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Story: npr.org/sections/shots…

WaPo got the memo with more info. Main article (gifted): wapo.st/4gfgcHQ Memo (gifted): wapo.st/3E9XcgH

Breaking news: The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants, according to a copy of a new memo obtained by The Washington Post, after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash. wapo.st/40E0VdW

#PalisadesFire and #EatonFire are finally 100% contained. Recovery will be a very long road and never 100%. We are changed by this.

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

This sums up the current administration's approach succinctly: "I think the strategy here is: ‘Well, we’re just going to do it and dare somebody to stop us, and by the time they stop us, we’ll have destroyed it.’” From: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

“NIH is accordingly imposing a standard indirect cost rate on all grants of 15%...This policy shall be applied to all current grants for go forward expenses from February 10, 2025 forward as well as for all new grants issued." grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/n…

Things I wish more people knew about doing science in the US (thread):

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About a month after Donald Trump took office as the 47th US president, almost all grant-review meetings remain suspended at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), preventing the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research from spending much of its US$47 billion

Sometimes vaccine efficacy is subtle Sometimes it isn't

A year ago today, there was a lake in Death Valley NP one could float on. A reminder that wonder exists in our world!

The mass firing of both new hires and recently promoted senior staff within #NOAA, including mission-critical and life-saving roles at the National Weather Service (#NWS), is profoundly alarming. 1/11

My old TI-85 calculator just gave up the ghost in the middle of grading finals. I'll miss that calculator. Every newer model lacks the customizable menu button that made TI-85 the most convenient to use.

🚨PCH TO REOPEN🚨 @CAGovernor announced Pacific Coast Hwy will reopen to the public in Malibu & Pacific Palisades Friday, May 23 in time for Memorial Day holiday. Thank you for your patience during the recovery work for the #PalisadesFire More details at: tinyurl.com/3newr6bk