Yuanyuan Wang

Don’t miss Dr. Cédric Blanpain of the Université Libre de Bruxelles as he presents, “Mechanisms Regulating Stem Cell Plasticity During Tumor Initiation,” on Friday, May 30 at 1pm in Boyer 159.

The #ResearchSeminar is open to all UCLA faculty, students and staff.

Europe pledges €600 million to lure foreign researchers, vows to protect scientific freedom New campaign, Choose Science for Europe, aims to recruit talent from countries where science is under siege

Europe pledges €600 million to lure foreign researchers, vows to protect scientific freedom | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Effective May 5, 2025, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) will decommission its snow and ice data products from the Coasts, Oceans, and Geophysics Science Division (COGS). As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported. This includes Sea Ice Index, Snow Data Assimilation System (SNODAS) Data Products, Glacier Photograph Collection, U.S. National Ice Center Arctic Sea Ice Charts and Climatologies in Gridded Format Gridded Monthly Sea Ice Extent and Concentration, 1850 Onward World Glacier Inventory. If you rely on these products in your work, research, education, or planning, we invite you to share your story at nsidc@nsidc.org. Your input can help us demonstrate the importance of these data sets and advocate for future support.

This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data.

"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."

nsidc.org/data/user-re...

Exclusive: Trump’s D.C. Prosecutor Threatens Wikipedia’s Tax-Exempt Status In a letter obtained by The Free Press, Trump appointee Ed Martin accuses the Wikimedia Foundation of violating the law. Critics say his tactics are ‘grandstanding.’

🧪📚The attacks on anything related to education or academics keep coming. First, academic journals, that are not government entities, received “vaguely” threatening letters from the DOJ. Now, it is going after Wikipedia!

🔗 www.thefp.com/p/trump-pros...

Women twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as men - but scientists do not know why - Nature Medicine Changes to the female brain during menopause, together with social and cultural factors, might affect disease risk.

Women are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as men. A feature in Nature Medicine reports how the changes to the female brain during menopause, along with social and cultural factors, might affect disease risk. #medsky #alzsky 🧪

This is figure 1, which shows the cascade of molecular and cellular responses initiated by reduced blood flow or ischaemia and its reintroduction.

A Review in Nature Reviews Bioengineering summarizes the biological mechanisms of cellular injury, perfusate modifications and mechanistic approaches for reinstating circulation, and offers perspectives on the future of organ and whole-body recovery. https://go.nature.com/4kJAtJ1 🔒

A montage of Saturn from Earth from Damian Peach showing the changing tilt of Saturn’s rings as viewed from Earth between 2004 and 2015.

Even though we'll miss seeing the disappearing rings this year, Saturn and the Sun have agreed to make it up to us in 13 years time with a triple plane crossing that we will be able to see 🥳. So mark these dates in your diary!

🪐 15 October 2038
🪐 1 April 2039
🪐 9 July 2039

📷:Damien Peach 🧪🔭

Overseas universities see opportunity in U.S. ‘brain drain’ But many U.S.-based scientists seeking to leave may struggle to find positions in countries grappling with funding issues of their own

Universities around the world have reported seeing an uptick in applications from U.S.-based researchers, who face an increasingly uncertain climate under President Donald Trump’s administration. scim.ag/4ibvP4T

Are microplastics bad for your health? More rigorous science is needed Tiny plastic particles are being found everywhere, including in the human brain. But it is not yet clear which findings can be trusted and what they might mean.

The issue of whether plastics are entering human tissues and what impacts they might have on health is of great interest. A Comment article in Nature calls for more rigorous standards, transparency and collaboration to help better understand the issue. 🧪

Definitely , especially when eggs in CA are so expensive.

‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration.

The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard.


https://go.nature.com/3F8T6FX

‘Wrecking ball’: RFK Jr. moves to fire thousands of health agency employees Supervisors deliver bad news across NIH, CDC

President Donald Trump’s administration today moved to fire 5200 workers at the Department of Health and Human Services, using supervisors across the vast agency to warn probationary employees that they would soon receive termination notices. scim.ag/4jYmcYA

Happy the international day of women and girls in science! So encouraging speeches! Incredible women scientists from Finland shared their insights for science and career development. So glad to have the chance to attend this event! #womeninscience

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring Researchers facing

“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO