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Katie Stelling @katiestelling.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I love seeing what random objects are left in seminar rooms to be used as pointers… a broken fishing rod? A toy arrow, a literal stick from a tree (still with bark)????

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Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 25/07/2025

🌊❄️🧪 🇦🇶 Please share: We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October. If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)

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Jessica Tierney @leafwax.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

As of today, all current NOAA Climate and Global Change postdoctoral fellows have been furloughed due to the Dept of Commerce not releasing the funding for the program. In addition no new Fellows were awarded this year. cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc

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NOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program | Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System ScienceNOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program | Cooperative Progra...

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Dave Baltrus 🦦 @surtlab.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

All NSF GRFPs to students choosing to attend Harvard in the Fall were just terminated

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🧪 Detailed data viz NYT article, out today, on the extent of funding cuts at the National Science Foundation. This "broken pie chart" is neat & new to me: Powerfully shows the slowdown in new NSF awards across areas. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Andrew Willoughby @andrewilloughb.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

THE NSB (NSF Board) announced the existence and exploration of a pilot program to privatize the GRFP graduate fellowship (my wording). This includes branding opportunities for the companies sponsoring fellowships. This is short sighted and self-destructive, and threatens the mission of the NSF. 1/

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 10/05/2025

1. After getting some further insight into changes at NSF (thanks to those who reached out), I deleted a previous post where I tried to make sense of Cheatham's memo as reported in the Science story below.

science.org

NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring

Smaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 10/05/2025

A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies. TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.

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Chris Vagasky @coweatherman.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I’m really uncertain what this means for future geoscience research funded by NSF.

NSF now hosts 368 scientists who are not classified as federal employees but who typically stay from 2 to 4 years under a governmentwide program known as the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA). By 9 June, NSF plans to slash the number of IPAs to 70, according to Cheatham. That shrunken crew, he writes, will help manage research portfolios covering one of five areas: artificial intelligence, quantum information science, biotechnology, nuclear energy, and translational science. “Those positions will be filled with existing IPAs to the maximum extent possible,” Cheatham adds.

That restructuring would abolish NSF's current 37 divisions spread across the agency's eight directorates. Science has now learned that the new structure will retain the existing directorates but replace divisions with "clusters" that fund research in the president's five priority areas.
Unlike the current divisions, which are led by an SES director and an SES deputy director, the new clusters will be headed by non-SES supervisors.

Geosciences (GEO)
Supports research and education on understanding and adapting to the changes in the earth, ocean, atmosphere and polar regions.
Divisions:
• Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
(AGS): Supports research to understand the behavior of the Earth's atmosphere and its interactions with the sun.
• Earth Sciences (EAR): Supports research to improve understanding of the structure, composition, processes and evolution of the earth.
• Ocean Sciences (OCE): Supports research on all aspects of global oceans and their interactions with the earth and the atmosphere.
• Office of Polar Programs (OPP): Supports world-class Arctic and Antarctic science through grants, polar facilities and operation support.
• Research, Innovation, Synergies and Education (RISE): Supports novel, complex or partnership projects in research and education.
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Congressman Bill Foster @repbillfoster.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

NEWS: I just led 112 of my colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump Administration on their funding freeze of the National Science Foundation. Cutting off NSF funding threatens vital research, stalls innovation, and risks ceding global scientific leadership to China.

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Katie Stelling @katiestelling.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I know it’s so frustrating… you’d think at a time like this they’d want to make the info publicly available

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Katie Stelling @katiestelling.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Friendly reminder before you share articles about what's going at NSF with other non-scientists in your life - check that they're not behind a pay wall! Some of the articles put out by scientific journals are only available if you have institutional access and are inaccessible to most other people!

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DrArchivalGenomics @ehekkala.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

The President DOES NOT have the right to break laws by destroying agencies created by Congress. We need to challenge these actions in court and demand media and our representatives acknowledge the laws.

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 07/05/2025

There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵

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Heather Ford @hl-ford.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Hey frens! @agu.org has these great template letters you can send your representaives to ask them to support funding to NSF and NASA. Make sure to quickly personalize it with your name! agu.quorum.us/campaign/121...

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Ask Your Legislators to Sign on to Letters in Support of NSF and NASA

Use this opportunity to stop federal science cuts

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!! Has a take action toolkit with: 1. Press outreach templates 2. Social media toolkit 3. Elected official outreach 4. Talking points Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come. www.savensf.com

Welcome to Save The U.S. National Science Foundation
A Girl Looking at a Physics Model
TAKE ACTION
Save NSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Our mission is to support and advocate for the continuation of vital research and innovation in various scientific fields. NSF funding is critical to this work.

Join us in our endeavor to ensure a sustainable future for scientific exploration and discovery.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Well, it's official. We just received notice that all authors on the Sixth National Climate Assessment have just been released from their roles. The NCA is a vital, Congressionally mandated resource for our nation as we prepare for the impacts of climate change. This is a huge loss.

NCA6 Update
April 28, 2025
Dear NCA6 Participants,

Thank you for your participation in the 6th National Climate Assessment. At this time, the scope of the NCA6 is currently being reevaluated in accordance with the Global Change Research Act of 1990. We are now releasing all current assessment participants from their roles. As plans develop for the assessment, there may be future opportunities to contribute or engage.

Thank you for your service.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Document posted by National Science Foundation program director on LinkedIn says not only that grants are being terminated by DOGE but that they're being deleted from databases. Presumably to make it difficult or even impossible to undo DOGE's illegal actions.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

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Katie Stelling @katiestelling.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Do you know if the data are being destroyed or is it just being removed from public access?

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Holy shit. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has halted the awarding of previously approved proposals to ensure compliance with presidential directives following the arrival of DOGE at the science funding agency.

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NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review

Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency

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INSTAAR @instaar.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🚨 New ocean sediment drilling report INSTAAR Fellow ANNE JENNINGS co-led IODP #Exp400, which collected cores off the NW Greenland glaciated margin in 2023... incl one 978m (3209ft) long! The team's (ongoing) work spans a lot of ice sheet & ocean history publications.iodp.org/proceedings/...

Anne Jennings in front of the JOIDES Resolution ship before they left for Greenland in August, 2023 (Credit: Philip Staudigel)

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Ariana Elena Castillo @arianaelena97.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Outrage doesn’t convey how many of us feel anymore

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

People are running around looking for compost bags...Some scientists have bought their own soap and cleaning supplies. A snapshot of the chaos at one NOAA lab as contracts for basic services expire. My latest: www.propublica.org/article/noaa...

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NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire

A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce Department secretary to personally approve all contracts over $100,000.

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Important note about this breakthrough: Literally would not exist without the kind of Federal support the current administration is slashing. Took 15+ years of research at a federal lab (Lawrence Berkeley) to get this to a point at which private enterprise could take over and make these at scale.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

There hasn't been a protest this year as large and widespread as the Women's March of early 2017, but there have been more protest events overall. And as this data shows, the margin compared to the start of Trump Term 1 appears to be growing. Don't let anyone tell you no Americans are protesting.

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The Keeling Curve @keelingcurve.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

"Two months ahead of the usual annual peak of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere, parts per million in air exceeded 430. Comment from Ralph Keeling, director of the @Scripps_Ocean CO2 program: "Crossing 430 ppm was...

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 06/03/2025

"In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet 'agency priorities'" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

America’s advantage in science made us rich, and kept us powerful. It’s why we have the most innovative companies, the most successful tech sector and the mightiest military. Why is Trump trying to slaughter the golden goose? wapo.st/41iUzAW

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Opinion | How to lose the 21st century, in three easy steps

Trump is throwing away what could have been the next great American century.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

All websites that depend on NOAA data should display something like this. earth.nullschool.net

Weather and climate data shown on this website and countless others are at risk.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the U.S. agency responsible for global weather forecasting, hurricane prediction, ocean observation, and many other services vital to public safety. Its satellites, supercomputers, and research teams provide essential data that help us understand our planet and protect lives.

On February 27, the new U.S. administration initiated mass firings at NOAA. These actions are unethical and deeply disruptive to the talented scientists and engineers who dedicate themselves to the public good. The firings, along with expected budget cuts, have serious implications for the availability and quality of weather forecasts produced by the United States. They must be reversed immediately.

Much of the data on this website is downloaded directly from NOAA's servers. In this environment of uncertainty, access could be disrupted at any time. While I'll strive to keep all features on this website functional and switch to alternative data sources if necessary, some datasets have no substitute if they go offline.

If this concerns you, speak up. Share on social media. And if you're in the U.S., contact your representatives.

- Cameron

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Julia Willett @jlewillett.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

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NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates

Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science

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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The National Weather Service is THE ONLY source of weather data in the US. Every weather app, local broadcaster, and weather forecast map is based on NWS data from NOAA. This is a ridiculously stupid own goal for the US that will disrupt all kinds of social and economic activity, and endanger lives.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible.

oceanacidification.noaa.gov

Home - NOAA Ocean Acidification Program

NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program prepares us for the impacts of ocean acidification through research and interdisciplinary partnerships.

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Helen Amanda Fricker @helen-amanda.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Public funding is the backbone of scientific advances, and the National Science Foundation is an powerful impartial supporter of science in the USA improving quality of life, building scientific workforce and enabling discoveries. 1/6 www.axios.com/2025/02/19/n...

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NASA and NSF layoffs raise alarm about future of U.S. science

The cuts "will hinder innovation and threaten our nation's global competitiveness," Rep. Bill Foster said.

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Professors please pull up a chair. I’ve been talking to my classes about what has been going on. I explained indirect costs to them. I talked to them about what a probationary employee is in the government. At the end of class they asked if we could talk about it more. (1/)

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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

1/ I am seeing a lot of comments on the slashing of NIH support along the lines of “universities should just spend their huge endowments.” I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.

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UF Geology @ufgeology.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

GeoSPACE, our accessible hybrid field course, has found itself in need of fundraising due to recent events. Part of being accessible is offsetting the financial burden of attending. If you can spare anything to help out, a lot of students without other options would be grateful!!! ⚒️🔭🧪

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

“The scientific community needs to speak up - not just for the sake of science, but of human decency, dignity, and morality.” www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie... 🧪 🌊⚒️

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Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience

Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion

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Tessa Hill @tessahill.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Americans are about to discover how science agencies fund universities. In both red and blue states. Slashing science = slashing jobs. Period.

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Katie Stelling @katiestelling.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

The lab crocs have gotten an upgrade!

A foot wearing black crocs with a caterpillar jibbit

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