But we don't have enough money for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium?

We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them. (Gift Article) We kept wondering: Did they find their missing relatives? Were they even still alive?

Some phone numbers no longer worked. Others had escaped Gaza. Some, we learned, had been killed... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

So the American taxpayer eats it twice, once on tariffs and again on a second farm bailout. I’m glad farmers are getting help, no one should lose their farm, but it’s remarkable how fast “socialism” stops being a dirty word when the checks clear in red counties.

Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain. Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.

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Why Trump's "Compact for Academic Excellence" is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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10/2/2025: Stand Up For Science Statement on Compact Corrupting Higher Education. Washington, D.C. — Today, the administration has unveiled their proposed "compact" for higher education. This document is antithetical to the free academic inquiry that forms the foundation of American excellence in higher education. Further, while the compact is framed as a way to promote fairness in higher education, this compact runs counter to the scientific method by prioritizing federal grant funding to go to universities who have signed, rather than proposals that have been selected by experts. We call on university leaders to unite and reject this overreach of executive power by the White House.

The compact lies in the context of an ongoing and multi-pronged attack on the integrity of the American scientific ecosystem, but this also tangibly represents the President seizing control of public spaces and higher education. Each university represents a beacon of free thought, vibrant educational empowerment, and public enrichment, and we must demand President Trump stay out of dictating universities.

"Trump's compact is yet another form of attack on the American institutions that provide evidence that counter's the core belief of MAGA — racism, misogyny, and regression of the human race to name a few. If universities agree to these terms, academic freedom in America will be over," says Colette Delawalla Founder and Director of Stand Up For Science. She continues "when the White House takes over what is defined as 'truth' regardless of scientific evidence, we are no longer in a free nation. Universities must understanding the seriousness of this moment and respond accordingly."

Stand Up For Science will reliably sound the alarm when science and scientists are under attack, and our platform empowers scientists to speak out and organize against corruption of American science. The proposing of this document represents an extreme authoritarian escalation for American higher education. It is crucial that university leaders, congress and the public stand together to protect higher education from this attack.

READ ⬇️ Stand Up For Science Statement on Compact Corrupting Higher Education.

Is anyone tracking which universities are going along with the administration demands and which ones are not? Keeping students, trainees, and faculty informed of the situations could be important for our physical safety I fear

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

Here's the assignment folks. Write op-eds for your local papers and campus newspapers too. Just. Say. No. This is a classic authoritarian move and risks the future of higher education and science and innovation in the US. Speak out today. No time to lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

3 teens critically wounded in shooting at suburban Denver high school, including suspected shooter Authorities say three teens were critically wounded in a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, including the suspected shooter.

Three teens were critically wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a high school in the foothills of suburban Denver, including the suspected shooter, authorities said.

Families identify the two children killed in shooting at Annunciation Church Fletcher Merkel loved family, friends and fishing; Harper Moyski doted on her younger sister.

One was an 8-year-old boy who loved “his family, friends, fishing, cooking and any sport that he was allowed to play.” The other, a 10-year-old girl “whose laughter, kindness and spirit touched everyone who knew her.”

Not only are we stifling current research, we're preventing the next generation from receiving training they need to jumpstart their scientific and health careers. Faculty like my grad advisor who pour their valuable time and energy into securing these opportunities are left picking up the pieces.

rainbow rubber duckies all in a line

🐤Promise you this is one you'll want to say you were a part of...

Help us get our 'ducks in a row' and IMPEACH AND REMOVE THAT DANG QUACK!!!! 📣🦆📣🦆📣🦆📣🦆

Link here: tinyurl.com/sufsci

BREAKING: A new experiment in Philly shows cash rental assistance slashed homelessness rates by 57–67%.

The cruelty is beyond comprehension. They were carrying baby formula, medicine, and stuffed animals.

I really hope complex life has formed elsewhere in the universe and that it worked out better than it has on earth

Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached.

They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.

Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.

#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.

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There are 7 Americans aboard, you have a duty to protect your citizens!

ALL communications with 'Handala's crew have been jammed. We lost all contact with our crew, and there are multiple drones near the vessel. Which means they could've been intercepted or attacked. Check the next slides to help >

We need you to pressure for the safety of our crew. Tag and message your government representatives and local media to pressure Israel to let 'Handala' to, and guarantee a safe passage to Gaza. Keep your eyes on the tracker on our website.

#AllEyesOnDeck: ALL communications with #Handala's crew have been JAMMED. We lost all contact with our crew, and there are multiple drones near the vessel.
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We’re already seeing the real-world impact. In South Memphis, particularly in Boxtown, a neighborhood long burdened by industrial pollution, residents are now facing a new threat: up to 35 unpermitted methane gas turbines powering xAI’s “Colossus” supercomputer.

These data centers are notoriously energy and water intensive using millions of gallons of water daily and consuming electricity at rates that rival entire cities. And under this new policy, they can now be built without the oversight meant to protect air quality, local ecosystems and public health.

I’m thinking today about all the women doing DEI work in universities, and how all of our canceled grants and shuttered initiatives means that not only are we losing the time we’ve already put in, we’re now even more behind our male peers who stayed focused on their research.

Image of a parent holding their child in a room near a bed and a bookshelf. Below the image text reads: "Single parents said guaranteed income programs made them better parents New data found parents were able to spend more time with their kids and invest in their lives."

Parents reduced their work hours and used the money to invest in their children’s lives — moving to better housing, enrolling them in extracurricular activities, switching schools or ensuring their kids got additional support. www.instagram.com/p/DMYa-YbsGo7/

Judson Memorial Church (New York), instructing us that “if empathy is a sin, sin boldly.”

ICE now has a larger budget than most of the world’s militaries.

A reminder that police have only ever *responded* to alleged crime, but a living wage, food & water security, & accessible healthcare have always *prevented* crime.

So if you want safer communities, invest in people—not punishments.

Presenting the BRAND-NEW season - @dimension20.bsky.social On a Bus! 🚌

DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

"The ship was unlawfully boarded, its unarmed civilian crew abducted, and its life-saving cargo—including baby formula, food and medical supplies—confiscated."

Not your mother's hormone therapy: Highly selective estrogen receptor beta agonists as next-generation therapies for menopausal symptom relief Although the menopausal transition causes a panoply of unpleasant and disruptive symptoms, many women are reluctant to use estrogen-based treatments d…

Check out our new review to learn about the history of menopausal hormone therapy and how me and my team at Estrigenix Therapeutics are trying to provide new treatment options for women! @neuroendoawf.bsky.social @m1rsch.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I'll soon be doing research in science higher ed and incessantly yapping about why a well-educated society is a good thing, actually 🫡