Chris B. Schaffer

New preprint from our lab!

This was written as part of the McClintock letters campaign. blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...

Science runs on serendipity, but federal cuts could make our luck run out | Opinion A professor at Cornell University, a Jacksonville native, describes how luck plays a role in scientific advancement — but so does steady funding.

I wrote an op-ed on some of our lab’s work and the impact of cuts to federal support for scientific research.
www.jacksonville.com/story/opinio...

NSF, NIH Funding Cuts Spur Student-Led Science Communication Campaign In the wake of funding cuts from the Trump administration, Cornell University students and early career researchers are turning to local media to make their voices heard.

🆕From me in @forbes.com: NSF, NIH Funding Cuts Spur Student-Led Science Communication Campaign

@cornellasap.bsky.social's McClintock letter campaign aims to help federallyfunded students and early career researchers share their work in local media.

www.forbes.com/sites/shalin...

#scipol #scicomm

Scientist colleagues, write to your hometown paper and tell folks about your work, what motivates it, and what impact it could have. Aim for publication June 16.