Reposted by Megan HagenauerMark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis. 151446528
Reposted by Megan HagenauerRichard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 03/10/2026As AI increases both productivity & ease of creating slop, there's a big challenge for those of us disseminating science. This from @pracheeac.bsky.social is an essential read. [disclaimer: she & I've spent 10+ years a̶r̶g̶u̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ discussing this stuff] 1/n pracheeac.substack.com/p/arxiv-is-k...pracheeac.substack.comarXiv Is Killing Itself So AI Doesn't Have ToDisclosure: I ranted to Claude with a bunch of my grievances and ideas, and had it organize them into this blog post. 113413
Reposted by Megan HagenauerBeverly Mann @beverlymann19.bsky.social · 03/10/20261/ "The extraordinary move - holding back about one-fifth of the N.S.F.'s primary research budget - is the latest sign of how the Trump administration is finding creative ways to work around Congress." These aren't creative ways; they're illegal ways. We have a ... www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 35221
Reposted by Megan HagenauerElizabeth Hobson @elizabethhobson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I am recruiting new parakeet postbacs to join my research team! If you are (or know of) someone who recently graduated undergrad & is looking to build research experience prior to applying to grad school or a career path (and you like animal sociality and cognition) apply here! tinyurl.com/59rf8jcytinyurl.comRecruiting parakeet research contractorsRecruiting parakeet research technicians! The Hobson Lab at the University of Cincinnati is recruiting research contractors on our Monk Parakeet sociality and cognition project at our resear… 01421
Reposted by Megan HagenauerLea Duncker @leaduncker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If you are an undergraduate student interested in computational and systems neuroscience research, this is your chance to attend #COSYNE27 !!! Apply here for our undergrad travel grant tinyurl.com/cos27ugtravel deadline is Oct 30 (and if you are not an undergraduate, please help to spread the word!)tinyurl.comCosyne 2027 Undergraduate Travel Grant ProgramThis is the application form for the Cosyne 2027 Undergraduate Travel Grant Program. The deadline to apply is October 30th 2026. 03528
Reposted by Megan HagenauerScott Barolo @sbarolo.bsky.social · 19/10/2023MR DARCY: Please disregard my last email. At the time I believed myself perfectly calm and cool, but I am since convinced that it was written in a dreadful bitterness of spirit, during faculty meeting 341583
Reposted by Megan HagenauerJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026As you call members of Congress to raise concern about a Vought-led grant review panel, encourage them to sign onto proposed legislation that could help: 1) Follow the Science Act by @degette.house.gov would remove political appointees from the grant-making process: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...congress.gov 27646
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I do believe I have achieved peak UM Neuro swag. 😎 🧠💛💙 @ummni.bsky.social 150
Reposted by Megan HagenauerJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 20/09/2026Okay this jogged loose something I've had half-written for a while now: Despite decades of effort, scientists have still not found a substitute for reading the paper denimandtweed.jbyoder.org/2026/09/desp...denimandtweed.jbyoder.orgDespite decades of effort, scientists have still not found a substitute for reading the paperScience is difficult, but not for the reason you think. It’s not that conceiving a research program is difficult. It’s not that planning and performing an experiment or observational st… 523795
Reposted by Megan HagenauerJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 20/09/2026ALMOST EVERY PEER REVIEWED PAPER HAS A SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS RIGHT BELOW ITS TITLE 7645160
Reposted by Megan HagenauerZahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New: President Donald Trump's broad rollbacks of federal greenhouse gas rules since January 2025 have altered the trajectory of US energy use and helped set back cuts to planet-warming pollution by about a decade. Gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comTrump's Climate Rollbacks Will Keep US Emissions Higher for LongerCombined with earlier EPA deregulatory moves, this week’s repeal of power plant rules is set to alter the nation’s emissions trajectory. 14424
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Yesssssssss www.redbubble.com/i/backpack/B...redbubble.com"Blue and Yellow Neuron Pattern" Backpack for Sale by vividbiologyNeurons are masters of communication, transferring messages throughout your body – even when you’re not thinking about it. They make sure you can interact with the world, and that your body runs smoot... 020
Reposted by Megan HagenauerCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 13/09/2026This will be bad for: - the students - the research progress - the universities - the towns the universities are in - the companies hiring students - the states the universities are in - the national economy - national security - the country - the world 23934305
Reposted by Megan HagenauerAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Biochemist Dr. Ida Stephens Owens mapped how human genes control drug metabolism. The first Black woman to earn a PhD from Duke (1967), she spent ~50 years at NIH. She identified the UGT1A gene complex, decoding how enzymes detoxify drugs & harmful toxins. She was born #OTD in 1939.🧵 #WomenInSTEM 5034671036
Reposted by Megan HagenauerAlice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 12/09/2026BREAKING: EPA is launching a study of water contamination that will, for the first time, test for the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol. Anti-abortion groups consider it a major win that could pave the way for restrictions. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...subscriber.politicopro.comPOLITICO Pro: Abortion opponents claim ‘tremendous victory’ as EPA tests water for abortion pillsThe new study will test for trace amounts of chemicals, pesticides and drugs — including ones used to induce abortions — in drinking water in multiple cities. 35296170
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026static.klipy.comSilent Bob's Frustrated Eye RollALT: Silent Bob's Frustrated Eye Roll 150
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer314 Action @314action.bsky.social · 02/07/2026314 Action is entering the general election stronger than ever before. 🧪300 scientists and doctors endorsed up and down the ballot 💰$8M spent in primaries 💸$4M bundled directly to STEM candidates And we're just getting started 🔥 www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaig...washingtonexaminer.comDemocrats with science backgrounds see $12 million boost from STEM PAC314 Action Fund said its $12 million investment so far in 2026 is the group's highest investment in any election cycle to date. 022
Reposted by Megan Hagenauer314 Action @314action.bsky.social · 22/07/2026🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Amelia Gallitano on her win in #AZLD02! This is the best chance Democrats have had in decades to flip the AZ legislature and as a doctor, Dr. Gallitano proved that she has the trust and confidence of voters to win in November! 011
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026But also: "The consensus process also received no specific funding, a notable fact for an effort of this scale and an indication of the extent to which the field has been driven forward by researchers’ commitment rather than by major institutional investment." 🤬 000
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026❤️What distinguishes this framework from earlier attempts at standardization is its explicit safety-first architecture. The authors have designed a tiered, color-coded clinical pathway that prioritizes patient safety by escalating testing only when clinically essential bioengineer.org/internationa...bioengineer.orgInternational experts publish consensus framework to standardize ME/CFSFor decades, patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have navigated a medical landscape defined by uncertainty, waiting years for a diagnosis that often depends more 100
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Aging Hivemind: Has anyone had trouble adapting to progressive lenses? If so, what ended up working for you? (plain bifocals? just switching between glasses and reading glasses?) 👓static.klipy.comShook Cant NeALT: Shook Cant Ne 100
Reposted by Megan HagenauerMelody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 04/09/2026Is that where the missing billion(s) went? democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...democrats-appropriations.house.govDefense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense ActivitiesHouse Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute... 21610
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The storms this year have been powerful I'm relieved that the big tree branch fell on the road instead of our house.😬 230
Reposted by Megan HagenauerMichel Nivard @michelnivard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🚨& 🧵 Our new Nature paper is out! Across 46 cohorts and up to 1.14M people per Big Five trait, we do GWAS and ask how robust, generalizable and consequential the genetic signals underlying personality really are. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.com 614268
Reposted by Megan HagenauerYour Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 02/09/20261/ Fall 2026 vaccines for flu, RSV, and Covid-19 are here, and they remain available at no cost. Keeping track of them all isn’t easy, so I put together the what, who, and when for each, informed by the most up-to-date science and policy. Let's get into it 👇 314063
Reposted by Megan HagenauerReyes-Lamothe lab @reyes-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We’re hiring! The Biology department at McGill is hiring a tenure-track professor in Quantitative Cell Biology. We’re looking for an outstanding researcher and educator to join our community. Deadline: October 9 Info & application: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree... Please share!mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Professor in Quantitative Cell Biology - Department of BiologyPlease refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ... 15663
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Our ResearchHub Foundation (@researchhubf.bsky.social) proposal was funded!!! 🎉 🥂 We are still revising our proposed methods using reviewer feedback to finalize the pre-registration. The process has been an excellent way to gain guidance in addition to funding. 5 stars, would recommend:⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 020
Reposted by Megan HagenauerJess Butler @jessbutler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Last year universities paid FOUR BILLION DOLLARS to publish their research 143
Reposted by Megan HagenauerThe Struggling Scientists @thestrugglings4.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Academic publishers say they make research more accessible. Meanwhile researchers do the work, write the paper, often review for free, and universities pay to read it back. Sometimes researchers even pay to make it open access. 164
Reposted by Megan HagenauerEliza Bliss-Moreau @eblissmoreau.bsky.social · 31/08/2026My dept/area is hiring! We're open to animal species/model and research area. UCD is an amazing place to do nonhuman animal work - major 🐒 center, a band new rodent vivarium in the Psych building, and capacity to house all sorts of other animals! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07812recruit.ucdavis.eduAssistant Professor of Psychology - Biological Bases of BehaviorUniversity of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now! 05642
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026🌎🌏🌍 🔥 Some of the methane leaks are as impactful as the CO2 emissions of *entire developed countries* 072
Reposted by Megan HagenauerZen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · 27/08/2026Past American dominance in science is not due to a few dozen “top scholars.” It’s due to America 🇺🇸 spending ENORMOUSLY more on science than other countries and distributing it widely. Canada 🇨🇦 boasting about attracting “top talent” of a few dozen people is not serious. And not US “brain drain.” 416638
Reposted by Megan HagenauerZen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · 27/08/2026The real American 🇺🇸 “brain drain” isn’t that a few established scholars might get new jobs outside the US, it’s the enormous number of grad students - particularly international grad students - who can’t or won’t study in the US now or in years to come. That’s the body blow. 9397107
Reposted by Megan HagenauerJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026NSF 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.nsf.govNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 6139169
Reposted by Megan HagenauerAnthony Vecchiarelli @cellforganized.bsky.social · 26/08/2026My MCDB Dept is hiring, again! Assistant Professor Faculty Search. Please Repost! Applications Due Oct 1st We welcome applications from all areas of cellular/molecular biology in prokaryotes, plants, and animals. More information can be found HERE: jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/679540/a...jobs.sciencecareers.orgAssistant Professor - Ann Arbor, Michigan job with University of Michigan - Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | 679540UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FACULTY POSITION IN CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS The Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental B... 04249
Megan Hagenauer @mhagenauer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Excellent reporting from @nature.com: "The baffling science of SSRIs: how do they really work? The world’s most popular antidepressant drugs are under fire. But are they really harder to quit than heroin?" www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThe baffling science of SSRIs: how do they really work?The world’s most popular antidepressant drugs are under fire. But are they really harder to quit than heroin? 000
Reposted by Megan HagenauerMatthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026What a legend. “I just want to say to all of you cowards out there – don’t be such a chicken squat. Get out there and get your shot.”theguardian.comDolly Parton gets first dose of Covid vaccine she helped fundCountry music star sings adapted version of Jolene while getting Moderna jab in Nashville 1608
Reposted by Megan HagenauerDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026In May it was big news when 100+ suspicious images were found in Thermo Fisher's catalog. Now, that number has expanded dramatically to 18,000+, thanks to some arduous searching by @reeserichardson.bsky.social. My reporting on the massive trove and its implications for antibody reliability:nature.comMore than 18,000 questionable images found in antibody catalogues of 15 companiesScience sleuth’s findings raise questions for researchers working to improve the reliability of commercial antibodies. 29365
Reposted by Megan HagenauerAltmetric @altmetric.com · 24/08/2026🧵 (Part 1) Science is Not Just for Scientists In a few short years we have seen the rise of scammers, quacks, unlettered politicians assuming critical health infrastructure roles (with predictably devastating results) and more. Should "Science" just be for scientists? 1/25 42114
Reposted by Megan HagenauerDrew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com 156200248537
Reposted by Megan HagenauerWIRED @wired.com · 23/08/2026People with schizophrenia face a perfect storm of dangers on a hotter planet.wired.comIn a Heat Wave, One Medical Condition Is So Much Deadlier Than Any OtherPeople with schizophrenia face a perfect storm of dangers on a hotter planet. 312546
Reposted by Megan HagenauerJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Let the shit show begin (actually continue)... www.nih.gov/news-events/... No NIH experience at all as far as I can tell. No significant management experience. Vaccine injury trial expert witness.nih.govPediatric neurologist Dr. John Gaitanis to lead NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentDr. Gaitanis is set to begin his role on August 23, 2026. 13288130
Reposted by Megan Hagenauerjenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026“Still, he noted, ‘you're raising a really, really important point, which is that when, as scientists, we find things that don't fit our hypotheses, we shouldn't just dismiss them. We should step back & say, “You know, could this actually be true?”'" 🧪🛟 2173