Trump science cuts target bird feeder research, AI literacy work and more Hundreds of university researchers in the U.S. have had their National Science Foundation funding abruptly canceled to comply with President Donald Trump’s directive to end support of research on dive...

This week 3 of my NSF grants were terminated illegally. apnews.com/article/nsf-...

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.

Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

National Science Foundation projects can continue again as planned! Y’all keep fighting for a functioning government!

NSF just wrote all PIs saying “all payments of funds under open awards will be paused as the agency conducts the required reviews and analysis.” ?!?!!!?!

To all of the federal employees who have done amazing work to support underserved and marginalized populations, I see you. I appreciate you. And I value your efforts even if the current administration doesn’t.

Join me (#consocsci) & Elizabeth Hunter (#ecologist) as a #postdoc studying sea level rise and land use decisions at Virginia Tech. Research funded by NASA Land-cover & Land-use Change program. Apply by Jan 27 for full consideration! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...

Accessible birding in the United States: constraints to and facilitators of birding with disabilities While approximately one-quarter of the U.S. population has a disability, many people with disabilities remain excluded from equitable participation in birding. In this study, we compared the constr...

How can #birding be more accessible to people with #disability? See our research on constraints and facilitators!

woman on cross country skis in front of creek and rhodendron patch

Weekend fun with fresh snow in Virginia!