Emma Courtney
@emmalovesscience.bsky.social
PhD candidate at CSHL in Cancer Biology
Co-founder of @scopepolicy.bsky.social, @sciforgood.bsky.social
Previously co-founder of @standupforscience.bsky.social
Co-founder of @scopepolicy.bsky.social, @sciforgood.bsky.social
Previously co-founder of @standupforscience.bsky.social
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Had a great time in New Orleans at #HSS2025!
Historians of recent science may be interested in my guest essay in this morning’s @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Historians of recent science may be interested in my guest essay in this morning’s @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Opinion | James Watson Saw the True Form of DNA. Then It Blinded Him.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Had a great time in New Orleans at #HSS2025!
Historians of recent science may be interested in my guest essay in this morning’s @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Historians of recent science may be interested in my guest essay in this morning’s @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Exciting new work coming out of the dos Santos lab at CSHL!
Breast cancer can sometimes come back with a vengeance. A new discovery from CSHL’s Camila dos Santos lab could one day help prevent recurrence and keep breast tumors susceptible to common hormone therapy. www.cshl.edu/breast-cance... #BreastCancerAwareness
Breast cancer discovery could help prevent recurrence | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Know someone who’s been diagnosed with breast cancer? There’s a good chance that person has received hormone therapy. Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers account for about 75 percent of ca...
www.cshl.edu
October 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Exciting new work coming out of the dos Santos lab at CSHL!
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Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
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Surreal to hear folks don't think agricultural biosecurity isnt a national security risk and a massive strategic weakness for ALL countries on earth.
We are very very VERY not secure when it comes to food production. We are one big blight away from ruin.
Everyone needs to eat.
We are very very VERY not secure when it comes to food production. We are one big blight away from ruin.
Everyone needs to eat.
October 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Surreal to hear folks don't think agricultural biosecurity isnt a national security risk and a massive strategic weakness for ALL countries on earth.
We are very very VERY not secure when it comes to food production. We are one big blight away from ruin.
Everyone needs to eat.
We are very very VERY not secure when it comes to food production. We are one big blight away from ruin.
Everyone needs to eat.
Sharing some news I'm excited about!
SCOPE (Science Careers and Opportunities in Policy and Education, @scopepolicy.bsky.social) is recruiting for new volunteer leadership roles.
If you’re an undergrad, grad student, or early-career scientist interested in science + society, this is for you!
SCOPE (Science Careers and Opportunities in Policy and Education, @scopepolicy.bsky.social) is recruiting for new volunteer leadership roles.
If you’re an undergrad, grad student, or early-career scientist interested in science + society, this is for you!
October 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Sharing some news I'm excited about!
SCOPE (Science Careers and Opportunities in Policy and Education, @scopepolicy.bsky.social) is recruiting for new volunteer leadership roles.
If you’re an undergrad, grad student, or early-career scientist interested in science + society, this is for you!
SCOPE (Science Careers and Opportunities in Policy and Education, @scopepolicy.bsky.social) is recruiting for new volunteer leadership roles.
If you’re an undergrad, grad student, or early-career scientist interested in science + society, this is for you!
The new NSF GRFP solicitation is up as of today, and it looks like second year graduate students may no longer be eligible...
The 2025 solicitation states that applicants must "have completed less than one academic year in a graduate degree program"
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
The 2025 solicitation states that applicants must "have completed less than one academic year in a graduate degree program"
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The new NSF GRFP solicitation is up as of today, and it looks like second year graduate students may no longer be eligible...
The 2025 solicitation states that applicants must "have completed less than one academic year in a graduate degree program"
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
The 2025 solicitation states that applicants must "have completed less than one academic year in a graduate degree program"
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Good news! Still no solicitation or guidance but as of this morning it seems NSF has moved the deadline into November.
Keep up the pressure!
Sign the letter and leave a comment about what #NSFGRFP means to you.
Keep up the pressure!
Sign the letter and leave a comment about what #NSFGRFP means to you.
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Good news! Still no solicitation or guidance but as of this morning it seems NSF has moved the deadline into November.
Keep up the pressure!
Sign the letter and leave a comment about what #NSFGRFP means to you.
Keep up the pressure!
Sign the letter and leave a comment about what #NSFGRFP means to you.
Reposted by Emma Courtney
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
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🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This is the shit they’re defunding. Scientists can make your teeth see so you can get back to balling and they want to take that away from you forever
TIL that for some people with irreparably damaged corneas, you can pull one of their teeth, drill a hole in it, install an artificial lens, sew it into their cheek (so tissue attaches), then pull it out and stick it in their damaged eye, and ... it works fine!?! www.nbcboston.com/news/health/...
Man, 34, is no longer blind after tooth is implanted in eye in 'crazy' surgery
Tooth-in-eye surgery sounds like science fiction, but it can help people with severely damaged corneas see again. A patient and his doctors describe what it's like.
www.nbcboston.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is the shit they’re defunding. Scientists can make your teeth see so you can get back to balling and they want to take that away from you forever
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Please repost!
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
Tenure-track Faculty Position in Biomechanics (Open Rank), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA -
Biomch-L
The School of Kinesiology (http://kines.umich.edu) at the University of Michigan invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate...
biomch-l.isbweb.org
August 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Please repost!
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky
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RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward 👇
August 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
RFK Jr.'s #2 is stepping in as acting CDC director. You need to call your Congress people now and demand hearings until RFK is forced out. They're politically weak for another 48-72 hours, then they'll do unbelievable damage in the next month. Show me that you called and I will give you a reward 👇
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There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative.
August 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative.
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American Public Health Association: “Legislators and officials at all levels of government who are interested in protecting their constituents should demand Kennedy’s removal.” That’s what I call leadership 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 www.apha.org/news-and-med...
Kennedy’s attack on public health must be stopped
The abrupt attempt to oust Dr. Susan Monarez, the CDC’s director just weeks after her Senate confirmation, is yet another glaring sign of Secretary Kennedy’s failed leadership and reckless mismanageme...
www.apha.org
August 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
American Public Health Association: “Legislators and officials at all levels of government who are interested in protecting their constituents should demand Kennedy’s removal.” That’s what I call leadership 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 www.apha.org/news-and-med...
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A real Romeo & Juliet situation right now…
August 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A real Romeo & Juliet situation right now…
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👩🔬✨ Ever wanted to share your science through COMICS?!
The Science Communication & Comics course at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is looking for scientists across all fields to partner with undergrads who will transform your research into 4-page comics!
www.bit.ly/comicscollabfall2025
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The Science Communication & Comics course at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is looking for scientists across all fields to partner with undergrads who will transform your research into 4-page comics!
www.bit.ly/comicscollabfall2025
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August 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
👩🔬✨ Ever wanted to share your science through COMICS?!
The Science Communication & Comics course at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is looking for scientists across all fields to partner with undergrads who will transform your research into 4-page comics!
www.bit.ly/comicscollabfall2025
🧵⬇️
The Science Communication & Comics course at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is looking for scientists across all fields to partner with undergrads who will transform your research into 4-page comics!
www.bit.ly/comicscollabfall2025
🧵⬇️
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I said this elsewhere but the way that the white male dominated field of economics is defending Lisa should tell you how serious this move is. Not that they wouldn’t — her work is stellar — but this isn’t a case like Harvard where colleagues are willing to risk losing a colleague.
Earlier this year, I told people to consider buying savings bonds and moving money to banks in other countries in case something bad happened to US banks and the Federal Reserve. I didn't want to be right, but the campaign to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook is alarming.
August 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I said this elsewhere but the way that the white male dominated field of economics is defending Lisa should tell you how serious this move is. Not that they wouldn’t — her work is stellar — but this isn’t a case like Harvard where colleagues are willing to risk losing a colleague.
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If you’re unwilling to take risks, imagine a better world, and be brave in your efforts to realize that better world, then science isn’t for you anyway.
That’s what we do here. That’s our whole deal.
That’s what we do here. That’s our whole deal.
I’m sorry but the “should scientists be activists” train left the station for the last time when we started spending billions to build concentration camps. I feel like you guys are engaging with the science stuff as though the camps thing is like, happening on a different TV show
August 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If you’re unwilling to take risks, imagine a better world, and be brave in your efforts to realize that better world, then science isn’t for you anyway.
That’s what we do here. That’s our whole deal.
That’s what we do here. That’s our whole deal.
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It's not just experts—most American voters agree with the Endangerment finding, and are in overwhelming support of regulating greenhouse gas emissions.
August 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's not just experts—most American voters agree with the Endangerment finding, and are in overwhelming support of regulating greenhouse gas emissions.
Are you a scientist who wants to advocate for federal science funding? 📣
SNAP is helping early-career researchers meet with their representatives while they’re home this August, ahead of the FY2026 budget vote, where major cuts to NIH and NSF are on the table.
No experience needed—Just your voice!
SNAP is helping early-career researchers meet with their representatives while they’re home this August, ahead of the FY2026 budget vote, where major cuts to NIH and NSF are on the table.
No experience needed—Just your voice!
Do you want to be involved in advocating for science funding to your representatives?☀️
SNAP is organizing district visits while representatives are in their home districts this August. You'll get training - no experience required!
Sign up here: forms.gle/SEe8CtFGEjXF...
@snapcoalition.bsky.social
SNAP is organizing district visits while representatives are in their home districts this August. You'll get training - no experience required!
Sign up here: forms.gle/SEe8CtFGEjXF...
@snapcoalition.bsky.social
SNAP Congressional District Visit Day Sign Up Form
This form closes on Friday, August 1st, at 11:59pm PST.
SNAP (Science Network for Advocacy and Policy) is a grassroots, primarily graduate student-led organization working to build the next generation...
forms.gle
July 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Are you a scientist who wants to advocate for federal science funding? 📣
SNAP is helping early-career researchers meet with their representatives while they’re home this August, ahead of the FY2026 budget vote, where major cuts to NIH and NSF are on the table.
No experience needed—Just your voice!
SNAP is helping early-career researchers meet with their representatives while they’re home this August, ahead of the FY2026 budget vote, where major cuts to NIH and NSF are on the table.
No experience needed—Just your voice!
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Linked below! Never one to turn down a soapbox moment to share my passion for behavioral and social science researchers finding their place in the broader science landscape.
Because Reimagining Science Requires Behavioral and Social Scientists at the Table, Too — Why Social Science?
Nearly 40% of deaths in the United States are preventable through changes in behavior. Modifiable risk factors like smoking, poor diet, inactivity, or alcohol use are contributors to many cancer...
www.whysocialscience.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Linked below! Never one to turn down a soapbox moment to share my passion for behavioral and social science researchers finding their place in the broader science landscape.
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Oh man sounds like a really dangerous tool maybe we should regulate it
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world may be on the precipice of a "fraud crisis" because of how artificial intelligence could enable bad actors to impersonate other people.
Read more: cnn.it/3GVwPg7
Read more: cnn.it/3GVwPg7
July 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Oh man sounds like a really dangerous tool maybe we should regulate it
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"Science is not just something I do; it’s a core facet of who I am. If science is taken from me, an important piece of me will be gone."- @feliciatuchman.bsky.social
@sciforgood.bsky.social
Bravo, friend! So well done. We can't just switch off what inspires us, especially when it is under attack.
@sciforgood.bsky.social
Bravo, friend! So well done. We can't just switch off what inspires us, especially when it is under attack.
OPINION: Moments are being taken away from the next generation of scientists
I’m 17 years old. In AP Psychology, our final project is to design an experiment, collect data, and write up the results. My teacher suggests that our group, fascinated by
www.abqjournal.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"Science is not just something I do; it’s a core facet of who I am. If science is taken from me, an important piece of me will be gone."- @feliciatuchman.bsky.social
@sciforgood.bsky.social
Bravo, friend! So well done. We can't just switch off what inspires us, especially when it is under attack.
@sciforgood.bsky.social
Bravo, friend! So well done. We can't just switch off what inspires us, especially when it is under attack.
Reposted by Emma Courtney
On Monday, the NIH announced it will no longer fund new research proposals that rely solely on animal testing. Researchers must now include AI or computational modeling to predict human health outcomes.
Watch the full announcement here: www.youtube.com/live/vz1uF42...
Watch the full announcement here: www.youtube.com/live/vz1uF42...
![Image of Nicole Kleinstreuer, with text below it:
"I'm delighted to make an announcement today that all new NIH funding opportunities moving forward should incorporate language on consideration of NAMs [New Approach Methodologies]. NIH will no longer seek proposals exclusively for animal models."
Nicole Kleinstreuer
Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:42efrbvnie2avjjdtz3apgdo/bafkreihqc3ybjjq2ivo3tto6d5rc72bapxnlqgwjbkso4rgnzrj677mhpq@jpeg)
July 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
On Monday, the NIH announced it will no longer fund new research proposals that rely solely on animal testing. Researchers must now include AI or computational modeling to predict human health outcomes.
Watch the full announcement here: www.youtube.com/live/vz1uF42...
Watch the full announcement here: www.youtube.com/live/vz1uF42...
Reposted by Emma Courtney
The initial 2025 NSF GRFP awards largely mirrored historical distributions across scientific fields. However, the 500 additional fellowships announced in June marked a sharp departure—concentrated in emerging tech sectors like AI and CS, with entire disciplines such as life sciences receiving none.
June 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The initial 2025 NSF GRFP awards largely mirrored historical distributions across scientific fields. However, the 500 additional fellowships announced in June marked a sharp departure—concentrated in emerging tech sectors like AI and CS, with entire disciplines such as life sciences receiving none.