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@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-06-05 22:59:39

Making sure this latest #censorship attack of scholars gets lots of attention: medpagetoday.com/special-repor
Lots of ways to take actio…

Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions

@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-05-26 16:23:45

Government #censorship is having a direct impact on federally funded research, restricting the topics addressed and the experiences & perspectives recognized. Join Jeremy Berg, Former #NIH institute director and Editor-in-Chief, Science magazine, Michael D. Green, Ph.D., Early Career Researcher…

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Funding Under Pressure: Political Influence, Censorship, and the Future of U.S. Research. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Federal research funding in the United States is increasingly shaped by political priorities rather than scientific merit—reshaping what research gets funded, how it is conducted, and what findings are ultimately shared. In this webinar, researchers examine both the visible and less visible consequences of this shift. Drawing on publicly available data, Jeremy Berg presents emerging evidence of grant terminations, project disruptions, and even changes to grant language—offering a rare, dat…

@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-05-14 03:33:49

‪Lisa Schiff€
‪@lschiff.bsky.social€
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"The case for academic freedom and the independence of the university is far shakier today than it was even a decade ago..." Register for the 5/19 #DefendResearch webinar with Sara Rouhi and Brandon Turner
on this aspect of #censorship

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Academic Freedom and Scientific Independence in a Polarized Age. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
As part of DefendResearch.org's ongoing work to highlight the dangers of government censorship of science and research in the United States, we are launching a webinar series in 2026 dedicated to conversations with scholars and experts who view the current attacks on academic freedom as existential and who believe that it is vital to educate the public about the repercussions of these acts of censorship. During this webinar, we'll be in conversation with political theorist Dr. Brandon Turner. …

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-04-15 20:15:45

Alberta Senator @… delivered an excellent speech warning of the harms of online censorship, moral panic, book bans, and the problems with bans and age verifications as Senate Bill S-209 moves from the Senate to the House of Commons.
Thank you Senator! I could not agree more!
#OnlineHarms #AgeVerification #CanPoli #CdnPoli #SoberFirstThought #Canada #Censorship #BookBan #Alberta #ABPoli #DanielleSmith