Reposted by Rose AlbertPenn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group @pspdg.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Save the date for PSPDG kickoff 🎉 We will have free food, drinks, and a short presentation on upcoming programming and ways to get involved. PSPDG is open to all members of the Penn Community, so bring your friends! RSVP using the QR code or this link: tinyurl.com/595nhetb 021
Reposted by Rose AlbertEnvironmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 21/08/2025NEW REPORT documents dangerous levels of toxic benzene and chromium at fencelines of plants in PA, IN, AL, IL, OH, MI Read the report: environmentalintegrity.org/news/trump-r... 033
Reposted by Rose AlbertSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Scientists! @skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun! We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15 If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html 11279243
Reposted by Rose Albertjp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 09/08/2025@snapcoalition.bsky.social is a grassroots organization that organized the McClintock Letters & just ran a training for our congressional district visit days. It’s a group with leaders from all over the country & a group where we put the team and goals FIRST. No silly titles. Just work we believe 0107
Reposted by Rose Albertjp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 09/08/2025What the article DIDN’T mention is the Slack has a name! I’m so lucky to be a part of a team of passionate science communicators and advocates in @snapcoalition.bsky.social 11811
Reposted by Rose AlbertProject SHORT @projectshort.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Mentee apps are NOW OPEN for the 2025-2026 graduate school application cycle! ⏰ Mentee applications close on August 25th, 2025 ⏰ ✨ APPLY HERE: dashboard.project-short.com ✨ Questions? Email us: contact@project-short.com #gradschool #phd #gradadmissions 035
Reposted by Rose AlbertScientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.org · 24/07/2025SCIENTISTS. Participate in a congressional home office visit this August to advocate for science funding! SNAP will set up the meeting, train you, & support your message. Sign up by Aug 1 to join: forms.gle/sqcMeZn5YTsW... #DefendResearch #ScienceAdvocacy #SciencePolicyforms.gleSNAP Congressional District Visit Day Sign Up FormSNAP (Science Network for Advocacy and Policy) is a grassroots, primarily graduate student-led organization working to build the next generation of science policy leaders. We’re organizing in-district... 076
Reposted by Rose AlbertProject SHORT @projectshort.bsky.social · 21/07/2025We are now recruiting STEM mentors for the 2025-2026 graduate school application cycle! ⏰ Mentor applications close on July 31st, 2025 ⏰ ✨ APPLY HERE: dashboard.project-short.com ✨ Questions? Email us: contact@project-short.com #gradschool #phd #phdapplication #gradadmissions 043
Reposted by Rose AlbertScientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.org · 18/06/2025It's not too late to participate in #McClintockLetters! Check out all the resources we have available and get writing: tinyurl.com/McClintockLettersInitiative Please don't hesistate to reach out with any questions! 0178
Reposted by Rose Albertjp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 17/06/2025My second McClintock Letters op-ed (@snapcoalition.bsky.social) is now published in The Signal! My hometown’s local paper 😊 thanks again @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social ! signalscv.com/2025/06/john...signalscv.comJohn Patrick "JP" Flores | Why Science Funding MattersBefore I became a scientist, I was a kid playing baseball at Central Park, dreaming of playing college baseball. I went to Valencia High and Saugus, balancing science classes with […] 0107
Reposted by Rose AlbertAshley Eng @ashyeneng.bsky.social · 17/06/2025I hope my #Brookline community sees how these cuts are affecting those around us and joins the fight to defend federal science funding. (2/2) @brooklinenews.bsky.social @samjmintz.bsky.social brookline.news/re-the-world...brookline.newsRE: ‘The world stopped making sense’: How Trump’s VA cuts uprooted the life and career of a Brookline researcher - Brookline.NewsScience is being attacked in our country. Federal funding agencies are terminating grants without reason and our valued federal employees are losing their jobs. Our friends, families, and neighbors ar... 064
Reposted by Rose AlbertBrendon Davis @bdavisbio.bsky.social · 18/06/2025While unfortunate that this messaging is necessary, it is nevertheless exciting to connect with Spokane and advocate on behalf of science. Amazing working with my colleagues at @snapcoalition.bsky.social organizing the McClintock Letters, aided by collaborators at @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social 12810
Reposted by Rose AlbertErin Morrow @erinmorrow.bsky.social · 16/06/2025So grateful to be one of the 500+ early-career scientists returning to their roots this month. The SNAP team behind this campaign has been such a blast to work with! @snapcoalition.bsky.social Check out my piece in the Marietta Daily Journal, as well as other national coverage: bit.ly/3HXlfB4bit.lyGraduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding CutsHundreds of graduate students are writing to their hometown newspapers to defend their research, as the Trump administration drastically reduces science funding. 24223
Reposted by Rose Albertmjarnett.bsky.social @mjarnett.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Honored to be featured in this @nytimes.com article yesterday about the McClintock Letters initiative! Op-eds from scientists across the country are going out in their hometown newspapers over the next couple of weeks, keep an eye out for one near you. tinyurl.com/nytmcclintock #SciComm #McClintocktinyurl.comGraduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding CutsHundreds of graduate students are writing to their hometown newspapers to defend their research, as the Trump administration drastically reduces science funding. 1119
Reposted by Rose AlbertPenn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group @pspdg.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Wonderful @nytimes.com feature discussing the #McClintockLetters with PSPDG President @mjarnett.bsky.social and incredible collaborators leading this initiative @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social @snapcoalition.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...nytimes.comTo Protest Budget Cuts, Young Scientists Try Letters to the Editor 0118
Reposted by Rose Albertjp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 10/06/2025This team has been so fun to work with y’all, for real for real! I admire everyone in SNAP! (If you’re a trainee interested in science policy, reach out! It’s a party!) 033
Reposted by Rose AlbertCornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP) @cornellasap.bsky.social · 12/06/2025#McClintockLetters wouldn't be possible without @snapcoalition.bsky.social members such as ASAP leadership @alexlando.bsky.social @hannaherf.bsky.social @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social 075
Rose Albert @rosemalb.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Working with and learning from incredible leaders like @isakoditomassi.bsky.social and dozens others @snapcoalition.bsky.social has been the highlight of my year! Read how trainees are taking action: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comResearchers have a radical plan to thwart Trump's war on science: Talking to peopleFaced with federal funding cuts, scientists are learning to communicate about what they do — and why it matters. 165
Reposted by Rose AlbertScience Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Neuroscientist Kristina Visscher writes, “I’m reaching out to you as a nerdy kid from Northport, Alabama, who – thanks to a great Alabama public education – got a Ph.D. in Neuroscience” @visscherlab.bsky.social www.al.com/news/2025/06...al.comAttacks on science are attacks on making and keeping America great: op-ed"Our American scientific engine ... is good for the economy, it improves lives, and it’s one of the true wonders of the world." 13518
Reposted by Rose AlbertScience Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Neuroscientist Erin Morrow writes, “Wellstar Cobb Hospital is where science saved my life…Six months later, I walked across the graduation stage at Emory. My happy ending wouldn’t have been possible without decades of U.S. research” 🧪🏠 @erinmorrow.bsky.social www.mdjonline.com/opinion/well... 02111
Reposted by Rose AlbertAmerican Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Ignoring the input of nationally recognized experts committed to the safety and well-being of the American people is not only reckless but sets a dangerous precedent for the leadership of public health organizations tasked with critically evaluating vaccines and protecting the US. 072
Reposted by Rose AlbertAmerican Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · 10/06/2025The ATS condemns the HHS Sec. Kennedy’s unilateral decision to dismiss all members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This decision undermines decades of medical and scientific that have been vital to safeguarding public health. apnews.com/article/kenn...apnews.comRFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committeeHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines. 14624
Reposted by Rose Albertmjarnett.bsky.social @mjarnett.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Science is under unprecedented threat in the US, and we need to speak out to save it. If you are an early-career researcher, please consider signing our open letter calling to preserve the future of American science: tinyurl.com/mcclintockle.... Our futures, and our country's future, depend on it.forms.gleOpen Letter: A Call to Preserve the Future of American ScienceThe Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) invites early-career scientists (e.g., student, post-bacc, PhD candidate, post-doctoral researcher, early-career faculty) in the United States to join... 02727
Reposted by Rose AlbertIsako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Heck yes, let's do it @jonj-udd.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @rosemalb.bsky.social @viv-cc.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io @ksxue.bsky.social @ashyeneng.bsky.social @disha-patel3.bsky.social 063
Reposted by Rose AlbertPenn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group @pspdg.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Meet your 2025-2026 E-board! We are thrilled to introduce two new members, Naman Srivastava as Science Communication Chair and Hailey Parikh as Science Policy Chair. 011
Reposted by Rose AlbertPenn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group @pspdg.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Meet your 2025-2026 E-board! Our former Science Policy Chair, Miles Arnett, will be leading PSPDG as President. Dimitris Boufidis (Science Diplomacy Chair), Georgia Mies (Treasurer), and Rose Albert (Vice President) will continue their great work in their roles from last year. 021
Reposted by Rose AlbertPenn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group @pspdg.bsky.social · 04/06/2025It is bittersweet to send off our former President, Kaeri Martinez Medina, and our Science Communication Chair, Gabriel Vega Bellido, but we know they will make great strides in science diplomacy and communication! We are so appreciative of the leadership, care, and kindness they brought to the work 031
Rose Albert @rosemalb.bsky.social · 03/06/2025An incredible training opportunity! Would highly recommend to anyone interested in learning about science policy and advocacy 021
Reposted by Rose AlbertPenn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group @pspdg.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Are you interested in writing for the McClintock Letters, but aren't sure where to start? Join us for an Op-Ed workshop led by author and NYT reporter and editor Clay Risen @risenc.bsky.social this Wednesday, May 7th at 4pm ET. Register here to attend on Zoom: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 12515
Reposted by Rose AlbertAyana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Well, it’s been a wildly eventful 100+ days, to say the least. Sharing a few resources that are helping me keep track of it all + a call to action. Protect the Inflation Reduction Act! ayanaelizabeth.substack.com/p/100-days-e...ayanaelizabeth.substack.com100+ Days: Environmental Policy Trackers 🕵🏽♀️ & a Call to Action 🙋🏽♀️Protect the Inflation Reduction Act! 45722
Reposted by Rose AlbertEmma Scales @emmascales.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Happy Earth Day! ATTN: fellow scientists!! In defense of science and to increase opportunities for public awareness of the amazing, impactful research being done across the United States, please consider participating in the McClintock Letters initiative :) blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-... 02713
Reposted by Rose AlbertScience Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Our first Science Homecoming article for Mississippi 🚢 🍾 0155
Rose Albert @rosemalb.bsky.social · 10/04/2025“Investments in science and public health are essential for the future of rural southern states like Mississippi.” Read about my perspectives as a Mississippian and scientist in my recent OpEd : digital.meridianstar.com/The-Meridian... 516465
Rose Albert @rosemalb.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Thank you @jnwanajienwerem.bsky.social , Christa Barfield, and Joyce Lee for sharing your expertise at our Environmental Justice and Policy Panel tonight! 🌿🌳 120
Reposted by Rose AlbertUCSF EaRTH Center @ucsf-earth.bsky.social · 07/03/2025W/the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, it is more important than ever to support #environmentalhealth research. Learn about the vital work that we and our fellow NIEHS P30 Centers are doing to improve America's health. Download the fact sheet! #scienceforall 043
Reposted by Rose AlbertMarine Biological Laboratory @mblscience.bsky.social · 06/01/2025🔬We are only a few days away from registration deadlines for two of MBL’s Advanced Research Training Courses!🔬 Apply now for Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Hazards and Opportunities (deadline Jan. 10) or Frontiers in Reproduction (deadline Jan. 13). #ScienceStartsHere www.mbl.edu/education/ad...mbl.eduCourse Offerings | Marine Biological Laboratory 0144