Behavioral Biology Major 2025 graduates Luke Buza, Sofia Weaver, Lucy McCabe, Tufts Consortium student Isabella Arabia, together with James Traniello, published an editorial in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology voicing their individual and collective frustrations with the current federal funding crisis and the denigration of science pervasive in our society.
In their editorial The crisis in science funding threatens the careers of future behavioral ecologists, the recent graduates – now eager to enter graduate school – discuss how a lack of support is influencing their futures. First author Luke Buza is “glad our voices are being heard. I am hopeful for the conversation to continue, and ask my peers to stay resilient and committed. I am fully dedicated to science and will not be deterred.” Lucy McCabe notes “By publishing our experiences, we’ve managed to steady an ever-shifting spotlight over our struggles as budding science professionals in this time of uncertainty.” For Isabella Arabia, the editorial “gave me the space to process my feelings and provided an outlet to speak on my passion for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) education. In times like these, bridging the gap between research and outreach is imperative to the scientific process, because building trust with the public starts with making discoveries accessible, not just to other scientists, but to all people.”
The article is receiving much attention, ranking in the 74th percentile of all articles of a similar age in all journals.