Reposted by Jeff WeissNicholdav @nicholdav.bsky.social · 08/07/2026icymi: the OMB has proposed sweeping revisions to rules for federal funding Please comment like I did: blog.nicholdav.info/posts/2026-0... Resources I used: blog.nicholdav.info/posts/2026-0... from @neurograce.bsky.social @openscapes.bsky.social @elizabethginexi.bsky.social @standupforscience.netblog.nicholdav.infoMy comment on the OMB’s proposed revisions to the Guidance for Federal Financial AssistanceI probably wouldn’t exist if these revisions had been in place when I went back to school 066
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 13/03/2026If it helps, next time I see you (which has been too long) I can just yell “Nina!!” and leave it at that. Deal? (the sentiment for both is there of course ❤️) 120
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2026www.wtae.com/article/pitt...wtae.comFirefighters battle 4-alarm fire in Pittsburgh, multiple displacedSmoke from the fire in the 4000 block of Penn Avenue could be seen for miles Saturday evening. 010
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2026A few more photos. It looks like they’re making good progress on getting it under control, there’s a lot less smoke than earlier and it looks mostly contained to the attic. 090
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The smoke is terrible. I hope no one was caught inside. I also saw some flames on the roof. 1110
Reposted by Jeff WeissCortical Bionics Research Group @corticalbionics.bsky.social · 13/08/2025The most recent CBRG preprint on intracortical microstimulation is now available! Over 24 combined years across 5 participants, we delivered 168 million!!! pulses of stimulation and recorded everything that happened. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...medrxiv.orgIntracortical microstimulation in humans: a decade of safety and efficacyBackground Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) of somatosensory cortex can restore a sense of touch to people with spinal cord injury (SCI). In this early-feasibility clinical trial, we evaluate the... 173
Reposted by Jeff WeissPittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 21/04/2025UPDATE: More than 900 Pitt students, faculty and staff have signed an open letter calling Pitt to more firmly address visa revocations, federal research grant terminations and funding cuts, plus proposing creation of a University Crisis Task Force. buff.ly/BAGNmnsbuff.lyTimeline: How Pittsburgh universities responded to Trump ordersAs Pitt's faculty senate weighs effects of a hiring freeze amid federal funding uncertainty, see how Pitt, CMU, Duquesne, La Roche & CCAC have responded. 093
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Thousands of people turned out in Pittsburgh today to demand Trump and Musk take their hands off our democracy. 0100
Reposted by Jeff WeissProfKori @profkori.bsky.social · 31/03/2025This open letter will be published tomorrow on the AAUP blog. Signatures will be accepted after that, but a high # of signatures in advance will help the organizers gain media attention that could benefit the effort. Share in ways you believe will get results! sites.google.com/view/we-must...sites.google.comHomeMarch 20, 2025 Dear Presidents, Chancellors, and Boards of Trustees of the 60 Universities that received a March 10th warning letter from the U.S. Department of Education: You are on the frontlines ... 03836
Reposted by Jeff WeissJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/03/2025The end of my speech at #StandUpForScience in Pittsburgh yesterday (in 6 parts) 1/6 210912
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Here's the only national TV coverage I've seen of #StandUpForScience. What a surprise to see Pittsburgh, @hunterschone.bsky.social and myself featured from the beginning! www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...msnbc.comAmerican scientists take to the streets to protest Trump's cutsAs Donald Trump guts the programs and agencies behind some of America's greatest scientific achievements and fires the people responsible for those achievements and working on new ones, scientists acr... 050
Reposted by Jeff WeissSusanne Ahmari @ahmarilab.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Disappointed to learn that Sen McCormick & staffers will not talk to constituents despite their repeated attempts to communicate through all legitimate channels #TaxationWithoutRepresentation 2222
Reposted by Jeff WeissPittsburgh's Public Source @publicsource.org · 08/03/2025Local researchers and scientists are speaking out and calling for support to counter threats from Washington D.C. that jeopardize their funding and work. A planned gathering of science writers, however, has been cancelled after Pitt and CMU pulled funding.buff.lyPittsburgh scientists rally in face of federal funding turmoilOnce quiet in the face of federal science funding curbs, researchers have begun to speak out. Science writers, though, won’t be convening in Pittsburgh. 175
Reposted by Jeff WeissWESA @wesa.fm · 08/03/2025Pittsburgh researchers, doctors, and supporters filled Schenley Plaza Friday to speak out against government research funding cuts. Similar demonstrations were held across the country as part of a nationwide “Stand up for Science” movement.wesa.fmPittsburgh scientists, doctors fill Schenley Plaza to protest federal research funding cutsHundreds of people gathered at Schenley Plaza near the University of Pittsburgh Friday to protest federal spending cuts that could impact medical research. 05819
Reposted by Jeff WeissPittsburgh City Paper @pghcitypaper.com · 07/03/2025This afternoon several hundred Pittsburghers gathered at Schenley Plaza to show their support for science and the importance of scientific research:pghcitypaper.comHundreds stand up for science in OaklandThis afternoon several hundreds of people gathered at Schenley Plaza to show their support for science and the importance of scientific research. Stand up for Science organized nationwide protests cal... 06410
Reposted by Jeff WeissHunter Schone @hunterschone.bsky.social · 07/03/2025@standupforscience.bsky.social in Pittsburgh with @jeffweiss.bsky.social and Brian Dekleva 0111
Reposted by Jeff WeissIris Ka-Yi Chat @iriskayichat.bsky.social · 25/02/2025#StandUpforScience local rally in Pittsburgh is confirmed! 📅 March 7, 2025 ⏰ 11 AM-1:30 PM 📍Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh Follow the local rally’s Instagram @savesciencepgh for updates Spread the word 🔥 @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience2025 #ScienceForAll #ScienceNotSilence #STEM 310245
Reposted by Jeff WeissTK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Call your elected reps, get your neighbors, friends, co-workers. Calling is better than email. Call once a day. Volume and immediacy is important. www.senate.gov/senators/sen... www.house.gov/representati... (use both home and work address) www.usa.gov/state-governor (governors can file lawsuits)senate.govU.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators 141
Reposted by Jeff WeissCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/20251. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost RatesNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD 25469964077
Reposted by Jeff WeissJack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 08/02/2025 They tried this 💩 in the first admin, proposing cuts of indirects to 10%, and it was resisted by Congress Call your congresspeople, and remind them they have defended health research before, and they can do so again 4284112
Reposted by Jeff WeissDarby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science. 12652768915654
Reposted by Jeff WeissEmily O’Donnell @faelai.bsky.social · 24/01/2025It just occurred to me the reason there are so few people at this international student career fair is that they are probably very unsure about their future in this country and if they will be able to find employment. Especially because so many of them are in STEM fields that rely on NIH grants. 😩 251
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025The trickle down effects from the NIH are almost immeasurable. According to United for Medical Research, the NIH supported 21,784 Pennsylvania jobs in 2023. I have to imagine that’s a big underestimate especially when you consider jobs indirectly supported like yours. 110
Reposted by Jeff WeissJeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Thank you for this, TK. Senator John Fetterman has a short character limit on his contact form, so I sent him this abbreviated letter based on yours (continued in 🧵) 101
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025NIH Investments yield unmatched returns—scientifically, economically, and socially. I urge you to take action to safeguard this agency, ensuring its mission can continue. 000
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Restore NIH Operations: Advocate for swift resumption of grant reviews, advisory council meetings, and communications to minimize delays in research funding. Preserve Economic Benefits: Work to exempt NIH from hiring freezes and travel bans, allowing the NIH to sustain its role as an economic driver 100
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025The recent restrictions threaten this ecosystem. Without correction, the effects could lead to loss of jobs and delays in health advancements. I urge Congress to take immediate action: 100
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025In 2023, NIH invested more than $2B of funding in PA, yielding $5B of economic activity and supporting 22,000 PA jobs—more than Sheetz! Disruptions to research will delay efforts to combat diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer, and strokes. 100
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025I am concerned about recent executive actions affecting the NIH, including restrictions on travel, communications, meetings and hiring. These actions threaten public health and economic growth. 100
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Thank you for this, TK. Senator John Fetterman has a short character limit on his contact form, so I sent him this abbreviated letter based on yours (continued in 🧵) 101
Reposted by Jeff WeissKip Ludwig @wildpiguk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025The NIH Is literally prohibited by law from commenting on the new NIH restrictions. The NIH can't fight this fight for you. Scientists who want to help people, this has to be your fight. 02115
Reposted by Jeff WeissTK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Here is a draft you can use to reach out to your Elected Reps about the devastating impact on NIH: find them here: www.bioniclab.org/news/nihexec...bioniclab.orgB.I.O.N.I.C. Lab - NIHExecutiveOrder2025https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative (use both home and work 2137
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 17/12/2024He also states that this is wastewater data in a reply. But his original post could have been more clear. bsky.app/profile/mich... 100
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 17/12/2024He acknowledges that he recolored the plot here, but the source data comes from the CDC: bsky.app/profile/mich... 110
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 17/12/2024It appears that the plot he shared is the CDC’s COVID-19 Wastewater Map, but for some reason he changed the colors from blues to reds. The original map can be found here: www.cdc.gov/respiratory-... 231
Reposted by Jeff WeissCortical Bionics Research Group @corticalbionics.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Our group has a new paper out now in Nature BME, led by Charles Greenspon. It covers a number of updates on how we can restore tactile sensation from the hand using intracortical microstimulation (ICMS). www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comEvoking stable and precise tactile sensations via multi-electrode intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex - Nature Biomedical EngineeringAn analysis of the localization and intensity of intracortical microstimulation in three participants with cervical spinal cord injury shows that overlapping projected fields from multiple electrodes ... 1124
Reposted by Jeff WeissGiacomo Valle @giacomovalle.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Check out our new paper 'Evoking stable and precise tactile sensations via multi-electrode intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex' on @NatureBiomedicalEngineering 🦾 🧠 ⚡ LINK: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 2105
Reposted by Jeff WeissChethan Pandarinath @chethanp.bsky.social · 01/12/2024BCIs list! Still finding folks on here so please message me if you'd like to be added. 206528
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Could you add me please? @mcapo.bsky.social and I will need to recruit more of our Pitt colleagues to join Bluesky. 120
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I might lose some followers, but to avoid confusion, I am NOT Prof. Jeff A. Weiss from Utah. I am also a #bioengineer, but I do NOT study biomechanics or orthopaedics. I work in #neuralengineering developing #braincomputerinterfaces, so feel free to stick around for occasional #neuro content. 🧠🦾 020
Jeff Weiss @jeffweiss.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Hello, Bluesky! I'm Jeff, a staff research engineer at the University of Pittsburgh Rehab Neural Engineering Labs. I provide engineering support to our intracortical brain-computer interface studies, with the goal of restoring motor and sensory function to those with paralysis. www.rnel.pitt.edurnel.pitt.eduRehabilitation and Neural Engineering Laboratory | University of Pittsburgh | University of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh is among the nation's most distinguished comprehensive universities, with a wide variety of high-quality programs in both the arts and sciences and professional fields. 0100