What? Some good news on a Friday?

Parent Fellowship Notices of Funding Opportunities are up!

F30, F31, F32, F33

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Thank you Scott!

Many years ago, I was a NSF graduate fellow. When I started my NSF funded research, hardly anyone was interested in the process we were studying. Now there are hundreds of papers on this process, and it usefulness in agriculture. Thank you NSF for believing in vegetative phase change!
#WithoutNSF

My interest in math and science was stimulated by an NSF-funded high school summer program, my PhD dissertation research was supported by an NSF fellowship, and some of my most creative research early in my independent career was supported by an NSF award.

#WithoutNSF

I am beyond thrilled to highlight @mbfneuro.bsky.social's thesis work! I've learned so much through his studies and am excited to take this project in new directions!

Scientists standing in front of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics holding signs "#StandUpForScience"

#StandUpForScience👩‍🔬👨‍🔬📢Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, including our managing director, show solidarity with our colleagues in the US who are protesting against the attacks of the current US administration.
@standupforscience.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

Science, research & public health face unprecedented attacks in the U.S.

We stand with our American colleagues & support the Stand Up for Science call.

Join the global march tomorrow, incl. in Paris! 🧪✊

📍 March 7, 13:30 – Place Jussieu
🔗 More info: standupforscience.fr

#StandUpForScience

Standing up for Science at Philly City Hall!
Who would have thought we'd have to do this?!?

Science serves society!
Science is diverse!
Science saves lives!
America is great because of science!

"If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything!"

#StandUpforScience2025

Swifties are everywhere.

Stand Up for Science!

Thanks for the friendship bracelet

Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Explainer YouTube video by Association of American Universities

This is an excellent video that explains NIH funding and indirect costs. Super important to understand this. It is critical funding:
youtu.be/NtqK8SyxFMc?...

They can ignore today's protests but they don't know if the next one will be the tipping point so this forces them to recalibrate.

This is a fight of inches and every inch matters.

4/4

It is hard to predict when the disinterested will become interested and suddenly we have a new political frame. Both people in power and experienced opposition know this.

So, every little bit of resistance, demonstration, creates a little bit of friction and hesitation in what they might do.

3/4

You may be asking, yes it felt good but does it matter?

Yes, it does--maybe not in the way you think. Here is my thoughts from college years during Korean military dictatorship.

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Emily Whitehead and her father on CNN with Jake Tapper speaking to the value of science. She is alive thanks to CAR T therapy developed at Penn and CHOP.