I spoke with Laura Schenkman at The Transmitter about my candidacy for the House!
Going from the lab to public life is a huge transition. From a lifetime of research to biotech to democracy to running for office, here’s the story of one scientist: www.thetransmitter.org/policy/is-th...
It's a big field of candidates. We're going to need all the help we can get. I hope this article gets the attention of the scientific community. I'm a working scientist & I'm taking my science to Washington to help repair the damage to health & democracy.
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Very interesting work by the Yin lab! 🤔
big thanks to #dulaclab.bsky.social and all the speakers at #cncn25 for amazing talks these past 3 days!
ICYMI, the eye-popper in today's PPI: a 39% rise in wholesale fresh vegetable prices.
It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
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Defense and Labor-HHS-Education bills outlining the 2026 R&D spending for the NSF, NIH and others- from AAAS
In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists who were about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant applications for the US agency, Nature has learnt.
go.nature.com/3TEw7GN
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
Breaking now: Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students is Halted www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
🥼UC Davis announced today that 7 undergraduate research programs, including PREP@UCDavis, are discontinued after having received termination notices. The loss of these programs is a major setback for student support and the future of biotechnology, healthcare, and the educational workforce.
On the lighter side... apparently May 9 is Lost Sock Memorial Day...🧦
😢😠😱 experiencing so many emotions as thousands of us keep losing the jobs we love and worked hard for every day. What is happening to the American Dream??
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
“Science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party.”
EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent.
In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity.
Carl Sagan on sensible military spending and climate change.
An executive order signed last night ends federal funding for NPR and PBS. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
feeling energized and a bit more hopeful this evening after two days of exciting scientific discussions at study section. Science rocks! 🤘🤘
Charlie DiCarli of UC Davis is one of the nation’s top researchers on dementia and Alzheimer's. His research project involving 28 clinical/research sites across the country and 1,700 participants is canceled on the grounds that it perpetuated a DEI agenda. 😱
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...
🚨Is this fair? Is it legal?🚨
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"we will implement a systemwide hiring freeze to help the University manage costs and conserve funds."
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