The 15th Street bike lane is a model of how DC and the federal government can work together, not just for Washingtonians, but for the tourists that support our economy too.

Great open to the public event on compassionate #SciComm next week with @natadeleon.bsky.social @revbatgirl.bsky.social and other experts! Join us ☺️

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AAAS Town Hall: Aug. 13, 4–5:30 pm ET with Kelvin Droegemeier on JAG’s proposed FAIR Model for indirect costs. We invite our research community to join us to learn more, dive deep and ask your questions about the model. Register: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Trump Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows

The administration's proposed FY26 budget includes the least amount of funding for science in the last century. AAAS’ @alesszimm.bsky.social spoke to @nytimes.com’s William Broad about the impacts these cuts, if approved, would have on basic research and global competition with China.

Every bit of care we offer each other strengthens us individually and as a whole. Chat with AAAS Fellow and psychologist Jill Harkavy-Friedman during our AAAS Members Expert Q&A on mental health on June 5, we hope to see you there: buff.ly/rsE1nKv

AAAS Members: Learn from expert psychologist and AAAS Fellow, Jill Harkavy-Friedman of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, about building emotional resilience and boosting connection during these uncertain times for the STEMM community during our Expert Q&A on June 5: buff.ly/rsE1nKv

Earlier today, AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh testified as a bipartisan witness before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, warning that without immediate action, the U.S. runs the risk of losing its position as a global leader in biomedical research and innovation.

Those colors!! 😍

Looking forward to @aaas.org Section U webinar soon on Hybrid Statistical/ AI Models for Spatio-Temporal data and wildland fire applications at 1 pm ET @mguindani.bsky.social members.aaas.org/events/event...

Happening now! 15 minutes left to submit your questions in the Q&A thread. For a little fun 30 members will receive some AAAS swag for joining in with a question and it's not too late.

First time watcher this year and this is amazing. Apparently it's also the biggest year for international viewers too

Colorful image with hexagon shapes and a cartoon image of people chatting. Words read: Bridging Science & Policy: Featuring AAAS EPI Center. April 22, 2-3 p.m. ET. Open to the public. LSEN webinar series.

It’s not too late to RSVP for tomorrow’s “Bridging Science & Policy” webinar hosted by the AAAS Local Science Engagement Network. Meet leaders from AAAS' EPI Center, an initiative that helps policymakers integrate scientific evidence into their decision-making. aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Where in Australia? I just visited in January. And I was also so tired!

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Science Advances’ special issue on women’s health highlights a growing wave of research focusing on women’s unique biological and psychological experiences. Articles cover a range of studies from the interplay between menopause and Alzheimer’s risk to the menstrual cycle’s influence on the brain-heart connection. It also describes the opportunities pregnancy provides to research aspects of both physical and mental health. By prioritizing women’s unique physiological and psychological experiences, research can expand the frontiers of knowledge in ways that benefit everyone.

A special issue on #WomensHealth in #ScienceAdvances highlights a growing wave of research focusing on women’s unique biological and psychological experiences.

Learn more: scim.ag/3R59fPe (THREAD 🧵)

Green image with words and photo of a white male. Expert Q&A Communicating with the Media in Turbulent Times with SciLine's Matt DeRienzo March 13 on Member Community

In the complex U.S. news landscape, speaking with the media is most advantageous when you’re prepared and aware of the risks & benefits.

Join Matt DeRienzo, Director of @realsciline.bsky.social, on 3/13 at 12 pm ET for a live Expert Q&A on AAAS Member Community ➡️ members.aaas.org/discussion/e...

The note from @nerdychristie.bsky.social in today's ScienceAdviser 🥺 so important. Feel a little less alone now, thank you!

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Want to stream our DC event & hear from amazing speakers like Bill Nye, Francis Collins, Atul Gawande, and SO MANY MORE?

Join our livestream at www.twitch.tv/standupforsc..., starting at 12 pm!

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Former NIH Director Francis Collins retires suddenly, makes plea to protect agency staff Geneticist abruptly announced his resignation over the weekend

NIH scientists are "individuals of extraordinary intellect + integrity, selfless + hard-working, generous + compassionate. They personify excellence in every way, & they deserve the utmost respect & support of all Americans."
-- Former NIH Director Francis Collins
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U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information.

"A 2022 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that when U.S. embassies began tracking local air pollution, host countries took action."

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/c...

These executive orders aren’t going to stop conservation work. Let’s pay attention to the amazing work currently being done!

I visited the Fresno-Chaffee Zoo where they’ve established a successful breeding program of the endangered blunt-nosed leopard lizard.

Me too!

‘Simply good science’: Women’s health research reveals clues to aging and Alzheimer’s A special edition of the journal Science focuses on women's health, including links between estrogen and dementia, at a time when gender studies are under attack.

Thanks to @statnews.com for this great story on the Science Advances special issue on Women's Health. www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/a...

Ran into the tail end of Dunbar HS’s bike bus this morning! Another group of kids that deserves protected and connected bike lanes throughout the District.

U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard

Graduating during the pandemic slowed down my process and is part of why I did two postdocs. Now as a first year faculty, all the federal grants are frozen. I love the work I do but this has all of us questioning how much www.science.org/content/arti...

Science at Risk: Protect NOAA Scientists & experts: Add your name to this open letter calling on Congress and the Trump administration to ensure that NOAA and its sub-agencies remain fully funded and staffed, and that the independ...

Scientists, #HPS scholars & experts help protect NOAA: Join me in signing this open letter calling on Congress & the Trump admin to ensure that NOAA & its sub-agencies remain fully funded & staffed, & that the independent, trusted science the agency produces is protected
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Diversity is our greatest asset, even if the government disagrees… They not like us! POC in STEM are here to stay.

They tried to rig the game but you can’t fake influence!
Mustard on the [Be][At] bro.

Happy Black History Month!

Should be enlightening, especially in how we can respond. 💫

Congratulations!!!