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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 3d

1/ A lot of people have genuine questions about #routinevaccines. Between headlines, politics, and fear, it can be hard to find nuanced answers. Let’s walk through some FAQs. 👇

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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 14d

Decades of research have proven that acetaminophen is safe for children when taken correctly and under the guidance of a child’s pediatrician. Learn more.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 14d

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16d

Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.

Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!

People signing the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air at the UN

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 17d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 21d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 22d

Today’s ACIP meeting promoted false claims and misguided information about vaccines. AAP will continue stepping up and working with our local, state and federal partners to make sure every child in every community continues to have access to immunizations.
bit.ly/4puP4uf

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 23d

1/ As you may know, on Thursday & Friday, ACIP—the external body that sets vaccine policy—will hold a special session. They are discussing three vaccines, one of which is the Hepatitis B (HepB) birth dose. Some false claims are likely to spread about this vaccine. Here’s what you should know 👇

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 25d

Not surprisingly but still unfortunately, the McNair program is under attack.

I was not a beneficiary of the program but have participated in it as a mentor and speaker, and I have seen how it positively impacts the lives of its students.

coenet.org/protect-the-...

Protect the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program - Council for Opportunity in Education

We’re stronger together. Call your Member of Congress, send an email, post on social media, host a phone party, invite your Member to campus, and report your actions. Every voice protects students and...

coenet.org

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 10

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont just announced several actions to protect COVID vaccine access.

Connecticut is:
- recommending COVID vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and up
- affirming that pharmacists can administer the vaccine to anyone “off-label”
- requiring insurers to cover COVID vaccines

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 3

This isn't abstract. Ending vaccine mandates will kill children. Any one who is trying to do this should be removed from office immediately.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Sep 2

Yesterday the president demanded that evidence about Covid vaccines be shown to the public. Today @apoorvanyt.bsky.social & I run through some of the studies made public over the past 4+ years that show that the vaccines work. Gift link: nyti.ms/46k17Tq

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Lotus Lofgren @lotuslofgren.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049

Assistant Professor - Plant Resilience to Climate Change - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation @cerfscience.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨 New survey results: Federal & state policy changes since Jan 2025 are disrupting research, threatening labs, bottlenecking careers & more.

Read the announcement and full findings from 1,392 scientists across 15 societies: ow.ly/Ylyn50WMl14

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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · Aug 25

Today 14 scientific societies in #ecology #evolution and #marineScience are publishing the results of a survey that finds negative impacts of federal policies on food security, flood mitigation, infectious disease preparedness, and wildlife conservation: 🧪👩‍🔬 www.firsthandaccounts.org/impacts/2025...

This infographic describes the main results from a survey of members of 14 scientific societies. There is a pie chart showing that both academic (58%) and non-academic (42%) responded to the survey. It lists statistics: 85% of respondents reported uncertainty about the future; 71% reported federal training programs were "very" or "extremely important"; 83% reported negative impacts or irreparable harm on their field of science. There is a word cloud summarizing open-ended responses with the largest words "student research fund federal grant". Eight major themes in the responses are listed: disruption of research with societal important; concerns of closure of the USGS Bird Banding Lab; Early Career Bottleneck; Restricted Freedoms including travel and speech; Decline in Government Efficiency and Expertise; Concerns about Biased/Removed Data and Data Gaps; Concerns about the Ability to Meet Legal Mandates; and From Positive Impact to Irreparable Harm. There are icons for each participating society and a QR code for website and data availability.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Aug 25

Washington Post story about the Katrina Declaration

[Gift link]

wapo.st/4mu7HfL

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In letter, FEMA staff warn Trump officials’ actions risk Katrina-level disaster

About 150 FEMA employees signed a letter to Congress arguing current agency leadership has eroded and hindered the ability to effectively manage emergencies.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · Apr 18

Pacific oysters have been introduced widely to satisfy human tastebuds. A statistical model based on genotyped oysters suggests six other species likely hitchhiked on the bivalves, including the shell-boring polychaete, Polydora hoplura. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Feral Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

CREDIT: Gen Kanaya

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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · Aug 19

American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy.
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · Aug 19

Please share this important guide!
A Higher Education Community Response to Support Undocumented Students & Communities

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Aug 12

Much love to all CDC staff. I am so sorry you are going through this. You deserve so much better. So many of us appreciate all your work and will continue to stand up with you. ❤️

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · Aug 10

Do you love alpine plants, ancient DNA, and/or population genetics? My lab will be hiring a postdoc soon to be based at the University of Maine! We’re looking for someone who uses genetic tools and thinks like a community ecologist. Happy to chat at #ESA2025 if you’re interested.

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Aug 5

Doctoral position on genomic basis of Fucus (brown algal) local adaptation - join our exciting #Fubluc team! Fully funded for 3.5 years & we also consider candidates with strong molecular or bioinformatic skillls but no marine / algal experience, see www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...

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Tadashi Fukami @fukamit.bsky.social · Aug 6

Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025

facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...

Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor in Traditional Ecological Knowledge

facultypositions.stanford.edu

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Jul 26

"A third of Palestinians in Gaza are going without food for days at a time, the U.N. World Food Programme's director of emergencies said. About 100,000 women and children were suffering severe acute malnutrition in the territory."

www.npr.org/2025/07/25/n...

4 things to know about Gaza right now amid warnings of 'mass starvation' risk

Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."

www.npr.org

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · Jul 23

1/ Since January, over 5,500 NIH-funded projects have been paused. That includes cancer trials, Alzheimer’s research, maternal health studies. This is work that directly impacts our lives.
And people aren't talking about it enough.
Let’s fix that 🧵

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