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Department of Geographical Sciences at University of Maryland @umdgeography.bsky.social · 4d

📅 Join NASA's ARSET for a free online training on satellite remote sensing to study climate-sensitive infectious diseases, with GEOG Chair Tatiana Loboda tomorrow, Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. EDT. 2nd part with @mcwimberly.bsky.social on Thur. Register now: tinyurl.com/32zxw8yx

Remote Sensing for Climate-Sensitive Infectious Diseases | NASA Earthdata

This ARSET training covers general approaches to apply satellite remote sensing data when studying or forecasting climate-sensitive infectious diseases.

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · Aug 6

Maybe not a stereotypical beach read, but just finished "Everything is Tuberculosis" by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social. Quick, informative read with more emotional punch than I expected, & clear explanation of TB + social determinants of health (verboten to discuss in this admin).

Book "Everything is Tuberculosis" standing on a table with a beach/lake in the distance

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Jul 31

Excited to share a new paper by former postdoc Dan Wanyama (now Asst Prof at UCONN) on dynamics of West African forests. Dan fused Landsat time series, GEDI Lidar, and VIIRS/MODIS active fires to assess the effects of forest loss, degradation, and recovery on biomass. doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'm pleased to share a new article on climate variation and West Nile virus transmission in SD and LA. Eric Bump extended previous work on temperature, humidity and rainfall to explore windspeed. Thanks to Eric and to our collaborators at the SD and LA Depts. of Health!
doi.org/10.1029/2024...

Integrating Wind Speed Into Climate‐Based West Nile Virus Models: A Comparative Analysis in Two Distinct Regions

Integrating wind speed into climate models consistently improved model performance for WNV cases in Louisiana and South Dakota Higher than normal wind speeds decreased reported WNV cases in both ...

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Jun 29

The manuscript offers new insights into spatial and temporal patterns of urban microclimate, emphasizing contrasts between dry- and wet-bulb temperatures and indoor and outdoor microenvironment. We would be interested to hear your feedback!

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Larry Hunter @proflhunter.bsky.social · Jun 26

NLM is soliciting input on the future of its extramural funding. If you have a vision of how NLM should advance informatics research, speak up now! Comments due July 14. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NOT-LM-25-002: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments on the Future of the National Library of Medicine Biomedical and Data Science Extramural Research Programs

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments on the Future of the National Library of Medicine Biomedical and Data ...

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Jun 12

I'm shocked and saddened by today's news from Ahmedabad. I have a malaria research project there and have flown in and out of that airport many times. Some of my colleagues in the city government are on the ground at the crash site helping with the response. My heart goes out to all of you!

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 12

Air India flight to London Gatwick crashes in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff – latest updates

Air India flight to UK crashes in Ahmedabad in India shortly after takeoff – latest updates

Plane was carrying at least 242 people on Air India flight AI171, say police

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Gigi Gronvall @ggronvall.bsky.social · May 29

My thoughts on the defunding of disease cure research, origin of COVID, the executive order on so-called gain of function research, China’s advances in biotech, the spread of avian flu, and why the US needs to shed this fictional worldview ASAP.

www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/gain...

Gain of Fiction: How COVID Origins Motivated Defunding of U.S. Science | Think Global Health

Defunding scientific research in the United States has halted disease cure studies amid multiple infectious crises

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Alex Singleton @alexsingleton.bsky.social · May 27

Final call www.linkedin.com/posts/geogra...

#hiring #datascience #geospatial #llm #ukri #smartdata #researchjobs… | Geographic Data Service

🚀 We’re hiring TWO Senior Data Scientists! 🚀 Help us unlock the power of smart data to tackle regional inequalities and improve lives across the UK. About the roles 📍 Based at the University of Liver...

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Baj Mihal @bajmihal.bsky.social · May 6

You are speed running what happened in Eastern Europe in the 90s. When My father was fired from his science job his next gig was guarding a scrap metal depo. Because he had kids to feed. Luckily he was able to find a science job a few years later, but in industry not in academia.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 4

I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

"WE'VE ARRANGED A society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?"
"Science is more than a body of knowledge, it's a way of thinking. A way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."

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Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia.bsky.social · May 2

'As much as the science and education communities may disregard post-truth as an annoying inconvenience, it is here, and it is about more than denial of scientific knowledge, methods, and reasoning. It is more than a problem of rationality and objectivity.'
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The post-truth era and how science education keeps ignoring it

The term “post-truth” has been used to characterize the contemporary era. Designated as the word of the year in 2016 by the Oxford English Dictionary, “post-truth” refers to “relating to or denoting c...

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Blog Oklahoma @blogoklahoma.bsky.social · May 2

Amid Oklahoma tornado season, scientists warn NOAA cuts could impact forecasting, public safety | KGOU
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#Oklahoma

Amid Oklahoma tornado season, scientists warn NOAA cuts could impact forecasting, public safety

Norman is a nexus of national weather and climate science. But swift layoffs and deep budget cuts could disband it and other organizations nationwide.

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thats’s awesome - congratulations!

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Apr 29

New Biogeosciences paper on geographic and seasonal patterns of photosynthesis across African tropical forests using satellite-measured chlorophyll fluorescence. Results highlight distinctive environmental drivers of productivity in West vs. Central Africa. @egu.eu bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

Seasonality and synchrony of photosynthesis in African forests inferred from spaceborne chlorophyll fluorescence and vegetation indices

Abstract. Global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are largely driven by changes in fossil fuel emissions and terrestrial photosynthesis, of which tropical forests account for one-third. Relat...

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Apr 29

As a proud member of the @agu.org, I’m happy to see the society take a stand for science, effective government, and federal employees!

AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · Apr 29

AGU has filed a new lawsuit to prevent the Administration’s dismantling of U.S. scientific agencies.

We’re proud to take this stand with our plaintiffs’ coalition for our federal workforce.

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Dr. Stephanie Henderson @drsahenderson.bsky.social · Apr 26

Remember: NOAA is not its social media accounts. Do not let the takeover of NOAA communications take away your support of the real NOAA and the very real scientists behind it. The administration would want nothing more than for us to stop supporting our science agencies 🧪

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Apr 25

World Malaria Day. Progress has been made on malaria elimination but it remains a killer. Changing climate, invasive mosquitoes, and limited global funding are threatening efforts. Today, we are in India working to better understand the effects of climate on urban malaria. @mcwimberly.bsky.social

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Apr 25

Spent World Malaria Day with @ecodynvplab.bsky.social and colleagues in Surat, India studying mosquito microhabitats in urban construction sites. Best wishes to all who work to control and eliminate this terrible disease- your efforts are greatly appreciated!

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Alex Singleton @alexsingleton.bsky.social · Apr 23

Exciting PhD opportunity alert!!!! 👇👇👇🌶️🌶️https://geods.ac.uk/2025/04/22/fully-funded-phd-opportunity-advancing-urban-analytics-through-ai-driven-geodemographic-classification/ 🌶️🌶️ #AI #GIS #DataScientist #GeoAI

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Apr 24

We set another 36 loggers across construction sites today to monitor the microclimate mosquitoes experience during the pre-monsoon season. Here are some pics of construction trucks because they make me happy. Why can't we have colorful trucks in the U.S.? @mcwimberly.bsky.social

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Apr 23

Always a fun time in the urban construction dungeons of Surat with @ecodynvplab.bsky.social! This study will provide valuable data on the microclimatology of construction sites that will help us understand how they serve as foci for urban #malaria transmission.

Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Apr 23

Pics from Surat today. Super hot and humid in the pre-monsoon season here...it was a sweat fest. We have placed 72 loggers thus far throughout construction sites. Also, we found a lot of mosquitoes in these sites, especially in the unfinished underground parks. @mcwimberly.bsky.social

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · Apr 21

This would undoubtedly be the major story on Fox News for the next 24 hours if the Homeland Security Secretary worked in a Democratic administration.

Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · Apr 21

Homeland Security Secretary cannot secure own handbag

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Michael Wimberly @mcwimberly.bsky.social · Apr 21

Thanks - this was the laugh I needed today!

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