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Science Magazine @science.org · 10/07/2026

NSF has decided to ban collaborations between every U.S. scientist it funds and nearly all Chinese research institutions and their employees. The new policy abandons NSF’s earlier attempt to balance the potential risks and benefits of such collaborations. scim.ag/4bw5Of5

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New NSF policy would ban almost all collaborations with Chinese scientists

Agency drops attempt to mitigate risk in favor of outright prohibition on working with most Chinese research institutions

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 10/07/2026

After discovering Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not the target of Tuesday's fatal ICE operation, Houston leaders plan to detail their conversations with ICE and next steps. bit.ly/4eX2KLs

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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 09/07/2026

AAAS Members are making their voices heard and are speaking out on the significant impacts the OMB proposed rule on federal grantmaking would have on the scientific enterprise. Here is what some members are saying ⤵️

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Marquise Bell @quisebell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Houston basketball has shocked me tonight, my goodness…

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Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Society of Engineering Science (SES) conf. 2026 will be held at Purdue University Oct. 11-14, 2026. Abstract submission deadline: May 1, 2026. Interested in Architected Materials? Consider submitting an abstract to our mini-symposium 4.2! @carlosmportela.bsky.social, Meza, Restrepo, Combescure

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/01/2026

Local authorities in Minnesota say they have been impeded from investigating how federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen. It is the second time in three weeks that the Department of Homeland Security has blocked local investigators from reviewing evidence.

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Once Again, Federal Officials Exclude Minnesota From Investigation of a Fatal Shooting

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 23/01/2026

“None of this makes America great again,” writes Inquirer columnist Jenice Armstrong. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/opinion/pres...

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Tian "Tim" Chen @ttc.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

For those of you interested in the area of Mechanics of Architected Materials, please join us at USNC-TAM 2026 in sunny Pasadena from June 21-25, 2026 (co-organized with @carlosmportela.bsky.social, Shaikeea, and Meza). Submit your abstract to MS502 by Jan 15: www.usnctam26.org/abstract-sub...

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Marquise Bell @quisebell.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I walked the stage for the first time since I graduated high school, and it was for my PhD from @ricegradschool.bsky.social (the COVID-19 pandemic prevented me from walking for my BS degree). My heart is SO full from the support of my family, friends, former lab mates, and collaborators!

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Baylor University @baylor.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Trying to explain to your friends just how Baylor does Christmas? 🐻🎄 Show them this -- #BaylorChristmas on 5th Street, in 20 seconds:

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Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology @vagelosenergy.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

The Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology at @uofpenn.bsky.social is accepting applications for our 2026 cohort of postdoc fellows. Finishing PhD students & recent grads are encouraged to reach out to faculty sponsors! Apps due by Oct 13, 2025. viest.upenn.edu/postdoctoral...

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Baylor University @baylor.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

💚 100+ campus & community entries 🚚 10 floats 🎈 14 balloons 💛 1 incredible #BaylorHomecoming parade See more photos: bit.ly/3LkhTKg

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Marquise Bell @quisebell.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I am excited to share that next week I start @upenn.edu as a Provost Postdoctoral Research Fellow! I am looking forward to this next step in my academic journey, as well as the new challenges, research, and experiences this chapter will come with. research.upenn.edu/news/2025-20...

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2025 — 2026 Cohort of Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows Named - Office of the Vice Provost for Research

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Senior Vice Provost for Research Dawn Bonnell are excited to announce the 2025–2026 cohort of Provost’s Postdoctoral

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Science Magazine @science.org · 28/07/2025

Researchers’ chances of winning a grant from the National Institutes of Health have dropped under a new policy. scim.ag/4f7uew2

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Odds of winning NIH grants plummet as new funding policy and spending delays bite

Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards

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Daniel J Preston @danpreston.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Congratulations Dr. Marquise Bell on defending your PhD thesis in @ricegradschool.bsky.social Mechanical Engineering today! Dr. Bell is the fourth PhD graduate from the PI Lab. He will move to the @upenn.edu this fall as a Provost's Postdoctoral Fellow working with Prof. Kevin Turner. Great job!

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Rice Grad School @ricegradschool.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Congrats @quisebell.bsky.social on your Ph.D. thesis defense!

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

NEW: NSF will be kicked out of their building. Announcement will be made tomorrow by HUD Sec. and Governor of VA. HUD will take over the NSF building over the next two years. NSF staffer: "There is no planning for NSF, no identified future location, appropriation for a new building or a move."

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

A federal judge in Boston has rescinded the National Science Foundation’s new 15% cap on reimbursement of facility and administrative costs (F&A)—called indirect expenses—related to research grants. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... #chemsky 🧪

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Judge overturns NSF’s 15% cap on reimbursing indirect costs of research

Agency’s action deemed in violation of federal law

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Marquise Bell @quisebell.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Thanks for highlight! Checkout this neat story highlighting my research direction and perspective on the role of mentorship.

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Rice Grad School @ricegradschool.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

How do you design a better space suit? Just ask Rice Ph.D. candidate Marquise Bell! His NASA-funded research on soft wearable materials is out of this world. 🚀 Inspired by his mentors, he's now empowering others. #PhDLife #SpaceTech #MentorshipMatters Read his story: giving.rice.edu/gift-mentors...

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 30/05/2025

One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics.” Explore the article here: ow.ly/Q1BB50VZrJZ For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/OEGQ50VZrJW

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/05/2025

Breaking News: NPR said it was suing President Trump over his executive order that aimed to end its federal funding, saying it violated the First Amendment.

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NPR Sues Trump Over Order to Cut Funding

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Federico Adolfi @fedeadolfi.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Me: let’s look alive, brain, section 3 of our paper still needs a lot of work! Brain: here’s a variation on the title we were already happy with

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Marquise Bell @quisebell.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Alright… I’ve been just as baffled at the barrage of headlines recently, however… THIS is insane.

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Marquise Bell @quisebell.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Check out this nice story highlighting my experience with mentorship, both as a mentee and a mentor! giving.rice.edu/gift-mentors... Many thanks to Sarah Meals at Rice University for the interview and opportunity chat about my experiences and how they relate to The Rice Fund.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

As the partner of someone who works heavily in the NIH space, I can tell you with 100% certainty that valuable, important, helpful science is being crushed by this administration.

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Christie Wilcox @nerdychristie.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

This totally tubular robot doesn’t need a centralized processing system to hop around on land or swim in the water—it relies instead on air and simple physics. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

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Alberto Comoretto @albertocomoretto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Autonomous locomotion simply with tubes as limbs, and no brain? 🎈🤖 Yes, through physical synchronization! Our article is out today in Science (@science.org) Article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Authors: @albertocomoretto.bsky.social, H.A.H. Schomaker, J.T.B. Overvelde More below 🧪 ⚛️ (1/6)

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

The US National Science Foundation has terminated 1,042 active grants over the past 2 weeks, according to a list provided to C&EN by an internal NSF source, who insisted on anonymity out of fear of retribution. cen.acs.org/policy/resea... 🧪

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NSF terminates over 1,000 grants in 2 weeks

Chemistry education researchers and others hit by cuts weigh appeals and lawsuits

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Marquise Bell @quisebell.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

A little late, but I had a fantastic time at the 2025 IEEE RoboSoft conference! I had to the opportunity to share my recent work in a flash-talk format and poster, and I was honored to be named a Rising Star! It was great to reconnect and meet with with many brilliant scientists in soft robotics!

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NPR @npr.org · 02/05/2025

The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.

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Scientists reel as turmoil roils National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget

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Science Magazine @science.org · 02/05/2025

President Donald Trump today asked Congress to make massive and unprecedented cuts to the 2026 budgets of major federal science agencies. scim.ag/3Yszqnm

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Trump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to science

Key research budgets would shrink by one-third to one-half in 2026 spending plan

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/05/2025

The Trump administration halted $1 billion for mental health services for children, saying that the programs funded by a bipartisan law aimed at stemming gun violence in schools were no longer in “the best interest of the federal government.”

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Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health

Congress authorized the money in a bipartisan breakthrough around addressing gun violence after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two teachers.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 01/05/2025

Misinformation ranks high among the many research areas President Donald Trump’s administration has targeted for deep cuts. scim.ag/4jBn6K7

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Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research

Hundreds of grants axed in a field where the United States was a global leader

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

It’s a very distressing moment for a lot of us in meteorology. Thousands of years of experience in our field are literally exiting this week. Gone. Just like that. And for no good reason. To them I am grateful and wish them the best. To our country: They deserve(d) better.

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Maddy Jalbert @maddyjalbert.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I got an email yesterday afternoon that my NSF SPRF Postdoctoral Fellowship was terminated. My grant focused on testing interventions to address online misinformation and I was 8 months into a two year appointment.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/04/2025

“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W

The gates of Harvard University. The text reads: "Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration's Demands." Photo by Sophie Park for The New York Times.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 12/04/2025

Breaking news: The U.S. Department of Energy today announced it is unilaterally cutting in half the overhead rate on its academic grants, something that a federal judge recently told the National Institutes of Health it could not do.

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Energy Department cuts university overhead rates to 15% on research grants

Sudden move mirrors NIH cap on “indirect” costs that was ruled illegal

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This 51% cut to graduate fellowships is a bloodbath. And it's one of the first public indications of just how much NSF thinks its STEM education budget (the EDU directorate funds the GRFP) might be slashed by Congress. (Prior, we only knew that new EDU awards were being evaluated but not issued)

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Mid-Major Madness @mid-majormadness.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Friendly reminder go Cougs tonight

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 06/04/2025

It's Florida vs. Houston with a national title on the line 🏆 Who’s taking home the trophy?

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGS!!!!

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