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@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-04-25 21:22:04

Join the May 5 UKSG discussion “Why we all need to #DefendResearch” with Declaration co-authors Alice Meadows and myself, Terri Teleen of Emerald Publishing, and David McMenemy of CILIP! Register here:

FREE UKSG webinar: Why we all need to #DefendResearch - UKSG
This is a fantastic opportunity to listen to expert speakers with no travelling required. This is a free webinar - Please note that advance registration is required. This webinar will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to the recording after the session.

@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-06-20 17:13:01

Have questions about crafting your comments about the #OMB proposed regulations? #DefendResearch is maintaining a set of resources to help folks make submissions (

OMB Proposed Regulation Change Responses
Action Hours: OMB Proposed Regulation Change Responses #DefendResearch is hosting weekly Action Hours every Tuesday from June 9 through July 7 at 8amPT/11amET (register here: https://forms.gle/PPLuo4UAwXQRacf46) to help people submit comments about the latest OMB proposed regulation changes ("Re...

@lschiff@mastodon.sdf.org
2026-06-07 18:19:14

FYI #DefendResearch has weekly Action Hours June 9-30 to help folks submit comments re. the #OMB proposed changes, using resources from #StandUpForScience, Jeremy Berg, Liz Neely & o…

#DefendResearch June Action Hours: OMB Proposed Regulation Change Responses
#DefendResearch is hosting weekly Action Hours throughout June to help people submit comments about the latest OMB proposed regulation changes ("Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance") that would have disastrous consequences for research, and thus all of us. While we are not experts in federal regulation comment submission, we have pulled together and will be sharing key resources created by the scholarly community to make it easy for all of us to take this important action. This includes…

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

‪Lisa Schiff€
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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. …