OMB proposed policies may dramatically affect federal funding of research/related activities. @arvoinfo.bsky.social believes such decisions should be based on expertise, peer review and scientific merit. We urge the #VisionResearch community to oppose these changes. Learn how: https://bit.ly/4udtFa1
About as strong a statement as we've seen from AAAS over the course of this presidency. A good barometer for how seriously they're taking the OMB rule.
Dan Garisto
We are thrilled to announce the 2026 Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Fellows! 40 remarkable postdocs pursuing transformative research in biological/biomedical sciences.
This is the 7th Leading Edge cohort and we are so excited to welcome them!
www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows/
Really lucky to have this group of new PIs to traverse academia together. Continuing the legacy of the tight knit, collaborative, and kind retina neurobiology community. #RetNeuroSRC
@annaintegrated.bsky.social @juanonyme.bsky.social
AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh on proposed OMB regs:
"... a brazen power grab by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to buck the will of Congress and the American people and will make future discoveries less likely. "
www.aaas.org/news/aaas-st...
