Adam Fagen
Working at the intersection of science and society. Science policy, science communication, science education, and more. Views my own.
- Sunset alert. This one from Colonial Village in NW DC. @capitalweather.bsky.social
- Beautiful sunrise this morning. @capitalweather.bsky.social
- They changed the header graphic but nothing else.
- Reposted by Adam Fagen"there's a new serif in town"
- Another beautiful sunset in NW DC. @capitalweather.bsky.social
- Reposted by Adam FagenThe bill that would let Trump appoint the city's attorney general is particularly wild. D.C. would become the only place in the country where residents would have no say, direct or indirect, in who gets picked to be the chief law enforcement officer. None.
- Reposted by Adam FagenHeads up DC folks!!!!! For those in DC: they’re dismantling the 40 year peace vigil in lafayette square RIGHT NOW! Please come to protest/record if you can!
- Even McDonald’s is putting out the distress call in DC
- Reposted by Adam Fagen(NBC News) - President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics was among the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the White House saying he was a "bystander" who wandered over after seeing coverage on the news. @ryanjreilly.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
- So the White House is actively campaigning for the Nobel Peace Prize?! Pretty sure that’s not how it works.
- Anyone seen our democracy?
- Some downed trees in Shepherd Park in NW DC @capitalweather.bsky.social
- Beautiful rainbow visible from Colonial Village. @capitalweather.bsky.social
- Wow, Panch is resigning from his position as NSF director.
- Exclusive: The director of the National Science Foundation announced his resignation today, 16 months before his 6-year term ends, in a letter to staff obtained by Science. scim.ag/42vc3fn
- If you missed this
- Eric Green is out as head of National Human Genome Research Institute www.statnews.com/2025/03/17/t... #genomics #NIH #NHGRI
- Following from last week’s Executive Order, a second chapter on the destruction of the only federal agency supporting your local libraries and museums.
- Even though they’ve shown promise for treating pancreatic cancer?!
- Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field. By @arthurallen202.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
- Thanks for selling out DC. And the country. Congress has already given the White House all the power. @schumer.senate.gov
- Why even have a Democratic Party? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
- Thoughts?
- Opinion: The U.S. National Academy of Sciences should denounce the antiscientific policies of the Trump administration www.scientificamerican.com/article/stro... "The new Trump administration is now making an unprecedented effort to prevent science from informing public policy."
- For those who don’t understand the challenge of living in DC. There’s no other municipality in the country for which Congress can invalidate a balanced full year budget passed by the people’s elected representatives, and halfway into the fiscal year at that. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
- A few quick shots from today’s #StandUpForScience rally in DC.
- Reposted by Adam FagenLIVE STREAM!
- Want to stream our DC event & hear from amazing speakers like Bill Nye, Francis Collins, Atul Gawande, and SO MANY MORE? Join our livestream at www.twitch.tv/standupforsc..., starting at 12 pm! #standupforscience2025
- Reporting from Nature about NIH efforts to stop funding grants that relate to DEI and other areas contrary to recent executive actions. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Growing protest in front of NOAA’s offices in Silver Spring, MD.
- Reposted by Adam FagenThe National Science Foundation tells Science that this morning it fired 168 probationary employees. That is roughly 10% of its workforce. An NSF spokesperson said the dismissals were made “to ensure compliance” with a 11 February presidential executive order on a “workforce optimization."
- Lifting up for anyone who can help.
- Strong background in genomics and bioinformatics education and community engagement. Currently located in Bethesda, MD. Updated CV: app.box.com/s/hg5g6z05cz...
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- 1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
- Reposted by Adam FagenThis is the kind of simple and direct message we need right now: long-term damage aside, this attack is going to very quickly make it even harder for people to have the jobs and medical care they need.
