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Boston University Biomedical Engineering @bu-bme.bsky.social · 17d

We are thrilled to host Dr. Stephanie Fraley @fraleylab.bsky.social from UCSD at BU this week! Join us Friday in PHO211 to hear about her exciting work in cell migration and cancer metastasis. #BME #Seminar #BUevents

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John A. White, Ph.D. @johnawhitephd.bsky.social · 17d

Same here. The line was long. The friendly and efficient person giving us our shots told me the patients felt the need to get vaccinated “while they still can.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 4

Warnock to RFK jr: "For the first time, we are seeing deaths of children from measles. We haven't seen that in two decades. We're seeing that under your watch. You are a hazard to the health of the American people."

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Steven Nelson @snelsonus.bsky.social · Sep 3

Great news! The Baltimore Museum of Art is taking “Amy Sherald: American Sublime,” which was originally scheduled to take place at the National Portrait Gallery. artbma.org/exhibition/a...

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John A. White, Ph.D. @johnawhitephd.bsky.social · Sep 3

OK, I guess indoor plumbing comes first. But has any medical invention saved more lives than vaccines?

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · Sep 3

Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates

"Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery," Joseph Ladapo said. "Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?"

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates

"Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery," Joseph Ladapo said. "Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?"

www.nbcnews.com

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · Sep 3

Kids are going to die. Needlessly. Because some other kid's parents are listening to these people. It's monstrous.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so

Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 31

Look at this graph.

The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.

This is why we must build back union power.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Sep 1

Nine of the CDC directors over the past 48 years have a lot to say about what RFK Jr is doing vs health of Americans
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

www.nytimes.com

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John Schmitt @jschmittwdc.bsky.social · Aug 18

Some useful advice fromt he the ACLU.

Know your rights if stopped by police in D.C.

* Ask: “Am I free to leave?” and “Am I under arrest?”

* If police stop you, they might ask if they can search you. You do not have to give the officers permission to conduct a frisk or a search, though in some circumstances they can do so anyway. Telling police that you do not consent to a search is a good way to protect your rights to the greatest extent possible.

* You do not have to answer questions that police ask you, except to give your name and address if asked in some situations.

* If you are arrested, you should tell the police that you are invoking your right to remain silent (say so explicitly) and that you want to speak with a lawyer. From there, you should not answer any other questions, except your name and address if asked.

* If you are detained by ICE or Border Patrol, you have the right to hire a lawyer, but the government does not have to provide one for you. Ask for a list of free or low-cost alternatives.

* It can be dangerous for people to argue about police misconduct in the street, especially for Black and Brown people. Keep yourself safe and file a complaint later.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Aug 17

"At no other time in modern history has a country so throughly turned its back on its core national strengths."— @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...

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Mara Breen @mbreen.bsky.social · Jul 28

Mount Holyoke College in lovely western Massachusetts is hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist. Amazing students and fantastic faculty support - please share!
mtholyoke.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Behavior

Job no: R-0000002388 Position Title: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Behavior Work Type: Faculty Full time In-Person Start Date: 07/01/2026 Job Description: The Department of Neuroscience and ...

mtholyoke.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · Jul 26

When you strip away humanity

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AAUP @aaup.org · Jul 24

You can never bend the knee enough to appease an authoritarian bully.

This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.

Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.

Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump

www.nytimes.com

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John A. White, Ph.D. @johnawhitephd.bsky.social · Jul 24

It is a cult, and dangerous. My dear mother, god rest her soul, was utterly unmoored from reality when it came to the priorities of the GOP.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Jul 22

This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'

Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · Jul 9

#StaceyAbrams explains how to achieve an #autocracy in 10 steps.

We're at step 9.

The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?

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John A. White, Ph.D. @johnawhitephd.bsky.social · Jul 10

New England would like a word with you ..

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John A. White, Ph.D. @johnawhitephd.bsky.social · Jul 10

N.I.H. did the citizenry a big favor in funding fellowships for trainees from poorer areas of the country. Either members of the administration don't know that these grants support great talent from their districts, or (more likely) they don't care.

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John A. White, Ph.D. @johnawhitephd.bsky.social · Jun 24

Meet Dr. Daniel Carbonero, who aced his PhD defense today and will start his job tomorrow.

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · Jun 12

Fantastic day sharing knowledge with the brilliant researchers at NIH who valiantly work to advance the frontiers of science for the cause of improving human health. Thank you again for your service 🙏 🇺🇸

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jun 11

Today, Nobel laureate (and former NIGMS Advisory Council member) gave an NIH-wide lecture. She enthusiastically signed the #BethesdaDeclaration.

She was introduced by NIH Director Bhattacharya...(likely slightly awkward)

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Lecture hall with Jay Bhattacharya behind a podium introducing Carolyn Bertozzi.

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John A. White, Ph.D. @johnawhitephd.bsky.social · Jun 11

Next month, in lovely Florence, Italy, my student Brandon Williams can tell you all about his fantastic dissertation work, at a CNS*2025 workshop organized by my awesome collaborator Carmen Canavier.

www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/cell_biology...

CNS_2025

www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu

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Brendan Harley @profharley.bsky.social · Jun 7

The astounding contribution of US academic science to new medicines

www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...

We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us

From 2020 to 2024, universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs. 87% of those academic breakthroughs came from American institutions.

www.statnews.com

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · May 23

“We take vaccines so for granted in the United States” ...“Women in the developing world know the power of [vaccines]. They will walk 10 kilometers in the heat with their child and line up to get a vaccine because they have seen death.”

Melinda Gates

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John A. White, Ph.D. @johnawhitephd.bsky.social · May 23

Nice!

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Ed Boyden @eboyden3.bsky.social · May 10

Honored to give the 2025 commencement speech for my amazing high school, the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) at the University of North Texas (students skip years of high school, and go straight to college). My topic - how to engineer serendipity: www.youtube.com/live/nVknJwk...

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John A. White, Ph.D. @johnawhitephd.bsky.social · May 5

I was able to attend college specifically because of Pell Grants and federal work-study. These proposed budget cuts are designed explicitly to prevent students of limited financial means from improving their positioning in the job market and society.

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators @nasfaa.bsky.social · May 5

President Trump on Friday released a fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, which outlines massive funding cuts to the Department of Education. Here's what financial aid administrators, and the larger #HigherEducation community, needs to know: ow.ly/eX6Z50VMZNi

Trump Releases FY 2026 'Skinny' Budget Proposal, Making Cuts to ED Programs. Overview of proposed budget cuts:

1. Eliminate the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program

2. Cut Federal Work-Study (FWS) funding by $980 million

3. Eliminate TRIO programs

4. Eliminate Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)

5. $127 million cut to ED program administration

6. $49 million cut in ED’s Office for Civil Rights

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