“The public isn’t merely playing the crash-test dummy, but also the underwriter, sponsoring the debugging process while tech companies like Google’s Waymo take home the profits.”
A long overdue reckoning for Henrietta Lacks — the Black woman whose cancer cells led to breakthroughs but were harvested without her consent. Novartis has settled a lawsuit by Lacks’ estate that alleged the pharmaceutical giant profited off her cells.
https://bit.ly/3NgCeBs
🚨Job alert 🚨
I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026.
If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026.
📤 Please share widely!
www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...
Listen to me. This can happen. THIS CAN HAPPEN.
An ICE agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: “We’re demanding ICE to leave the city immediately. We stand rock solid with our immigrant and refugee communities.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
I’m hiring a predoctoral fellow for the 2026-2027 AY with possibility of a second year. This is a great position for someone interested in pursuing a Ph.D. or who wants more hands-on experience doing research. Please apply/share! Happy to answer questions!
tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
📢 CfP for 2026 (virtual) Workshop on Human Rights and IR organized by Zoltán Búzás w the International Race and Rights Lab and Klau Institute for Civil & Human Rights. Abstracts due 12/20. Strongly recommend this community, esp. for grad, postdoc, junior scholars
raceandrights.org?page_id=31
🚨Jobs!🚨
3-year PostDoc positions (aka Research Officers) at @lsegovernment.bsky.social to work with me on the local consequences of border change. Please reach out for questions and apply by Jan 4th to join the team and department: I’d love to hear from you!
Job ad: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
![On official UC letterhead:
UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA
James B. Milliken President
Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607
universityofcalifornia.edu
CAMPUSES Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
Merced
Riverside San Diego San Francisco
Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
MEDICAL CENTERS
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
San Diego
San Francisco
NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
November 18, 2025
Dear Chancellors:
I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive.
As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California.
Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines.
Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership.
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On official UC letterhead: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA James B. Milliken President Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 universityofcalifornia.edu CAMPUSES Berkeley Davis Irvine UCLA Merced Riverside San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Santa Cruz MEDICAL CENTERS Davis Irvine UCLA San Diego San Francisco NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES November 18, 2025 Dear Chancellors: I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive. As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California. Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines. Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership. [continued on next image]
After learning more about the history and success of the program and weighing the thoughtful perspectives that have been shared, I have concluded that barring extraordinary financial setbacks, the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program will continue while the University continues to assess the program's structure as well as its long-term financial sustainability. As a result of our continuing consultation and review, there may be consideration of some changes to elements of the program including the total number of incentives supported, a number that has fluctuated significantly over the years, and how the awards are distributed among campuses. In the meantime, the University will continue to fund the PPFP faculty hiring incentive program and campuses may continue to take advantage of these incentives. We will have an opportunity to discuss any potential changes prior to adoption. As we look to the future, I will continue to engage with faculty leaders, program stakeholders, and UC community members about this important program. I especially appreciate the thoughtful perspectives shared in recent weeks by Academic Council Chair Palazoglu and Vice Chair Scott, the Council of Graduate Deans, UC faculty members, and you as our campus leaders. Sincerely, James B. Milliken President
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
New REPS Lab paper published today in the American Political Science Review
@repslab.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
My first solo publication is officially out! Check out how benevolent sexism and modern sexism influence attitudes toward Trump and Harris.
Excited to share my new publication in Comparative Political Studies📝
"Gendered Xenophobia? Gendered Interpretation of Immigration and Labor Market Vulnerability"
+Grateful to my advisors, colleagues, grant fellowships, editors and reviewers for their support and feedback!
doi.org/10.1177/0010...
What happens when @jinxungoh.bsky.social ’s work on meta-analyses meets REP work on Black voter turnou?
You get a cool paper like this, from recent REPS Lab alum, #AlexDavis:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Congratulations!!
Congratulations!
We will (again) be organizing PS-Prep this year.
I especially encourage (and hope to speak with) students from outside the US to apply, to understand an applicational system that is different, voluminous and complicated.
I will also encourage students early in their degree to ...
#APSA2025
The deadline has been extended until October 1, 2025.
UIUC Political Science is HIRING!
Political behavior, broadly defined at the assistant level. Comparative behavior/psych + REP especially encouraged. It's a great place to work on pol beh/psych and UIUC supports partner hires.
Here is the ad with all the details:
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
A terrific colleague and fellow editor at Current Directions in Psychological Science, @sylviapperry.bsky.social, is leading a special issue on Intergroup Allyship. For more information: www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
This is tempting me to watch cause WHAT?!?
news story about how the MN shooter and wife operate a private armed security company.
THREAD: The assassinations in Minnesota highlight a dirty secret hardly ever mentioned in the news: U.S. has 1.1 million private police officers. There is an unprecedented footprint of privately organized violence that is doing all sorts of things most people have no idea about.
Applications due Sunday (6/15)! The fund encourages and supports the recruitment, retention, and promotion of political science students and scholars who study and research Latina/o politics. Please contact latinofund@apsanet.org with any questions. buff.ly/2yyA9LT
Congratulations Tyler!
Congrats on the solo pub!!
Two @fabbs.org programs to help #NSF grantees who have had their grants prematurely terminated:
TODAY, May 21, 1-1:45 PM ET us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Thursday, May 22, 3-3:45 PM ET
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
LSE School of Public Policy is hiring a fellow (postdoc) in Data Science for Public Policy.
Topic is broadly defined; either just apply or feel free to contact myself or members of the search committee.
2 year position, renewable for year 3.
Deadline is June 8!
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
🚨 Jobs! 🚨
We are hiring two (!) postdoctoral researchers on polarisation, misperceptions and politicisation of science (with the amazing @roderikrekker.bsky.social)
Deadline 📅 1 June '25
All info here: www.ru.nl/en/working-a...
