Thanks, @danafoundation.bsky.social for sharing this perspective on the direct correlation between aligning incentives & the future of science. Pleased to partner w/ you, @moorefound.bsky.social, @rwjf.org, & Rita Allen Foundation to modernize academic appointment & advancement. #ResearchAssessment
🎉We’re excited to announce the 2nd Catalytic Awards Program cohort - a diverse group of champions advancing #OpenScience, #OpenSource, #OpenData, & #EngagedScience across disciplines, institutions, and communities. Follow their work and stay tuned for what’s ahead 👉
www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Over the coming months, the cohort will form a community of practice to share lessons and develop models that can be adapted across the broader higher education landscape.
Learn more: ma3challenge.org
#HigherEd #OpenScience #ResearchImpact #AcademicReform [5/5]
We’re proud to run the MA3 Challenge in partnership with @aspeninstitute.bsky.social Science & Society Program and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. We are grateful for support from @moorefound.bsky.social, @danafoundation.bsky.social, Rita Allen Foundation, & @rwjf.org. [4/5]
Congratulations to the MA3 awardees:
• @climate.columbia.edu
• @michiganstateu.bsky.social
• Philander Smith University
• @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social
• University of Northern Colorado
• @ucsantacruz.bsky.social
Details about each project:
www.ma3challenge.org/inauguralcoh...
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The MA3 Challenge aims to better align academic incentives with the contributions universities increasingly value, including:
🤝 Collaboration
🌍 Public impact
🔓 Open research
🎓 Mentoring
💡 Innovation
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Modernizing Academic Appointment & Advancement logo
🚨🚨🚨 Six universities will receive $250K each through the Modernizing Academic Appointment & Advancement (MA3) Challenge to pilot bold reforms in faculty hiring, evaluation, promotion, and tenure systems.
Today @orca-open.bsky.social is excited to announce the inaugural MA3 awardees. [1/5]
Thanks so much to Julieta Arancio, PhD from @orca-open.bsky.social for the fascinating @curioss Deep Dive on #OpenHardware.
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bBx...
#AcademicOSPOs #AcademicOSS #AcademicSky #OpenScience #OpenSource #OpenSourceSoftware
Participants are co-developing an Open Innovation Pilot to demonstrate how a cross-sector coalition can address these barriers and strengthen open science in practice.
Read workshop summary: zenodo.org/records/1877...
Interested in engaging? Let’s connect!
#OpenScience #OpenSource #OpenData
Key blockers discussed at the workshop:
• Incentives rarely reward open practices
• Open data can be extracted into closed AI systems without reciprocity
• Shared digital infrastructure is underfunded & fragile
No single sector can solve these alone. [3/4]
Clear workshop takeaway: openness is no longer just a set of aspirational principles. It’s essential innovation infrastructure. Open science, open data, & open source fuel discovery, power AI advances, drive economic growth, and deliver public value. But real barriers remain.
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In January, @orca-open.bsky.social teamed up with @microsoft.com @cern.bsky.social & @sloanfoundation.bsky.social to convene 3 dozen leaders across industry, academia, philanthropy, & policy for the Fostering Innovation Through Open Science Workshop.
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Very exited to have ORCA's Director of Programs & Strategies @emckiernan.bsky.social contribute to this effort!
🎉Pleased to share @orca-open.bsky.social Annual Letter as we head into our third year. From communities of practice to values-based tenure reform, we're excited about the momentum we are building.
Read the letter: www.orcaopen.org/work
#OpenScience #ResearchCulture #CivicScience #PublicEngagement
ORCA Catalytic Awards Program - Deadline Approaching!
Awards of ≤$15k to support #OpenScience, #OpenData, & other practices promoting transparency, reproducibility, community engagement, & collaboration.
📅 Deadline: 12/1/25
🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
🧠 Seminario virtual sobre @abreLA (Accelerating Biomedical Research in Latin America)
💡 abreLA ofrece capacitación para integrar prácticas y estrategias de #CienciaAbierta en cursos universitarios.
Organiza: @orca-open.bsky.social
📅 18/11, 15 h (UTC-3)
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ABRIR team led by the amazing @alelazic.bsky.social developed workshop plan that aims to strenghten DEI in #OpenScience- by reversing who gets to teach and who learns. We’re getting ready to pilot it! Special thanks to @orca-open.bsky.social for financial support.
Interested in advancing #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenAccess? Affiliated with a traditionally under-resourced US institution? Apply for a $15k Catalytic Award!
📆Informational webinar November 18 at noon ET
📋Register here: bit.ly/4nxempj
🔎Program details: www.orcaopen.org/work/cap
Want to learn about practical innovations in responsible research assessment in the US? 🇺🇸
Join us online on Nov 20, 1pm ET, to hear about innovations in tenure, open peer review training, and the Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge!
Register 👉 bit.ly/RRA-innovati...
Let’s discuss how open, collaborative approaches can advance discovery for the public good. #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource
Thanks to @schmidtsciences.bsky.social for supporting this work!
The free webinar to explore real-world case studies + insights from:
Philip Bourne, University of Virginia
Akhila Kosaraju, Phare Bio
@jenny-molloy.bsky.social, University of Cambridge
Julieta Arancio, ORCA
🗓 Nov 12, 2025 | 🕙 10–11 ET/16–17 CET
📍 Online (Zoom) — bit.ly/471zIoD
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🚀 @orca-open.bsky.social is thrilled to share a new analysis on how #OpenScience, #OpenSource, and #OpenData fuel innovation, power AI breakthroughs, and drive societal progress.
📖Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1687...
💬Join us for a webinar (see next!)
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Informational session this Thursday! $15k awards for #OpenScience #OpenData #OpenSource #OpenScholareship projects. Register for webinar here: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
🚀 #OpenScience champions at under-resourced U.S. institutions — join our @orca-open.bsky.social Catalytic Awards Info Session!
💡 This call offers up to $15K for open, engaged & collaborative research
📅 Oct 16 • 11 AM PT
🔗 Register and bring all your questions: bit.ly/4o2VlvC
Thanks for the opportunity to discuss our efforts to modernize academic appointment & advancement, @retractionwatch.com! #ResearchAssessment #OpenScience
🚀 Applications are OPEN for the 2nd round of the ORCA Catalytic Awards!
With support from the @chanzuckerberg.bsky.social ORCA is offering $15,000 per project to grow a culture of #OpenScience #OpenScholarship at traditionally under-resourced U.S. institutions.
🔗 Learn more: orcaopen.org/work/cap
Interested in updating US academic hiring and promotion to better recognize #OpenScience #TeamScience #CivicScience & more? Please join us for this informational session next week!
Thank you for the support and thought leadership, @danafoundation.bsky.social !
*correction - @aspeninstitute.bsky.social , not @asterainstitute.bsky.social . But we love collaborating with them, too!