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Breaking News: Declaring that “we are at a crossroads in history,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said that European countries would increase military spending and assemble a coalition to defend Ukraine.

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I #StandWithUkraine! 💙💙💛💛

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I am PI on an R01 partnering with the VA. They do enormously important research and have vast data resources. But the VA system is not easy to navigate. Losing their skilled analysts and data techs would greatly impede work there.

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PRAMS is the source of data for basically every effort to limit infant mortality and all the health dangers mothers face before and after birth. So a pretty big deal the Elon and Co decided to cancel the program.

submitted 11 days ago • 67 comments

#JohnLewis on when to get into #goodtrouble✊🏽

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I hope state DA’s are as quick to file a lawsuit over this racist policy using our education system to assert bigotry and #racism as they were about the feds freezing funds. This is a fight for #equity, #equality, #freedom, and #education @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...

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Terrible news like this should be shared with a link even though it would be less likely to blow up. "The NCI, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, warned that about 330 employees who had been hired within the past year would be fired. Just under 10% the entire workforce"

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On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 26 days ago • 82 comments

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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They are seeking to criminalize integration efforts across public life. We must be clear eyed and direct about what’s happening here. We have not witnessed this blatant of a comprehensive governmental attack on integration since the Civil Rights Movement. slate.com/news-and-pol...

submitted 27 days ago • 170 comments

Yes. Call it what it is! The Anti-DEI movement is about purging protected groups and re-segregation in the name of bigotry and power.

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The way the term #DEI has been wielded and the way the anti-DEI movement is surgically being implemented smells like racial/ethnic/gender/disability/sex discrimination to me. It’s systematic implementation into our govt system being present a perfect example of systematic racism and other isms

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This type of censorship is the making of a dictatorship. People wake up! #EpiSky #PublicHealth #SocialEpi

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Even the NYTimes thinks the 1st moves may have been an overshoot of what was asked. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/h...

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As a co-chair of the @iaphs.bsky.social meeting planning committee I can attest that this is going to be an excellent 10-year anniversary conference. Plan your abstracts and panels and join us! Never been? Feel free to ask about it below… iaphs.org/conference/

submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

Today’s #doodle was brought to you by the letter M for #Monday and my pup who gracious slept while I did a quick sketch. #artjoy

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Intersectional Inequities in #MaternalMortality: Examining the Compounded Risks for Black Birthing Individuals with #PhysicalDisabilities -- lead by Ilhom Akobirshoev @brandeisuniversity.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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I #doodle sometimes to clear the mind. This practice allows me to be think through my research w/o carrying the stress of academia #art #mindfulness #dachshund

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

The bluesky 🦋 starter pack is the new mixtape, amirite?

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

It’s exciting to see the growing #EpiSky community 🤓

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

In #academia you encounter a lot of rejection. It’s important to learn how to not give a f*** and still care at the same time so that you keep moving forward and don’t leave a piece of yourself behind.

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Great article in @washingtonpost.com about strengths and limitations of state efforts to address health-related social needs. Quotes from me and others in the field. #healthpolicy wapo.st/3OKcYkD

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My first time drawing with #charcoal! I think this Ostrich is saying, “Whatcha talkin bout Willis?” #artjoy 🎨🖌️

submitted 386 days ago • 0 comments

#Academia is stressful. Last Spring, I started #drawing again after a 20 yr hiatus… I don’t know why I ever stopped given the joy and peace I feel when creating. I’m having so much fun working in graphite.🎨🖌️🖼️ #worklifebalance #beaglemix #coonhoundmix

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