This infographic describes the main results from a survey of members of 14 scientific societies. There is a pie chart showing that both academic (58%) and non-academic (42%) responded to the survey. It lists statistics: 85% of respondents reported uncertainty about the future; 71% reported federal training programs were "very" or "extremely important"; 83% reported negative impacts or irreparable harm on their field of science. There is a word cloud summarizing open-ended responses with the largest words "student research fund federal grant". Eight major themes in the responses are listed: disruption of research with societal important; concerns of closure of the USGS Bird Banding Lab; Early Career Bottleneck; Restricted Freedoms including travel and speech; Decline in Government Efficiency and Expertise; Concerns about Biased/Removed Data and Data Gaps; Concerns about the Ability to Meet Legal Mandates; and From Positive Impact to Irreparable Harm. There are icons for each participating society and a QR code for website and data availability.

Today 14 scientific societies in #ecology #evolution and #marineScience are publishing the results of a survey that finds negative impacts of federal policies on food security, flood mitigation, infectious disease preparedness, and wildlife conservation: 🧪👩‍🔬 www.firsthandaccounts.org/impacts/2025...

The Bird Flu Story No One Is Telling Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at scales no one fully understands

Glad to be part of this wonderfully written article by @meghanbartels.bsky.social along with @saverygo.bsky.social and others on the devastating & unseen impacts of HPAI on wild birds and mammal populations. So many species are still being impacted by mortality and this virus is not going away.

Virus researchers! Please consider participating in this project - it would be a huge help to our lab, and we think it'll lead to some really exciting synthesis. Plus, you'll get an invitation to participate in a workshop later in the project! 🦠😷

H5N1 isolate from a dairy farm worker in Michigan in ferrets: airborne transmission, moderate pathogenicity, including limited extrapulmonary spread, without lethality
👉 wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

SSE Members Invited to Inform Science Policy This Summer SSE is pleased to announce that we are once again joining with the American Institute of Biological Sciences to sponsor the 16 th annual Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits event. …

You're invited to inform science policy this summer with the AIBS Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits. This event enables scientists to meet with their federal or state elected officials in their home state. Sign up by July 14!

NSF initiates more layoffs amid major agency shake-up The agency will also reassign all remote employees to in-person work at its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters.

NSF is undergoing a massive shake-up: over 80 senior staff cut, remote work banned, the equity-in-STEM division eliminated, and hundreds of research grants scrapped.

This isn’t budget efficiency—it’s a direct attack on U.S. science, education, and equity.

www.eenews.net/articles/nsf...

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

For decades, the US raced to be the best in STEM. Now, while we are in a race to literally sustain human life on this planet, the US has benched its starters and canceled all training camps. It won’t just end our country - it may cause the extinction of our species. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

If you are a person who cares about the future of science in the US, please take actions this week to #SaveNSF. @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social are leading a week of action - here is a Media Support Tool from the societies docs.google.com/document/d/1... 🧪🧑‍🔬🧬🖥️🦑

U.S. scientists’ lives and careers are being upended. Here are five of their stories As the second Trump administration sends U.S. science into upheaval, countless researchers are fighting for their futures

"It’s like I have to choose between my life and my career." The personal stories of 5 scientists affected by Trump's assault on science. www.science.org/content/arti...

SSE, SSB, and ASN logos. Text: Tri-societies Week of Action for NSF. Science under siege: Over 1000 NSF grants have been terminated by political appointees- threatening the foundation of American innovation and education, and more cuts loom; entire research programs are being erased without explanation. What’s at stake? STEM education for K-12 students, jobs and infrastructure in rural communities, support for veterans in research and education, cybersecurity and national defense innovation, global leadership in science and technology. Join the week of action: Contact Congress: Switchboard: (202) 224-3121, tell them to protect NSF. Share your story: Post on social media #WithoutNSF #SupportNSF #SaveNSF, engage local media; use our media tool to reach out to local reporters and newspapers; engage others: communicate the importance of NSF to colleagues, friends, and family.

Join us in the evolution tri-societies Week of Action for NSF!

Call/write congress, engage with colleagues, friends and family about the importance of NSF funding!

Scan the QR code on the attached image for instructions and scripts.

We must make noise! Pls RT!!!!
#WithoutNSF #SaveNSF #SupportNSF

When the U.S. withdrew from WHO, prominent voices in public health reached for the wrong talking point - "Okay, you're right, WHO is flawed / inefficient, so, reform it." My undergrads now repeat this back to me, with no understanding of why they believe that. This can't happen to NIH/NSF. Instead:

🚨 Another major round of #NSF terminations today 😞. Please report and encourage your colleagues to as well! We need this info to shed light on the damage caused, and to organize and advocate for science that includes and benefits all. airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... 🧪

More great work by J. Weitz and colleagues.

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.

They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.

From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

Former Biden administrator explains why NOAA workforce cuts are "disturbing," "surprising" Hundreds of staffers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, have found themselves the target of the Trump administration's efforts to cut back the federal workforce. The move...

🚨 Weather Forecasts Are Already Being Compromised 🚨

Former NOAA Administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad revealed that forecasters at the Dallas-Fort Worth office were unable to warn of recent tornadoes in West Texas because “the people who did that had been fired.” #SaveNOAA

Bird Flu Mutes the Trumpet in the Orchestra of Evolution The Sandhill Crane's spring migration is normally a sign of hope. Not this year.

1500 hundred dead just in Indiana
richardconniff.substack.com/p/bird-flu-m...

BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun.

The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.

www.wired.com/story/nation...

Please let the GEO/EAR community know: Program Directors and Mission Support who’ve been at NSF under two years were just terminated via Zoom. Even those of us whose offer letter stated one probationary year and whose government data states “permanent”.

This is an attack on US science. NSF staff provide critical support for scientific infrastructure and global excellence. These are valuable dedicated public servants. Please contact your reps, write letters, make noise!

Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters?

Journalists: COVER THIS!

Firings happening right now at the NSF.

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth!

Dr Jessie Isabelle Price (1930-2015) was a veterinary microbiologist who worked for Cornell University and the USGS to develop vaccines for avian diseases and studied environmental impact on diseases in water fowl.

#Avian #Science #USGS @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social

Louis R. Purnell became well known as a #Tuskegee Airman during WWII, before earning his Bachelors and working at the Smithsonian as a Museum Specialist of #invertebrate #paleontology and #paleobotany #collections.

siarchives.si.edu/history/feat....

#28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth

CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.

ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it

NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders Information for the NSF community regarding executive orders.

Folks wanting updates from NSF, they just posted this:
new.nsf.gov/executive-or...

Stop work order for "conferences, trainings, workshops, considerations for staffing and participant selection, and any other grant activity that uses or promotes the use of DEIA principles and frameworks..."

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Thousands of wild birds are dying of bird flu in Boise area, Idaho Fish and Game says Here’s how hunters and other Idaho residents can keep themselves safe.

Wild birds, mainly Ross’s and snow geese, are dying by the thousands in Idaho, USA, from highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. Clinical signs include coughing, lethargy, and gasping for air. Despite this virus epidemic, waterfowl hunting is still permitted. www.idahostatesman.com/outdoors/art...