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ProPublica

NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
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It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.

propublica.org/article/nih-fun

ProPublicaNIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
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Abinash Sahoo

We ran a Reddit survey, and the results are shocking:

publishing scientific papers is prohibitively expensive.

💸 $3K – $7.5K for open access in reputable journals

🔥 Top journals (e.g., Nature) charge $9K+

🚫 Even mid-tier journals cost $2K – $4K

PhD students rely on lab grants, while independents pay out of pocket.

📚 Science is becoming pay-to-publish, blocking access to knowledge.

We need decentralized, affordable publishing.

#DeSci#funding#publishing
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Abinash Sahoo

While I am reading an article about DeSci on medium, I found something interesting.

📉 Young scientists are being left behind.

In 1980, 20% of NIH grants went to researchers 35 & younger. By 2014? Just 1%.

Meanwhile, funding for 66+ scientists keeps rising.

I'm not saying it's a bad thing but without support, young innovators leave science—taking their fresh ideas with them.

We’re losing the next generation.

Young scientists declined. #Science #DeSci #academia
#FundYoungScientists#science#publishing
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

"Clinicians warn that the changes will degrade mental #health treatment at the #VA., which already has severe staffing shortages...

The #DOGE cuts have already sparked #chaos & confusion within the sprawling agency, which provides care to more than nine million #veterans. The #Trump admn has said it plans to eliminate 80,000 VA #jobs, and a first round of terminations has halted some #research studies & slashed support staff."
nytimes.com/2025/03/22/us/poli

Text from article: In more than three dozen interviews, current and recently terminated mental health workers at the V.A. described a period of rapid, chaotic behind-the-scenes change. Many agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity because they want to continue to serve veterans, and feared retribution from the Trump administration. Clinicians warn that the changes will degrade mental health treatment at the V.A., which already has severe staffing shortages. Some expect to see a mass exodus of sought-after specialists, like psychiatrists and psychologists. They expect wait times to increase, and veterans to eventually seek treatment outside the agency. “Psychotherapy is a very private endeavor,” said Ira Kedson, the president of AFGE local 310 at the Coatesville V.A. Medical Center in Pennsylvania. “It’s supposed to be a safe place, where people can talk about their deepest, darkest fears and issues.” Veterans, he said, trust that what they tell therapists is confidential. “If they can’t trust us to do that, I think that a sizable number of them will withdraw from treatment,” he said.
#Musk#DonaldTrump#Coup
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Athena

Researchers in Australia, Europe, the UK, and Canada funded by the US are being asked if their work touches on topics like DEI or climate & environmental justice— topics denounced by the current administration.

It's another example of the deteriorating climate for the freedom of scientific practice in the US.

As someone studying climate history and politics with a focus on the United States, I find this deeply alarming.

nature.com/articles/d41586-025

www.nature.comTrump team ‘survey’ sent to overseas researchers prompts foreign interference fearsThe document asks US-funded scientists in Australia, the UK and the EU to declare links to China or projects on diversity, equity and inclusion.
#USPolitics#science#research
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William Lindsey :toad:

"• The Trump Administration targeted private universities — canceling $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University; pausing $175 million for the University of Pennsylvania; and Johns Hopkins cut research after losing $800 million in USAID grants

• Trump began dismantling Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia"

#Musk #Trump #Republicans #DOGE #fascism #destruction #chaos #universities #research #grants #USAID #VoiceofAmerica
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