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Erin Sauer

@sauerscientist.bsky.social

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wildlife disease ecologist - http://www.sauerlab.com/ Rutgers DEENR assistant professor founder of the feminist bird club - madison, wi chapter bi - she/they https://abortionfunds.org/

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Erin Sauer @sauerscientist.bsky.social · Jul 21

New paper out modelling how the nutritional content of wild bird foods could affect disease transmission - a nice follow-up application of our Molecular Ecology study showing that food quality can affect immune function and disease tolerance.
doi.org/10.1093/icb/... @durantlab.bsky.social

The nutritional content of anthropogenic resources affects wildlife disease dynamics

Synopsis. Wildlife have become increasingly reliant on human-supplemented food, affecting interactions between individuals and subsequently pathogen transm

doi.org

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Erin Sauer @sauerscientist.bsky.social · 7d

it was a great playlist for a florida pool party of 20-somethings, i think the party was rescheduled to after you moved so you never got to reap the benefits for your suggestions

Erin Sauer @sauerscientist.bsky.social · 7d

I have a distinct memory of you sitting in my living room just before hurricane Irma. I was making a playlist for my rescheduled because of the hurricane birthday pool party, adding bodak yellow, and you said something to the effect of "that's a very creative way to describe a shoe"

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 8d

Land of the free. Home of the brave.

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 8d

Please spread widely and quickly - the more signatures we get the better chances we have of cajoling NSF into changing course on this small but very impactful item

Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 8d

NSF unexpectedly changed (at the last minute) who is eligible to apply for the Grad Research Fellowship, dropping 2nd year students. We started a petition to reverse this unfair change, Sign here:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
and please spread the word!!!!

Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition

laurenkuehne.github.io

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Dan Chamberlain @danc-eco.bsky.social · 9d

We are seeking an ornithologist/modeller for a 2-year POST-DOC in Turin. Using archaeological remains, we will reconstruct past avian communities to understand the impacts of climate change and human pressure on birds through time. For details see cutt.ly/irN76QDZ PLEASE RT. #ornithology #AviArch

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 9d

There is time to urge a change to the current #GRFP solicitation ( #NSF 25-547 ): reverse the eligibility restrictions and ensure applicants (including 2nd year PhD students) have a fair chance in the competition.

Feel free to sign and share this open petition:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition

laurenkuehne.github.io

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Erin Sauer @sauerscientist.bsky.social · 13d

if you find out let me know

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 14d

a new mRNA therapy apparently can cut the rate of Huntington's disease progression by ~75%. yet more miracle shit www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.com

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 20d

You asked for it! We delivered Quack-O-Grams to our members of Congress urging them to #ImpeachRFK, and get that Quack out of office!

There's still time for you to get in on this fluffy, feathery action: Send your own duck at zurl.co/W1ZnB and keep the momentum going! 🦆

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 20d

this is the goal. the kids and disabled people they're going to kill are as much a happy accident for them as anything else; the goal is government capture and really nothing deeper or more ideological

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 20d

We've reached the point where CDC medical experts are declining to speak publicly about vaccine safety because they’re afraid of being violently targeted by anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists. www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-ex...

Fearing Violent Threats, CDC Medical Experts Are Scared To Talk About Vaccine Safety

"I have many that won't speak about vaccines now and have removed their names off of papers," said former CDC chief medical officer Debra Houry.

www.huffpost.com

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change," a brief communication in the journal Nature Climate Change. There's a map showing regions of the world, and pie charts of relevant studies as they apply to different health impacts like "heat-related deaths" and "maternal and child health"

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 21d

Sen. Bill Cassidy: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expected you to change the childhood vaccine schedule, despite a lack of science or data to support that move?

Former CDC Director Susan Monarez: "Correct."

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Jeremy Cohen @drjerbs.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨Now out in @pnas.org! Our group provides a framework to mathematically link environmental niches from individual to population and species scales. Our approach enables more accurate forecasting of biodiversity change across organismal levels. 🧪 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 1

Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts.

But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.

In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.

This is why unions are vital.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Aug 28

REMINDER: in this moment, the thing you want your Congressperson to do is (1) demand resignations and (2) threaten endless hearings. Impeachment isn't going to work. Read the article if you don't want to take my word for it - Larry is the most respected health law expert in America.

Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Aug 17

On "should RFK Jr. be impeached" versus "should RFK Jr. be forced to resign through public outcry, Congressional hearings, and non-stop bothering," I agree 99% with Larry here / I'm not a lawyer and I trust Larry's opinion on things like this. www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

Groups Call for RFK Jr. to Be Impeached. Here's What That Would Take.

Doctors, public health advocates take to social media, launch petitions urging Kennedy's removal

www.medpagetoday.com

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · Aug 28

YES

MORE OF THIS PLEASE

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · Aug 28

RKF Jr. is a dangerous man who is determined to abuse his authority to act on truly terrifying conspiracy theories and disinformation—leaving us unprepared for the next deadly pandemic and snuffing out potential cures while he’s at it.

My full statement.

Senator Murray Calls for Immediate Firing of RFK Jr., Commends CDC Director Monarez’s Stand for Science and Public Health - Senator Patty Murray

Senator Murray: “If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the...

www.murray.senate.gov

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Aug 28

It would be great to push RFK out now. Also: If we had pushed RFK out after the CDC shooting, we wouldn't have to worry about four open leadership positions at CDC with whoever steps in next. Every crisis where we wait to make this the objective means the damage will be worse when we regain power

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Aug 6

RFK Jr and his GOP enablers are determined to undermine safe, effective mRNA vaccine technology that offers our best defense against future pandemics.

RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.

apnews.com

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · Aug 3

the USA built a system of higher education so good that smart/rich people from across the world came here, spending billions to learn here, subsidizing education for Americans while spending money to live in our cities and towns. our government arbitrarily decided we should stop doing that

Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · Aug 3

The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact

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Le Caghoul @lecagle.bsky.social · Jul 29

Y'all, I'm asking for your help with a GoFundMe I'm sponsoring.

Along with other members of my local community, I'm fundraising to support a pregnant asylum-seeking Mom and her family here in central Kentucky.

Every dollar helps, as does every share. Thank you thank you!

gofund.me/afcd1f1a

Donate to Support a Pregnant Asylum-Seeking Mom in Central Kentucky, organized by Lauren Cagle

Hi, I’m Cagle! I’m fundraising for an asylum-seeking mother… Lauren Cagle needs your support for Support a Pregnant Asylum-Seeking Mom in Central Kentucky

gofund.me

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Erin Sauer @sauerscientist.bsky.social · Jul 21

Here is the Molecular Ecology paper
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Erin Sauer @sauerscientist.bsky.social · Jul 21

The nutritional content of anthropogenic resources affects wildlife disease dynamics

Synopsis. Wildlife have become increasingly reliant on human-supplemented food, affecting interactions between individuals and subsequently pathogen transm

doi.org

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Julie Lockwood @lockwoodlab.bsky.social · Jul 21

"Despite species redistribution being widely studied in response to long-term climatic trends, the contribution of extreme weather and climate events to range shifts is not well understood.” See more at our TREE review!
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

a netflix ad shows a forest fire burning through the trees

ALT: a netflix ad shows a forest fire burning through the trees

media.tenor.com

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Dave Klinges @thenaturedave.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thrilled to have accepted a TT faculty position in the Dept of Ecology, Evolution & Natural Resources at Rutgers ‪@rutgersuniversity.bsky.social‬! Keen on climate change ecology, Madagascar, amphibians, range shifts? Visit our lab website & watch for upcoming PhD + postdoc ads! ecoclimateglobal.org

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Erin Sauer @sauerscientist.bsky.social · Jul 10

I think until extremely recently medical research was just like *shrug* "women have periods, yuck too complex. we're going to base all standards of care on men"