Join advocates from around the country to call on our nation's policymakers to make funding for NIH a national priority and raise awareness about the importance of continued investment in medical research. Use your voice at the virtual Rally for Medical Research to ask Congress to pass a budge that includes funding increases for science. Budget increases would mean more grant money to help support trainees and supplement funding for existing grants affected by COVID-19. 

It is extremely important that elected officials hear from the people directly impacted by their budgetary decisions. They need to hear how grants support your work, and how progress was halted for lack of pipette tips or gloves or animals.

Talking points will be emailed ahead of time. You role is to describe the importance of your research and any impacts from COVID-19. Meetings are usually 10-15 minutes. Deadline to register is August 30. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

New TA Orientation August 24, 1-3 PM or August 31, 10-12 PM. Register here.

Grad Student Bootcamp: Managing Data & Research Materials August 25, 9:30-12 PM. Register here.

Navigating Successfully Through Workplaces Shaped by Subtle Bias August 26, 3-4 PM. Register here.

Council of Advancement of Underrepresented Scientists and Engineers (CAUSE) Welcome Back Event September 1, 11:30-1 PM. RSVP here.

Rally for Medical Research September 23. Register here.

Annealing STEM | New Podcast from CEMS SOAR

LEARN | What is Science Policy?

Interested in a job in science policy? Check out this website that answers questions like the following: What are some job titles for those with careers in science policy? How can I transition into science policy? What are organizations that hire PhDs? and How to start your job search?

ACT | Join Twin Cities Science Policy Network (TCSPN)

TCSPN seeks to encourage participation in policy and legislative decision-making at both the state and federal level. Anyone interested in science policy impacting the Twin Cities or in doing advocacy work for evidence-based policymaking is welcome! Follow TCSPN on Twitter!

GIVE | LifeSource: Organ Donation

GIVE | UMN Medical School Anatomy Bequest Program

Sources

Rally for Medical Research [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://rallyformedicalresearch.org/

Rally for Medical Research [Text]. Retrieved from Twin Cities Science Policy Network email

Science Policy Chart [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://www.s4d4c.eu/topic/6-2-1-science-and-diplomacy-two-different-worlds/

TCSPN [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/tcscipolnetwork

Organ Donation: How the Process Works [YouTube]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7k4SMeAo9o&t=171s

LifeSource Donation [Text]. Retrieved from https://www.life-source.org/register/

UMN Medical School [Online Image]. Retrieved from https://www.wihe.com/employer-details/3352/university-of-minnesota-medical-school/

Anatomical Bequest Program [Text]. Retrieved from https://med.umn.edu/research/anatomy-bequest-program

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