Right with you. I had to prep materials for my annual evaluation this afternoon and when they asked me for goals over the next 2-5 yrs I thought about how I can barely make goals for the week these days!
Poor buddy knows whoโd be a tasty snack during the Triassic Period.
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Speaking as a social psychologistโฆyou sound like a social psychologist! (I love the idea, btw)
Spotted in Nashville this weekโฆ
I love that @modernlanguage.bsky.social has posted the depositions of the DOGE bros who gutted the National Endowment for the Humanities. All part of the lawsuit the MLA, AHA, and ACLS have filed against the federal government.
Heโs always reminded me of a crooked used car salesman
Iโm running for Congress to keep fighting for St. Louis. Iโve never been afraid to take the lead on the issues that matter: Medicare for All, reproductive rights, and so much more.
St. Louis deserves everything, and they deserve better than the representative they have right now.
@democracynow.org
Pause for a moment, and read...
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@covie93.bsky.social
Great to see such a large crowd out today! #standupforscience
Adoptable chonky beagle of the day-Sherman! www.tribeagles.org/product/sher...
Bison in a field of wild flowers
Something to remind you
In a world gone mad
Its still a world worth saving
Eh, who cares if the car behind you has brakes?
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Oh, Lola! Humans need their rest. We canโt all be as effortlessly beautiful as you!
YES. And, see Pop Culture Detectiveโs bsky.app/profile/popdetective.bsky.social slightly different (but related) angle on this using the Marvel universe. No idea what his background is, but his videos are incredible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpit...
Congrats, great work!
2. A new @jamanetworkopen.com paper from lead author @michael-hoerger.bsky.social that evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and cost of a multilayered COVID-19 mitigation toolkit for adults with cancer.
Dr. Hoerger is a current ACS Research Scholar Grantee.
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Check out our ACS-sponsored pilot program to help patients and families stay safer from COVID ๐
Graph of award probability of R35 and R01 from NIH factbook as a function of review rank percentile. As is apparent, 2025 is a significant departure, with lower award probabilities at all scores <40 and significant departures from norm, where even being in the top 10% is no longer a nearly certain indicator of success. Data source: https://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/report/302
The data is in: the NIH goalposts have shifted.
What were once almost certain fundable scores have become coin flips and what used to be likely grants have become aspirational, leading to fewer awards.
Another manifestation of how HHS policies have led to fewer awards and less science.
Jesus, this is grim. Even grants that get perfect scores arenโt guaranteed funding?!?!
A motivational montage image celebrating adventurer Tori Murden McClure, featuring a main action photo on the left and an inset formal portrait on the upper right. The primary photograph shows Tori Murden, a woman in her thirties with short brown hair, wearing sunglasses and a black short-sleeved top, triumphantly raising one arm (holding a cap) while seated and rowing in a small, specialized ocean rowboat named "SECTOR" on calm open ocean waters under a clear blue sky. The sleek, narrow boat is painted white with red and black accents, featuring bold branding including "SECTOR" in large letters, "NO LIMITS" slogan, "SOLA" (likely indicating solar-powered elements), American flags, sponsor logos like "JCR" and "TJR," solar panels on the deck, two long oars extended into the water (one with a paddle visible), a small cabin window, an antenna or mast, and the boat partially submerged in choppy blue-green sea waves. In the upper right corner is a smaller rectangular inset headshot of an older Tori Murden McClure in a professional setting: she has short dark hair, warm smile, wearing small earrings, and a dark blazer over a white blouse, posed against a neutral background in a formal portrait style. The overall composition highlights her historic achievement as the first woman and first American to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1999, blending adventure and accomplishment.
Tori Murden McClure is the first woman to row solo & unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean.
She rowed. ๐ฃโโ๏ธ๐ฎ
She completed the 3,300-mile journey from the Canary Islands to Guadeloupe in 81 days in a 23-foot custom boat named the ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ.
She was born #OTD in 1963. #WomensHistoryMonth
Born outside of Canada, but have/had a Canadian parent? Yup, you are a Canadian and can get a Canadian passport.
Thank you for circulating this, Jenna.
Current NIH leadership want you to think they are using rigorous, consistent & scientific processes to screen studies to align them with agency priorities.
But the process that they have put down on paper is a sham.
Itโs important to know NIH is not following its own guidance. Hereโs why:
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Is there an overgrown venus flytrap in the basement?
This one worked! I even tried the old one on a different browser! Ah, well, IT mysteriesโฆ Good luck to your student!
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