E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm

Difficult to put into words how devastating this is for environmental and public health protection. We will be less safe, more at risk, and our environment will be far more polluted and degraded because of this.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...

We are looking for a PhD student for a project on chloronitramide in drinking water. Please spread the word!

jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

Nominations Hearing for Department of Commerce Nominees YouTube video by CommerceRepublicans

Senator Baldwin's shout out to #WisconsinSeaGrant & the coastal programs of Wisconsin absolutely made my day. Check it out at 2:18: www.youtube.com/live/i_fYH6X... @baldwin.senate.gov @uwiscseagrant.bsky.social

The real costs of research funding cuts UW–Madison could lose tens of millions of dollars in annual research support due to a proposed change in federal funding. But what’s really at stake? The university’s ability to advance life-saving re

The true cost of research funding cuts are enormous, and not easily summarized. This is a generational loss beyond simple measure. news.wisc.edu/the-real-cos...

Congrats to Dr. Jenna Swenson on a successful PhD defense (and happy bday to Kaitlyn)!! #bestlabever

Water Science and Engineering Lab in Madison, WI

I have an open postdoc position in my environmental chemistry group at UW-Madison (starting summer or fall). Project focuses on applying high-resolution mass spectrometry to complex mixtures, including PFAS and dissolved organic matter. Email me directly if interested. Application deadline: May 15

Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.

The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.

Trump Administration Cuts More Than $12 Million in UW-Madison Research Funding Lawsuit from Wisconsin and 15 other states says National Institutes of Health engaged in 'unlawful' effort to disrupt federal research grants.

Trump Administration Cuts More Than $12 Million in UW-Madison Research Funding

Group Leader in Experimental Atmospheric Chemistry

We are searching for a Group Leader in Experimental Atmospheric Chemistry! You can find details in the link; please share with qualified colleagues! jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...

NSF slashes prestigious PhD fellowship awards by half US National Science Foundation announces lowest number of Graduate Research Fellowship Programme recipients in 15 years.

New story from @dangaristo.bsky.social on the NSF grad fellowship cuts:

A key point: “GRFPs are one of the most cost-effective ways for NSF to give out money,” Evans says, because the outcome is a trained, promising young scientist and it’s relatively inexpensive.

Sea Lamprey control reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic corresponds to rapid increase in Sea Lamprey abundance Abstract. The Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus control program in the Laurentian Great Lakes is one of the longest-running and most successful invasive speci

New research shows that COVID-19 disruptions of lampricide applications has led to increased adult invasive sea lamprey abundance across the #GreatLakes basin. Consistent treatment is critically important + reductions in suppression can quickly lead to sea lamprey resurgence doi.org/10.1093/fshm...

Sulfate Reduction Drives Elevated Methylmercury Formation in the Water Column of a Eutrophic Freshwater Lake Mercury (Hg) contamination of aquatic food webs is controlled in part by the formation and accumulation of toxic and bioaccumulative methylmercury (MeHg). MeHg production is mediated by metabolically ...

New manuscript in Environmental Science & Technology: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

We combined enriched stable-isotope incubation assays for mercury methylation and demethylation with DNA and RNA sequencing with to investigate key constraints on methylmercury accumulation in freshwater. Highlights:

Ink sketch of a Pollock, a fish with a bunch of fins.

Thinking of my friends and colleagues at Maine Sea Grant today. An American Pollock from the Gulf of Maine.

We do great things at Sea Grant and I hope we can continue to do great things for the people of coastal states.

#SeaGrantStrong #SundayFishSketch

Maine Sea Grant in jeopardy after Trump administration terminates $4.5 million grant program The move to discontinue the four-year agreement — which comes amid the White House's efforts to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget — leaves the fishery organization’s p...

The Trump Administration has abruptly pulled $4.5 million in Maine Sea Grant funds (via NOAA), which were used to protect Maine’s working waterfront and ocean ecosystems.

www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...

Maine Sea Grant funding terminated as Trump administration makes cuts to NOAA The move to discontinue the $4.5 million grant program leaves 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo.

This is absolutely devastating.

"The University of Maine System, which oversees Maine Sea Grant, said it was notified Friday night that NOAA was terminating a four-year agreement for funding, leaving 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo." www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...

UW-Madison graduate program to decrease admissions offers amid federal funding uncertainty MADISON (WKOW) — The uncertainty of federal funding continues to have implications for universities.

Wisconsin is advising departments to admit fewer students because they think more students will accept offers due to funding cuts at other universities.

@aeesprofs.bsky.social is now on BlueSky!

National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.

"I don't know what NSF is going to be now, but it's not more efficient. It's just a mess."

My story on today's firings and their impact.
www.npr.org/2025/02/18/n...

It’s a ski helmet and goggle kind of bike-to-work day #wisconsin #atleasthesunisout

Desirée Plata: Chemist, oceanographer, engineer, entrepreneur MIT professor is passionate about reducing the chemical industry’s impact on the environment and human health

MIT professor Desirée Plata designs novel materials to tackle challenging environmental problems and has cofounded two climate- and energy-related start-ups: Moxair and Nth Cycle. cen.acs.org/people/profi... #chemsky🧪 #scinews

Ultrashort-Chain PFAS: The global threat of trifluoroacetic acid Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is one of the ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl acids, a subset of the larger family of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). TFA is a degradation product of many...

Please join me for my #webinar: "Ultrashort-Chain PFAS: The global threat of trifluoroacetic acid"

Hosted by the Collaborative for Health & Environment - EDC Strategies Partnership

February 19, 2025
3 pm US Eastern Time, 9 pm Central European Time

www.healthandenvironment.org/che-webinars...

You know it's cold when Wisconsinites start signing their emails with "stay warm"

a group of penguins are swimming in the water with a national geographic wild logo in the corner Alt: a group of penguins climbing out of the water onto ice

In the "it seemed like a good idea at the time" department, I signed up to do a Penguin Plunge in Lake Champlain. If you've got the resources, consider supporting a great cause (Special Olympics) and my foolishness.

give.specialolympicsvermont.org/fundraiser/5...

And, yes, I'll share pictures.

Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty Women faculty are more likely to leave their jobs than men, most often due to workplace climate, rather than work-life balance.

Women leave academia at higher rates than men at every career stage, and attrition is especially high among three groups: tenured faculty, women in non-STEM fields, and women employed at less prestigious institutions, a #ScienceAdvances analysis finds.

Fat bike in the snow

fat bike snow day!

A Vertically Resolved Canopy Improves Chemical Transport Model Predictions of Ozone Deposition to North Temperate Forests Simplified deposition scheme used in 3D models overpredicts forest O3 uptake by up to 2× ${\times} $; this bias is removed when using a resolved canopy Over half of O3 deposition at 3 sampled for...

New from @mvermeuel.bsky.social @dbm.bsky.social @timothybertram.bsky.social @chemdelphine.bsky.social and colleagues (+ me): A vertically-resolved canopy improves chemical transport model predictions of ozone deposition to north temperate forests in @agu.org JGR-Atmos. doi.org/10.1029/2024...

Welcome to the club of “my email signature is longer than my actual email”

Celebrate Winter with Four New Paper Snowflake Designs Craft yourself a wondrous winter wonderland with our new paper snowflake designs! This year’s designs highlight four of our Woods Hole Science Aquarium residents: Black sea bass, Northern sea robin, p...

Celebrate Winter with Four New Paper Snowflake Designs

Craft yourself a wondrous winter wonderland with our new paper snowflake designs!

#25DaysOfFishmas

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...

Lake mendota with ice on the shore

Lake with ice

A beautiful (and cold!) morning with ice on the shore and steam coming off lake #mendota

Excited to share a new policy report on water quality in Wisconsin, particularly phosphorus. doi.org/10.21231/1mm... 1/x