Katrina Walsemann
@katwalsemann.bsky.social
Roger C. Lipitz Distinguished Chair in Health Policy & Professor at UMD School of Public Policy. Pop health & life course researcher. Studying education & dementia.
I keep thinking of the NIH employees who worked so hard to get these awards made before the end of September with a reduced workforce and I thank them!
The fiscal year ends tomorrow.
Here are results from NIH Reporter downloaded an hour ago.
The total amount of funding committed for FY2025 at this point is 99.0% of that for FY2024. The same difference could be due to a variety of technical factors.
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Here are results from NIH Reporter downloaded an hour ago.
The total amount of funding committed for FY2025 at this point is 99.0% of that for FY2024. The same difference could be due to a variety of technical factors.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I keep thinking of the NIH employees who worked so hard to get these awards made before the end of September with a reduced workforce and I thank them!
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In recent months the NSF has significantly reduced research funding. We're partnering with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social to launch a Research Rescue Fund, a citizen-led initiative to rescue societally valuable economics research.
Learn more: www.ssrc.org/programs/eco...
Learn more: www.ssrc.org/programs/eco...
July 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In recent months the NSF has significantly reduced research funding. We're partnering with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social to launch a Research Rescue Fund, a citizen-led initiative to rescue societally valuable economics research.
Learn more: www.ssrc.org/programs/eco...
Learn more: www.ssrc.org/programs/eco...
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NIH progress on new R01s in FY 2025 drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/n...
NIH progress on new R01s in FY 2025
I know Doctor Editor Director Professor Berg has more sophisticated analyses going but this simple data set made sense to me once I realized how few new R01 NIAAA has issued so far (5). Since we ar…
drugmonkey.wordpress.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
NIH progress on new R01s in FY 2025 drugmonkey.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/n...
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Looking for ways to fight back? Our Civics Roundup has ideas. Send us other actions and rallies you want boosted. 51st.news/making-some-...
Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.
How to fight back this month.
51st.news
August 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Looking for ways to fight back? Our Civics Roundup has ideas. Send us other actions and rallies you want boosted. 51st.news/making-some-...
Choose Democracy has a video about what everyday citizens can do to resist authoritarian power and we don’t have to wait for wet blankets like Schumer or Jeffries to wake up. Just “we the people”.
youtu.be/H9vyImoDc7o?...
youtu.be/H9vyImoDc7o?...
We Hold More Political Power Than We Realize - Pillars of Support Explained
YouTube video by Choose Democracy
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Choose Democracy has a video about what everyday citizens can do to resist authoritarian power and we don’t have to wait for wet blankets like Schumer or Jeffries to wake up. Just “we the people”.
youtu.be/H9vyImoDc7o?...
youtu.be/H9vyImoDc7o?...
As a DC resident we have no representation in Congress. If you live outside DC use your voice to tell your representatives to Free DC.
freedcproject.org/allies
Source: Free DC
freedcproject.org/allies
Source: Free DC
Tell Congress to stand down federal forces and respect DC — Free DC
freedcproject.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As a DC resident we have no representation in Congress. If you live outside DC use your voice to tell your representatives to Free DC.
freedcproject.org/allies
Source: Free DC
freedcproject.org/allies
Source: Free DC
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You might find this relevant - scorecards by district on the local economic impacts of White House proposed FY26 budget cuts.
scienceimpacts.org/fy26
scienceimpacts.org/fy26
SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research
View Projected Impact of the FY2026 Budget Cuts to the NIH
scienceimpacts.org
August 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
You might find this relevant - scorecards by district on the local economic impacts of White House proposed FY26 budget cuts.
scienceimpacts.org/fy26
scienceimpacts.org/fy26
And the congress wouldn’t have stolen $1 billion that DC residents paid in taxes. Give it back! Signed a DC resident who loves her city.
Raskin: In any event, if he really cared about public safety in DC… he would not have pardoned 1600 insurrectionists and violent cop beaters on his first day in office.
August 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
And the congress wouldn’t have stolen $1 billion that DC residents paid in taxes. Give it back! Signed a DC resident who loves her city.
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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
The Trump admin can appeal this, but for now, this seems like good news. Not many details in this article...waiting for more information about how many of these illegally canceled grants will be restored. www.axios.com/local/boston...
Judge orders Trump admin. to restore hundreds of terminated NIH grants
"I've never seen government racial discrimination like this," the judge said.
www.axios.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Trump admin can appeal this, but for now, this seems like good news. Not many details in this article...waiting for more information about how many of these illegally canceled grants will be restored. www.axios.com/local/boston...
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Care about disability rights?
DOE is trying to change the rules so new buildings are NOT REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE to people with disabilities.
The last day for public comment is TOMORROW Monday June 16!!
See how to submit a comment at this awesome site:
dredf.org/action-alert...
DOE is trying to change the rules so new buildings are NOT REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE to people with disabilities.
The last day for public comment is TOMORROW Monday June 16!!
See how to submit a comment at this awesome site:
dredf.org/action-alert...
Tell the Department of Energy to Stop Attacking Civil Rights and Section 504 - DREDF
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
dredf.org
June 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Care about disability rights?
DOE is trying to change the rules so new buildings are NOT REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE to people with disabilities.
The last day for public comment is TOMORROW Monday June 16!!
See how to submit a comment at this awesome site:
dredf.org/action-alert...
DOE is trying to change the rules so new buildings are NOT REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE to people with disabilities.
The last day for public comment is TOMORROW Monday June 16!!
See how to submit a comment at this awesome site:
dredf.org/action-alert...
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Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
jamanetwork.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
I mean, honestly, who did they think would show up to a fascist rally in the bluest cities in the country? 92% of registered voters are democrats in DC.
June 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I mean, honestly, who did they think would show up to a fascist rally in the bluest cities in the country? 92% of registered voters are democrats in DC.
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I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
June 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
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NSF is rejecting near-perfect applications for DEI-related projects on the grounds that they don't fit administration priorities. And I worry that the administration's goal isn't just to stop DEI research but to push the scholars doing this work out of academia, since tenure often hinges on grants.
We got what I believe to be close to a "perfect" NSF score after our first submission--three "Excellent" reviews, highly competitive. The only minor weakness was that we could reduce our budget. It won't be funded. There is no path forward. I'm devastated.
June 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NSF is rejecting near-perfect applications for DEI-related projects on the grounds that they don't fit administration priorities. And I worry that the administration's goal isn't just to stop DEI research but to push the scholars doing this work out of academia, since tenure often hinges on grants.
Reposted by Katrina Walsemann
RFK Jr. spouted dangerous vaccine falsehoods on national TV. As a parent and infectious diseases doctor, I couldn't stay silent. Here's what the data actually shows. 🧵
June 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
RFK Jr. spouted dangerous vaccine falsehoods on national TV. As a parent and infectious diseases doctor, I couldn't stay silent. Here's what the data actually shows. 🧵
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If you’re in the Bethesda area, come join us in acknowledging the losses to #NIH science and public health. And this week, in honor of #NoKings Day, to rock out in defiant joy to @allstrike.bsky.social.
June 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
If you’re in the Bethesda area, come join us in acknowledging the losses to #NIH science and public health. And this week, in honor of #NoKings Day, to rock out in defiant joy to @allstrike.bsky.social.
Reposted by Katrina Walsemann
New euphemism for authoritarian lawlessness just dropped
June 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
New euphemism for authoritarian lawlessness just dropped
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NEW: The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission.
ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with…
projects.propublica.org
June 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission.
ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
ProPublica heard from more than 150 researchers to understand the work that’s been lost.
Reposted by Katrina Walsemann
WATCH PARTY!!!
Let’s fact-check Jay in real time bc #factsmatter and #jaylies!
www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...
Let’s fact-check Jay in real time bc #factsmatter and #jaylies!
www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...
A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
June 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
WATCH PARTY!!!
Let’s fact-check Jay in real time bc #factsmatter and #jaylies!
www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...
Let’s fact-check Jay in real time bc #factsmatter and #jaylies!
www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-r...
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As of this morning, the NIH Civil Rights notice that required organizations receiving NIH funds to certify that they didn't do any "DEI" at all (regardless of funding source) has been RESCINDED. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-090: RESCINDED - Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: RESCINDED - Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090. NIH
grants.nih.gov
June 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
As of this morning, the NIH Civil Rights notice that required organizations receiving NIH funds to certify that they didn't do any "DEI" at all (regardless of funding source) has been RESCINDED. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
These NIH staffers are putting it on the line to save lives and protect science. They are heroes.
Courage. Now more than ever. These NIH staffers just stood up to Trump, RFK Jr., Bhattacharya. We need to have their backs. The administration will come for each of them, one and all now. apnews.com/article/nih-...
NIH scientists go public to criticize Trump's deep cuts in public health research
Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a letter challenging policies they say undermine the NIH mission.
apnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
These NIH staffers are putting it on the line to save lives and protect science. They are heroes.
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“A CDC report found that among pregnant U.S. women infected with COVID-19, about 1 in 80 deliveries was a stillbirth — the loss of a fetus anytime after 20 weeks. That’s compared with 1 in 155 among uninfected women”
Pregnant women need access to Covid boosters.
TW for photos of Covid placenta:
Pregnant women need access to Covid boosters.
TW for photos of Covid placenta:
Coronavirus can destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths
New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women.
apnews.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“A CDC report found that among pregnant U.S. women infected with COVID-19, about 1 in 80 deliveries was a stillbirth — the loss of a fetus anytime after 20 weeks. That’s compared with 1 in 155 among uninfected women”
Pregnant women need access to Covid boosters.
TW for photos of Covid placenta:
Pregnant women need access to Covid boosters.
TW for photos of Covid placenta:
Agreed and shall I add a few more:
HAD ENOUGH of.....the culture wars, the war on science, DOGE, attacks on higher education, indiscriminate layoffs, muzzling free speech, briberies, billionaire tax breaks, tariffs, destruction of the civil work force, forced births....and on and on and on....?
HAD ENOUGH of.....the culture wars, the war on science, DOGE, attacks on higher education, indiscriminate layoffs, muzzling free speech, briberies, billionaire tax breaks, tariffs, destruction of the civil work force, forced births....and on and on and on....?
In the 1946 midterm elections, the GOP used public anger over meat shortages to win back both houses of Congress for the first time in over a decade.
Their message for those midterms was a simple one that Democrats should borrow: “Had enough?”
Their message for those midterms was a simple one that Democrats should borrow: “Had enough?”
Ground beef hit a record $5.80 per pound in April, up nearly 50% from five years ago. And the USDA says prices will keep climbing throughout 2025.
Not great
Not great
May 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Agreed and shall I add a few more:
HAD ENOUGH of.....the culture wars, the war on science, DOGE, attacks on higher education, indiscriminate layoffs, muzzling free speech, briberies, billionaire tax breaks, tariffs, destruction of the civil work force, forced births....and on and on and on....?
HAD ENOUGH of.....the culture wars, the war on science, DOGE, attacks on higher education, indiscriminate layoffs, muzzling free speech, briberies, billionaire tax breaks, tariffs, destruction of the civil work force, forced births....and on and on and on....?
Didn't he just say that our kids are the sickest in the world? So, they are all eligible, right?
Breaking News: The U.S. will no longer recommend the Covid vaccine for healthy children or healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Didn't he just say that our kids are the sickest in the world? So, they are all eligible, right?