This #Pride month, queer people don't need you to turn your logo into a rainbow. We need you to:
1️⃣ Speak up for trans rights.
2️⃣ Learn from LGBTQ+ scholars and activists.
3️⃣ Work to create a safer, more welcoming world.
Quiet & "neutral" support isn't going to cut it.
Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"
NIH moved up the expiration date for some funding opportunities, effectively *canceling* the next application date without removing it from the standard table. I can't even imagine how many people are still prepping these grants.
👀 List of impacted opportunities:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
We’re thrilled to announce that Lily Campbell is now an equity-holding partner at Stellate!
Please join us in celebrating Lily’s well-deserved next chapter as a member of our leadership team. The future is bright! ✨
SOOTHING BIRD FACT 🐦
The only birds with truly green feathers are the turacos, which produce a unique coppery pigment called turacoverdin. All other "green" birds create the color through light's interaction with their feathers' molecular structure.
📷 René Cortin, via Wikimedia Commons
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
Urging researchers who are scrambling for funding and thinking that private money is The Answer to read widely and think deeply about what exactly “science-first philanthropy” is doing.
Is your foundation’s website pulling its weight?
Our free Web Strategy Checklist helps science-focused funders evaluate what’s working — and what might be holding you back.
Find out how well you are showcasing your impact online:
📥 stellatecomms.kit.com/foundations-...
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Want to learn more about all of the amazing work that has been part of #DisabledInSTEM?
Check out this recent @natureecoevo.bsky.social interview with Alyssa Paparella to see the insights of starting this platform while being a graduate student!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
