Strong Scientific Leaders Must Speak Out against the Trump Administration’s Science Denial The U.S. National Academy of Sciences should denounce the antiscientific policies of the Trump administration

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Turing Award Goes to A.I. Pioneers Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton (Gift Article) Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton developed reinforcement learning, a technique vital to chatbots like ChatGPT.

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UMass Amherst Computer Scientist Co-recipient of ‘Nobel Prize of Computing’ for Foundational Work on AI Technology | UMass Amherst Andrew Barto, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences professor emeritus, and his former graduate student Richard Sutton have been honored with the 2024 A.M. Turing Award as pioneers of r...

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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Inside the Collapse at NIH Administration officials pressured NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.

I talked to NIH officials, current and former, about what's been happening inside the agency since the Trump administration shut down their grantmaking pipeline in January. Their stories showed just how willing our new leaders are to break the law: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Academic unions are rallying to defend science "It's sad we have to do this."

Quote from the article: "You know it’s serious when scientists are on the picket line."

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How university leaders are — and aren’t — speaking out against Trump’s attempts to overhaul higher ed Trump wants to overhaul higher ed. College presidents have hesitated to fight back. ‘If you don't stand up now, no institution is safe.’

It’s vital that presidents publicly defend their institutions & “be brave right now,” Todd Wolfson, president of the AAUP said.

Presidents need to recognize what the administration is trying to do by attacking higher ed: They want total control.

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New post! Frequently Asked Questions about US Government Funding for R&D.
Short answers in the thread, longer answers at the link in the replies.

An excellent set of suggestions to help science by reconnecting with your local community.

This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks

Sad to see a presidential library close in the week we celebrate President's day.

Cuts to NSF and CISE Directorate Jeopardize American Leadership in Computing A statement from the Computing Research Association (CRA) The reported termination today of 10 percent of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) workforce — including significant cuts to the Compu…

CRA statement on the cuts at NSF: "These cuts are the very definition of being pennywise and pound foolish — a shortsighted move that will undermine American innovation and technological leadership .."

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Another sad day for science.

This absolutely will make flying less safe. Maybe not today. But inevitably.

Conceivably *this* will finally get public attention? About the danger of just blowing up structures built with care over decades?

Maybe some GOP Sen/Rep will think: "I'd rather not be on the wrong side of this one"?

Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature Use this form to share information with Nature’s news team, or to make suggestions for future coverage.

@nature.com “Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? Tell Nature” www.nature.com/articles/d41... via Signal:
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General Nature: naturenews.61 🧪

Once again, maybe the presidents of major R1 research universities think existential threats to their business models & institutions might be worth loudly & collectively speaking out against in front of microphones 🤷‍♂️

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Congratulations, Yuriy!