Marya Gwadz, PhD (she/her)
@mgwadz.bsky.social
HIV, COVID, health equity intervention research; Professor & Associate Dean for Research @ NYU Silver School of Social Work; mother; partner; rescue dog owner; FREE PALESTINE; ** no longer effectuates agency priorities **
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"This explains why the administration refuses to declassify the memo...If the public saw how flimsy the legal footing is, they’d see the president is using wartime powers he does not have to kill civilians he cannot legally target..." open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
NEWS: Leaked memo exposes flimsy legal basis for Trump boat strikes
DOJ's classified, "legal authorization" for the missile attacks is beginning to collapse.
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"This explains why the administration refuses to declassify the memo...If the public saw how flimsy the legal footing is, they’d see the president is using wartime powers he does not have to kill civilians he cannot legally target..." open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
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22% fewer NIH grants
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
22% fewer NIH grants
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AIDS-related deaths in Malawi fell from 80,000 in 2003 to 14,000 last year — on track to end the epidemic by 2030, thanks to PEPFAR and the programs it funded.
Now all that progress has been abandoned, and health workers are scrambling: “It’s like a bomb has been dropped on us.”
Now all that progress has been abandoned, and health workers are scrambling: “It’s like a bomb has been dropped on us.”
The End of Ending AIDS
As the Trump administration pledges to meet global health targets, it has terminated some of its best tools for doing so.
foreignpolicy.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
AIDS-related deaths in Malawi fell from 80,000 in 2003 to 14,000 last year — on track to end the epidemic by 2030, thanks to PEPFAR and the programs it funded.
Now all that progress has been abandoned, and health workers are scrambling: “It’s like a bomb has been dropped on us.”
Now all that progress has been abandoned, and health workers are scrambling: “It’s like a bomb has been dropped on us.”
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1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...
Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time
By the first World AIDS Day of his second term, Trump gutted LGBTQ+ employment globally and put humanity at greater risk of AIDS.
theintercept.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...
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The WHO now recommends injectable lenacapavir twice yearly for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
This is a big step toward expanding HIV prevention options globally, particularly among those who face challenges with daily adherence to other forms of PrEP, stigma, or access to health care.
This is a big step toward expanding HIV prevention options globally, particularly among those who face challenges with daily adherence to other forms of PrEP, stigma, or access to health care.
⚠️ 1.3 million people acquired HIV in 2024 alone, including thousands of adolescent girls and young women.
Today, in a landmark move towards HIV prevention, WHO recommends twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to protect people at risk of HIV.
🔗 bit.ly/4lWtzjA
Today, in a landmark move towards HIV prevention, WHO recommends twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to protect people at risk of HIV.
🔗 bit.ly/4lWtzjA
July 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The WHO now recommends injectable lenacapavir twice yearly for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
This is a big step toward expanding HIV prevention options globally, particularly among those who face challenges with daily adherence to other forms of PrEP, stigma, or access to health care.
This is a big step toward expanding HIV prevention options globally, particularly among those who face challenges with daily adherence to other forms of PrEP, stigma, or access to health care.
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"We know vaccines are one of the most effective public health interventions... Vaccines are also positively related to future school enrollment and cognitive development, contributing to a more skilled and productive workforce..."
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/29/m...
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/29/m...
Opinion: Vaccines do more than improve our health - Concord Monitor
Discover the health and economic benefits of vaccines. Learn how vaccinations prevent diseases, reduce health care costs, and contribute to economic growth.
www.concordmonitor.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"We know vaccines are one of the most effective public health interventions... Vaccines are also positively related to future school enrollment and cognitive development, contributing to a more skilled and productive workforce..."
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/29/m...
www.concordmonitor.com/2025/11/29/m...
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This is concerning.
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
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NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
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November 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is concerning.
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
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NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
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Trump: Do you consider yourself a leader of the Democrats?
Mamdani: I consider myself the next mayor of New York City
Mamdani: I consider myself the next mayor of New York City
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump: Do you consider yourself a leader of the Democrats?
Mamdani: I consider myself the next mayor of New York City
Mamdani: I consider myself the next mayor of New York City
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I am LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY at this meeting! Republican campaign consultants built their entire midterm strategy around making Mamdani into the devil incarnate and the face of Democratic Party, then Trump slobbers all over him today in the Oval!
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I am LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY at this meeting! Republican campaign consultants built their entire midterm strategy around making Mamdani into the devil incarnate and the face of Democratic Party, then Trump slobbers all over him today in the Oval!
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A provocative bestseller wins the National Book Award for nonfiction www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
A provocative bestseller wins the National Book Award for nonfiction
Omar El Akkad’s “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” criticizes Western indifference to civilian suffering in Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A provocative bestseller wins the National Book Award for nonfiction www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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“NIH fully expects recipients to comply with the new terms and conditions, unless otherwise stated in the Notice of Award, or unless NIH has been enjoined by court order from imposing or enforcing such terms while that court order is in effect. “
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-007: Reminder of Compliance Requirements for NIH Extramural Recipients Related to Renegotiated Aims, Objectives, Titles, and Abstracts
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Reminder of Compliance Requirements for NIH Extramural Recipients Related to Renegotiated Aims, Objectives, Titles, and...
grants.nih.gov
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“NIH fully expects recipients to comply with the new terms and conditions, unless otherwise stated in the Notice of Award, or unless NIH has been enjoined by court order from imposing or enforcing such terms while that court order is in effect. “
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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📽️ Jeremy Scahill On The Gaza Vote: “Extraordinarily Dark Moment In The History Of The United Nations.”
Scahill says the new UN resolution gives an “international stamp of legitimacy” to the U.S.–Israeli plan to privatize and occupy Gaza. The UN now “endorses Israel’s war of subjugation and...
Scahill says the new UN resolution gives an “international stamp of legitimacy” to the U.S.–Israeli plan to privatize and occupy Gaza. The UN now “endorses Israel’s war of subjugation and...
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
📽️ Jeremy Scahill On The Gaza Vote: “Extraordinarily Dark Moment In The History Of The United Nations.”
Scahill says the new UN resolution gives an “international stamp of legitimacy” to the U.S.–Israeli plan to privatize and occupy Gaza. The UN now “endorses Israel’s war of subjugation and...
Scahill says the new UN resolution gives an “international stamp of legitimacy” to the U.S.–Israeli plan to privatize and occupy Gaza. The UN now “endorses Israel’s war of subjugation and...
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61% of people diagnosed with HIV at 56 Dean Street in London last year had previously used PrEP but stopped.
New European data shows scale of PrEP challenges in access, uptake and maintenance.
New European data shows scale of PrEP challenges in access, uptake and maintenance.
Huge disparities in PrEP uptake across Europe – injectable PrEP largely inaccessible
While 41% of HIV-negative people from sexual and gender minorities in the UK are taking PrEP, figures drop to below 15% in most of the Balkans and eastern Europe, according to results from the Europea...
www.aidsmap.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
61% of people diagnosed with HIV at 56 Dean Street in London last year had previously used PrEP but stopped.
New European data shows scale of PrEP challenges in access, uptake and maintenance.
New European data shows scale of PrEP challenges in access, uptake and maintenance.
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Larry Summers has learned his lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Larry Summers has learned his lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
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Breaking News: Larry Summers said he was “deeply ashamed” about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and would step back from public commitments, but continue teaching.
Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments Over Epstein Emails
New emails showed that Dr. Summers, a former Harvard president, had stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges.
nyti.ms
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Breaking News: Larry Summers said he was “deeply ashamed” about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and would step back from public commitments, but continue teaching.
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Sex pest : i am retiring from public life
public : good fuck off
sex pest : except for these various paid and unpaid public positions
public : did we stutter
public : good fuck off
sex pest : except for these various paid and unpaid public positions
public : did we stutter
Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations
Emails revealed that Summers sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Sex pest : i am retiring from public life
public : good fuck off
sex pest : except for these various paid and unpaid public positions
public : did we stutter
public : good fuck off
sex pest : except for these various paid and unpaid public positions
public : did we stutter
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POTUS tells a woman to shut up by snapping "Quiet, Piggy."
Strike up the band for another rousing chorus of our theme song:
🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And Donald Trump is its Generalissimo🎵
Strike up the band for another rousing chorus of our theme song:
🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And Donald Trump is its Generalissimo🎵
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
POTUS tells a woman to shut up by snapping "Quiet, Piggy."
Strike up the band for another rousing chorus of our theme song:
🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And Donald Trump is its Generalissimo🎵
Strike up the band for another rousing chorus of our theme song:
🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And Donald Trump is its Generalissimo🎵
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I posted yesterday about the shift to triaging 70% of NIH applications rather than 50%.
This is apparently just a temporary step to catch up for all of the study section meetings cancelled due to the government shutdown.
I hope NIH will collect some data to track the impacts of this change.
This is apparently just a temporary step to catch up for all of the study section meetings cancelled due to the government shutdown.
I hope NIH will collect some data to track the impacts of this change.
a woman wearing a beanie says this is a temporary fix netflix
ALT: a woman wearing a beanie says this is a temporary fix netflix
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I posted yesterday about the shift to triaging 70% of NIH applications rather than 50%.
This is apparently just a temporary step to catch up for all of the study section meetings cancelled due to the government shutdown.
I hope NIH will collect some data to track the impacts of this change.
This is apparently just a temporary step to catch up for all of the study section meetings cancelled due to the government shutdown.
I hope NIH will collect some data to track the impacts of this change.
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Here in Australia 🇦🇺
Over 35% of all houses are using Solar Panels! Plus all new housing developments are made compulsory Solar homes.
Why because the Government has embraced it and subsidized the change over!
Which only cost us about $2000 US that we paid off over 4 years! 👍😎
Over 35% of all houses are using Solar Panels! Plus all new housing developments are made compulsory Solar homes.
Why because the Government has embraced it and subsidized the change over!
Which only cost us about $2000 US that we paid off over 4 years! 👍😎
a cartoon sun with a smiling face and blue eyes is waving its hand .
ALT: a cartoon sun with a smiling face and blue eyes is waving its hand .
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Here in Australia 🇦🇺
Over 35% of all houses are using Solar Panels! Plus all new housing developments are made compulsory Solar homes.
Why because the Government has embraced it and subsidized the change over!
Which only cost us about $2000 US that we paid off over 4 years! 👍😎
Over 35% of all houses are using Solar Panels! Plus all new housing developments are made compulsory Solar homes.
Why because the Government has embraced it and subsidized the change over!
Which only cost us about $2000 US that we paid off over 4 years! 👍😎
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This seems like a big deal. A chance to get one more proposal in the hopper for …when?
“we will be rescheduling all October and November grant application submission deadlines (specific dates to be announced in a future Notice). “
“we will be rescheduling all October and November grant application submission deadlines (specific dates to be announced in a future Notice). “
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Have questions about application submissions and missed peer review meetings due to the shutdown??? Check out this notice.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This seems like a big deal. A chance to get one more proposal in the hopper for …when?
“we will be rescheduling all October and November grant application submission deadlines (specific dates to be announced in a future Notice). “
“we will be rescheduling all October and November grant application submission deadlines (specific dates to be announced in a future Notice). “
uh not cool - a lot of us collaborate with people all over the world. NYU has a campus in China.
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
uh not cool - a lot of us collaborate with people all over the world. NYU has a campus in China.
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ok, ok, we might as well get started. rumor is that study sections will Not Discuss ~70% of applications rather than the usual ~half.
Given how long it has been (20 years?) since anything with a 30th percentile is within reasonable discussion room of funding, I am not sure this has much impact.
Given how long it has been (20 years?) since anything with a 30th percentile is within reasonable discussion room of funding, I am not sure this has much impact.
Not sure if you saw someone say that triage is going to 70% for next two cycles supposedly?
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
ok, ok, we might as well get started. rumor is that study sections will Not Discuss ~70% of applications rather than the usual ~half.
Given how long it has been (20 years?) since anything with a 30th percentile is within reasonable discussion room of funding, I am not sure this has much impact.
Given how long it has been (20 years?) since anything with a 30th percentile is within reasonable discussion room of funding, I am not sure this has much impact.
I went to Bosnia last summer and witnessed the ongoing, unresolved trauma among the Bosnian people and the fact that many structures are not rebuilt. The idea that someone would want to shoot at people, trapped in a city in a valley, no words
This is one of the most sickening things I've read in a long time. We need names *yesterday*
War tourist foreigners ‘paid £80k to shoot at civilians’ during Siege of Sarajevo
Prosecutors are examining allegations that foreigners paid between €80k and €100k to take part in a ‘sniper safari’
www.independent.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I went to Bosnia last summer and witnessed the ongoing, unresolved trauma among the Bosnian people and the fact that many structures are not rebuilt. The idea that someone would want to shoot at people, trapped in a city in a valley, no words