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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 10d

This is a remarkable piece. Conservative AND liberal legal scholars come out TOGETHER to condemn Trump’s compact for higher education. www.chronicle.com/article/our-...

Opinion | Our Politics Differ, But We Agree: Trump’s ‘Compact’ Violates Academic Freedom

Using federal funding to dictate who colleges admit and what faculty can say crosses a dangerous line.

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Bibhav Acharya, MD @bibhav.bsky.social · 12d

2 weeks ago, a journal rejected my submission. It's ok. I'll send it somewhere else.

Yesterday, they sent me a second rejection. Same manuscript.

Should I write back: "I'm sorry to make you feel regret twice."
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When it's published elsewhere and I humblebrag, do I count this as two rejections? 😂

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 13d

The entire HR department at the CDC is gone. Everyone at the IRB, which makes sure studies are conducted ethically and rigorously, and the ethics office, which oversee conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members, were also let go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half

Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error, while top CDC officer says ‘they didn’t think through what they were doing’

www.theguardian.com

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Bibhav Acharya, MD @bibhav.bsky.social · Sep 24

Do they protect employers from lawsuits?

Bibhav Acharya, MD @bibhav.bsky.social · Sep 18

www.state.gov/america-firs...

America First Global Health Strategy - United States Department of State

The America First Global Health Strategy outlines a comprehensive vision to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous. It will protect the homeland by preventing infectious disease outbreaks ...

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The US just released its global health strategy. Quick takeaways:
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Sep 11

Some information from the NIGMS Advisory Council meeting today.

On foreign grants...

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A slide about how NIH will fund foreign collaborations going forward.

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Bibhav Acharya, MD @bibhav.bsky.social · Sep 11

What the Nepal crisis is really about (and what the international media is getting wrong):

You struggle to eat one meal a day. If you get sick, you have nowhere to go. Your kids will also become subsistence farmers. If lucky, they’ll work as manual laborers in India.

Meanwhile, politicians and royals in Kathmandu throw lavish parties. If they get sick, they fly to top hospitals in the UK and US, on the government’s dime. Their kids attend top colleges abroad, paying $50K/year in tuition: money that should have funded public services.

There is a fundamental rift:
The people in pain have no power.
The people in power feel no pain.

This was the early 2000s. Maoists won over rural Nepal by exposing this rift. The government could have closed that rift by ensuring accountability, but it didn’t. It responded with violence, escalating the civil war. Tens of thousands died and infrastructure worth billions was destroyed. The king was ousted and the Maoists laid down their arms, joining multi-party democracy.

Now it’s 2025. The same political families from 25 years ago are somehow still in power and that rift has not closed.
Famine is rare. Services are slightly better but not because the government improved accountability. Youth toil in Gulf countries and send money home, propping up more than a third of the economy. Many die in exploitative conditions. Your healthcare is still terrible while top politicians still fly abroad for care. Their kids flaunt $20K handbags on vlogs while you struggle to access basic education or find a reliable job.

Gen Z begins using social media to expose this rift, calling out nepo babies for bragging about spending money that belongs to the people. The government could have closed that rift by ensuring accountability, but it didn’t. It responded by banning the social media platforms being used to shame their (grown) kids. Protests erupted. The government responded by killing over 20 young people.

The international media turned its camera to Nepal just in time to report that people are angry because they couldn’t use Face…

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jul 31

The NIH budget will INCREASE by $400 million — not slashed by 40%, as Trump proposed — according to a proposal by Senate appropriators, says Sen Murray.

"Some have asked if there will even be an NIH by [2029]. The commmittee's resounding message is yes—Congress has your back", she says.

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jul 20

A three-judge First Circuit panel has unanimously denied the Trump administration's request to pause the judgment that restored hundreds of NIH grants.

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Michel Nivard @michelnivard.bsky.social · Jul 19

I had a genuinely though provoking (for me anyway) conversation with Awais Aftab ( @awaisaftab.bsky.social ) about where I think the field of psychiatric genetics is right now, and might be headed.

Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · Jul 19

Psychiatric Genetics Beyond Heritability: Q&A with Michel Nivard ( @michelnivard.bsky.social )

“We look for genes as a means to an end—biology, epidemiology, and etiology of complex human outcomes.”

www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/psychiatri...

Psychiatric Genetics Beyond Heritability: Q&A with Michel Nivard

We look for genes as a means to an end—biology, epidemiology, and etiology of complex human outcomes.

www.psychiatrymargins.com

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Bibhav Acharya, MD @bibhav.bsky.social · Jul 19

This is a wonderful interview on psychiatric genetics, dense with insights on heritability, prediction models, unspoken assumptions behind genetics studies, critique of doing experiments just because you can, and ultimately a refocus on what actually matters to improve care.

Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · Jul 19

Psychiatric Genetics Beyond Heritability: Q&A with Michel Nivard ( @michelnivard.bsky.social )

“We look for genes as a means to an end—biology, epidemiology, and etiology of complex human outcomes.”

www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/psychiatri...

Psychiatric Genetics Beyond Heritability: Q&A with Michel Nivard

We look for genes as a means to an end—biology, epidemiology, and etiology of complex human outcomes.

www.psychiatrymargins.com

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · Jul 15

"The example prompted Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and a longtime supporter of PEPFAR, to say he would vote in favor of rescinding funds from the program."

But it was completely made up. Great reporting by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/h...

Trump Official Accused PEPFAR of Funding Abortions in Russia. It Wasn’t True.

www.nytimes.com

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Bibhav Acharya, MD @bibhav.bsky.social · Jul 7

I thank my parents for instilling the values of learning and service long before I even formed conscious memories.

I thank my wife and kids for supporting and... tolerating me, especially when I start professing at home.

And of course for keeping me humble and teaching me fractions.

Bibhav Acharya, MD @bibhav.bsky.social · Jul 7

People who donated to the scholarship funds that made it possible for me to get an excellent education and the numerous donors, whether they invested $2 or $5 million to Possible, who were compelled by our vision to build new services in rural Nepal.

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Bibhav Acharya, MD @bibhav.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'm grateful to my mentors, students, and colleagues at UCSF, Yale School of Medicine, Haverford College, Possible, and Budhanilkantha School. 🙏

I owe this to people I never met but whose generosity helped me immensely:

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Bibhav Acharya, MD @bibhav.bsky.social · Jul 7

I’m promoted to three-thirds Professor at UCSF!

10yo: Wait, weren't you already a professor?

Me: You start as an assistant professor then you get promoted to associate and then full professor

8yo: So you were only a one-third professor and then two-thirds and now you are a three-thirds professor?

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just in: NIH staff have been instructed to REINSTATE these ~900 grants to comply with the court order, per sources. This comes after staff were also directed to cease any further terminations.

You can see the lists grants to be reinstated in my post below.

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jun 18

The judge intends to limit his order to universities in the plaintiff states (CA, MD, WA, AZ, CO, DE, HI, MA, MN, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OR, RI, WI), members of the plaintiff orgs (APHA, UAW), and the researchers named directly, he said today.

His written opinion will come in the coming days.

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jun 16

🚨 BREAKING: Nearly 4 months the NIH cut its first grants, a judge has ruled that the directives and process that led to cuts are arbitrary and capricious.

"The explanations are bereft of reasoning — virtually in their entirety... unsupported by [facts]."

Each of them are VOID and ILLEGAL, he says.

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 25

Breaking news: The National Institutes of Health has ceased terminating grants on politically sensitive topics after a federal judge ruled last week that the cancellations were illegal.
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Following court order, NIH ceases new terminations of politically sensitive grants

After a judge told agency to restore hundreds of killed grants, NIH backs off plans to cancel more existing projects

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Bibhav Acharya, MD @bibhav.bsky.social · Jun 23

Good news (pending appeal) for the grants that were terminated!

Looks like NIH can still put grants in limbo (neither terminate nor renew) and there is no clear legal recourse.

jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jun 23

Judge Young's order has come in. Grant terminations in the plaintiff states or to the plaintiff orgs (APHA, UAW) are officially void and illegal.

It also says that the "Challenged Directives" are arbitrary and capricious — and thus illegal as well.

Now what exactly are are these directives? 🧵

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Jun 20

DID YOU KNOW:

We are accepting organizational sign-ons to The Bethesda Declaration support letter!

If you would like your org represented DM me or @standupforscience.bsky.social for details!

#StandUpForScience

www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NIH Staff Now!

www.standupforscience.net

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jun 18

The judge intends to limit his order to universities in the plaintiff states (CA, MD, WA, AZ, CO, DE, HI, MA, MN, NV, NJ, NM, NY, OR, RI, WI), members of the plaintiff orgs (APHA, UAW), and the researchers named directly, he said today.

His written opinion will come in the coming days.

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jun 16

🚨 BREAKING: Nearly 4 months the NIH cut its first grants, a judge has ruled that the directives and process that led to cuts are arbitrary and capricious.

"The explanations are bereft of reasoning — virtually in their entirety... unsupported by [facts]."

Each of them are VOID and ILLEGAL, he says.

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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · Jun 16

BREAKING: federal judge overrules hundreds of NIH grant terminations

www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/n...

Federal judge rules that hundreds of NIH grant terminations were 'void and illegal'

A federal judge ruled that some of the grant terminations by the National Institutes of Health on DEI grounds are “void and illegal.”

www.statnews.com

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