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The National Science Foundation 55 percent budget cut is a deliberate dismemberment of America's innovation engine by Russell Vought and DOGE. This is exactly the type of behavior you would expect from someone seeking to make America weaker ... (1/2)
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy
“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020
www.science.org
April 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The National Science Foundation 55 percent budget cut is a deliberate dismemberment of America's innovation engine by Russell Vought and DOGE. This is exactly the type of behavior you would expect from someone seeking to make America weaker ... (1/2)
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
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We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
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ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a frying pan and a spoon with red alert written above him
media.tenor.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
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We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
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This statement from the NSF is insane.
Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.
Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.
Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
April 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This statement from the NSF is insane.
Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.
Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false.
Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
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Keivan Stassun's program at Vanderbilt is impressive, and it's a real loss that its NSF funding has been cancelled. He was notified of $4 million in funding in January and, of course, that's all gone now, for no good reason.
ICYMI | In the six years since Vanderbilt University launched a fellowship program to teach Ph.D. students to connect their research to the study of neurodiversity, the program has graduated about 24 Ph.D.s who are autistic...
Read more ➡️ #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3GhUEhq
Read more ➡️ #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3GhUEhq
April 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Keivan Stassun's program at Vanderbilt is impressive, and it's a real loss that its NSF funding has been cancelled. He was notified of $4 million in funding in January and, of course, that's all gone now, for no good reason.
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Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
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🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
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We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
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April 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
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🧪 DOGE is reporting cancelling 402 NSF grants today.
And let's recap: this is for awards that NSF has **ALREADY** judged as aligned with its mission in law, which includes broadening participation in STEM.
It bears repeating: the law supersedes exec orders. For more: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
And let's recap: this is for awards that NSF has **ALREADY** judged as aligned with its mission in law, which includes broadening participation in STEM.
It bears repeating: the law supersedes exec orders. For more: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
April 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
🧪 DOGE is reporting cancelling 402 NSF grants today.
And let's recap: this is for awards that NSF has **ALREADY** judged as aligned with its mission in law, which includes broadening participation in STEM.
It bears repeating: the law supersedes exec orders. For more: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
And let's recap: this is for awards that NSF has **ALREADY** judged as aligned with its mission in law, which includes broadening participation in STEM.
It bears repeating: the law supersedes exec orders. For more: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
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I’m so angry & heart broken. My NSF CAREER grant was stolen today; dream project supporting science teachers/students as climate justice action researchers, tackling urban heat. Truly transformative, the culmination of my life’s work, we won’t stop, not in this climate crisis. Gonna fight like hell!
April 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I’m so angry & heart broken. My NSF CAREER grant was stolen today; dream project supporting science teachers/students as climate justice action researchers, tackling urban heat. Truly transformative, the culmination of my life’s work, we won’t stop, not in this climate crisis. Gonna fight like hell!
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This is what happens when the Supreme Court effectively allows a bunch of teenage losers to take over the #NIH payment system.
This is also what Viktor Orban did as he consolidated autocracy in Hungary: he centralized control over money and payments.
This is truly a red alert.
This is also what Viktor Orban did as he consolidated autocracy in Hungary: he centralized control over money and payments.
This is truly a red alert.
Second (takes deep breath)
It appears that PAYMENTS FOR ALL GRANTS THROUGH THE PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARE BEING FROZEN.
If this is correct, then no funds will be transferred to any grantee institution, at least at this time.
It appears that PAYMENTS FOR ALL GRANTS THROUGH THE PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARE BEING FROZEN.
If this is correct, then no funds will be transferred to any grantee institution, at least at this time.
a cartoon of a chicken with its mouth open and a drop of blood coming out of it
ALT: a cartoon of a chicken with its mouth open and a drop of blood coming out of it
media.tenor.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This is what happens when the Supreme Court effectively allows a bunch of teenage losers to take over the #NIH payment system.
This is also what Viktor Orban did as he consolidated autocracy in Hungary: he centralized control over money and payments.
This is truly a red alert.
This is also what Viktor Orban did as he consolidated autocracy in Hungary: he centralized control over money and payments.
This is truly a red alert.
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🧪 I just saw a specific NSF grant termination letter and it is FUCKING WILD.
The letter said "not subject to appeal", which is a **blatant** violation of NSF's own policies and broader cross-agency regulations (regulation below): www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...
NSF just opened itself up to lawsuit.
The letter said "not subject to appeal", which is a **blatant** violation of NSF's own policies and broader cross-agency regulations (regulation below): www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...
NSF just opened itself up to lawsuit.
April 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🧪 I just saw a specific NSF grant termination letter and it is FUCKING WILD.
The letter said "not subject to appeal", which is a **blatant** violation of NSF's own policies and broader cross-agency regulations (regulation below): www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...
NSF just opened itself up to lawsuit.
The letter said "not subject to appeal", which is a **blatant** violation of NSF's own policies and broader cross-agency regulations (regulation below): www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...
NSF just opened itself up to lawsuit.
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Exclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants
www.nature.com/articles/d41... #NSF #NASA #NOAA
www.nature.com/articles/d41... #NSF #NASA #NOAA
Exclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants
The National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.
www.nature.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Exclusive: Trump team freezes new NSF awards — and could soon axe hundreds of grants
www.nature.com/articles/d41... #NSF #NASA #NOAA
www.nature.com/articles/d41... #NSF #NASA #NOAA
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UPDATE: As confirmation, the number of new NSF awards abruptly dropped to 0 yesterday, after DOGE’s instructions.
# of new NSF awards in recent business days:
April 7 = 53
April 8 = 33
April 9 = 44
April 10 = 14
April 11 = 34
April 14 = 24
April 15 = 28
April 16 = 0 (<— Musk's DOGE intervention)
# of new NSF awards in recent business days:
April 7 = 53
April 8 = 33
April 9 = 44
April 10 = 14
April 11 = 34
April 14 = 24
April 15 = 28
April 16 = 0 (<— Musk's DOGE intervention)
April 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
UPDATE: As confirmation, the number of new NSF awards abruptly dropped to 0 yesterday, after DOGE’s instructions.
# of new NSF awards in recent business days:
April 7 = 53
April 8 = 33
April 9 = 44
April 10 = 14
April 11 = 34
April 14 = 24
April 15 = 28
April 16 = 0 (<— Musk's DOGE intervention)
# of new NSF awards in recent business days:
April 7 = 53
April 8 = 33
April 9 = 44
April 10 = 14
April 11 = 34
April 14 = 24
April 15 = 28
April 16 = 0 (<— Musk's DOGE intervention)
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🚨 Well fuck…
1. DOGE has finally setup shop at NSF this week.
(everything that’s happened at NSF thus far has largely been *without* direct DOGE meddling)
2. NSF is halting making new awards across *all* directorates to rereview proposals for alignment with exec orders.
1. DOGE has finally setup shop at NSF this week.
(everything that’s happened at NSF thus far has largely been *without* direct DOGE meddling)
2. NSF is halting making new awards across *all* directorates to rereview proposals for alignment with exec orders.
NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review
Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency
www.science.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
🚨 Well fuck…
1. DOGE has finally setup shop at NSF this week.
(everything that’s happened at NSF thus far has largely been *without* direct DOGE meddling)
2. NSF is halting making new awards across *all* directorates to rereview proposals for alignment with exec orders.
1. DOGE has finally setup shop at NSF this week.
(everything that’s happened at NSF thus far has largely been *without* direct DOGE meddling)
2. NSF is halting making new awards across *all* directorates to rereview proposals for alignment with exec orders.
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I learned today that the NSF SBE conference I’m co-organizing in DC in eleven days has been cancelled. This seems to be related to he return of DOGE at the NSF: www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review
Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency
www.science.org
April 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I learned today that the NSF SBE conference I’m co-organizing in DC in eleven days has been cancelled. This seems to be related to he return of DOGE at the NSF: www.science.org/content/arti...
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More than 50% of postdocs have been impacted by the first six weeks of the Trump administration's second term. We need to protect funding and opportunities for early career scientists otherwise the US will lose many of its talented and highly-trained researchers www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/p...
Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership
In a new National Postdoctoral Association report, 43% of postdocs said Trump administration policies have threatened their positions, while more than one-third said their research is delayed or in je...
www.statnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
More than 50% of postdocs have been impacted by the first six weeks of the Trump administration's second term. We need to protect funding and opportunities for early career scientists otherwise the US will lose many of its talented and highly-trained researchers www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/p...
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This is a thoughtful analysis. In a letter full of true and compelling arguments about the outstanding science NSF funds and believes in, the things that are NOT said speak volumes.
Link to full letter at end of 🧵
(n.b. as ever, this opinion is mine and I do not speak on behalf of any institution)
Link to full letter at end of 🧵
(n.b. as ever, this opinion is mine and I do not speak on behalf of any institution)
🧪 The NSF director is lying to you.
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
Let’s fact check 7 claims from yesterday’s letter to the community, while pointing out 3 critical omissions. 🧵
March 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is a thoughtful analysis. In a letter full of true and compelling arguments about the outstanding science NSF funds and believes in, the things that are NOT said speak volumes.
Link to full letter at end of 🧵
(n.b. as ever, this opinion is mine and I do not speak on behalf of any institution)
Link to full letter at end of 🧵
(n.b. as ever, this opinion is mine and I do not speak on behalf of any institution)
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The president denounced one postdoc's program in his speech to Congress:
Trump’s Upheavals Worry Early-Career Researchers
Trump’s Upheavals Worry Early-Career Researchers
Trump’s upheavals worry job-hunting postdoctoral researchers
As job-seeking scholars see continuing layoffs and stalled federal support, some say they’re looking at positions overseas.
www.insidehighered.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The president denounced one postdoc's program in his speech to Congress:
Trump’s Upheavals Worry Early-Career Researchers
Trump’s Upheavals Worry Early-Career Researchers
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Help our friends at the NSF:
Seeking scientists based in California who are willing to attest to direct harm caused by NSF firings.
If you’re in the science world, please RT this to widen the net— a lawsuit on the unjust mass firings needs these comments.
(comment briefly here and I’ll follow up!)
Seeking scientists based in California who are willing to attest to direct harm caused by NSF firings.
If you’re in the science world, please RT this to widen the net— a lawsuit on the unjust mass firings needs these comments.
(comment briefly here and I’ll follow up!)
March 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Help our friends at the NSF:
Seeking scientists based in California who are willing to attest to direct harm caused by NSF firings.
If you’re in the science world, please RT this to widen the net— a lawsuit on the unjust mass firings needs these comments.
(comment briefly here and I’ll follow up!)
Seeking scientists based in California who are willing to attest to direct harm caused by NSF firings.
If you’re in the science world, please RT this to widen the net— a lawsuit on the unjust mass firings needs these comments.
(comment briefly here and I’ll follow up!)
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See the science we do. A community lab facility serving the USA and the world. Thank you National Science Foundation. m.youtube.com/watch?v=t3RW...
#scicomn
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#scicomn
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Welcome to the NSF UVM Community Cosmogenic Laboratory
YouTube video by NSF UVM Community Cosmogenic Laboratory
m.youtube.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
See the science we do. A community lab facility serving the USA and the world. Thank you National Science Foundation. m.youtube.com/watch?v=t3RW...
#scicomn
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#scicomn
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If you have experienced direct harm to your work/lab/job due to recent changes at US NSF, & are willing to share this on behalf of the Am. Society of Naturalists and NSF, please DM/ email me ASAP (this is time-sensitive) or submit story here sites.google.com/view/scienti...
Please share widely
Please share widely
Scientists' Stories - How to Contribute
How to contribute a Story
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March 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you have experienced direct harm to your work/lab/job due to recent changes at US NSF, & are willing to share this on behalf of the Am. Society of Naturalists and NSF, please DM/ email me ASAP (this is time-sensitive) or submit story here sites.google.com/view/scienti...
Please share widely
Please share widely
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Elon Musk has shut down a team of tech-savvy civil servants responsible for developing the IRS’s free tax-filing service and improving government websites. As a result, 90 employees were immediately locked out of their devices and informed that their jobs were deemed non-essential.
March 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Elon Musk has shut down a team of tech-savvy civil servants responsible for developing the IRS’s free tax-filing service and improving government websites. As a result, 90 employees were immediately locked out of their devices and informed that their jobs were deemed non-essential.
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Yesterday, Congress urgently instructed the National Science Board (governing body of NSF) to:
-Immediately assess the damage already done to NSF
-Hold an emergency NSB session
-Instruct the NSF director to prioritize “[NSF’s ability] to deliver on its statutory obligations” in future actions
-Immediately assess the damage already done to NSF
-Hold an emergency NSB session
-Instruct the NSF director to prioritize “[NSF’s ability] to deliver on its statutory obligations” in future actions
democrats-science.house.gov
March 1, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Yesterday, Congress urgently instructed the National Science Board (governing body of NSF) to:
-Immediately assess the damage already done to NSF
-Hold an emergency NSB session
-Instruct the NSF director to prioritize “[NSF’s ability] to deliver on its statutory obligations” in future actions
-Immediately assess the damage already done to NSF
-Hold an emergency NSB session
-Instruct the NSF director to prioritize “[NSF’s ability] to deliver on its statutory obligations” in future actions
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Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
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Attention, scientists - do you have a story to share about stopped work or snarled funding? Share here with us -- or reach out on Signal @carojo.55 thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient...
Are you a scientist who has lost funding or grants in recent weeks? - Formstack
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February 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Attention, scientists - do you have a story to share about stopped work or snarled funding? Share here with us -- or reach out on Signal @carojo.55 thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient...
thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient... the Washington post is collecting info on stopped or frozen scientific research over the last few weeks. 🧪
February 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scient... the Washington post is collecting info on stopped or frozen scientific research over the last few weeks. 🧪