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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · 25d

Do it for security:

“Wiatros-Motyka said China has been particularly clever in decreasing its reliance on fossil fuels. She noted that such a shift gives countries more autonomy since they can reduce their dependence on energy imports from other nations.”

Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · 25d

“Populous developing countries like China and India led the charge in making the switch to renewable energies …Meanwhile, Western societies including the European Union and the United States increased their consumption of coal during this period.”

We can do better

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

www.npr.org

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Oct 4

But what you’ve taught us here by coming forward is that even if you were a victim, you don’t always have to be.”

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Oct 4

There are millions of survivors out there. Most of those people will never speak up about their abuse. The consequences are often tragic, as they were in this case. I know you still bear the trauma of what happened to you. You likely always will.

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Oct 4

powerless and have had to suffer in silence. You gave them a voice.

You stood up to power.

It’s not easy.

You told those women and the world that violence behind closed doors doesn’t have to stay hidden forever.

The number of people who you reached is incalculable.

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Oct 4

Judge Arun Subramanian to Cassie & Jane:

“I am proud of you for coming to the court to tell the world what really happened,” he said. “You weren’t just speaking to the 12 folks in the jury box. You were speaking to the millions of women out there who have been victims, but who feel invisible and

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Kevin Grumbach @kgrumbach.bsky.social · Sep 23

Are you a PCP pulling your hair out trying to maneuver through maddening insurance and pharma barriers to getting your patients the medications they need? A 2 word solution: pharmacy technicians. Check out our study @annalsofem.bsky.social on the benefit of adding pharm techs to primary care teams👇

UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social · Sep 22

A new study just published in the @annalsofem.bsky.social (Sept/Oct 2025) shows that integrating pharmacy technicians in team-based primary care:
- Reduces clinician and nurse admin burden
- Improves efficiency & care
- Expands patient medication access
👉https://www.annfammed.org/content/23/5/412

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · Aug 9

A Saturday morning shout out to Washington University (St. Louis, not us :)) for establishing a *new* School of Public Health.

We think that’s awesome 🤩

#IDSky

schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu WashU School of Public Health

WashU School of Public Health

With the School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, WashU is establishing its first new school in 100 years.

schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jul 24

Samples also show the microbial activity in the soil had nearly quadrupled, boosting nutrients for plants. All the planted species have grown at least twice as fast compared with stand alone plantings, while some, like the hackberry trees, have shot up seven times faster.”

Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jul 24

“A yet-to-be-published study by Dr. Shebitz and a former student of hers, Andres Ospina Parra, found that Elizabeth’s microforests have soil that is up to 50 times more permeable than it was before, helping the ground absorb storm water and allowing the roots access to more water and oxygen…

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jul 24

“analysts at Earth Economics, a nonprofit, studied three of Elizabeth’s microforests and found that for each dollar invested, the public will gain on average $10.90 in benefits like air quality and heat reduction.”

In New Jersey, Benefits Bloom in Tiny Forests www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...

In New Jersey, Benefits Bloom in Tiny Forests

www.nytimes.com

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 27

More broadly, I think sequence analysis is a powerful, flexible method that you should consider adding to your methodologic toolbox

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Apr 15

I’m happy to share that our sequence analysis “didactic” paper is now published!

I think this method is powerful, flexible and solves the persistent challenge of characterizing variables that unfold over time (& produces great graphics).

Applied examples below.

academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...

Using sequence and cluster analysis to characterize variables that unfold over time: implementation and practical considerations for epidemiologists

Abstract. Characterizing longitudinal trajectories of variables that unfold over time (e.g. social, health or environmental variables) is a persistent chal

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 27

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Thirty-Year Glycemic Trajectories From Young Adulthood Through Middle Age

This cohort study examines glycemic trajectories using sequence analysis in a population-based cohort of young adults with normoglycemia and prediabetes.

jamanetwork.com

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 27

We characterized patterns of diabetes risk progression using #SequenceAnalysis and found evidence of 9 patterns including stable normoglycemia, 5 patterns of impaired fasting glucose that did not progress to diabetes, and 3 patterns of diabetes with onset at younger, middle, and older ages.

Paper 👇🏽

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 12

Glad to see so much interest in #SequenceAnalysis at #SER2025! Link to our didactic paper & some applied papers 👇🏽

Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Apr 15

I’m happy to share that our sequence analysis “didactic” paper is now published!

I think this method is powerful, flexible and solves the persistent challenge of characterizing variables that unfold over time (& produces great graphics).

Applied examples below.

academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...

Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 19

“the kayakers will pass the rehabilitated sites of the largest dam-removal project in U.S. history. They will pass salmon swimming upstream in places that the fish had not been able to reach since the early 1900s.”

This made me feel hopeful. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...

First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages

www.nytimes.com

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · Jun 12

"Every day I think about my role as a scientist.

"I am motivated to be brave and be bold.

"The next generation is going to have higher expectations for the world. I owe it to them to unrelentingly continue the work to protect science"

@gretchentg.bsky.social

#SER2025

Gretchen Goldman concluding her #SER2025 keynote address

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 12

“The administration’s anti-science actions are further evidence of its corruption, incompetence and illegal behavior”

#SER2025

Thank you to Dr. Gretchen Goldman for the inspiring keynote address.

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · Jun 12

Huge congratulations to @annerimoin.bsky.social for winning the Roger Detels Award for distinguished research in infectious disease epidemiology ! #SER2025

Photo of Anne Rimoin delivering her prize talk

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · Jun 12

Huge congratulations to Adoma Manful for winning the Tyroler Student Prize! #SER2025

Picture of Adoma Manful presenting the prize presentation

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · Jun 12

Huge congratulations to Eleanor Hayes-Larson for winning the Lilienfeld postdoctoral prize! #SER2025

Picture of Eleanor Hayes-Larson starting her prize presentation

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 12

I’m really enjoying the entry music for all the plenary speakers at #SER2025 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 12

Glad to see so much interest in #SequenceAnalysis at #SER2025! Link to our didactic paper & some applied papers 👇🏽

Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Apr 15

I’m happy to share that our sequence analysis “didactic” paper is now published!

I think this method is powerful, flexible and solves the persistent challenge of characterizing variables that unfold over time (& produces great graphics).

Applied examples below.

academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...

Using sequence and cluster analysis to characterize variables that unfold over time: implementation and practical considerations for epidemiologists

Abstract. Characterizing longitudinal trajectories of variables that unfold over time (e.g. social, health or environmental variables) is a persistent chal

academic.oup.com

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 11

If you missed the quantile regression workshop Jilly co-led today at #SER2025 don’t worry! We also have a didactic paper for self-learners: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39098821/

Quantile regressions as a tool to evaluate how an exposure shifts and reshapes the outcome distribution: A primer for epidemiologists - PubMed

Quantifying how an exposure affects the entire outcome distribution is often important, e.g., for outcomes such as blood pressure which have non-linear effects on long-term morbidity and mortality. Qu...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Anusha M. Vable @anushamvable.bsky.social · Jun 11

“More schooling is associated with lower Hemoglobin A1c at the high-risk tail of the distribution: An unconditional quantile regression analysis” led by the excellent Jilly Hebert is now out!

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40196001/

More schooling is associated with lower Hemoglobin A1c at the high-risk tail of the distribution: An unconditional quantile regression analysis - PubMed

Educational attainment is inversely associated with HbA1camong those with 12 or more years of schooling, with larger point estimates for those in the high-risk tail of the HbA1c distribution.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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