Strategic Advisor, Organizational and Government Affairs — Science and Tech Policy Wonk
Washington, DC
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Brian Stone and Rebecca Keiser are leaving as unofficial head and chief of staff
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In many case it’s surprising affordable.
How much does college actually cost where you live?
We created a tool that shows the average cost to attend over 2,100 U.S. colleges, factoring in the average amount students get in grants and scholarships and comparing it to the sticker price: wapo.st/4iUTfyH
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Lung cancer patients who received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine within a few months of immunotherapy lived nearly twice as long as unvaccinated patients. sciencenews.org/article/canc…
I could never sit in the chair of the Senate, because when 10 minutes was up, I’d be like, you didn’t vote, too bad, call it, clerk.
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NEW: Trump asked Russ Vought to draft an EO to create a board to decide on NIH grants, after the NIH Director refused Trump’s request to cut Harvard funding in a heated Oval Office meeting on Friday.
- Vought, Bhattacharya & others would be part of the board, which would have to reach unanimous decisions on grant awards
- “The president called him into the principal’s office,” one person said.
- Linda McMahon was also in the meeting but she did not participate in the fighting
- Others present: Bessent, Stephen Miller, Will Scharf & Mark Paoletta.
w/ the great @Tim_Roehn
politico.com/news/2026/09/19…
I’m not suggesting the lack of trust in higher education isn’t a real issue, but the number of college applicants and applications continues to grow.
More than 10.7 million college applications were submitted in the 2025-2026 cycle.
Low-income households saw an 8% increase in applications. A 6% increase in applications were from those who would be the first generation to go to college. wapo.st/4grzCvi
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More than 10.7 million college applications were submitted in the 2025-2026 cycle.
Low-income households saw an 8% increase in applications. A 6% increase in applications were from those who would be the first generation to go to college. wapo.st/4grzCvi
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The US National Science Foundation will award about 30% fewer new research grants this fiscal year than in the last one, Nature has learnt.
go.nature.com/4bVmnla
It’s hard to believe that AI could be worse than me walking into Leg Counsel as a 20-something year old, “So, I had this idea…”.
AI slop is swamping a House office that drafts US laws dlvr.it/TV2yVf
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There will probably be far fewer foreign students on college campuses nationwide this fall following the Trump administration’s crackdown on international visas.
A new report predicts international enrollment will decrease by 9.5 percent this fall. wapo.st/4c5gMc7
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Useful new @USGAO report on the current state of CHIPS R&D at the Dept. of Commerce.
As shown below, it's an utter shambles.
This is such an important finding for young scientists and PhD students who are starting their careers and need some amount of certainty with regard to grants.
Judge rules OMB can’t retroactively nix grants based on new rules dlvr.it/TTbDYv
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According to @moodysratings, @WHOMB's proposed changes to Uniform Guidance could downgrade the credit ratings of cities, counties, states, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations across the nation — and could make life more expensive for all of us.
aau.edu/newsroom/leading-res…
Hey @MyBGE
Thanks for all the notices regarding your cycling events to deal with the high heat, but none of the links seem to work to provide any additional information about what this means.
When AI stops being a tool and becomes a familiar voice. bistromathic.substack.com/p/…