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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 1d

Y'all reminded me to order my copy. Thanks!
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Sex Is a Spectrum

Why human biology is far more expansive than the simple categories of female and male

press.princeton.edu

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 1d

The women characters feel like they were created by a man for consumption by men. When I left feeling icky, I tried to reflect on whether I was just being prudish, but your comments help me understand what I started to pick up on

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible reporting on PFAS and 3M's coverup of their spread, accumulation, ability to be passed to babies, and harm. Having difficulty deciding which syllabus to add this to. Maybe several.

#MedicalAnthropology
#EnvironmentalJustice is #ReproductiveJustice
#AcademicSky 🛟

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...

www.propublica.org

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 1d

PFAS are also associated with female reproductive problems, such as endometriosis, ovarian dysfunction and tumors and dramatic decreases in fertility

www.niehs.nih.gov/research/sup...

PFAS Exposure Linked to Reduced Fertility in Women

Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may reduce fertility in women by as much as 40%, researchers from the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at Mount Sinai found...

www.niehs.nih.gov

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 1d

one other reason to worry about this chemical: the report found it likely causes damage to the liver and to male reproductive systems, including reductions in testosterone levels, sperm production and the size of reproductive organs

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UHCSAS @uhcsas.bsky.social · 3d

Interested in our J Watumull Scholarship for the Study of India? Join us for our information session!
mailchi.mp/hawaii/j-wat...

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 4d

I just finished making MY OWN maps for Nepal, one with district divisions and one with province divisions. Please clap.

Be kind, archaeologists, for this is not part of the skill set of cultural anthropologists.

#Anthropology

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 4d

Forecasters in Nepal had been forecasting severe weather for several days ahead of this

"Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said"

Heavy snow traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest

Rescue workers are helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at a tourist camp on Mount Everest in Tibet.

www.pbs.org

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 12d

Benicio del Toro's performance in One Battle is a lot of fun. He steals the show.

Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 15d

It is a wild time to be teaching critical global health in a US university. Each class period seems to end with, "And now, everything we just discussed is in flux."

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 17d

I am finally cleared to return to normal activities!🏃🏻‍♀️
It’ll take about 2 months to regain the fitness I lost from bed rest 😞
And I still can’t see well, so apologies for awkward moments in the hallway—I swear I’m not ignoring you 😉

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Himal Southasian @himalmag.bsky.social · 18d

PANEL DISCUSSION: Southasia’s youthquakes - on #GenZprotests in #Nepal, #Bangladesh and #lka. Co-hosted by @romangtm.bsky.social and Harsh Mander. Sign up to register: bit.ly/4nI9Vsr

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Southasia's Youthquakes - with Himal Southasian. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Join Himal Editor Roman Gautam and peace activist Harsh Mander as they discuss recent Gen Z-led protests in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

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Dan Isbell @danielrisbell.bsky.social · 20d

*please share widely*

My department (Second Language Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) is hiring a corpus linguist who conducts research on second languages. Great place to teach (2/2 load) and do research! See link for more details:

go.hawaii.edu/mGc

Assistant Professor (Second Language Corpus Linguistics)

Title: Assistant Professor (Second Language Corpus Linguistics)Hiring Unit: College of Arts, Languages & Letters/Department of Second Language StudiesLocation: University of Hawaii at ManoaDate Posted...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22d

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

Map of Regional Public Health Coalitions

Northeast Public Health Collaborative (Blue)

West Coast Health Alliance (Yellow)

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 22d

These away kits are giving me pause this season

Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 23d

I despise the infiltration of huge LED screens into schools, hospitals, and conferences. Not every institution needs to look like Times Square

Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 24d

Obviously D. But I’d like to petition for Hawai'i to be included in D.

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 26d

Why is Liverpool wearing Celtics uniforms

Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 27d

"Instead the administration decided to proceed with destroying the products, an operation that was estimated to cost $167,000."

Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 27d

"several international orgs, including Gates Foundation and Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, had offered to buy or accept a donation of the contraceptives. The government would have incurred no costs or might have even been able to recoup taxpayer funds under those scenarios."

$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 27d

sas chhaunjel asha

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · 29d

Hopeful that the situation in Nepal can end with positive change. No comment on the situation in the US.

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Himal Southasian @himalmag.bsky.social · Sep 10

After anti-corruption #GenZprotests and a deadly uprising forced the prime minister and government to resign, #Nepal searches for a new politics that can jettison its failed establishment. Commentary by Himal EIC @romangtm.bsky.social

Nepal’s horrific reckoning with its failed political class

Nepalis don’t often pay attention to the politics of their Southasian neighbours beyond India. But when Sri Lankans rose up in 2022 to boot out the Rajapaksa re

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · Sep 9

If you are still on the bad place, consider following Pranaya Rana @inkthink. For English coverage, the Kantipur building was set on fire, but Kathmandu Post reporters are still posting via social media.

Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · Sep 9

The Nepal unrest forced me back onto the bad place where the Nepali journalists are, and I'm only now realizing the extent to which journalists, average folks, and even tourists are at risk. During the People's War, I was always safe. I would not be if I were in Kathmandu right now.

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Jan Brunson @janbrunson.bsky.social · Sep 9

The Nepal unrest forced me back onto the bad place where the Nepali journalists are, and I'm only now realizing the extent to which journalists, average folks, and even tourists are at risk. During the People's War, I was always safe. I would not be if I were in Kathmandu right now.