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Rene Almeling
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Yale Sociologist. https://www.renealmeling.com. Books:

-Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics (now out!)
-GUYnecology: The Missing Science of Men's Reproductive Health
-Sex Cells: The Medical Market for Eggs and Sperm

Now studying climate change...
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Rene Almeling @ralmeling.bsky.social · May 8
**New book alert**

Seminal offers a kaleidoscopic view of the relationship between sperm, health, and intersecting politics of gender, race, and reproduction. 30 short essays by experts in the social sciences, humanities, law, and medicine.

30% off! Code: NYUAU30

nyupress.org/978147983408...
Seminal
The complexities and controversies at the nexus of sperm, health, and politicsIn Seminal, experts from across the social sciences, humanities, law, and medic...
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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***10 days left to apply***

Please share widely!

CALL FOR PAPERS due Dec 1

Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century

A Workshop for Early-Career Researchers organized by Rene Almeling & Sarah Richardson

April 16-17 at Yale

Details: www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...
Gametic Politics Workshop
Call for papers for social science and humanities scholars studying eggs, sperm, and gender/sex in the 21st century
www.renealmeling.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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ralmeling.bsky.social
*CALL FOR PAPERS* Due Dec 1

Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century

A Workshop for Early-Career Researchers organized by Rene Almeling & Sarah Richardson

April 16-17, 2026 at Yale University

Details and application form here: www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...
Gametic Politics Workshop
Call for papers for social science and humanities scholars studying eggs, sperm, and gender/sex in the 21st century
www.renealmeling.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
ralmeling.bsky.social
Very excited to be co-organizing a session with Kerry Ard on "The Sociology of Climate Change" at next year's American Sociological Association meeting in NYC. Proposals are due Feb 25. Session is co-sponsored by the ASA sections for SKAT + Environmental Soc.

Details: www.asanet.org/annual-meeti...
Call for Submissions and Proposals | American Sociological Association
Thank you for your interest in submitting your paper or proposal to the ASA Annual Meeting. Your submission represents a vital part of the ongoing
www.asanet.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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newschambers.bsky.social
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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schumer.senate.gov
Honestly, you can’t make this shit up.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Oct 23
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
ralmeling.bsky.social
*CALL FOR PAPERS* Due Dec 1

Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century

A Workshop for Early-Career Researchers organized by Rene Almeling & Sarah Richardson

April 16-17, 2026 at Yale University

Details and application form here: www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...
Gametic Politics Workshop
Call for papers for social science and humanities scholars studying eggs, sperm, and gender/sex in the 21st century
www.renealmeling.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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indivisible.org
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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nfapresearch.bsky.social
A remarkable story: Omar Yaghi, born a refugee in Jordan, came to America as a teen to attend community college and later earned a Ph.D. and the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Immigrants have won 40% of the U.S. Nobel Prizes in science since 2000. @mclem.org
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Half Of The 2025 U.S. Nobel Prize Winners In Science Are Immigrants
Three of the six U.S. winners in the 2025 Nobel Prize science categories immigrated to the United States, one of them as a teenager.
www.forbes.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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burgards.bsky.social
please help us understand what population scientists are experiencing in the #shutdown @popassocamerica.bsky.social
popassocamerica.bsky.social Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · Oct 7
As the federal #shutdown enters week 2, GPAC is monitoring developments and working with partners (@cossa.bsky.social) to address disruptions.

If your research/funding has been affected, share impacts via our portal—your examples help strengthen advocacy for a swift resolution. buff.ly/pIO1QQw
Share Your Research Activities Negatively Affected by Shutdown
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October 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Happy Anti-Prime Day! Free shipping today and tomorrow at Bookshop.org -- support bookstores, not billionaires!
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An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
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October 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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A great list of climate folks (happy to be included)!
climateone.org Climate One @climateone.org · Oct 4
ICYMI: subscribe to the Climate One Voices starter pack to instantly fill your feed with dozens of climate leaders from around the world 🗣️🌍
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Join the conversation
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October 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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UC Press is looking for a Publicist! Help amplify authors, pitch stories that spark conversation, & champion bold, field-defining books. Apply here. Or spread the word!
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...
October 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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karenguzzo.bsky.social
Very excited to announce that @srhayford.bsky.social, @lesja.bsky.social, and I will be guest-editing a special volume of @prpr-journal.bsky.social on "Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context"! Submissions due March 1, 2026. link.springer.com/collections/...
Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context Participating journal: Population Research and Policy Review Call for Papers Low and declining birth rates across the world have consequences for countries’ population size and structure. Concerns over the potential economic effects of population aging have spurred many countries to engage in efforts to raise birth rates. At the same time, there is growing concern about the social and cultural causes and consequences of low birth rates. Pronatalism – an ideology based on the belief that birth rates are too low, and societies should work to raise them in the interest of economic productivity and cultural preservation – has re-emerged as an increasingly visible and powerful force across different settings. The dynamics of low fertility – such as fertility decline, postponement, and changing patterns of family formation – have been common topics in population science over the last 25 years, but pronatalism has received considerably less attention from the field. This Special Issue will provide an opportunity for population scientists to contribute to the conversations about pronatalism throughout the world. We welcome critical, theoretical, descriptive, and empirical submissions that explicitly focus on some aspect of pronatalism. Further research is needed on the evidentiary base upon which pronatalism rests; the social, political, and cultural inspirations and implications of pronatalism; and the support for, and effects of, pronatalist policies. Evaluation of alternative approaches (besides raising birth rates) for addressing changes in population size and composition is also warranted. Submissions that discuss the causes and consequences of low fertility but do not directly engage with pronatalism fall outside of the scope of this issue.
October 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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leahgreenberg.bsky.social
So uh this is going to be the biggest day of mass protest yet
indivisible.org Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Sep 30
IT’S OFFICIAL: We now have more protests planned for October 18 than there were back in June.

It’s not even October yet but you’ve already put 2,100 events on the No Kings map.

We hope to see you at the largest day of peaceful protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
(next to a map of the 2,100 peaceful protests planned for October 18) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS. NO KINGS. SATURDAY, OCT. 18
September 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
ralmeling.bsky.social
Yale Sociology is hiring an associate or full professor in quantitative sociology. Come work with me! Applications open tomorrow. Details available here:

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September 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Please, please, please submit a comment.
ianlmorgan.bsky.social Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · Sep 28
DHS is proposing a rule that would end "duration of status" for J, F and other visa holders. This would decimate the international graduate student and postdoc population, which are a crucial part of the United States biomedical workforce. There's still time for you to comment on the proposed rule.
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media...
www.federalregister.gov
September 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
ralmeling.bsky.social
Warmly welcoming Yale PhD student Adora Svitak to Bluesky. And on the perfect occasion: her first sociological journal publication, a fascinating and creative analysis of heteropessimism in literary fiction. Check it out!
September 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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laurasell.bsky.social
"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
www.insidehighered.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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When it comes to human behavior, it can often be more productive & compelling to ask questions that begin with how rather than why, writes fmr CASBS fellow @ralmeling.bsky.social in @behscientist.bsky.social

Read why (about how): behavioralscientist.org/the-power-of...
The Power of Asking ‘How?’ - by Rene Almeling - Behavioral Scientist
Humans love to ask, “Why?” But when it comes to our behavior, it can often be more productive and compelling to ask, “How?”
behavioralscientist.org
September 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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asanews.bsky.social
Take action for international students! Proposed DHS rule eliminating Duration of Status is detrimental for international students. Submit public comment (naming Docket No. ICEB-2025-0001) before 11:59 pm EDT, Sept. 29: https://bit.ly/3KoPB0w. Context: https://bit.ly/42nbq6Y.
September 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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nyupress.bsky.social
Catch the Yale online book launch celebrating "Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics," edited by Rene Almeling, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, and Brian T. Nguyen.

Experts explore the interplay of sperm, health, and the politics of gender, race, and reproduction.

Watch now:
Book Launch Webinar for Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics
An online book launch to celebrate the publication of Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics (New York University Press), edited by Rene Almeling (Yale Sociology), Lisa Campo-Engelstein (UTMB…
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September 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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***Call for Papers***

Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century

A workshop for early-career researchers organized by Rene Almeling and Sarah Richardson.

April 16-17, 2026
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Details and application form:
www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...
Gametic Politics Workshop
Call for papers for social science and humanities scholars studying eggs, sperm, and gender/sex in the 21st century
www.renealmeling.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM