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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 9d

We named our Jane after many admirable Jane's, but Jane Goodall is at the top of the list. Scholar, activist, icon. What a life. Rest in power, Jane, and thank you.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9d

Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt

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Dylan Gee, PhD @dylanggee.bsky.social · Sep 10

It’s mutual!

Natalie Brito @nataliebrito.bsky.social · Sep 7

My academic crushes @dylanggee.bsky.social @drkoraly.bsky.social

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Natalie Brito @nataliebrito.bsky.social · Sep 9

Keeping families in debt or out of the workforce is a policy choice. Universal childcare needs to be prioritized - hope NY follows suit! @governor.ny.gov

19thnews @19thnews.org · Sep 9

“Child care is essential to family stability, workforce participation and New Mexico’s future prosperity,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in her announcement. https://bit.ly/4pdtsSS

Image of a caregiver hugging multiple students in a day care. Below the image text reads: "New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free The program will start in November and provide child care to all residents regardless of income."

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Alexis Brieant @abrieant.bsky.social · Sep 3

Excited to be in Dublin for #Flux2025! Stick around for the final symposium session on Saturday 3-4:15 with this all-star lineup 🤩 @danibeck.bsky.social @herzberg-mp.bsky.social

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Sam McDougle @actlab.bsky.social · Sep 3

📣 🚨 Yale Psychology has 3 searches this year!

Links below:

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Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970

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Julian Jara-Ettinger @julianje.bsky.social · Sep 4

We have an open-rank position in quantitative psychology at Yale! Please apply if this describes you: apply.interfolio.com/171903

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Dylan Gee, PhD @dylanggee.bsky.social · Sep 4

Huge congrats to Dr. Lucinda Sisk on receiving the Flux Dissertation Award! 🎉 @fluxsociety.bsky.social #Flux2025

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Flux Society @fluxsociety.bsky.social · Sep 4

Spotlight Moment: Saturday, 4 September, 11:15–11:30 AM — Dissertation Award Talk with Lucina Sisk. Immediately after, 11:30–12:00 PM — Young Investigator Award Talk by Carolina Makowski (Kennedy Krieger Institute sponsored) #Flux2025 #AwardTalks

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · Sep 2

Nory Sontay Ramos was a thriving high school student in L.A. until she and her mom were deported by the Trump administration in July. For @msnbc.com, we visited her in Guatemala as she tries to graduate remotely while hiding from the same gang they fled years ago. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/n...

The disappearance of Nory Sontay Ramos

Nory and her mother were following the rules. But as MSNBC reports from L.A. and Guatemala, U.S. officials deported them anyway — throwing their futures into jeopardy.

www.msnbc.com

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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · Aug 30

NIH cuts kill people - including children.

"The Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, an association of 16 academic centers and children’s hospitals dedicated to trials of novel treatments for pediatric brain cancer, directed its members last week to stop enrolling...

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

Pediatric Brain Cancer Group to Lose Federal Funding

www.nytimes.com

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Felicia Hardi @felhardi.bsky.social · Aug 7

So privileged to work with this incredible experimental data to examine brain networks at the intersection of past trauma and future stress. Grateful to all the coauthors and my mentors @evgoldfarb.bsky.social @dylanggee.bsky.social

Elizabeth Goldfarb @evgoldfarb.bsky.social · Aug 6

How do brain networks tracking past trauma react to stress in the future? Thrilled to share new work from the lab led by rockstar postdoc @felhardi.bsky.social with wonderful collab @dylanggee.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#psychscisky #neuroskyence

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Elizabeth Goldfarb @evgoldfarb.bsky.social · Aug 6

How do brain networks tracking past trauma react to stress in the future? Thrilled to share new work from the lab led by rockstar postdoc @felhardi.bsky.social with wonderful collab @dylanggee.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#psychscisky #neuroskyence

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

www.pnas.org

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Dylan Gee, PhD @dylanggee.bsky.social · Aug 2

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Dylan Gee, PhD @dylanggee.bsky.social · Jul 11

Congrats, Hilary!!

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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · Jun 26

Excited to share my new edited book Cannabis and the Developing Brain—a deep dive into how cannabis impacts the brain during pregnancy, childhood, & adolescence. Thanks to all the amazing contributors! 💚🧠

Available via Springer, Amazon + more: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

#Cannabis #Brain

Cannabis and the Developing Brain

This book describes on the latest scientific research to explore the potential impact of cannabis use on the developing brain.

link.springer.com

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Jul 3

Can we start talking about the war on children?

TrumpWatch @trumpwatch.skyfleet.blue · Jul 3

Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs—and more
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Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs—and more

Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income American families and wipe out some after-school programming next year. The ...

www.dailykos.com

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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · Jul 3

By me: A generation of scientific talent is at the brink of being lost to overseas competitors by the Trump administration’s dismantling of the National Science Foundation (NSF), with unprecedented political interference jeopardizing the future of US enterprise.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts

Political interference and chaotic cuts to staff, programs and grants at the National Science Foundation are producing ‘devastating consequences’

www.theguardian.com

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · Jul 3

I grew up in rural South Carolina with a single mom who worked multiple jobs. At times, we relied on Medicaid and SNAP—like so many others. My heart breaks for those now wondering if that help will still be there.

Imagine having all that power and choosing to make people’s lives worse.

Shameful.

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Dylan Gee, PhD @dylanggee.bsky.social · Jul 3

Yay!! So many congrats Anna! And I appreciate your dedication to fighting for science and good in the world 💪

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Hilary Marusak, PhD @hmarusak.bsky.social · Jun 30

🚨 New paper in @npp-journal.bsky.social! We combined data from 3 studies (including an SSRI RCT) to explore how endocannabinoids relate to anxiety & treatment response in kids + teens. Team science w/ Jeanne Barcelona, Jeffrey Strawn & more!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors - Neuropsychopharmacology

Neuropsychopharmacology - Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

www.nature.com

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Ali Cohen @aliocohen.bsky.social · Jun 29

Still looking for a few WV scientists to join my non-scientist dad to advocate for NIH to Senator Capito, head of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee and key player for NIH budgeting. Please get in touch if interested or have any leads!

prospect.org/politics/202...

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The ABCD Study® @theabcdstudy.bsky.social · Jun 28

Congratulations to Dr. @lucinauddin.bsky.social, Associate Director of the #ABCDStudy Coordinating Center, on her keynote lecture at this year's @ohbmofficial.bsky.social Conference! 🧠 #OHBM2025