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Advancing the next generation of life sciences leaders by supporting exceptional postdoctoral scientists at a critical stage of their careers. Proudly fostering excellence, independence, and scientific discovery for more than four decades.
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🪸 UC Berkeley (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social) researchers report that sponges likely evolved first, reshaping our view of early animal evolution and the base of the animal tree of life.
This research was funded by the Life Sciences Research Foundation and HHMI.

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December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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PS: note says this story originally ran here, "an editorially independent publication of the Simons Foundation whose mission is to enhance public understanding of science by covering research developments and trends in mathematics and the physical and life sciences." cool!

www.quantamagazine.org
Science and Math News | Quanta Magazine
Illuminating mathematics, physics, biology and computer science research through public service journalism.
www.quantamagazine.org
December 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
LSRF is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Valhalla Foundation, supporting outstanding postdoctoral scientists at a pivotal stage of their careers. We are grateful for Valhalla’s commitment to advancing biomedical research.
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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From first hand clinical experience, meningococcal sepsis and meningitis are indelibly etched in my mind—diseases that can progress rapidly from flu-like symptoms to loss of life or limb—even in previously health children & young adults

Vaccination had reduced rates up to 90% – don't give up now
As cases of a rare, deadly infection rise, doctors worry fewer teens will get vaccinated
Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s guidance, the CDC no longer recommends routine vaccination to protect against meningococcal disease.
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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ICYMI: Unlocking Success: Integrative Approaches to Identifying S-STEM Scholars.

Check out the recording today: https://sstemrec.aaas.org/resource/unlocking-success-integrative-approaches-to-identifying-s-stem-scholars-webinar-recording/
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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In honor of National Accordion Day, please enjoy this photo of me playing my invisible, silent one during a talk at an @aaas.org (American Association for the Advancement of Science) conference.
May 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Science Writers: If you know of someone in our NASW member community who recently passed, and/or wish to pen an additional tribute to this colleague or mentor, please let us know so we can add their notice to our "We Remember: NASW Pens at Rest" column. Instructions: www.nasw.org/article...
May 15, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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We are looking forward to Kids' Conference Antarctica 2025 Online today. This event is convened in association with National Science Week - hosted by The Royal Society of Victoria & sponsored by Inspiring Victoria.
August 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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At the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) meeting in Minneapolis, our @stemteachingtool.bsky.social team from UW Seattle put on 13 sessions on equity & justice-focused approaches to #SciEd & #ClimateChange ed

All slides & resources are available here:
stemteachingtools.org/news/2025/ns...
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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32 leading #disability orgs including NACDD have released a joint statement expressing disappointment with changes to #CDC website


CDC website now says: “’Vaccines do not cause #autism’ is not an evidence-based claim.”

This is false.

Read the joint statement here:
nacdd.org/leading-auti...
November 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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For decades the Philosophy of Science Association has supported under-represented groups through grants from the National Science Foundation. Any guesses on how much support we'll get this year?

Please help us continue our important mission, especially when the government is hostile to it.
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Thrilled to see Wonderfully Wild on the prestigious National Science Teaching Association Outstanding Trade Science Books!! It's in amazing company with all of these awesome authors and illustrators.

See the whole list HERE:
www.nsta.org/outstanding-...
December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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In 1990, the same year Huss was dining in Portland with a guy who ran a training camp for neo-Nazi skinheads and sending letters to David Duke including campaign donations and dating advice, he was also serving as an elder at a conservative Black church in NE Portland.
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Mark your calendar for 2/12 at 7:00 PM EST/4:00 PST for NCSE and NABT's free Darwin Day webinar! Rick and Lindsay Hunter will share stories from the discovery and excavation of the first-known fossils of Homo naledi. To register - member.nabt.org/event/2026Da... #DarwinDay2026 #EduSky #evobio
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Join us on Monday 13th October at 11am for an #LMBSeminar from Bonnie Bassler on ‘Quorum sensing across domains: From viruses to bacteria to eukaryotes’
Visit our website for more info: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
October 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Simons Foundation president David Spergel recently spoke to @issuesinst.bsky.social about the future of science philanthropy: https://issues.org/american-science-simons-spergel-interview/ #science #math #philanthropy
“There Are Two Possible Futures for American Science.”
The Simons Foundation president talks about science philanthropy, the future of the research enterprise, and remaining hopeful.
issues.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Check out this beautiful perspective on 100 years of Quantum History contributed by our long-standing #WelchGrantee Marlan O'Scully www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
One hundred years of quantum mechanics
Quantum mechanics has gone from a theory in test to becoming the foundation of new technologies
www.science.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM