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@jessica-arend.bsky.social
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clinical psychology PhD student at UMN | researching schizophrenia and psychosis | NSF graduate research fellow | they/she 🏳️‍🌈

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NextGen Psych Scholars Program @nextgenpsych.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#NPSP is accepting applications til May 31 for mentees (undergrads/postbacs) & mentors (grad students/postdocs)! We support people applying to Psychology PhD programs in the US, including students from underrepresented groups. Please share widely! z.umn.edu/NPSP26-27
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NextGen Psych Scholars Program (2025-2026 mentor/mentee sign up) Year 6
The goal of NPSP is to cultivate long-term support structures between current underrepresented (e.g., BIPOC, first-gen, low-income, LGBTQIA+) graduate students and diverse undergrad or post-baccalaure...
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Excited to be a graduate representative for @fabbs.org at the 2026 @aaas.org workshop for Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering! #MakingOurCASE
The U.S. Capitol
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Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Good news for those who followed the recent NASA Artemis II mission 🚀 Feeling awe and wonder can help people cultivate greater humility! Learn more in this throwback article from Character & Context, SPSP's flagship blog: ow.ly/fkEU50YIj08
Two people stand silhouetted against a vibrant sunset sky with a bright beam of light pointing upward into a star-filled night.
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The proposed federal budget for 2027 cuts NSF funding by 55%, including dissolving the division for social, behavioral, & economic sciences. We can’t let this go unchallenged. When we better understand the brain and human behavior, we build tools to alleviate suffering and promote human flourishing.
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I love my Somali neighbors. ❤️
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Those in power have tried to convince us that resistance would be too tiring. But let Minnesotans teach you that it’s actually energizing to be a part of a movement to change society for the better. If you’re tired, get involved. You’ll be surprised by how quickly you start to feel better.
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I’ve been quiet here because my city is in chaos. Not for the past 5 days - for the past 2+ months. I’m devastated that Renee Good was martyred while protecting immigrants, and I’m also devastated that it took that event for the world to pay attention to the violence which began long before. 1/🧵
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💕ᕼᗴᗪᗩ 🩵😻🐾🌷 @hedahunter.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
4 years ago, President Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day meant to “honor America’s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today.” Happy Indigenous Peoples Day www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...
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Is Indigenous Peoples Day 2025 a federal holiday?
Here is a look at why it's called Indigenous Peoples Day, the history behind it and how people celebrate.
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Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Measurement strategies for sexual identity in U.S. pop data are evolving but still fall short in capturing the complexity of multiple and diverse identities. #DataInclusion #SOGIData @chrisajulian.bsky.social @wendymanning.bsky.social @clairekampdush.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Visualizing Multiple Sexual Identity Responses Using a Network Approach - Christopher A. Julian, Lauren Newmyer, Wendy D. Manning, Claire M. Kamp Dush, 2024
Measurement strategies for gauging sexual identity within the United States’s population-based data infrastructure are evolving. Despite notable advancements, m...
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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Wrote about the temptation to put Gaza on the back burner now that the ceasefire is solidifying—and why we can't let that happen. Gaza still needs you, and me, and everyone to fight until real Palestinian liberation is won. www.discourseblog.com/p/gaza-still...
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Gaza Still Needs You
This fight is not over.
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
“From a business perspective, it seems fiscally irresponsible to stop supporting an approved project midstream and risk compromising the results of the research.” 💸
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Mercedes Hernandez gave a great presentation on the importance of family support for #Latinx people experiencing serious mental illness. Family involvement is hugely influential in promoting recovery; however, few family members report receiving psychological support or psychoeducation. #SRP2025
A person is speaking at a podium. Behind them, a slideshow reads “role during psychiatric episodes” and lists forms of family support
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Scott Sponheim kicked off #SRP2025 with an excellent talk on “time, brain, and #schizophrenia.” Neural oscillations are impacted in #psychosis and may be a treatment target for neuromodulation!
A man is speaking at a podium. A slideshow behind him reads “we still have a problem” with sections “we know…” and “we don’t know…”
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Ben Saunders @bensaunders.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
For those interested in a neuroscience PhD - the University of Minnesota Graduate Program in Neuroscience www.neuroscience.umn.edu is hosting virtual open house events coming up on Oct 6th and Oct 30th. Learn about the program and meet students and faculty! Register here: forms.gle/kANEp4Fmd3ut...
Information flyer for graduate program in neuroscience at the University of Minnesota. Virtual open house events on October 6th and 30th.
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Michelle Liu, MPH (@academicmish) @mishliu.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
For those looking for postbacc positions, here are some resources that you might find helpful! (See thread) 🧵
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
And all the scientists rejoiced 🙌🏻
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Hi I know we're all talking about something else at this particular momennnttt, but can I interest any of you in educational posters? I've got 'em in a pack & seasonal lightning bugs too! It helps support SaS and makes it easy for you to spread important messages in your community! SquidFacts.net
A poster hanging on a brick wall that says Leave your leaves for lightning bugs! with lightning bugs on new purple asters . There's too-small-to-read text in a box with the heading Lightning bugs are struggling to survive, help them thrive by taking these actions. The actions are:  1) Leave your leaves. Lightning bug babies live in fallen leaves. When we send away our leaves, we kill the babies! Leave your leaves on the ground, or pile them in a corner.
2) Don't use Pesticides. Pesticides kill lightning bugs! Cut them out of your yard care routine.
3) Turn off the lights. Lightning bugs need darkness to communicate.
4) Tell your friends! Our actions become much more powerful when we take them as a community. Get your friends and family involved too.4 12x18 inch posters on a brick and concrete wall. The top left is pink and says funding science saves lives, written in microbes, next to a microscope. The one on the right says Biology is bigger than binaries, with a fish, a lily, and a bee. The bottom left says Protecting wildlife starts wtih you, with a bunch of adiorable woodland creatues in yellow, white and black, including an owl, fungi, a... um. weasel? salamanders, butterflies, slugs, and a rotting log. The bottom right says Will our oceans thrive or nosedive the choice is yours, with the ocean represented in a circle, half of which is dead and half of which is alive, including kelp and a mackerel
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Dr. Allison G. Harvey @allisonharvey.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Are you accepting PhD applications in Clinical Psychology for Fall 2026 (U.S.)? If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants. Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social
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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Since it's a topic many people are talking about today, just want to share some resources I have found helpful when responding to someone who is actively experiencing suicidal thoughts, bc most of us are only ever told to post a hotline number and not how to actually *respond*
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
The "How is science discussed on Bluesky?" study finds posts about science 🧪 articles here have more content originality (not just article title/journal name) than posts on X. And, as has frequently been noted, science research posts here tend to generate A LOT more engagement.
Despite these similarities, Bluesky has two notable distinctions in scholarly
communication. First, it demonstrates a substantially higher level of interactive
engagement than has been reported in prior studies of X. Earlier research on X found
that the proportion of tweets receiving at least ten interactions varied by discipline,
ranging from 3.9-7.5% for likes, 1.4-4.4% for reposts, 0-0.2% for quotes, and 0-0.1%
for replies (Fang et al., 2022). In contrast, our findings show that 48.2% of Bluesky
scholarly posts received at least ten likes, 34.4% received ten or more reposts, 10.4%
received ten or more quotes, and 11.0% received ten or more replies. The prevalence of
likes and reposts on Bluesky is more than an order of magnitude higher than that
previously reported for X, while quotes and replies occur at rates approaching two
orders of magnitude greater, indicating a markedly higher level of active engagement
with scholarly content on the emerging platform.
Second, Bluesky shows a higher level of content originality in scholarly discourse. Our
analysis of cosine similarity between post texts and article titles revealed that only 6.3%
of Bluesky posts replicate article titles nearly verbatim (i.e., cosine similarity between
0.9 and 1). In contrast, prior studies of X reported title replication rates ranging from
11.8% to 92.4%, varying by discipline (Didegah et al., 2018; Kumar et al., 2019; Na,
2015; Sergiadis, 2018; Thelwall, Tsou, et al., 2013). Bluesky was also found to have a
higher proportion of original posts and a lower proportion of reposts compared to X
(Taylor & Areia, 2025). This contrast suggests that, whereas X has primarily served as
a dissemination tool (Htoo & Na, 2017), Bluesky may support a more interpretive,
reflective mode of science communication.
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Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
My copy of the wonderful -Of Many Minds: Neurodiversity and Mental Health Among University Faculty and Staff- arrived! I'm honored to have the first essay in this collection; it's far past time for us to talk about all the minds that work (sometimes idiosyncratically, always creatively) in higher ed
A photograph of the cover of the book Of Many Minds. The main title is in bright blue, green, and red, and down the edges of the page you see a multitude of different pens, pencils, and highlighters, no two the sameA photograph of the first page of an essay, by me, called "For Those Who Do Not Love the Archives."
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 18/08/2025
Applying skills gained in one context to different situations enables efficient #learning, even from limited data. This Primer explores a @plosbiology.org study which shows that the #DefaultModeNetwork plays a key role in this ability 🧪 Paper: plos.io/41LOAWf Primer: plos.io/417aTpd
Intermanual transfer and the default mode network. In the study by Rezaei and colleagues, participants initially learned a sensorimotor task with their right hand (the initial learning phase). When they later performed the same task with their left hand (the transfer phase), they made fewer errors at first. Rezaei and colleagues found that brain connectivity patterns, especially those linked to the part of the default mode network (the red region), were notably similar during the early stages of the initial learning (green shaded area) and transfer (orange shaded region) phases. The brain image shows the medial surface of the left hemisphere.
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Important reminders! To interrupt the cycle of rumination - practice mindful awareness, take breaks, remain compassionate, and identify the next action (no matter how small/simple)!
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Not only does vaccination help protect you from serious illness - it is also a practical way to show care for your community 💪🏻💉❤️
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Scientists! @skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun! We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15 If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
a canva graphic that says "How it works Step 1:  Go to SkypeAScientist.com
Step 2: Click “Sign Up” then “Scientist
              Sign Up Form”
Step 3: Tell us about yourself
Step 4: Get matched with a classroom
Step 5: Connect with the teacher
Step 6: Make a kid’s day 
isn't that great?
@SkypeAScientist"
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Putrino Lab @putrinolab.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Really proud of my team for getting this out. It has been a heavy lift. When we opened the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, we wanted to create a place that could provide the very best of care for people with #LongCOVID, #MECFS, www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/pati... 1/
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Mount Sinai publishes 1st US guide for infection-linked chronic illnesses - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has released the country’s first clinical manual for treating infection-associated chronic illnesses, according to an Aug. 13 news release.  The clinical ...
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Matt Southward @mattsouthward.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Potential grad applicants: I'm hoping to take 1-2 new students this cycle! There's no need to email me in advance unless you have specific questions that aren't answered on the lab or psych department's website - everyone's applications will be considered equally. u.osu.edu/mattlab/2025...
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Accepting 1-2 new students this cycle! ☝️/✌️
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Ryan L. Brown @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
We’re part of the problem (too many podcasts) but also trying to be part of the solution (accessible, fewer episodes + focus on high-quality stress science)! Your reminder to listen to the Stress Puzzle podcast as prompted by the Las Culturistas Culture Awards!: www.ryanlinnbrown.com/stresspuzzle
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Steph Allan @eolasinntinn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Relapse in psychosis is a term that is used a lot, but what does it mean? A (fab) DClinPsy trainee I am co-supervising is conducting an online survey to find out people's views and perspectives. Please consider taking part or reposting this study invitation.
Study advert for Developing a consensus definition of relapse in psychosis: A Delphi Study - an online survey for people who have experienced psychosis, their supporters, researchers and clinicians. by Alice Thomson. University of Glasgow.
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NextGen Psych Scholars Program @nextgenpsych.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
How about a Q&A for #psychology PhD #applicants? 👩🏻‍🏫❓🧑🏾‍🏫 Applicants: what questions do have about the graduate application process? Current graduate students/post-docs/faculty: what advice do you have for applicants?
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Journal of Patient-Centered Research & Reviews @realjpcrr.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Over 53% of #academic articles on #psychosis use stigmatizing language, like #schizophrenia patient or #schizophrenic. Authors and journals should screen their articles for #stigmatizing language and adhere to person-centered language guidelines. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
My lab is #hiring! 🎉🧠 TRiCAM lab at the University of Minnesota looking to hire a full-time research assistant to support recruitment and data collection for an EEG study of #psychosis. This position is ideal for a college graduate who wants to grow their #psychology #research career!
hr.myu.umn.edu
Careers
We especially encourage applicants from under-represented minorities to apply.
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Brisbane, Australia gave us a warm welcome at the #OHBM2025 conference! Especially cool to see how other researchers are using machine-estimated “brain age” to explore the effects of stress, scarcity, and illness on accelerated aging/neurodegeneration.
A large conference room. Many people are seated, facing a stage with several panelists. Two screens display “Welcome to Brisbane OHBM 2025” overhead.A screen displaying a scientific figure titled “Final summary: EEG-based brain health clocks linked to biophysical mechanisms in aging, dementia, and neuroplasticity.” The figure shows that negative modulators (eg smoking), positive modulators (eg exercise) affect hyperexcitability. Accelerated brain aging is affected by genetics and other factors and leads to hypoexcitability, disconnectivity, and dementia.
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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding. It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
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Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
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Sherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Viewpoint in JAMA details the consequences of the proposed cuts to NIH: ❌15% reduction in new therapies ❌reduction in life expectancy by 83M life years in the US = $8.2T ❌loss of $51B in economic output annually All to save $20B annually. The math ain't mathin.' jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
This week, I was interviewed about my journey to #psychology research as part of a documentary to promote participation in #STEM. I grew up without seeing women and LGBTQ+ people represented in science. So cool to help be the model for others that I didn’t have myself 🥹❤️ #SciComm
Jess is sitting on a couch in an apartment. Three film crew members are sitting nearby with cameras and microphones set up all around them.
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Jess @jessica-arend.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Interesting cognitive science paper which has implications for understanding decision-making and beliefs in psychosis!
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Pinky and the Brain | Scicomm @pinkybrainscicomm.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Hey #scientists: Ever wondered how a #science journalist prepares for an #interview with you? Here, several journalists share what tactics they use to steer scientists away from jargon: 👉 www.theopennotebook.com/2025/05/13/c... #ScienceSky #SciComm #AcademicSky #Wisskomm #media #ScienceJournalism
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Come Again? How to Steer Scientist Sources Away from Jargon - The Open Notebook
Navigating an interview with a scientist doesn’t just take prep and good interviewing skills. The hurdles can be psychological, too, requiring reporters to summon the nerve to interrupt and admit hole...
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Science Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
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Sheila Crowell, PhD @sheilacrowell.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I am not alarmist. I'm writing what needs to be said. Higher ed is on the brink of collapse and so much could be lost. College, alongside the military, is a second family for many adults. It is where people fall in love, pick sports teams, meet lifelong friends, and form a professional identity. A 🧵
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Lisa Starr @lisastarr.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Universities are engines of economic mobility, and guide young people into stable career tracks. University-supported research and innovation fuels the economy. Universities are the backbone of our society, and harming them will cause damage to every town, every household, every person in America.
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Liz Roemer @lizroemer.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Take a moment to tell someone how and why you appreciate them. You will both feel better. (Thank you to the doctoral student who just asked me to reflect on my accomplishments and support for others at the end of the year. It meant a lot during a challenging time. )
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Karen Campbell @karampbell.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Interested in what you can do with your Cognitive #PsychSciSky PhD besides #AcademicSky? Wondering how to make the transition? Come to our joint virtual panel hosted by @sparksociety.bsky.social & @wicsc-trainee.bsky.social on June 5th, 2025, 12-1:30 PM EDT. FREE to register: shorturl.at/5vWjR
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NextGen Psych Scholars Program @nextgenpsych.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Applications for #NPSP are due TOMORROW (May 23)! We offer 1:1 mentor pairings to support undergrads/postbacs interested in #Psychology PhD programs and hold workshops about academia’s “hidden curriculum.” Looking forward to welcoming our 6th cohort! z.umn.edu/NPSP25-26
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Rainbow Spongebob GIF
Alt: SpongeBob draws a sparkly rainbow above his head with the word “tomorrow” over it
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
If you are a scientist with experience communicating science to the public, and you want to do one of these Stand Up For Science teach-ins, I can help you plan it. DMs open.
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🌻Liza @lizayes.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Are you old enoungh to remember TEACH INS of the 1960s? They are back NOW to help combat slashes to government funding of the sciences and academic, environmental, and medical research. You can RSVP for teach ins this summer at the STAND UP FOR SCIENCE! link.
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
… and Molly is not alone. More than $2.6B of ongoing research has been canceled (with much more this week, at Harvard). With each cancellation: We are losing so much knowledge. Losing the next generation of scientists. Losing our ability to protect our health, both now & for the future. 🧪🩺😷
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/05/2025
At the end of this summer, the future of U.S. science and research will be decided. From weather alerts to cancer breakthroughs, science shapes every part of our lives. We need everyone in this fight. The Summer Fight for Science starts now. Are you in? The fight starts here: bit.ly/4ddiuqU
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Time to prepare, beloveds. If you are considering stocking up, remember that these pills do expire eventually, and *do not* discuss your actions online or via unencrypted communication. Take no shit, and leave no trace. www.plancpills.org
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PLAN C: Abortion pills by mail in every state
Plan C is an information resource for self-managed, at-home abortion with pills. Learn how people in the U.S. are accessing abortion pill options online.
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🧪 The NSF grant terminations hit women, racial & ethnic minorities, and those with disabilities the hardest. E.g.: --Female PIs were 58% of canceled grants (but 34% of all active grants) --Black PIs were 17% of canceled grants (but 4% as base rate) A closer look shows this is structural... 🧵
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Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
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