 921585510
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 09/02/2025www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...unitedformedicalresearch.orgNIH In Your State - United For Medical ResearchSelect a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America. 023
Allison Henrich @allisonhenrich1.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Topology and cosmology! Fascinating to hear about how scientists might infer the shape of the universe! 010
Reposted by Allison HenrichRachel Lense is Professionally Curious @rachellense.bsky.social · 14/06/2024I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖 14225003319719
Reposted by Allison HenrichBrian Moore @brianmoore.com · 06/02/2025made this little tool, govwayback.com. add “wayback.com” to “.gov” on any US gov website and it’ll redirect you to that page on @archive.org … from before January 20th 2025 17296155
Reposted by Allison HenrichDr. Marissa Kawehi Loving @marissakawehi.bsky.social · 06/02/2025I printed these out and put them all around our departmental common room today. Hoping to spark some conversations about the current state of things. 23011
Reposted by Allison HenrichJohn Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 05/02/20253 days! sites.google.com/view/ourfa2m... 184