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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Yikes. Banning people for activities such as co-authorship and advising a graduate student is completely unreasonable in a modern research environment. And a retroactive 5 year ban is wildly unfair.

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Exploitation (SAFE) Act would deny federal funding to any U.S. scientist who collaborates with anyone "affiliated with a hostile foreign entity," a category that includes four countries: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.

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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 14/11/2025

This has gotten surprisingly little attention — it's not even on the front page of @science.org right now — but it's really hard to describe what the SAFE Research Act would do to US science and scientists without sounding insane www.science.org/content/arti...

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U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations

Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 14/11/2025

One thing that's abundantly clear: passing the SAFE Research Act would permanently end the United States' ability to be competitive in any area of advanced technology. Just straight up suicidal policy-making.

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Rainbo Hultman @brainbolab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Super excited about the project and for awesome collaborators spanning the country! Shout out to co-I's: leading expert on parenting behaviors @bjmarlin.bsky.social and pioneers in Peromyscus Californicus endocrinology and social behavior @cmarler.bsky.social and @briantrainor.bsky.social!

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Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her) @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Science peeps action alert - time for comments at this link. Let FDA/NIH know that NAMS are not ready for prime time.... #Neuroskyence #MedSky #academicsky www.fda.gov/news-events/...

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FDA-NIH Workshop: Reducing Animal Testing

The FDA is hosting a workshop on reducing animal testing. The workshop is open to current FDA and NIH employees.

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Dear all, PLEASE add comments on the importance of model organism research at this link:

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Rainbo Hultman @brainbolab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Migraine and depression can often arise in the same individuals- why? Is one disorder a cause of the other? Check out our new review examining shared mechanisms from genes to brain networks to whole body physiology! rdcu.be/evACa

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Mechanistic intersections between migraine and major depressive disorder

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

My win-a-trip winner, Sofia Barnett, wrote this excellent piece from our West Africa trip, arguing that American feminism should show more concern for global issues for women and girls: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/o... She's right.

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Opinion | It Isn’t Freedom if It’s Not for Everyone

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Rob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

On Independence Day let’s ask: what do we today need independence from now? I’d suggest a system that tells us there are only two ways to think!

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Powerful story about NIH and cancer to start Sunday Morning on CBS Here is one of the two cases they examined: pancreatic cancer. Part 1 of 4

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Five things to remember about war:

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Rainbo Hultman @brainbolab.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Looking forward to sharing some of our work on brain mechanisms of stress and migraine this afternoon! #AHSAM

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Rob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Want to talk corruption? Look right here in Des Moines.

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Rainbo Hultman @brainbolab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

After another brutal week of science funding news it felt great to join other scientists for the #NAMIwalk Johnson County (IA) and hear important stories about ways science has saved lives and what peoples' hopes are for research breakthroughs in the future. We won't stop fighting for cures!

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I have previously posted about the slow issuance of NIH award in fiscal year 2025 compared to fiscal year 2024. jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g... These data were across all of the institutes and centers at NIH. The results can be examined for each institute and center. 1/n

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Brian Trainor @briantrainor.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

@doctheagrif.bsky.social explains how federal funding is supporting research to discover new ways to treat pain in related to cancer youtu.be/53OLgx6ycnY

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From Labs to Lives: Theanne Griffith, Ph.D.

YouTube video by UC Davis

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Susanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

This is a huge hit to the health of rural America 😔

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Dr. Molly B. Atkinson @mollybatkinson.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Raise your hand if you’re an assistant professor who has now had to journey through a global pandemic AND a constitutional crisis, all while trying to obtain tenure 🙋🏻‍♀️ I’m tired.

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Society for Neuroscience @sfn.org · 28/01/2025

Call to End Freeze on Federal Grants The White House's pause on federal grants threatens our nation’s scientific progress. Read SfN's full statement urging this Administration to lift the freeze to protect the health and security of our nation: bit.ly/4gq9i2I

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Call to End Freeze on Federal Grants

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Rainbo Hultman @brainbolab.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Know a talented undergraduate who wants to pursue a PhD in neuroscience but has had limited research opportunities? Our 2-year postbacc program, iDREAM (Iowa: Diversifying Research Experiences And Mentorship) is accepting applications now! idream.sites.uiowa.edu (Review begins Feb.3)

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Rainbo Hultman @brainbolab.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

So thankful for mentors with patience during my undergraduate days. We celebrate our excellent undergrad researchers in the lab!

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