The Stanford Chapter of the @aaup.bsky.social. Fighting to preserve academic freedom for all. All Stanford academic staff are eligible to join. Opinions our own. Find out more and join here: https://aaupstanford.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/stanfordaaup.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stanfordaaup.bsky.social/post/3muqgdjt3jc2vHundreds of millions of dollars to be redirected from NIAID to DOD. “The Department of Defense is just not set up to deliver the scientific innovations we have come to expect and rely on from NIH” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02799-505 Sep 2026 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:uzfwrpmibffag4rxsqvpklt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqgdjt3jc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stanfordaaup.bsky.social/post/3msqumce6522tA scene played out at Stanford many times. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:uzfwrpmibffag4rxsqvpklt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqumce6522thttps://bsky.app/profile/stanfordaaup.bsky.social/post/3msgmgsjknc2sStanford's prodigal son behaving badly. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:uzfwrpmibffag4rxsqvpklt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgmgsjknc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/stanfordaaup.bsky.social/post/3msgmcapys22sUniversities need to stop half-assing their response to the all-out assault on science (and higher education more broadly) if we are to have a hope of surviving. We should know that a concept of a plan is not going to work. Universities need to coordinate and take bold action or we're cooked. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aek750006 Aug 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:uzfwrpmibffag4rxsqvpklt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgmcapys22shttps://bsky.app/profile/stanfordaaup.bsky.social/post/3mrfzfdkkf22xShocking revelation in court documents that the Trump administration canceled billions of dollars of grants for energy projects based solely on whether states voted for Trump. ... and this is the sanitized version they presented to avoid discovery! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/trump-state-grants-canceled.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0FA.oBEi.B6YemxfSXPUj&smid=url-share24 Jul 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:uzfwrpmibffag4rxsqvpklt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfzfdkkf22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stanfordaaup.bsky.social/post/3mrdcrz5ja22iVery important and illuminating 🧵 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:uzfwrpmibffag4rxsqvpklt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdcrz5ja22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/stanfordaaup.bsky.social/post/3mqdofb5vt22qNew NSF policy essential bans all collaboration with Chinese scientists. This is another disaster for science. https://www.science.org/content/article/new-nsf-policy-would-ban-almost-all-collaborations-chinese-scientists11 Jul 2026 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:uzfwrpmibffag4rxsqvpklt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdofb5vt22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stanfordaaup.bsky.social/post/3mq63f7m2m22iThis is a horrifying story about the growing dangers of ubiquitous surveillance and a good reason for Stanford residents to continue to pressure the admin to get rid of the Flock cameras on campus. https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-flock-cameras-wrongly-tracked-me-for-days-over-stolen-plates-and-sent-police-after-me08 Jul 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:uzfwrpmibffag4rxsqvpklt2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq63f7m2m22i