National Geographic Society and Rolex Announce Ambitious Exploration Encompassing All Five Regions of the Global Ocean New multiyear expedition builds on the National Geographic Society and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Expeditions to reveal the fundamental impacts of marine systems change while generating innovative, comm...

We are so excited that our very own Kim Bernard has been named a National Geographic Explorer! She will be part of their Perpetual Planet Expeditions - read more here!

#nationalgeographic #rolex #explore #GoBeavs #antarctic

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US ocean sciences decadal report calls for regaining leadership Worried about brain drain and national security, US ocean scientists say that the antidote is reinvigorating basic research and the country’s research vessels.

Learn here about the top priorities of the US ocean sciences community, presented in a report by a committee co-chaired by CEOAS Dean Tuba Özkan_Haller. Bonus: the piece was written by CEOAS alum Jenessa Duncombe, now a science writer for Physics Today!
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A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies.

TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.

🧪 Though a doubling of NSF's budget might seem far-fetched, that's exactly what Congress said what's needed to maintain national competitiveness in science & tech.

From the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022:

Welcome to Save The U.S. National Science Foundation A Girl Looking at a Physics Model TAKE ACTION Save NSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation. Our mission is to support and advocate for the continuation of vital research and innovation in various scientific fields. NSF funding is critical to this work. Join us in our endeavor to ensure a sustainable future for scientific exploration and discovery.

I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!!

Has a take action toolkit with:

1. Press outreach templates
2. Social media toolkit
3. Elected official outreach
4. Talking points

Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come.

www.savensf.com

Pause for a minute to appreciate the valiant Program Officers still at NSF, who are doing their utmost to preserve what they can. They’re in the stinking rotting belly of the beast, laboring on our behalf.

❤️❤️❤️❤️ to them

May Day rally draws thousands to state Capitol: ‘Oregon will not be bullied’ by Trump administration The event, which featured the governor, was organized by Oregon’s farmworker union.

The event, which featured the governor, was organized by Oregon’s farmworker union.

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

🔔BREAKING🔔

The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding.

This is censorship disguised as oversight.

Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3):
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Congratulations!!!

OCB2025 moving to online only

Calling researchers, educators, & resource managers interested in #OOI & Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB) data- it's the last day (Apr. 30) to apply to participate in the @ooifacilityboard.bsky.social IFCB Community Focus Group June 18-20 - get the scoop & apply here: ooifb.org/imaging-flow... 🌊

Support College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences | Dam Proud Day 2025 I’m ready to support College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences on April 30, 2025 during Dam Proud Day 2025. Learn more about College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and all the oth...

Hey friends, get ready — Dam Proud Day is almost here! Won’t you partner with us to help our students learn inside and outside of the classroom? Give here now, or on April 30! www.damproudday.org/organization...
#DamProudDay #BeavsGive #DamProud

YASSSS.

And the part about *local* stories all across the nation is really important in moving the needle.

Setting this date as one goal for myself.

“Having grants be terminated really not only means the end of the science but it also means it’s the end of our careers.”

— @britshmit.bsky.social at around the 0:22 mark, referring to researchers in “soft money” systems like med schools

Goodness, we almost forgot to say...

Happy #EarthDay! 🌍❤️🌎❤️🌏❤️

eos.org/tag/earth-day

“Transformational” Satellite Will Monitor Earth’s Surface Changes - Eos The mission, jointly operated by the United States and India, will measure minute changes to land, ice, and ecosystems around the globe.

In a few weeks, a joint NASA/ISRO mission will launch and measure tiny changes in land, ice, and ecosystems across the world.🧪🛰️🌎

Yay for spring weather!

Mapping the Deep: A Book Talk with Dawn Wright | College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

Coming up MONDAY! Mapping the Deep, a book talk with Deep-sea Dawn, @deepseadawn.bsky.social!

Details and registration here: ceoas.oregonstate.edu/mapping-deep

Life and Science at Sea: Advice for your First Scientific Research Cruise from Experienced Oceanographers. The following license files are associated with this item:

Check out this great sea-going guide written by Meg Yoder with insights from lots of sea-going oceanographers. Great for first time cruises! repository.oceanbestpractices.org/handle/11329...

🧪 NSF GRFP update!

New graduate NSF fellowships will likely be announced this week for the GRFP (see bottom of 🧵 for why).

First off, I'm *very* glad to hear of those going forward, given the otherwise bleak year so far for graduate training.

Some observations... 1/12

Women in Polar Research: A Brief History This article explores the history of women in research working in the Arctic/Antarctic, drawing connections to women in polar research today.

In honor of Women's History Month observed in March, please read about the history of Women in Polar Research: www.thearcticinstitute.org/women-polar-...

Washington's largest active volcano rattled by earthquakes; scientists on alert

No wonder I've been feeling shaky lately

www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/h...

Trump moves to close government lab that tracks planet-warming pollution The lab is connected to the Mauna Loa Observatory, where scientists gather data to produce the Keeling Curve, a chart on the daily status of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.

New: A NOAA lab in Hawaii that is connected to the longest-running observation of global greenhouse gas concentrations is slated for closure in August, according to a list of lease terminations Democratic members of Congress shared with @washingtonpost.com.

A map showing the topography of Antarctica, without ice

We’ve just published the most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet (called Bedmap3), and we learnt some pretty cool facts about Antarctica that you can use to impress your pals. Ready?

Graphic: Hamish Pritchard et al

Oregon will continue ‘climate action’ despite EPA rollbacks, governor says Oregon is one of a number of states that regulates greenhouse gas emissions and provides incentives for renewable energy.

This follows an announcement by the head of the Environmental Protection Agency that it will repeal dozens of pollution limits and the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases.

Can climate models reproduce observed trends?

The answer can be challenging. Our new review paper in Science Advances led by Isla Simpson and Tiffany Shaw @drshaw.bsky.social discusses challenges and ways forward in confronting climate models and observations.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Questions, Answers, and Some Cautionary Updates Regarding the 3.5% Rule The “3.5% rule” refers to the claim that no government has withstood a challenge of 3.5% of their population mobilized against it during a peak event. In this brief paper, author Erica Chenoweth addre...

HEY DORKS! I did some math. WE can be the difference.

Erica Chenoweth’s work suggests that when 3.5% of a public are mobilized in one non-violent action, the movement is almost always successful.

How does this apply right now?

Follow me 1/x

www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr...

Thousands of fired federal workers must be rehired immediately, judge rules U.S. District Judge William Alsup described the mass firings as a “sham” strategy by the government’s central human resources office.

Keep fighting. Keep calling. Keep filing. Keep protesting. We are getting LOUD! And the cracks are starting to appear. We can do this people. 💪Let's GOOOOO!!!

Check out @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org @teslatakedown.com and hit the streets this weekend!

www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Competition 2026

Academic interested in moving to Canada? 🇨🇦 Canada Excellence Research Chairs program is now live. @ucalgary.bsky.social is looking for (amongst others) senior research chair in Mountain Water Security. 🧪⚒️❄️ #academicsky Please repost far and wide! research.ucalgary.ca/research/our...