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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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One of my science heroes, Joan Brugge, talks about how science funding cuts are slowing their work on breast cancer prevention--share this widely
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439K views · 15K reactions | Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was ...
Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was just like a gut punch. My...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
One of my science heroes, Joan Brugge, talks about how science funding cuts are slowing their work on breast cancer prevention--share this widely
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Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. n.pr/3J0HVBC
Study: We're losing the war against drug-resistant infections faster than we thought
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. n.pr/3J0HVBC
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Huge shoutout to @vangeliqueallen.bsky.social for co-leading this with me and others from @sciforgood.bsky.social !
Pilot sites are well on their way!
Pilot sites are well on their way!
September 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Huge shoutout to @vangeliqueallen.bsky.social for co-leading this with me and others from @sciforgood.bsky.social !
Pilot sites are well on their way!
Pilot sites are well on their way!
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Excited to see @vangeliqueallen.bsky.social and I’s seltzers at the @researchamerica.bsky.social National Health Research Forum next week!
@sciforgood.bsky.social ‘s pilot sites (11 sites across the country) are working hard to make this happen in their local communities!
@sciforgood.bsky.social ‘s pilot sites (11 sites across the country) are working hard to make this happen in their local communities!
September 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Excited to see @vangeliqueallen.bsky.social and I’s seltzers at the @researchamerica.bsky.social National Health Research Forum next week!
@sciforgood.bsky.social ‘s pilot sites (11 sites across the country) are working hard to make this happen in their local communities!
@sciforgood.bsky.social ‘s pilot sites (11 sites across the country) are working hard to make this happen in their local communities!
A new DHS proposed rule would limit F-1 student visas to four years, less than the average time to a bachelor's degree (4.3 years) or a PhD (5.7 years).
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students
Trump officials have proposed a new rule limiting international students to fixed periods of entry, making a U.S. education more precarious.
www.forbes.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A new DHS proposed rule would limit F-1 student visas to four years, less than the average time to a bachelor's degree (4.3 years) or a PhD (5.7 years).
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Not to mention the train wreck that’s coming our way on environmental damage and casualties from fracking news.yale.edu/2022/08/17/p...
Proximity to fracking sites associated with risk of childhood cancer
Pennsylvania children living near the sites at birth were two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with leukemia between ages 2 and 7, a new study finds.
news.yale.edu
August 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Not to mention the train wreck that’s coming our way on environmental damage and casualties from fracking news.yale.edu/2022/08/17/p...
🚨 Opportunity alert!
HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus is recruiting new Group Leaders in theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
Apply by Nov 4 👉 www.janelia.org/content/lead...
#ScienceCareers #ComputationalBiology #MachineLearning
HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus is recruiting new Group Leaders in theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
Apply by Nov 4 👉 www.janelia.org/content/lead...
#ScienceCareers #ComputationalBiology #MachineLearning
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August 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🚨 Opportunity alert!
HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus is recruiting new Group Leaders in theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
Apply by Nov 4 👉 www.janelia.org/content/lead...
#ScienceCareers #ComputationalBiology #MachineLearning
HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus is recruiting new Group Leaders in theory, computational modeling & machine learning.
Apply by Nov 4 👉 www.janelia.org/content/lead...
#ScienceCareers #ComputationalBiology #MachineLearning
A real Romeo & Juliet situation right now…
August 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A real Romeo & Juliet situation right now…
Not all love stories are about people 💘
Some are about the everyday things we count on — and the science, policy, and public funding that makes them possible.
True love looks like science working for the common good. ✨
#ScienceForGood #TrueLove #SciComm
Some are about the everyday things we count on — and the science, policy, and public funding that makes them possible.
True love looks like science working for the common good. ✨
#ScienceForGood #TrueLove #SciComm
August 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Not all love stories are about people 💘
Some are about the everyday things we count on — and the science, policy, and public funding that makes them possible.
True love looks like science working for the common good. ✨
#ScienceForGood #TrueLove #SciComm
Some are about the everyday things we count on — and the science, policy, and public funding that makes them possible.
True love looks like science working for the common good. ✨
#ScienceForGood #TrueLove #SciComm
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Our fall livestream schedule is out!
In each of these sessions, the scientist will introduce who they are, what they do and why they like it, give us some context for what they are an expert in, then we'll launch into YOUR questions!
RSVP 4 free here:
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In each of these sessions, the scientist will introduce who they are, what they do and why they like it, give us some context for what they are an expert in, then we'll launch into YOUR questions!
RSVP 4 free here:
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August 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Our fall livestream schedule is out!
In each of these sessions, the scientist will introduce who they are, what they do and why they like it, give us some context for what they are an expert in, then we'll launch into YOUR questions!
RSVP 4 free here:
www.skypeascientist.com/livestreams....
In each of these sessions, the scientist will introduce who they are, what they do and why they like it, give us some context for what they are an expert in, then we'll launch into YOUR questions!
RSVP 4 free here:
www.skypeascientist.com/livestreams....
👩🔬✨ 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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Yesterday, the EPA opened public hearings on its plan to repeal the Endangerment Finding — the agency’s own 2009 determination that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare.
August 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Yesterday, the EPA opened public hearings on its plan to repeal the Endangerment Finding — the agency’s own 2009 determination that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare.
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Brewing our Loopapalooza Pale Ale at Steel String Brewery! @dphansti.bsky.social
Loopapalooza will have a science research-inspired label. It showcases the work we do in genome organization!
Soon, @sciforgood.bsky.social will be launching this initiative at 11 pilots across the country
🍻 cheers!
Loopapalooza will have a science research-inspired label. It showcases the work we do in genome organization!
Soon, @sciforgood.bsky.social will be launching this initiative at 11 pilots across the country
🍻 cheers!
August 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Brewing our Loopapalooza Pale Ale at Steel String Brewery! @dphansti.bsky.social
Loopapalooza will have a science research-inspired label. It showcases the work we do in genome organization!
Soon, @sciforgood.bsky.social will be launching this initiative at 11 pilots across the country
🍻 cheers!
Loopapalooza will have a science research-inspired label. It showcases the work we do in genome organization!
Soon, @sciforgood.bsky.social will be launching this initiative at 11 pilots across the country
🍻 cheers!
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This one is for all my behavioral and social scientists out there! Science is science, so join in. #AcademicSky
Thanks to @cossa.bsky.social for inviting me to post a blog! First time since I was a teenager and used one to live stream my emo era thoughts. 😂
@sciforgood.bsky.social
Thanks to @cossa.bsky.social for inviting me to post a blog! First time since I was a teenager and used one to live stream my emo era thoughts. 😂
@sciforgood.bsky.social
#WhySocialScience? Because Reimagining Science Requires Behavioral and Social Scientists at the Table, Too 🗣️
New post from @samschuelstein.bsky.social of @sciforgood.bsky.social ➡️ www.whysocialscience.com/blog/2025/7/...
New post from @samschuelstein.bsky.social of @sciforgood.bsky.social ➡️ www.whysocialscience.com/blog/2025/7/...
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 10:28 PM
This one is for all my behavioral and social scientists out there! Science is science, so join in. #AcademicSky
Thanks to @cossa.bsky.social for inviting me to post a blog! First time since I was a teenager and used one to live stream my emo era thoughts. 😂
@sciforgood.bsky.social
Thanks to @cossa.bsky.social for inviting me to post a blog! First time since I was a teenager and used one to live stream my emo era thoughts. 😂
@sciforgood.bsky.social
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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.
Want to know more about Science for Good, and why social science is important to our mission of connecting science and communities?
Read this post today from our co-founder @samschuelstein.bsky.social in "Why Social Science?" from @cossa.bsky.social!
#scienceforgood #socialscience
Read this post today from our co-founder @samschuelstein.bsky.social in "Why Social Science?" from @cossa.bsky.social!
#scienceforgood #socialscience
July 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Want to know more about Science for Good, and why social science is important to our mission of connecting science and communities?
Read this post today from our co-founder @samschuelstein.bsky.social in "Why Social Science?" from @cossa.bsky.social!
#scienceforgood #socialscience
Read this post today from our co-founder @samschuelstein.bsky.social in "Why Social Science?" from @cossa.bsky.social!
#scienceforgood #socialscience
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...
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July 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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
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#WhySocialScience? Because Reimagining Science Requires Behavioral and Social Scientists at the Table, Too 🗣️
New post from @samschuelstein.bsky.social of @sciforgood.bsky.social ➡️ www.whysocialscience.com/blog/2025/7/...
New post from @samschuelstein.bsky.social of @sciforgood.bsky.social ➡️ www.whysocialscience.com/blog/2025/7/...
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 2:15 PM
#WhySocialScience? Because Reimagining Science Requires Behavioral and Social Scientists at the Table, Too 🗣️
New post from @samschuelstein.bsky.social of @sciforgood.bsky.social ➡️ www.whysocialscience.com/blog/2025/7/...
New post from @samschuelstein.bsky.social of @sciforgood.bsky.social ➡️ www.whysocialscience.com/blog/2025/7/...
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UPDATE: The pause was scrapped Tuesday evening after intervention by top White House officials. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Administration Scraps Effort to Pause Health-Research Funding
The administration halted and then restarted billions in new research grants flowing from the National Institutes of Health.
www.wsj.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
UPDATE: The pause was scrapped Tuesday evening after intervention by top White House officials. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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NEW
The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social
The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social
Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding
The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.
www.wsj.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
NEW
The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social
The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year
Chokes off billions in research funding
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social
“The proposal would, if finalized, amount to the largest deregulatory action in the history of the United States,” Mr. Zeldin said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
E.P.A. Moves to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“The proposal would, if finalized, amount to the largest deregulatory action in the history of the United States,” Mr. Zeldin said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
“We’re going to lose a lot of labs—and probably my own, to be honest"
A new NIH rule limits researchers to 6 grant applications/year amid 2026 funding uncertainty and a hyper-competitive landscape.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
A new NIH rule limits researchers to 6 grant applications/year amid 2026 funding uncertainty and a hyper-competitive landscape.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
NIH to Limit AI Use, Cap Grant Applications at 6 per Year
The National Institutes of Health says its new policy comes after the agency “recently observed instances of Principal Investigators submitting large numbers of applications.”
www.insidehighered.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
“We’re going to lose a lot of labs—and probably my own, to be honest"
A new NIH rule limits researchers to 6 grant applications/year amid 2026 funding uncertainty and a hyper-competitive landscape.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
A new NIH rule limits researchers to 6 grant applications/year amid 2026 funding uncertainty and a hyper-competitive landscape.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Want to communicate your science more clearly? 🧪
New research shows jargon can make explanations seem complete—but actually reduce understanding. Simpler language helps people see what's missing and better grasp your work.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
New research shows jargon can make explanations seem complete—but actually reduce understanding. Simpler language helps people see what's missing and better grasp your work.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientific jargon can be ‘satisfying’ — but misleading
Research shows that jargon can make weak explanations feel complete by masking their gaps. What can experts do to communicate science effectively to laypeople?
www.nature.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Want to communicate your science more clearly? 🧪
New research shows jargon can make explanations seem complete—but actually reduce understanding. Simpler language helps people see what's missing and better grasp your work.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
New research shows jargon can make explanations seem complete—but actually reduce understanding. Simpler language helps people see what's missing and better grasp your work.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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#goodtrobule part 2 stand for #justice #equality #healthcare #education #research@wofa @sciforgood.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
#goodtrobule part 2 stand for #justice #equality #healthcare #education #research@wofa @sciforgood.bsky.social