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laurenatighe.bsky.social
Northwestern assistant research professor studying family and two-gen programs • UMich alumna • Taco Bell, Diet Coke, Real Housewives enthusiast • she/her
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A thank you note from a student where they drew my oft-mentioned cat Stella 🥺

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This International Women's Day, I'm thinking about how it wasn't required for NIH-sponsored trials to include women until 1993.

submitted 17 days ago • 6 comments

ICPSR at University of Michigan has been one of the longest-running secure data archives in the world and is stepping up to the challenges being presented in the current U.S. environment to keep government data as a resource for researchers and policymakers. isr.umich.edu/giving/suppo...

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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

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On Saturday, my Northwestern child and family policy class went on a tour of Bronzeville with Chicago historian Shermann Thomas (6figga_dilla). We learned and laughed a lot and then got to eat amazing soul food at Pearl’s Place!

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When you buy five reams of 8.5x14 paper instead of 8.5x11 😑

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Resisting the urge to reward myself with a little treat after every basic task

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