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SRNT Health Equity Network @hensrnt.bsky.social · Jun 27

Dear members,

We’re excited to announce the launch of the SRNT Health Equity Network’s Bluesky account! Follow us to stay up to date on the latest research, spotlights, and events.

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Mer Francis, PhD, MSW @mwfrancis.bsky.social · Mar 31

Happy International Transgender Visibility Day!

Are you wondering what can you do to support your trans colleagues and students in academia? Here's a list (originally posted by me on the Bad Site several years ago):
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Marc L Steinberg, PhD @mlsteinberg.bsky.social · Mar 25

Recent editorial with my friend and colleague, @andreahweinberger.bsky.social: Data suggest that varenicline should be considered a first-line treatment for individuals with current Major Depressive Disorder who smoke cigarettes.

doi.org/10.1176/appi...

Varenicline as a First-Line Treatment for Individuals With Current Major Depressive Disorder Who Smoke Cigarettes | American Journal of Psychiatry

PsychiatryOnline.org is the platform for all American Psychiatric Association Publishing journals, DSM, and bestselling textbooks, as well as APA Practice Guidelines, and continuing medical education.

doi.org

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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · Mar 24

🚨 Reminder! The abstract submission deadline for #SRNTE2025 is fast approaching! ⏳

Submit your research by 30 March to be part of Europe's leading nicotine & tobacco science conference. Don’t miss out!

🔗 easyacademia.org/srnte2025 Info: srnt-e.org

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JAMA @jama.com · Mar 20

This Viewpoint discusses recommendations to rethink and redesign the use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research and provides steps to facilitate the process. https://ja.ma/4hpulml

Figure. Considerations for Use of Race and Ethnicity in Research

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JAMA @jama.com · Mar 19

Viewpoint: Recent disruptions and funding cuts at the NIH undermine the infrastructure and stability of US scientific research, threatening the nation's global leadership and scientific productivity. https://ja.ma/3FLvqHS

American Science in Peril

This Viewpoint discusses the importance of federal funding of biomedical research from the National Institutes of Health to scientific discovery, advancements in individual and public health, and the support of the US’ community of scientists.

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Mar 18

If you have a federal grant, I *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar on responding to grant terminations.

Lisa Brown, former general counsel at Dept of Ed, will present along with other lawyers.

Friday, March 21, 2-3 pm. More info & register here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/regist...

March 21, 2-3 pm ET: What to do when your federal grant has been stopped or terminated

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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal @ntrjournal.bsky.social · Mar 11

Attending SRNT’s annual conference in New Orleans this week?

Don’t miss the chance to meet our new Editor in Chief, Prof Caitlin Notley! @addictionuea.bsky.social

Friday 10-10.30am

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Noelle @noelle.ison.blue · Mar 8

Might save a life.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Mar 6

SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!

To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎

List of Stand Up for Science events—official events in red, solidarity events in blue.

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Carla Stover @carlasstover.bsky.social · Mar 4

www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...

48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science

48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

www.ucsusa.org

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Jace D. Flatt, PhD, MPH (They/He) @jaceflatt.bsky.social · Mar 4

Sharing for visibility www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/n...

Thank you @statnews.com

NIH terminates ongoing grants for LGBTQ+ research

Saying that "research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific," the agency wrote to scientists to cancel current grants.

www.statnews.com

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Andrea H. Weinberger @andreahweinberger.bsky.social · Mar 1

It’s horrifying

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Feb 28

SEE YOU IN ONE WEEK ☀️

March 7th, 2025! More info at www.standupforscience2025.org!

#standupforscience2025

Red background with white text, one week until stand up for science 2025.

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Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky @sejordt.bsky.social · Feb 11

#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #policysky #polisky 🧪🛟

#SRNT2025 discounted registration extended !
srnt.joynmeeting.com/v2/?card=reg...

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Feb 8

Can’t believe I’m typing this but…

FUCK IT IM PLANNING A STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST IN DC.

If you want to be involved, be dm me. I’m nervous, I’ve never done this before, but we gotta be the change we want to see in the world.

Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Feb 8

IF YOU KNOW IF ANYONE PLANNING A SCIENCE RELATED PROTEST IN DC, PLEASE DM ME!

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Andrea H. Weinberger @andreahweinberger.bsky.social · Feb 8

“What Can Be Done?
Spread the word...

Advocate for your institutions…Public outcry can and does make a difference.

Engage with lawmakers…make it clear that gutting research infrastructure is a non-starter

Collaborate with other institutions-…it’s an existential threat to research as we know it.”

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Andrea H. Weinberger @andreahweinberger.bsky.social · Feb 8

www.kateringland.com/the-hidden-b...

The Hidden Backbone of Research: How a 15% Cap on Indirect Costs Will Devastate Universities

So, if we’re serious about keeping research alive, it’s time to push back. Because 15% isn’t just a cut—it’s a death sentence for academic institutions as we know them.

www.kateringland.com

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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · Feb 7

🚨URGENT UPDATE RE: PASSPORTS & SS CARDS
We've updated our checklist to help the trans community navigate:
✅ Passports and IDs
✅ Legal help
✅ And more

While this landscape is ever-changing, we aim to provide the most up-to-date information.

View the checklist: lambdalegal.org/tgnc-checkli...

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · Feb 4

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Jim O'Rorke @jackback.bsky.social · Dec 20

Can We Predict Who Will Experience Adverse Events While Using Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy? A Secondary Analysis of the EAGLES Clinical Trial
#Tobacco
#StopSmoking
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Can We Predict Who Will Experience Adverse Events While Using Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy? A Secondary Analysis of the EAGLES Clinical Trial

AbstractIntroduction. Concerns about potential side effects remain a barrier to uptake of Food and Drug Administration-approved smoking cessation pharmacot

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Andrea H. Weinberger @andreahweinberger.bsky.social · Dec 19

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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal @ntrjournal.bsky.social · Dec 18

Behavioral interventions for tobacco cessation in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Abhijit Nadkarni et al.

academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

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Yael Bar-Zeev @yaelbarzeev.bsky.social · Dec 8

If you are intrested/working in the field of Tobacco and Nicotine research, I have put together a starter pack to help you build your network here on bluesky.

Let me know if you want to be added

go.bsky.app/157bujc

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JAMA @jama.com · Dec 9

Viewpoint: Implementation of a low-nicotine product standard has the potential to be the most significant tobacco control policy of the 21st century.

https://ja.ma/3OKcb2X

PDF preview of "What to Expect From a Low-Nicotine Product Standard for Cigarettes."

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