Reposted by Signal in the StormNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 15/07/2025"Nature has learnt that, as a result, some staff members are screening candidates’ social-media presences to check whether they have expressed negative views about the Trump administration or been involved in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts...at their institutions." 🧪 45747
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 03/07/2025www.cbsnews.com/newyork/vide...cbsnews.comColumbia University formally notified its accreditation is in jeopardyA letter from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to Columbia Acting President Claire Shipman serves to "warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy" because of "insuff... 000
Reposted by Signal in the StormAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/07/2025Trump on DeSantis's new detention camp for migrants: "We'd like to see them in many states. And at some point they might morph into a system." 4301137434
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 30/06/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...nytimes.comTrump Administration Finds Harvard Violated Civil Rights Law 000
Reposted by Signal in the StormDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 24/06/2025NEW: 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." 10927921517
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 23/06/2025www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHere Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With HarvardMore than 900 research grants worth $2.6 billion are in jeopardy. So is the 80-year-old model of American science. 010
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 20/06/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...nytimes.comTuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities 000
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 06/06/2025www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comTrump moves to slash NSF: why are the proposed budget cuts so big?Major US science funder could lose more than half its budget — and researchers are reeling. 021
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 05/06/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...nytimes.comRepublicans Trying to Control Indiana University Meet Little Resistance 000
Reposted by Signal in the StormAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 05/06/2025🚨🚨🚨 In the last two hours, the Trump admin: - Banned all immigrant visas from 19 countries, including Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela - Banned all student and researcher visas to Harvard - Colluded with Texas to kick 20,000 undocumented college students off of in-state tuition. 15228941483
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Trump takes Harvard out of the student visa program www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...whitehouse.govEnhancing National Security by Addressing Risks at Harvard UniversityBY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Admission into the United States to attend, conduct research, or teach at our 000
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 04/06/2025www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...reuters.comColumbia failed to meet accreditation standards, US government saysThe U.S. Department of Education said on Wednesday it has notified a university accreditation body that Columbia University had violated federal anti-discrimination laws by its alleged failure to protect Jewish students on its campus. 000
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 04/06/2025www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHere Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by TrumpSome cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye. 000
Reposted by Signal in the StormJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 02/06/2025Indiana's governor fired all the elected members of Indiana University's Board of Trustees. Given a recent policy change, he'll be able to fill those seats with appointees. Which means he'll basically have unilateral control over IU decisions, including who gets hired, tenured, and fired. 1131332698
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 03/06/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/c...nytimes.comThe White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research. 000
Reposted by Signal in the StormAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 03/06/2025BREAKING: Trump admin must process education grants "without delay" A federal judge preserved his ability to enforce the ruling even if the Senate passes a budget bill restraining his contempt power. @AllRiseNews.com www.allrisenews.com/p/linda-mcma...allrisenews.comBREAKING: Trump admin must process education grants "without delay"A federal judge preserved his ability to enforce the ruling even if the Senate passes a budget bill restraining his contempt power. 8843264
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 02/06/2025www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comNIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment - Nature Human BehaviourNature Human Behaviour - NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment 011
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 31/05/2025www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...statnews.comNew HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget requestBudget documents for Congress provide the most detailed look yet at how the Trump Administration hopes to reshape the National Institutes of Health. 000
Reposted by Signal in the StormDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 30/05/2025From over 300k to less than 100k. A picture of smaller, reduced science. 422162
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 30/05/2025dogetrack.infodogetrack.infoDOGE Track: Tracking The DamageA website tracking the various activities of the DOGE wrecking crew across government. Sunlight is the best disinfectant! 000
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 29/05/2025www.axios.com/2025/05/28/s...axios.comU.S. to begin revoking visas for Chinese studentsThe move marks a major escalation in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. 000
Reposted by Signal in the StormAlexander Mazziotti @entropyarrow.bsky.social · 29/05/2025#NSF www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/n...nytimes.com16 States Sue Trump Over $1.4 Billion in Science Cuts 011
Reposted by Signal in the StormRussell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 25/05/2025The CEO of Norwegian foundation Aker Scholarship, *evacuated* one of its students from Harvard on Friday Due to Trump "The overall picture and the fact that the situation in the US and especially at Harvard University is now so tense, made us choose to evacuate the student" - Joar Hystad, Khronokhrono.noNorsk stiftelse evakuerte en av sine Harvard-studenter i natt. Landet i Oslo fredagDen norske stiftelsen Aker Scholarship følte det var best å ta affære da det oppstod en situasjon ved Harvard University torsdag kveld norsk tid. 02113
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 27/05/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard 011
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 24/05/2025www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...whitehouse.govRestoring Gold Standard ScienceBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United 000
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 23/05/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...nytimes.comJudge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar International Students at Harvard 000
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 22/05/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...nytimes.comTrump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students 000
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 22/05/2025www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comTrump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in DecadesThe lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more. 044
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 22/05/2025www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comNIH killed grants on orders from Elon Musk’s DOGECourt documents and internal correspondence show the cost-cutting force has broad control over the world’s largest public biomedical funder. 010
Reposted by Signal in the StormJon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · 21/05/2025🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday 📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj 25533508
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 21/05/2025www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...forbes.comTrump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion AnnuallyEconomists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself 010
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 21/05/2025www.huffpost.com/entry/nation...huffpost.comNational Science Foundation Ends 196 Grants To Harvard Amid Feud With Trump“Pure retribution,” one NSF staffer said of the administration axing $46 million in unfinished research. “We as a nation are shooting ourselves in both feet.” 000
Reposted by Signal in the StormDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Breaking: NSF will pause the 15% indirect cost cap until June 13 in order to proceed to a summary judgment, thereby avoiding a preliminary hearing. www.courtlistener.com/docket/70143...courtlistener.comNotice - Other – #50 in Association of American Universities v. National Science Foundation (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-11231) – CourtListener.comNotice - Other 221286
Reposted by Signal in the StormGabby Scher, PhD @gabbyscher.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Finding out HHMI is canceling the Hanna H. Gray Fellows competition is heartbreaking. Especially since if they decide to hold it next year, I’ll no longer be eligible 33922
Reposted by Signal in the StormDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 15/05/2025New: We have the list of ~190 Harvard NSF grant terminations from internal agency sources. About $148 million intended funds killed. Over 1/3 are from the MPS directorate—roughly 75 math and physics grants. 812878
Reposted by Signal in the StormDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Update on NSF grant terminations: NSF staff expect ~200 more terminations tomorrow. Harvard situation still unclear, but could be all 252 active grants. Currently 1464 on grant-watch.us/nsf-data.html, so total could soon be ~1900.grant-watch.usnsf-data – Grant Watch 33028
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 13/05/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Science I Would Be Doing if I Weren’t in ICE Detention 000
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 10/05/2025www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuringSmaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff 100
Reposted by Signal in the StormCongressman Bill Foster @repbillfoster.bsky.social · 09/05/2025NEWS: I just led 112 of my colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump Administration on their funding freeze of the National Science Foundation. Cutting off NSF funding threatens vital research, stalls innovation, and risks ceding global scientific leadership to China. 24590143
Reposted by Signal in the StormMargaret Fraiser @margaretfraiser.bsky.social · 09/05/2025NSF’s entire Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EDU/EES), which “aims to provide opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds to actively participate and excel in STEM disciplines” and some of it congressionally mandated, was just notified they will be RIFed. www.nsf.gov/edu/ees/aboutnsf.govAbout EESThe NSF Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES) aims to provide opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds, especially those historically underrepresented in science and engineering. 25857
Reposted by Signal in the StormAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 06/05/2025I think this is the first lawsuit challenging the NSF's reduction to a flat 15% grant indirect (facilities & administration) costs. It was filed yesterday (2025-05-05). More info and full filing here: www.aau.edu/key-issues/l... 19124
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 06/05/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...nytimes.comTrump Administration Disqualifies Harvard From Future Research Grants 010
Reposted by Signal in the StormEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 06/05/2025🚨🚨 Deranged letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Harvard’s president, cutting off federal funding for any new grants. Worth reading in full. It is NUTS. 68645631547
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 02/05/2025the propsed budget if you want to wade through page 38 has nsf, page 9 starts HHS www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...whitehouse.gov 110
Reposted by Signal in the StormLeslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 02/05/2025About NSF’s new(est) bulletin - 15% indirect cost rates will kill universities. Apparently that’s the point. I am sick. 311745
Signal in the Storm @signalinthestorm.bsky.social · 02/05/2025www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...insidehighered.comNew ICE Policy Puts International Students at Greater RiskA week after restoring foreign students’ legal status, immigration officials detailed plans for a new policy granting unprecedented leeway to terminate their residency. It could foreshadow a new round... 000