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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

OMB's focus on NIH and NSF, which has confused a lot of folks, pretty much boils down to stopping money going to universities.

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Scoop: This afternoon NSF will formally announce its four 'Frontier Initiatives', and a suite of other changes in a public letter. These Frontier Initiatives (left) are identical to OSTP's 'Grand Research Challenges' that we have been reporting on (right). www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yes, GRFP is run through EDU and program funds are housed there. We (e.g. SBE Program Directors) would help facilitate panel discussions, but did not actually make award recommendations nor commit program funds. Hence the ability for some SBE disciplines to continue to be supported.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I think the political left should be the loudest voice calling for an AI model development pause, frontier pacing, and mandatory third party audits right now. Put aside the doomer stuff (though I think it’s plausible), we just found out that OpenAI’s agents committed a pretty major felony!

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Amazing to see and a worthy family member indeed!

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Steven has been playing hard since the 90s!! ❤️

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Food so good you grow an extra finger!

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Psych and Social Sciences still appear here with an Oct 20 despite the demise of SBE.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

NSF just announced its GRFP solicitation due in October - deadline varies by field: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... Now for the bad news... * NSF estimates they will issue 1,500 awards, down from 2,500+ last year. * NSF removed STEM Education and Learning Research as a Major Field.

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Gasper Begus @begus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Berkeley Linguistics is hiring a semanticist! Consider applying and spreading the word! Our department was founded 125 years ago as the first linguistics department in the country. This is a nice celebration of Berkeley linguistics legacy! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05458

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

Assistant Professor - Semantics - Linguistics

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Finally, this has gone a bit under the radar, so I want to highlight it: The social, behavioral and economic sciences directorate (SBE) has simply ceased to deliver grants to many of its subareas. Any topic not specifically OK'd by the Trump administration is receiving zero new awards.

All of the NSF’s directorates are awarding fewer new grants, but the hardest hit is the social, behavioural and economic sciences (SBE) directorate, which the White House proposed eliminating in its 2027 budget request to Congress. SBE has so far awarded 84 new grants this year, about 11% of its average, mainly in areas of artificial intelligence, cognitive neuroscience and decision-making. Much of its portfolio, such as sociology, archaeology, political science, economics and geography, has received zero new awards. “I don’t think they’ve realized yet that there’s no awards,” one NSF staff member says of researchers in those fields. “That’s going to be clear soon.”

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Scoop: For nearly a year, NSF has struggled to make new grants. Now we know that it will not catch up. In fact, NSF will award just 6,100 new grants—a 30% y/o/y decline, itself down from a previous avg. of 11,000+. In fact, the last time NSF awarded so few grants was in the early '80s.

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Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades

The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

That's a crazy response! 😵‍💫

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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Open until filled (🚨🚨apply now!🚨🚨): Postdoc, speech acoustics and major depressive disorder, with me!, Northwestern Linguistics (working with folks in Psychology and Psychiatry). faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/matt-goldric...

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hello, coming at you LIVE from the Patriot Games in Geneva Ohio, where I am one of maybe 500 people waiting to watch what appears to be American Ninja Warrior: Hunger Games Edition

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 11/08/2026

2. That highlights the following observation: If LLMs are even a tenth is important of a technology as the US government keeps telling us when diverting basic science research to this sector, it is absolutely bonkers that there is no frontier model available for independent scientists to study.

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Russ Poldrack @russpoldrack.org · 11/08/2026

Many of you will have seen the recent post about changes at OSF. If you'd like to learn more about how to use other services (particularly Zenodo) to share data and code, see my book chapter on resource sharing. bettercode-book.org/book-sharing...

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12 Sharing Research Objects – Better Code, Better Science

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Jonathan Peelle @jpeelle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Yikes “Starting November 16, 2026, no new projects or child components of existing projects can be created on OSF. After February 19, 2027, all public and private OSF projects will become read-only.” www.cos.io/osf-changes

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OSF Changes | Center for Open Science

We are preparing substantial changes to OSF that will reduce its functionality, focus OSF on its unique strengths, and move toward an integrated model with complementary services. As part of that shif...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

New from me: More than a trillion dollars flow through the federal government in grants. We have more and more evidence that the Trump administration has been directing those grants on purely partisan grounds, denying them to blue states. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/governing-...

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Governing without Accountability

Trump only wants to be President of some of America, not all of America

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

They got people dying in camps now and they’re happy about it. bsky.app/profile/joho...

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Me on the AAU "The AAU claims to be comprised of America’s leading research unis...But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

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How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares

Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.

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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Deadline Dec 1: Asst prof (tenure track), open area, ‼️NU Linguistics‼️ "an integrated approach to the scientific study of language, utilizing experimental, computational, and/or data-intensive approaches to inform linguistic theory and its applications" linguistics.northwestern.edu/about/open-p...

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Time to add another formerly respected institution to the garbage pile, this time @aau.edu, which just worked with the Trump admin to endorse resegregation in high education, embedding MAGA fraudsters as faculty, and banning student expression. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is sending a letter Monday to the leaders of US universities asking them to commit to a slate of campus reforms by the end of 2026 in the Trump administration’s latest effort to overhaul higher education.

The letter, which was reviewed by Bloomberg News, asks schools to publicly pledge to make sweeping changes that include reexamining admissions practices, hiring more conservative faculty, cracking down on student protests, combating grade inflation, reducing foreign donations and lowering tuition.

In contrast, the administration’s latest move was developed in partnership with university leaders, primarily the Association of American Universities, which represents dozens of top research institutions including all eight Ivy League colleges.

AAU’s president, Barbara Snyder, described the letter as a kind of olive branch. She told Bloomberg that the administration’s outreach opened communication channels between university leaders and the White House that have been largely shut since Trump launched his pressure campaign last year. She plans to call on member colleges to support the initiative.

“It’s critical to have a really good working partnership with the federal government,” Snyder said. “Whether your particular institution is under investigation or not, everyone understands how important that is.”

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Julia Strand @juliafstrand.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My department is hiring 2 (TWO!) Tenure Track faculty in Developmental Psych and Biological Psych, to start Fall 2027. Deadlines 9/1 (Developmental) and 10/1 (Biological). More info here: www.carleton.edu/psychology/i.... Reach out with questions! carleton.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Carlet...

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Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology

The Carleton Psychology Department is seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Developmental Psychology (preferably with a focus on social, personality, and/or identity de...

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Rufo was "supplying policy blueprints and social-media firepower for an ambitious conservative overhaul. In return, FL became Rufo’s proving ground, elevating the up-and-coming activist into one of the movement’s most influential cheerleaders." www.chronicle.com/article/flor...

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Florida’s Great Conservative Crack-Up

In the behind-the-scenes effort to install Stuart Bell as the flagship’s new president, Gov. Ron DeSantis played a starring role — to the chagrin of his onetime allies.

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

if you're also feeling dismay, I highly recommend listening and reading! It will hopefully also take you out of the doomscroll cycle.

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I'm a regular listener of Amicus (pod about SCOTUS), hosted by @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and @mjsdc.bsky.social. I am totally digging their current By the People series (pod & articles). it's giving me hope about a possible future where SCOTUS is not a Guardian Council. slate.com/bythepeople

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By the People

As a thought experiment, we bring you popular constitutionalism—local, organic farm-to-table making of legal meaning.

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Congrats, Steve! What a great honor and totally deserved!!

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Friends! Do you know a lot of PhD-holding nerds?? I'm surveying people who came from abroad to complete a PhD in the US, after the Trump admin announced student visas will only cover 4 years and folks must then seek uncertain renewal from USCIS. Please share! www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...

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Were you an international student who got an American PhD? Take our survey!

A new Trump rule forces foreign doctoral candidates to apply mid-degree for an uncertain visa extension. What will that mean for academia and society—and people’s lives?

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Kilu von Prince @kilinguistics.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We still need a book series for formal semantics (as in lambdas, not frames) at Language Science Press. Talk to me if you might consider setting it up.

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Language Science Press

High quality, peer reviewed linguistics books

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It's very, very addictive😅 the paper quality is so good, and I really love dot grid. I like jetpens because of all the guides and reviews they post

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites.

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Ohh! What kind did you use? I am currently very into the Maruman Mnemosyne line!

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Very good piece for understanding this admin's approach to federal funding

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Rasmus Puggaard-Rode @rpuggaardrode.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

PSA Praat has a third author now! Time to reinstall and update those citations!

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

LRP is quite pricey but is worth it!

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Jorge Valdes Kroff @jorgelingo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

My to go-tos are La Roche-Posay and Sun Bum, both are quite smooth, with LRP having the edge imo! I don't mind the reapply with those either

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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Hey #CogSci2026! I'm so honored to be receiving this year's Elman Prize! Please join @m2b2.bsky.social and me Friday 2-3:30pm in Gavea A for two joint talks: "Multilingualism in Cognitive Science" and "Multilingualism for Cognitive Science and Society" 1/4 @cogscisociety.bsky.social

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Mara Breen @mbreen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Mount Holyoke College is hiring a clinical developmental psychologist! We’re a research-focused SLAC in beautiful western Mass - we have amazing students and we offer excellent faculty support - app review begins 9/7: mtholyoke.wd504.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...

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Assistant Professor of Psychology & Education

Job no: R-0000003479 Position Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology & Education Work Type: Faculty Full time In-Person Start Date: 07/01/2027 Job Description: The Department of Psychology and E...

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Anne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The Department of African and African American Studies (DAAAS) at Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in African American History. Please spread the word! facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...

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Assistant Professor in African American History - Stanford University, California, United States

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

New Science & Community Impacts Mapping Project (#SCIMaP) analysis on the impact of the WH plan to eliminate NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences directorate. @malar0ne.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @cl10.bsky.social @alexmusicwrites.bsky.social scienceimpacts.org/insights/SBE...

Insight blog

"Cuts to NSF’s Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate will have significant economic impacts nationwide"
https://scienceimpacts.org/insights/SBE-2026-07-13

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/07/2026

denim = ‘de Nîmes’ because they were made in the French city of Nĭmes jeans = ‘Genoa’ because they were worn by the Genoese navy khakis = Hindi word for “dust-colored, brown” JNCO = “Judge None Choose One"

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Journalists: please, please get ready for this in ADVANCE. We know Trump's going to claim "new evidence shows the 2020 election was stolen". You've got 3 days to write a story that confronts that lie head-on before he says it - pre-write this like an obit. America is begging you: plan ahead. 1/

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The MAGA plot to subvert the 2026 midterm elections is coming into focus. 1. Declassify docs to claim 2020 was stolen. 2. Declare a "national emergency" to seize control of the election apparatus. 3. Hope the "national security" predicate keeps courts out. www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...

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MAGA media's laughable propaganda about Trump's popularity is instrumental to the plot to subvert elections

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Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Black In Neuro Week 2026 is July 27–Aug. 2. Join us for our 7th annual celebration of Black excellence in neuroscience. 📣 #BINRollCall ⏳ #BlackInTime (NEW!) 🧠 #NeuroRacism 🌍 #NeuroAcrossTheDiaspora 💼 #NeuroCareers ✨ #BlackInNeuroJoy 😌 #BlackRestInNeuro #BINW26 #BlackInNeuro

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