Joshua Weitz

joshuasweitz.bsky.social

01 June 2025 15:45

The White House Vision for Dismantling Science in One Simple Plot (Proposed NIH, NSF, and NASA budgets would be catastrophic for innovation and discovery. But they aren’t reality yet. The time to speak up is now.) joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/the-white-...

BK. Titanji

boghuma.bsky.social

20 May 2025 18:05

Just a few days ago I predicted that the restrictions on covid vaccine recommendations for people under 65 will extend to ALL vaccines. Sadly this has come to pass. It is short sighted and will disproportionately impact minority communities and the uninsured. apnews.com/article/vacc...

Carl T. Bergstrom

carlbergstrom.com

16 May 2025 23:27

5. So, it seems to me that HHMI has this tragically backwards. I sincerely hope they will reconsider. Disclosure: HHMI paid my way through graduate school, for which I am very grateful—hence my well-intentioned critique.

Barack Obama

barackobama.bsky.social

11 May 2025 16:34

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms and mother-figures! Michelle, the girls and I are so lucky to have you in our lives. We love you.

José Vargas-Muñiz

mycorican.bsky.social

06 May 2025 23:34

Recently, we found out that our R01 funded through PAR-22-241 was withdrawn by NIAID as the NIH no longer prioritizes research programs related to DEI. This has been devastating news for our young research group, and we are now trying to scram together for a path forward 🧵1/12