Arielle Baker, PhD

“Lately, we hear that universities are 'dependent on federal money,' as though they were passive beneficiaries of government largesse. In reality, the government depends on universities to conduct the research that keeps our nation healthy, safe and economically competitive."

Returned to @theNASEM today—familiar halls, urgent questions. Grateful to attend a session organized by @smr32 exploring: What if international students and postdocs stopped coming to the U.S.? Thought-provoking insights from @ChrisGlassHEC, @m_clem, and others.

Neutrality is complicity in the face of injustice. Important words by @eco_genome et al. “Passive allyship is insufficient; institutions must abandon neutrality and defend targeted communities to minimize further harm.” science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Postdoc @asimhgazi was at the Schmidt 2025 Interdisciplinary Science Summit last week. Here is a nice shot of him beside an artistic representation of his work to use biosensor information to support people under stress in the right ways and at the right times!

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 wks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. forbes.com/sites/kimelses…

Opening Day for our 2025 Interdisciplinary Science Summit, in association with @Caltech , and we are so excited to reconnect with our Fellows, friends, and partners over the next three days. Growing interdisciplinary community together!

“When we set our sights on doing the impossible, that is when we are at our best". An inspiring message from former JPL director Laurie Leshin sets the tone for our Showcase Day at the Interdisciplinary Science Summit! In association with @Caltech . Thank you!

It’s our 2025 Interdisciplinary Science Summit, in association with @Caltech , and it has kicked off in style with a tour of @NASAJPL , the inspiring world leader in robotic space exploration. Growing interdisciplinary science!

Please stop assuming that too many em dashes means AI written. Some of us are producing grammatically incoherent work the honest way!

Do you hear that sound? It’s >100 @SchmidtFellows making their way to Pasadena, CA for the 2025 Interdisciplinary Science Summit. See you soon!

Can bioelectronics help “hack” the gut to improve health outcomes? An article in #TheBridge explores how ingestible bioelectronics are unlocking novel ways to interface with the enteric nervous system (ENS), also known as the gut’s brain. Read here: ow.ly/gUn550WbX9K

“The money the government sends to Harvard is, in effect, not a subsidy to advance the university’s mission. It’s a payment for the role Harvard plays in advancing the research mission of the United States.” nytimes.com/interactive/20…

An NIH staffer reacts to today's ruling: "I'm looking forward to the day that we are so slammed with work trying to reinstate everything that we had to terminate illegally — I'll work 24/7 to make that happen if I can." My story for @Nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

The Evans Research Group is searching for a new postdoc to join the team 🐊! Research would focus on polymer synthesis and manufacturing with opportunities to work closely with industrial partners. More details in comments. Please RT and share. (1/)

If you are a scientist in one of the below fields, consider mentoring a STEM grad school applicant through @cientificolatin's #CLGSMI program! Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental sciences, Mathematics, Physics

“With the welcome mat withdrawn for promising researchers from around the world, America is at risk of losing its longstanding pre-eminence in the sciences.” nytimes.com/2025/05/31/wor…

📣 New preprint alert! We developed a framework to uncover Coherent Structures in flows on dynamic surfaces—revealing dynamic attractors, repellers and deformation directions in active nematic vesicles, pancreatic spheroids, and beating zebrafish hearts. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Were you postdoc on the faculty job market May 2024 - May 2025? Are you a new assistant professor who landed your position (any field!) in the past year? We want to hear from you about your experience on the faculty job market.

“It is the greatest tragedy I have observed in my entire professional career thus far.”

The National Academies help ensure our laws are grounded in science, not politics. The loss of $40M in federal contracts is more than a budget cut—it’s a blow to evidence-based policymaking. This impact is hard to overstate. statnews.com/2025/05/23/nat…