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The Cornell Department of Communication is hiring an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication!

Applications received by September 15, 2025, will be given full consideration.

Budget Hearing - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

House Appropriations Committee & the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions will hold full committee hearings on the FY26 HHS Budget Request with Secretary of HHS RFK, Jr on 5/14.

Stream:

House appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...

Senate www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hea...

Today marks my 7 year-work anniversary at @broadinstitute.org. I’ve navigated three exciting career transitions—science communication → scientific public engagement → science policy—all within this incredible organization. Grateful for the journey, the growth, and the learning that never stops!

Nomination of Jayanta Bhattacharya to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

Senate HELP Committee hearing of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya for NIH director role is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, 10 am. Here is the streaming link for those planning to watch. www.help.senate.gov/hearings/nom...

A federal judge in Massachusetts has granted a restraining order against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its recent research funding cut after 22 states filed a lawsuit to block the order. thehill.com/policy/healt...

Statement of Association of American Universities, Association of Public & Land-grant Universities, and American Council on Education Regarding Their Legal Challenge to the Administration’s Cut to Lif... AAU, ACE, and APLU have jointly filed suit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, along with a number of impacted research university co-plaintiffs, seeking to halt the NIH's proposed cut to life-sa...

AAU, APLU, ACE, and Member Universities File Lawsuit Challenging NIH's 15% Cap on F&A Costs.

www.aau.edu/newsroom/pre...

NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars

The National Institutes of Health plans to severely cut the percentage of its grant money that can be used for overhead costs rather than research.

Hearing to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services | The United States Senate Committee on Finance Hearing to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominated to head the federal Department of Health and Human Services, will appear tomorrow before the Senate Finance committee. Live stream link included.

www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hea...

Panel @broadinstitute.org next week “Building Trust and Understanding Through Accessible Science Communication.” We will explore strategies for making science communication more accessible, transparent, & inclusive to foster trust & understanding among diverse audiences. Register: broad.io/EBMLive

Winter break in Boston.

Blue sky and sunshine! Happy Saturday ☀️

Women make up over half of the U.S. population, but research on #WomensHealth conditions is severely lacking.

Our new report makes recommendations for NIH women's health research priorities, workforce, systems, funding, and more.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/3ZD7SfY

Trump to appoint David Sacks as White House AI, crypto czar Donald Trump has named tech investor David Sacks to be “A.I. | Donald Trump has named tech investor David Sacks to be “A.I. & Crypto Czar” as a newly created role in his administration next year, to h...

“Sacks will also lead the Presidential Council of Advisors for Science and Technology, or PCAST, an independent committee with staff from outside the federal government who are tasked with making policy recommendations to the White House.” www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/trum...

Donations to a loved one’s favorite charity/cause they care about.

Congress readies another funding punt ahead of pre-Christmas shutdown deadline Negotiations have started, as Donald Trump has still not publicly weighed in on his preferences and lawmakers are running out of time.

“A grand deal on final funding bills is highly unlikely before the Dec. 20 deadline….So lawmakers must now ready yet another stopgap that keeps federal agencies running on static funding — after they already punted on spending back in September.” www.politico.com/live-updates...

Planning Process RFI, virtual townhalls: NIH seeks input from many communities for 2026-2030 MH and HD Disparities Strategic Plan.

The NIH is hosting a community virtual townhall Wednesday December 4th 1-3 pm ET for input on the NIH Minority Health and Health Disparities Strategic Plan 2026-2030. Register here: nimhd.nih.gov/about/strate...

On #GivingTuesday2024, consider supporting our efforts to discover and understand reasons why heart disease and diabetes are common among South Asian individuals
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What Is the FDA Doing to Reduce the Diabetes and Obesity Epidemics in America and Take on the Greed of the Food and Beverage Industry? | The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pension... The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

The Senate HELP Committee will hold a hearing on FDA and diabetes and obesity epidemics this week on Thursday Dec 5. www.help.senate.gov/hearings/wha...

Scientific research, science communication, science advocacy, science policy — we are all one — we are “science.” I am looking forward to learning from each other, sharing with each other, and speaking as a collective voice.

Good to see Senate HELP committee’s leadership retained (although flipped) - with Senator Cassidy as Chair and Senator Sanders as Ranking Member. The HELP committee oversees policies associated with health, public health, and biomedical research among several other areas.

Posting this photo on @bsky.app from the Blue Sky Drive building of @broadinstitute.org with a blue sky behind it. Happy Friday and hello from the Broad Institute’s Burlington, MA campus.

I am here for science & policy! Other science policy and science communication friends please say hi.