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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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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 12h

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 3d

A great list of climate folks (happy to be included)!

Climate One @climateone.org · 3d

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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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 6d

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!
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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 5d

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.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 7d

So uh this is going to be the biggest day of mass protest yet

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 7d

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

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Rene Almeling @ralmeling.bsky.social · 7d

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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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 8d

Please, please, please submit a comment.

Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 9d

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

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Rene Almeling @ralmeling.bsky.social · 15d

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!

Adora Svitak @adorasv.bsky.social · 18d

Heteropessimism is having a pop culture moment. I wrote about it in my new paper out today in @culsoc.bsky.social ! Please give it a read: doi.org/10.1177/1749...

Huge thanks to my advisor @ralmeling.bsky.social for reading dozens of drafts & supporting me in getting this from early stage to pub!

Reading Heteropessimism: Painful Attachments in Contemporary Literary Fiction - Adora Svitak, 2025

From viral threads describing male partners’ incompetence at grocery shopping to TV shows like Fleabag, heteropessimism abounds in popular culture. Contemporary...

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Laura Sell @laurasell.bsky.social · 19d

"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

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 23d

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?”

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 22d

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.

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NYU Press @nyupress.bsky.social · 29d

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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Rene Almeling @ralmeling.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Rene Almeling @ralmeling.bsky.social · Sep 4

***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

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APHA @apha.org · Sep 3

New statement: IDSA, APHA and partners call for RFK Jr. to resign: "Our country needs leadership that will promote open, honest dialogue — not disregard decades of lifesaving science, spread misinformation, reverse medical progress and decimate programs that keep us safe." bit.ly/3JOgDya

JOINT STATEMENT CALLING FOR SECRETARY KENNEDY RESIGNATION Infectious Diseases Society of America 

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

American Academy of HIV Medicine 

American Association of Immunologists

American Public Health Association

American Society for Microbiology

American Society for Virology

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) 

AVAC  

Camenzind Solutions LLC 

Fast-Track Cities Institute 

ID Care

International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 

NTM Info & Research 

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society  

Peggy Lillis Foundation

Seattle Children’s Research Institute

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP)

Stop TB USA 

Treatment Action Group

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · Aug 20

Call for Papers! 🧵

The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz)

Abstract Deadline: Sept 19

www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...

Public Science

Call for Papers Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceThe Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Aug 26

It’s official.

September 6th.

From all across this nation.

We march in D.C.

Join us.

We Are All DC

On September 6, we march to Stop the Trump Takeover. Show up at Malcolm X Park (16th St NW & W St NW) on Saturday, September 6 at 11 AM. We march at 12 PM. Allies join us!

WeAreAllDC.com

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · Aug 25

We are proud to officially launch The Green Book Project Website today! Explore the rich history of Black
travel and business during the Jim Crow era and add your own Green Book story to our interactive map:

greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu

#GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

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Courtney Joslin @courtneygjoslin.bsky.social · Aug 16

UC Law faculty open letter urging UC Regents and Gov Newsom to stand up for the rule of law, due process, and equal protection. #StandUpforUC

Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · Aug 15

🚨 150 University of California law professors (and counting) have now signed this open letter to the UC Regents and other officials, explaining the flagrant illegality of the Trump Administration’s UCLA funding cut offs, and urging the UC to fight back. sites.google.com/view/uclawfa...

Dear President Milliken, Regents, and Governor Newsom,
As faculty members of University of California law schools, we endorse Governor Newsom's commitment to resist the Trump Administration's unlawful actions taken against the University of California, Los Angeles. The Governor is on firm legal ground. The Trump Administration's termination and suspension of federal funds has violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in numerous ways. Governor Newsom and the University of California Regents will protect the vital interests not only of Californians but of all Americans if they defend the University of California's rights.
The U.S. Department of Justice notified UCLA on July 29, 2025, that it had found that UCLA had "violated its obligations under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." Chancellor Frenk subsequently announced that
"the federal government claims antisemitism and bias as the reasons" for federal grant terminations. UCLA faces losses of at least $584 million, funding that has supported vital research on matters ranging from treatments for pancreatic cancer to advances in online security.
The Trump Administration has made no pretense of following the law. Title VI permits a federal agency to terminate funding only if it has found that the particular program receiving that funding has violated the law's non-discrimination provisions. Funding cannot disappear just because the agency's policy or political preferences differ from the institution's.
Moreover, the agency can act only after following specific procedural steps. Importantly, Title VI requires a formal administrative hearing—a proceeding much like a trial-before the agency can terminate funding. At the hearing, the agency would have the burden of proving the university's alleged violations of Title VI before an impartial decision-maker. If the agency prevails at the hearing, the university or other interested persons could appea…

factually supported and consistent with civil rights laws. Without the steps Title VI requires, there is no protection against an administration alleging discrimination as a pretext to force compliance with its policy or partisan preferences. Title VI's procedures guarantee the constitutional due process requirement that no person can be deprived of liberty or property without fair notice and opportunity to be heard. They protect the university and its members' academic freedom, an endowment essential to scientific research, intellectual discovery, and open debate.
We are deeply committed to the core principle of non-discrimination codified in Title VI and in the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause. The principle that no person may suffer discrimination because of race, color, or national origin protects equality and ensures fairness in political as well as social life. Allegations of discrimination deserve serious and careful consideration and, where established, effective redress. But this enforcement effort must follow the law.
We urge Governor Newsom and the UC Regents to continue to stand up for the fundamental principles of the rule of law, due process, and equal protection. A defense of the University of California's rights in court will model respect for these bedrock principles of equality and fairness, and it will ensure that the government honors them. The Trump Administration's failure to abide by the law subverts these principles by denying the University of California a fair opportunity to contest the government's charges of unlawful discrimination before an impartial decisionmaker. It is precisely because we cherish the principles of the Civil Rights Act and the Constitution that we encourage Governor Newsom, the UC Regents, and the University of California to fight back.
Through its grantmaking powers, the federal government wields vast influence over social and economic life. If not held to account by the procedural protections enacted by Congres…

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Rene Almeling @ralmeling.bsky.social · Aug 16

This is a deep dive into the debate about sperm counts by an interdisciplinary team [email protected] and well worth reading.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33969777/

The future of sperm: a biovariability framework for understanding global sperm count trends - PubMed

The past 50 years have seen heated debate in the reproductive sciences about global trends in human sperm count. In 2017, Levine and colleagues published the largest and most methodologically rigorous...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · Aug 15

🥳🚨🤩 Job opportunity with me at Uni Lausanne working on the REAL project!

2 year Postdoctoral position in postgrowth climate mitigation modelling focused on food, biomass, land-use

Link here for details and application. Deadline 15 Sept!
tinyurl.com/33rfw3xz

Opportunités de carrière : Postdoctoral position in postgrowth climate mitigation modelling focused on food, biomass, land-use (22432)

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Jennifer Reich @jenniferreich.bsky.social · Aug 14

Six amazing books in the @nyupress.bsky.social series, Health, Society, and Inequality are out! And more are coming soon. So proud to be a part of this work. @ralmeling.bsky.social @katemasonsociology.bsky.social @andreabeckerphd.bsky.social
@ilenekalish.bsky.social

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Jean Beaman @jean23bean.bsky.social · Aug 12

Come join me @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social new BRES Program (hiring 2 senior profs) - cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
#ASA2025

Jobs | City University of New York

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Carlo Sariego @carlosariego.bsky.social · Aug 12

Feeling inspired to get back on here after a really really fun #ASA2025 so making my obligatory “I am on the job market” post! I study the power politics of bodies, borders and babies w/ a current focus on trans reproduction. Read more at Carlosariego.com

Carlo Sariego

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Rene Almeling @ralmeling.bsky.social · Aug 12

Hey students! Still at #ASA2025? There’s a free book giveaway in the exhibit hall starting at 12:30!