Reposted by Sarah gwThe Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef… 66129172820
Reposted by Sarah gwHaleema Saadia @haleemasaadia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026after countless "final drafts" I've come to the realization that "final draft" is a myth #AcrWri #AcademicSky 132
Sarah gw @sgigwolf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Not exaggerating to say i am a scientist because of this museum 😭 07313
Reposted by Sarah gwColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026year 1: there's still grant funding, but we may need to change how we talk about our work, or what we work on year 2: the government has disappeared one billion dollars of science funding. it is unclear why they did that or where that sits within concepts like "the rule of law" 8980420
Reposted by Sarah gwAAUP @aaup.org · 20/08/2026“Academic workers did not create this crisis. But we intend to fix it by building a system of higher education worthy of this country—affordable & accessible to every qualified student, governed once again by those who teach & learn within it.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP president #academicskyinsidehighered.comWho Really Politicized Higher Education? (opinion)It wasn’t the AAUP. 14724
Reposted by Sarah gwDr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Interested in joining a growing lab in LA? We’re hiring a postdoc!! Please spread the word to folks in your network and feel free to get in touch with any questions recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11142 182100
Reposted by Sarah gwBrittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 25/07/2026As mentioned, this isn’t from the editors, but the fact that Science even ran this is shocking AND refreshing. 19231
Reposted by Sarah gwEric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · 16/07/2026If only a dedicated group of scientists had warned us about the record heat, torrential flooding, continental scale wildfires, and apocalyptic orange skies 693257891
Reposted by Sarah gwAndy Lee, PhD @andylee.bsky.social · 12/07/2026today seems like a good day to repost our Viewpoint!! 04315
Reposted by Sarah gwAlejandro Soto @soto.space · 11/07/2026I am drafting my comments this weekend. Unique comments are better than form letters. 🧪 1123
Reposted by Sarah gwNoah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026So excited to announce our search for 4 postdocs (funded by the Simons Foundation) who will use genomics to "test how ecological interactions, natural selection, natural enemies, hybridization & environmental gradients shape...tropical tree communities" in Panama: stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... ...1stri.si.edu 211193
Reposted by Sarah gwWes Larson @wes-larsonak.bsky.social · 24/06/2026We're hiring a genetics lab manager position at NOAA in Juneau, Alaska! The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day laboratory operations and contribute to the development of new molecular methods. Salary is $75-145k/yr. Email wes.larson@noaa.gov with questions www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD...usajobs.govBiologist (Omics)This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Vacancies may be available in each listed location. Additional duty lo... 01227
Reposted by Sarah gwDr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Resources on the Proposed OMB Federal Grants Rule www.aibs.org/news/2026/26... via @aibsbiology.bsky.social 🧪aibs.orgResources on the Proposed OMB Federal Grants RuleAIBS is partnering with the American Physical Society (APS) on a commenting campaign regarding the proposed OMB rule on federal financial assistance. This is an important opportunity for the scientifi... 011
Sarah gw @sgigwolf.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I just started doing this on recommendation of a friend but didn’t know the name for it! So helpful!! 000
Reposted by Sarah gwBen Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 12/06/2026AI-assisted text is deadly for academic journal editors and reviewers. I'm detecting a lot more of it recently as an editor. It's still there in the "Frankencitations" and those little linguistic "tells" like "AI is not the cause. It's the symptom of an underlying reality." But it's more, too. 1/ 722758
Reposted by Sarah gwAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 02/06/2026A statement from AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh on OMB rule politicizing federal grantmaking: 33023
Reposted by Sarah gwTerry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 21/05/2026One of these days we’ll stop staying “this is not normal” but in the meantime let’s reduce carbon emissions. We have all the technology we need and it’s just the fossil fuel corporations standing in our way. 1268
Reposted by Sarah gwNEH Union - AFGE L3403 @nehafge3403.bsky.social · 08/04/2026As we approach the one year anniversary of the mass firings of two-thirds of National Endowment for the Humanities staff, we are reflecting on how just a couple of years ago, we were named one of the best agencies to work for in the federal government. How quickly everything changed. #NEHneh.govBest Places to Work 2023 0216
Reposted by Sarah gwKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Very small n from a human-centered design program: 2 years ago, most of my (upper level undergrad) students seemed either unfamiliar or very positive about AI. This year, they were far more skeptical, worried about how AI was undermining their learning & taking the jobs they were preparing for. 413528
Reposted by Sarah gwSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Okay so why was I the only one in the theater tonight who gasped when Ryan Gosling ran a centrifuge with two tubes in the whole thing, sitting right next to each other? Sorry was I the only scientist in the film society theater tonight?? 2683243239
Reposted by Sarah gwRyan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 12/12/2025There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom 1055651586
Sarah gw @sgigwolf.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Do you have a link to the piece by Emily Tucker? Thanks! 100
Reposted by Sarah gwDr. Lauren E. Fuess @laurenfuess.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Hi folks, there is a high likelihood I will be recruiting 1-2 PhD students to start in Spring 2027. Trying to get the word out early; please share broadly with your networks and encourage your students to reach out early. Info can be found on my webpage. fuesslab.wp.txstate.edu/opportunities/fuesslab.wp.txstate.eduopportunities – Symbiommunity Lab 11821
Reposted by Sarah gwPeter Girguis @pgirguis.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Folks, more good news! Our latest paper on oyster microbiomes out in @pnas.org. Led by the inestimable Dr. Andrea Unzueta-Martinez and with great support from the Wang lab @whoi.edu we explore the how a persistent community of microbes in calcifying fluid could shape shell deposition. Enjoy!bit.lyCoexpression among eastern oyster host and microbiome genes suggests coordinated regulation of calcifying fluid chemistry 13815
Sarah gw @sgigwolf.bsky.social · 16/03/2026My #phd student hasn’t received her second installment of the #nsf #grfp has anyone else had this happen to them? #academicsky 🧬🧪🔬🌍 001
Reposted by Sarah gwCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 16/03/2026#NewBrunswick Breakthrough in N.B. oyster research to help fight deadly shellfish disease Fredericton scientists discover how MSX disease is built, something no one else in the world has done www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caBreakthrough in N.B. oyster research to help fight deadly shellfish disease | CBC NewsThe Research and Productivity Council in Fredericton has mapped the DNA of MSX. It brings them closer to knowing how to fight the disease that's threatening the Atlantic oyster industry. 39230
Reposted by Sarah gwShaily Patel @vox-magica.bsky.social · 14/03/2026fuck me for being this person, i guess, but public universities are a civic good and shouldn’t be run like businesses. and if you’re going to insist on running them like so, at least do some market research. students like their professors; they don’t want MOOCs taught by ChatGPT. 71357298
Reposted by Sarah gwJeremy Van Cleve @vancleve.theoretical.bio · 03/03/2026This is a common reply to concerns about GenAI research as if it were just another computational tool that saves us times from tedious tasks and whose accuracy can be rigorously quantified. It is not. GenAI research poses at least 2 serious problems... /n 16318
Reposted by Sarah gwMax Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers. The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇nature.comWhite House stalls release of approved US science budgetsThe US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed. 221130758
Reposted by Sarah gwMongabay @mongabay.com · 24/02/2026Black carbon from shipping is accelerating Arctic warming and sea-ice loss. As melting ice opens new routes, vessel traffic and soot emissions are rising. An IMO proposal to require cleaner polar fuels was blocked, delaying action as Arctic voyages are set to surge by 2050.news.mongabay.comPetrostates stymie effort to rein in Arctic shipping carbon emissionsInternational shipping is on the rise in the Arctic region now that climate change regularly opens up transpolar sea routes in summer. That surge in traffic is leading to higher emissions of black… 01910
Reposted by Sarah gwDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance. And you know why? Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it. 6477832516
Reposted by Sarah gwMongabay @mongabay.com · 14/02/2026[COMMENTARY] A new op-ed argues ocean conservation and crew welfare are inseparable. With weak protections for migrant fishers, the author says expecting compliance with fisheries laws is unrealistic. ** Views are author's.news.mongabay.comSustainable fisheries can’t be built on exploited labor (commentary)For decades, the global fisheries conservation community has rightly focused on the health of fish stocks, the integrity of management systems, and the long-term sustainability of ocean resources.… 0167
Reposted by Sarah gwCat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 11/02/2026By the way, STEM education is literally being slashed and REDIRECTED to AI. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...edweek.orgTrump Administration Slashes STEM Education Research GrantsSome experts say the funding cuts are at odds with the administration's AI learning priorities. 68043
Reposted by Sarah gwNina @ninaneedsspace.bsky.social · 08/02/2026The money does not go into space. The money does not go into space. The money does not go into space. Sure, the money helps us in exploring and understanding the universe, but the money actually goes to people, to local economies, to universities, it provides jobs, and gets young people into STEM. 38625
Reposted by Sarah gwDr. Lauren E. Fuess @laurenfuess.bsky.social · 06/02/2026All in all, this is just another concerning piece of evidence that this administration intends to do everything in its power to shift NSF funding away from basic research and towards things that benefit tech bros and the likes. Booooo 0103
Reposted by Sarah gwKatie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 27/01/2026"106,636 years of federal work experience were lost across the 10,109 employees with PhDs who departed STEM or health roles between January 1– November 30, 2025" Among the hardest hit agencies were NSF, US Forest Service, EPA, and Department of Energy www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgU.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took officeA Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies 075
Reposted by Sarah gwThe Onion @theonion.com · 06/01/2026NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant… 331996281
Reposted by Sarah gwMongabay @mongabay.com · 30/12/2025In small island states, conservation is daily vigilance, not spectacle. In the Cook Islands, Birdman George showed how checking traps, guarding harbors and sharing knowledge kept kakerori and Rimatara lorikeets safe. Persistence, not plans, made extinction less likely.news.mongabay.comGeorge Teariki-Mataki Mateariki, the Birdman of Atiu, has died, aged 67In small island states, conservation has often depended less on formal institutions than on vigilance: watching harbors, checking traps, noticing what does not belong. The work is repetitive,… 03312
Reposted by Sarah gwMongabay @mongabay.com · 27/12/2025In Kenya, environmentalist Truphena Muthoni hugged a palm tree for 72 hours to highlight the loss of native forests — surpassing her own world record. Her act drew attention, & she’s now an ambassador for Kenya’s plan to plant 15B trees. Many of the country’s endemic species face extinction.news.mongabay.comEnvironmentalist hugs tree for 72 hours for Kenya’s native forestsA Kenyan environmentalist hugged a palm tree for 72 straight hours in Nyeri county to draw attention to the rapid loss of the country’s native forests, many of which face extinction. Truphena… 24315
Reposted by Sarah gwJim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Must say, while interviews with established PIs with deep cuts to their funding are important, the principal and longest term effects are on the trainees. An entire generation wiped of confidence. 28724
Reposted by Sarah gwAaron Bady @zunguzungu.bsky.social · 20/12/2025I feel like "academic hiring" discourse is always kind of downstream of the fact that in the 50s we started building a giant public system to make a college education almost universally available and in the 80s and 90s we started taking it apart to go back to the only-the-rich model 131160360
Reposted by Sarah gwShane Anderson 🏳️🌈 @shaneanderson.bsky.social · 19/12/2025"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it! 8589654142
Reposted by Sarah gwAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 18/12/2025The collective delusion here is useful in that it has provoked conservatives to dispense with decades of bootstrap rhetoric and reveal what they would say if they thought black people were people, that is to say, if these things were happening to them 492435526
