Reposted by Michigan4SciencePete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 24/04/2025If we’re serious about more efficient government and better everyday life in America - which we all should be - that means actually improving government, not cutting health care for poor people and slashing support for veterans. 702295106496
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceNature @nature.com · 22/04/2025Job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold go.nature.com/449INfrgo.nature.comExclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drainA trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold. 39128
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 22/04/2025www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgEPA orders staff to begin canceling research grantsAgency targets programs that award up to $40 million annually 010
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 22/04/2025www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNew NIH director defends grant cuts as part of shift to support MAHA visionIn his first public remarks, Bhattacharya emphasizes his overall support for agency 010
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 22/04/2025The bad news seems never ending. But giving up is not an option. Protests are a visible encouragement to all who are fighting. And a warning to those who are not. Get your friends into the streets. #maydaystrong #yourweekinprotest www.fiftyfifty.one thepeopledissent.substack.com/p/a-map-of-p...thepeopledissent.substack.comA Map of Protests April 19-27An (mostly) complete list of (almost) every protest this week. 10579124
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceNPR @npr.org · 22/04/2025Climate change calls for long-term, systemic solutions, but that doesn't mean we can't all strive to live more sustainably. Life Kit is here with solutions from your kitchen to your closet.npr.orgEarth Day 2025: 8 ways to live more sustainably : Life KitClimate change calls for long-term, systemic solutions, but that doesn't mean we can't all strive to live more sustainably. Life Kit is here with solutions from your kitchen to your closet. 20632156
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 22/04/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=furi...youtube.comMaddow's advice to universities joining forces against Trump: 'Go faster'YouTube video by MSNBC 010
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 22/04/2025www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comUS universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacksIndiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity 000
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 22/04/2025grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-25-090: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of AwardNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090. NIH 000
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 22/04/2025www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comDOGE begins to freeze health-care payments for extra reviewDOGE is putting new curbs on billions of dollars in federal grants, requiring officials to manually review and approve payments that were previously routine. 000
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceNPR @npr.org · 06/04/2025Demonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off."npr.orgNationwide 'Hands Off!' protests erupt against Trump and MuskDemonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off!" 763807702
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 06/04/2025michiganadvance.com/2025/04/06/t...michiganadvance.comThousands demonstrating in Lansing, Detroit and other cities among US protests opposing Trump agenda • Michigan AdvanceAttorney General Dana Nessel warned thousands of protesters gathered on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol Saturday that President Donald Trump could pose the type of domestic threat warned about in the... 040
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 06/04/2025www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...reuters.comTrump opponents ready to take to streets with nationwide protestsSome 1,200 demonstrations are planned across the U.S. on Saturday in what organizers expect to be the largest single day of protest against President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk since the administration launched its rapid-fire effort to put a conservative stamp on government. 010
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 06/04/2025www.mlive.com/news/2025/04...mlive.comThousands in Michigan join nationwide protests over Trump-Musk ‘billionaire power grab’“Hands Off” protests against the Trump administration were planned across the country on Saturday, including over 50 in Michigan. 021
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 06/04/2025www.npr.org/2025/04/05/n...npr.orgNationwide 'Hands Off!' protests erupt against Trump and MuskDemonstrations took place across the country, uniting a myriad of criticisms of the Trump administration under one message: "Hands off!" 010
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 04/04/2025www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comTake Nature’s poll: How will Trump’s policies affect US science?The new administration is reshaping the research landscape in the United States in profound ways. What do you think of all the changes? 000
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 04/04/2025www.thetransmitter.org/funding/five...thetransmitter.org » Five things to know if your federal grant is terminated Close menuMenuClose menuSpectrum logoYouTubeBlueskyMastodonYouTubeBlueskyMastodon 000
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceAnnenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 03/04/2025Researchers at Annenberg and @umdscience.bsky.social show that proposed NIH funding cuts lead to an estimated $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 jobs lost nationwide. Learn about their project and view the interactive map here:asc.upenn.eduData-Driven, Interactive Map Shows Local Economic Impact of Cuts to Federal Funding for Health Research 111284
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceNPR @npr.org · 03/04/2025JUST IN: Federal health agencies have to slash their spending by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts.npr.orgOn top of layoffs, HHS ordered to cut 35% of spending on contractsFederal health agencies have to slash their spending by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts. 65675320
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 04/04/2025www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...nbcnews.comHow Kennedy is already weakening America's childhood vaccine systemThe Department of Health and Human Services cut $2 billion from a program that supports vaccines for vulnerable children, forcing public health departments to lay off staff and cancel clinics. 000
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Very important. www.mlive.com/politics/202...mlive.comWhitmer, Dingell sound alarm about potential Medicaid cuts, what it means for Michigan“Too many people do not understand what the impact will be on our children, our seniors, our people with disabilities if they cut Medicaid,” said Dingell, D-Ann Arbor. 09628
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 21/03/2025www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comThe Cost of the Government’s Attack on ColumbiaAmerican universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that. 000
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 21/03/2025www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...theatlantic.comGrad School Is in TroubleThe latest signal that the future of the university is under threat 000
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 21/03/2025joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/right-here...joshuasweitz.substack.comRight Here & Right NowWe are facing a generational disruption to science, research, and higher education. We must speak up in the face of attacks – right here & right now. 000
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 18/03/2025www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/n...statnews.comAt NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized controlAs the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said. 010
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 18/03/2025www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comDon’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to powerThe importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by. 000
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceDr. Emily Dolson @emilydolson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025And now she's calling out cuts to science as a huge problem! Yay! "I feel very strongly that I would rather have University of Michigan developing that new drug, testing it, vetting it... [than another country that we might trust less]" (sorry didn't type fast enough to catch the end of that) 121
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 13/03/2025news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...news.harvard.eduNIH funding delivers exponential economic returns — Harvard GazetteReport finds all 50 states reap gains in patient health, job creation, research resources, business development. 020
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 13/03/2025www.forbes.com/sites/michae...forbes.comNIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New ReportNational Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research. 000
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceScience Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 10/03/2025In today's episode, the repercussions of dismantling USAID and withdrawing from the World Health Organization. Listen here 🎧: buff.ly/novsqHH 20535160
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 08/03/2025wzmq19.com/news/345843/...wzmq19.comHundreds attend Stand Up for Science rally, protest defunding researchResearch institutes at Michigan State, Wayne State, the University of Michigan, and now Michigan Tech may be forced to suspend projects, lay off staff, shut down labs, or even stop admitting new gradu... 010
Reposted by Michigan4Scienceakhuberphd.bsky.social @akhuberphd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Can’t wait for the next. Hyped up for what we can do next! 042
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceEmmanuel Paul @emmanuelpaul.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Fight for #science #standupforscience2025 @michigan4science.bsky.social 0125
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Today!!! It will be cold but we are determined!!! 171
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 06/03/2025apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comJobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cutsRipple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America. 011
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceClean Water Action Michigan @cleanwatermi.bsky.social · 05/03/2025“It is a very important natural resource, it is a very important source of recreation and it is a vital source of commerce to this nation. Degrading the ability to monitor and research these #GreatLakes can have no positive benefit to this nation.” www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/03/grea...greatlakesnow.orgGreat Lakes scientists among latest round of Trump cuts in Michigan | Great Lakes NowScientists in an Ann Arbor research office were among hundreds fired nationally as the Trump administration slashes staff within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 0137
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceKyla @boysek.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Join us THIS FRIDAY, March 7th, 12-4pm, in Lansing to #StandUpForScience! We are citizens united in demanding that policymakers defend science, protect research funding, and ensure evidence-based decision-making for the benefit of all. We’re standing up for science because science is for EVERYONE. 22512
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceKyla @boysek.bsky.social · 02/03/2025THIS FRIDAY in Lansing, MI, 12-4pm #StandUpForScience with featured speaker: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed! Dr. El-Sayed is a physician, epidemiologist, educator, author, and public servant. @michigan4science.bsky.social @michigannoah.bsky.social @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social 153
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 01/03/2025www.npr.org/sections/sho...npr.orgLegendary former NIH director retires from embattled agencyDr. Francis Collins is leaving the National Institutes of Health, where he served as director from 2009 to 2021. The agency is facing cutbacks and restrictions under the Trump administration. 020
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 01/03/2025www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...usnews.com 010
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceHoward Crawford @hccvpdac.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Shout it from the mountaintops! 033
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 19/02/2025☀️📣 Looking for a STATE LEAD and VOLUNTEERS to help us #standupforscience2025 in Michigan! Know someone interested? Fill out this form: airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG... #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence 52626
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceChrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Finally an article that brings to light many of the things I, and others, have heard are happening at the NIH. Please read it (especially if you think court orders are stopping the crisis). It seems things are starting to move again but we should still be watchful (and support our agency colleagues) 02719
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 27/02/2025www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...theatlantic.comInside the Collapse at the NIHAdministration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now. 010
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceEllsworth Green @greenellsworth.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Once again, concrete evidence that Trump continues his killing spree without halting from anyone. www.cnn.com/2025/02/25/h...cnn.comA kindergartner’s hopes for beating cancer are tied to federal grants now on the chopping block | CNNA family whose 6-year-old is battling cancer says a move to slash funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research at universities and medical centers would be “devastating.” 10383153
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceJennifer Klomp @jennyklomp.bsky.social · 27/02/2025www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house researchPolicy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs 0119
Reposted by Michigan4ScienceJennifer Klomp @jennyklomp.bsky.social · 27/02/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...nytimes.comF.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu ShotsThe cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines. 001
Michigan4Science @michigan4science.bsky.social · 27/02/2025www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...eventbrite.comStand Up for Science 2025 - Lansing, MIStand up for science with us on March 7th, 2025, because science is for everyone! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org 122