Save the date for PSPDG kickoff 🎉

We will have free food, drinks, and a short presentation on upcoming programming and ways to get involved.

PSPDG is open to all members of the Penn Community, so bring your friends!

RSVP using the QR code or this link: tinyurl.com/595nhetb

NEW REPORT documents dangerous levels of toxic benzene and chromium at fencelines of plants in PA, IN, AL, IL, OH, MI

Read the report: environmentalintegrity.org/news/trump-r...

a canva graphic that says "How it works Step 1: Go to SkypeAScientist.com Step 2: Click “Sign Up” then “Scientist Sign Up Form” Step 3: Tell us about yourself Step 4: Get matched with a classroom Step 5: Connect with the teacher Step 6: Make a kid’s day isn't that great? @SkypeAScientist"

Scientists!

@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!

We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15

If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

@snapcoalition.bsky.social is a grassroots organization that organized the McClintock Letters & just ran a training for our congressional district visit days. It’s a group with leaders from all over the country & a group where we put the team and goals FIRST. No silly titles. Just work we believe

What the article DIDN’T mention is the Slack has a name! I’m so lucky to be a part of a team of passionate science communicators and advocates in @snapcoalition.bsky.social

Mentee apps are NOW OPEN for the 2025-2026 graduate school application cycle!

⏰ Mentee applications close on August 25th, 2025 ⏰

✨ APPLY HERE: dashboard.project-short.com ✨

Questions? Email us: contact@project-short.com

#gradschool #phd #gradadmissions

SNAP Congressional District Visit Day Sign Up Form SNAP (Science Network for Advocacy and Policy) is a grassroots, primarily graduate student-led organization working to build the next generation of science policy leaders. We’re organizing in-district...

SCIENTISTS.

Participate in a congressional home office visit this August to advocate for science funding!

SNAP will set up the meeting, train you, & support your message. Sign up by Aug 1 to join: forms.gle/sqcMeZn5YTsW...

#DefendResearch #ScienceAdvocacy #SciencePolicy

We are now recruiting STEM mentors for the 2025-2026 graduate school application cycle!

⏰ Mentor applications close on July 31st, 2025 ⏰

✨ APPLY HERE: dashboard.project-short.com ✨

Questions? Email us: contact@project-short.com

#gradschool #phd #phdapplication #gradadmissions

Drawing of Barbara McClintock with stars and double helix image.

It's not too late to participate in #McClintockLetters!

Check out all the resources we have available and get writing: tinyurl.com/McClintockLettersInitiative

Please don't hesistate to reach out with any questions!

John Patrick "JP" Flores | Why Science Funding Matters Before I became a scientist, I was a kid playing baseball at Central Park, dreaming of playing college baseball. I went to Valencia High and Saugus, balancing science classes with […]

My second McClintock Letters op-ed (@snapcoalition.bsky.social) is now published in The Signal! My hometown’s local paper 😊 thanks again @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social !

signalscv.com/2025/06/john...

I hope my #Brookline community sees how these cuts are affecting those around us and joins the fight to defend federal science funding. (2/2) @brooklinenews.bsky.social @samjmintz.bsky.social brookline.news/re-the-world...

While unfortunate that this messaging is necessary, it is nevertheless exciting to connect with Spokane and advocate on behalf of science. Amazing working with my colleagues at @snapcoalition.bsky.social organizing the McClintock Letters, aided by collaborators at @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social

So grateful to be one of the 500+ early-career scientists returning to their roots this month. The SNAP team behind this campaign has been such a blast to work with! @snapcoalition.bsky.social

Check out my piece in the Marietta Daily Journal, as well as other national coverage: bit.ly/3HXlfB4

Graduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding Cuts Hundreds of graduate students are writing to their hometown newspapers to defend their research, as the Trump administration drastically reduces science funding.

Honored to be featured in this @nytimes.com article yesterday about the McClintock Letters initiative! Op-eds from scientists across the country are going out in their hometown newspapers over the next couple of weeks, keep an eye out for one near you. tinyurl.com/nytmcclintock
#SciComm #McClintock

To Protest Budget Cuts, Young Scientists Try Letters to the Editor

Wonderful @nytimes.com feature discussing the #McClintockLetters with PSPDG President @mjarnett.bsky.social and incredible collaborators leading this initiative @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social @snapcoalition.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...

This team has been so fun to work with y’all, for real for real!

I admire everyone in SNAP!

(If you’re a trainee interested in science policy, reach out! It’s a party!)

#McClintockLetters wouldn't be possible without @snapcoalition.bsky.social members such as ASAP leadership @alexlando.bsky.social @hannaherf.bsky.social @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social

Early career scientists and trainees: your voice matters! Head over to @snapcoalition.bsky.social if you’re looking for a community of kind, funny, and driven people advancing science policy!

Researchers have a radical plan to thwart Trump's war on science: Talking to people Faced with federal funding cuts, scientists are learning to communicate about what they do — and why it matters.

Working with and learning from incredible leaders like @isakoditomassi.bsky.social and dozens others @snapcoalition.bsky.social has been the highlight of my year! Read how trainees are taking action: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Attacks on science are attacks on making and keeping America great: op-ed "Our American scientific engine ... is good for the economy, it improves lives, and it’s one of the true wonders of the world."

Neuroscientist Kristina Visscher writes, “I’m reaching out to you as a nerdy kid from Northport, Alabama, who – thanks to a great Alabama public education – got a Ph.D. in Neuroscience” @visscherlab.bsky.social
www.al.com/news/2025/06...

Neuroscientist Erin Morrow writes, “Wellstar Cobb Hospital is where science saved my life…Six months later, I walked across the graduation stage at Emory. My happy ending wouldn’t have been possible without decades of U.S. research” 🧪🏠
@erinmorrow.bsky.social

www.mdjonline.com/opinion/well...

Ignoring the input of nationally recognized experts committed to the safety and well-being of the American people is not only reckless but sets a dangerous precedent for the leadership of public health organizations tasked with critically evaluating vaccines and protecting the US.

RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.

The ATS condemns the HHS Sec. Kennedy’s unilateral decision to dismiss all members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This decision undermines decades of medical and scientific that have been vital to safeguarding public health.
apnews.com/article/kenn...

Open Letter: A Call to Preserve the Future of American Science The Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) invites early-career scientists (e.g., student, post-bacc, PhD candidate, post-doctoral researcher, early-career faculty) in the United States to join...

Science is under unprecedented threat in the US, and we need to speak out to save it.

If you are an early-career researcher, please consider signing our open letter calling to preserve the future of American science: tinyurl.com/mcclintockle....

Our futures, and our country's future, depend on it.

Heck yes, let's do it @jonj-udd.bsky.social @erinmorrow.bsky.social @rosemalb.bsky.social @viv-cc.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io @ksxue.bsky.social @ashyeneng.bsky.social @disha-patel3.bsky.social

Meet your 2025-2026 E-board!

We are thrilled to introduce two new members, Naman Srivastava as Science Communication Chair and Hailey Parikh as Science Policy Chair.

Meet your 2025-2026 E-board!

Our former Science Policy Chair, Miles Arnett, will be leading PSPDG as President. Dimitris Boufidis (Science Diplomacy Chair), Georgia Mies (Treasurer), and Rose Albert (Vice President) will continue their great work in their roles from last year.

It is bittersweet to send off our former President, Kaeri Martinez Medina, and our Science Communication Chair, Gabriel Vega Bellido, but we know they will make great strides in science diplomacy and communication! We are so appreciative of the leadership, care, and kindness they brought to the work

An incredible training opportunity! Would highly recommend to anyone interested in learning about science policy and advocacy

Are you interested in writing for the McClintock Letters, but aren't sure where to start?

Join us for an Op-Ed workshop led by author and NYT reporter and editor Clay Risen @risenc.bsky.social this Wednesday, May 7th at 4pm ET. Register here to attend on Zoom: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...