one of my go-to films growing up. Blaise exemplifies and articulates its themes and messages in a perceptively, beautiful way! go check out this read ASAP 🧙🏽👻

a department filled with some truly awesome people! check it out 👀

a man with long hair and a beard is taking a selfie with the caption i freaking did it ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is taking a selfie with the caption i freaking did it

that feeling when the inbox for both work emails is empty

Awesomesauce!!!

If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply—it will be a career highlight #nojoke A top-tier program with the absolute best people!

Letter: Cutting funding for science research will have far-reaching consequences "The loss of these training programs harms the students of North Dakota - they are losing opportunities to explore possible careers as scientists. We are on the precipice of losing an entire generatio...

In what I hope is the first of several letters printed by the Fargo Forum about the impacts of cutting STEM Research Funding impacts all of us....

The Great American Heist Comes for Science: How NSF Cuts Threaten Our R&D Future The Trump administration’s cuts to federal research grants would kill American innovation and economic growth

Written by one of our REU alum! A powerful piece on how cuts to NSF threaten all of us. edtrust.org/blog/the-gre...

Practical Vision Science Amazon.com: Practical Vision Science: 9781032691121: Balas, Benjamin: Books

Random self-promotion, but my hands-on #VisionScience textbook is available for <$50 at the moment! If you're excited about using analog demos of visual phenomena in your classroom, it's a great time to snag a copy! #STEMed

URGENT ACTION FOR NSF GRANTEES.

For current & recent (since 2020) awards, archive your award history this afternoon/tonight. Screenshot/download/print your work in research.gov & alert your partners.

We have credible threats to integrity of awards tracking systems (via @jeremymberg.bsky.social)

Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy “I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020

The director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced his resignation today, 16 months before his 6-year term ends, in a letter to staff obtained by Science.

www.science.org/content/arti...

keep sharing. keep speaking up. keep fighting for science—that is stronger, inclusive, and striving for betterment.

National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards (Gift Article) The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.

@katrinamillerphd.bsky.social & I took a look at over 400 active National Science Foundation grants that got killed in the past few days. Here's our story (gift link) nyti.ms/4jp4aOx

Yay! Congrats, Dr. Nudnou!

excited to be at #MPA2025 supporting some amazing Otterbein undergrads and a stellar NDSU grad 😀

excited to attend my first OUPRC next Saturday! #psychology #science

the delightful feeling when the sun is shining and you stumble upon a group of students (from each of your different classes) hanging on the campus green space soaking up some much needed brightness together 🔆 …and they proceed to wave you down and ask you to join 😎

check out @alexknopps.bsky.social recent blog post about collaborative chess playing, which was supported by his @chessable.com research award! (and a big shoutout to @bjbalas.bsky.social for helping with the study design and implementation 🤓♟️)
www.chessable.com/blog/collabo...

Photo of United States Capitol on a blue background with the PS logo and announcement in white text of the Society's statement on federal research funding and data access.

PS joins fellow scientific organizations in opposing the federal research funding freeze, data access restrictions, and proposed cuts to grant infrastructure costs at NIH. Read here: https://buff.ly/419qOUp

Researchers 'stunned' after HHMI abruptly cancels program to make science more inclusive The Howard Hughes Medical Institute abruptly ended a $60 million program to improve the retention of diverse college students

what is happening is real—share it, speak up, and resist.

to my fellow educators, continue to teach your science to our students and continue to dare to know.

#STOPanticipatoryobedience

www.statnews.com/2025/02/06/h...

Share with your undergraduates - there's still time to apply to our summer REU program! The CiDER REU program is for any undergraduate interested in exploring the learning and teaching of STEM at the undergraduate level. A 10-week program, $7000 stipend. More info: www.ndsu.edu/dber/reu_pro...

my nephew bought me this for my birthday—haven’t played yet, but excited to give it a go!

The myth of multitasking: How a misnomer affects student learning “Multitasking” sounds productive, but it actually threatens students’ productivity and performance by encouraging media distractions. A soft chime echoes from a student’s phone as…

earlier this semester I was contacted by a student working on a journalism capstone project focused on media multitasking—how fun! check out the stellar final project here: otterbeinstorylab.wordpress.com/2024/11/07/t...

come check out and chat about some super awesome collaborative research @alexknopps.bsky.social #pnoms2024

stoked for my amazing NDSU colleague on the release of his new textbook! check it out folks—it’s sure to be stellar 😎📕

Practical Vision Science: Learning Through Experimentation This workbook provides a collection of experiments and observations that use physical materials (rather than digital displays or resources) to reveal fundamental properties of the human visual system....

@bjbalas.bsky.social 's forthcoming textbook is now available for pre-order. If you or your colleagues teach sensation and perception courses and would be interested in adding more hands-on learning to your class, check it out!
www.routledge.com/Practical-Vi...

Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Chessable Research Awards - Chessable Blog All applications have been reviewed, and the winners have been chosen for the 2024 Chessable Research Awards! From the 2024 applications, Chessable selected

Check out our lab's recently received Chessable Research Award! Hats off to @alexknopps.bsky.social for landing the award and big thanks to @bjbalas.bsky.social for his insights! Super stoked to launch this collaboration! www.chessable.com/blog/announc...!

Currently seeking a full-time lab coordinator for a project on word learning in preschool-aged children. Please share with anyone who might be a good fit!
Details and application:
prd.hcm.ndus.edu/psc/recruit/...

awesome colleague who is doing awesome research!

PSA: If you live anywhere near this blob and it’s not cloudy, tonight is a good night to go outside and look up www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/...