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Le Temps @letemps.ch · 5d

Allégeance politique contre financements: Donald Trump propose un juteux «pacte» aux universités

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Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) @sllshome.bsky.social · 28d

Day 3 of #SLLS2025 has begun!

Opening and closing with keynotes from Mel Bartley (UCL) and Jessica A. Kelley (CWRU, Ohio), with a busy programme of talks in between.

Wishing our delegates an enjoyable final day!

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ninsolera.bsky.social @ninsolera.bsky.social · Sep 8

Starting off #SLLS2025 with a welcome from President Dale Dannefer here at the University of Fribourg #PopHealthLab

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Sep 8

“RFK Jr should never have been let anywhere near public health, healthcare and biomedical science in this country. Congress needs to act. And we need to make them do it. RFK Jr. needs to go” @gregggonsalves.bsky.social

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

RFK Jr., American Psycho

He needs to go. Now.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Sep 6

I wonder when he will start promoting ivermectin over vaccines as a national policy?

Cartoon about RFK Jr promoting cod liver oil for measles

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 Call for Session Proposals – ESHMS 2026

We are delighted to announce the launch of the call for sessions for the 21st Biennial ESHMS Conference in Hamburg, 19–21 August 2026.

Theme: Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty

Deadline for proposals: 31 October 2025 ⏰

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Stéphane Cullati @stephane-cullati.bsky.social · Sep 2

Mauvaise nouvelle pour la santé publique suisse

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Conseil fédéral: Abandon de l'étude sur les pesticides et PFAS en Suisse

Le Conseil fédéral ne suivra pas 100’000 Suisses pendant 20 ans pour mesurer les effets des pesticides et des «polluants éternels». C'est trop cher.

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Le Temps @letemps.ch · Aug 25

Trump, l’argument en faveur d’un fonds souverain

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Le Temps @letemps.ch · Aug 25

Guerre en Ukraine: A Kostiantynivka, des volontaires bravent le danger pour évacuer les habitants apeurés

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Stéphane Cullati @stephane-cullati.bsky.social · Jul 14

📣 Call for Papers — Special Issue on Remote Working - understanding the impact of teleworking

✨ Social Indicators Research (Springer)
🔗 link.springer.com/collections/...

📅 Submission deadlines:
– Extended abstract (min. 1,000 words): 15 September 2025
– Full paper: 31 March 2026

Understanding the impact of remote working

Call for Papers Teleworking has transformed our lives since the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to shape the way we work today. Hundreds of millions of ...

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Stéphane Cullati @stephane-cullati.bsky.social · Jul 14

Interesting piece of Cristian Montenegro and @judegreen.bsky.social published in Social Theory and Health: Engagement and qualitative sociology are distinct
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Engagement and qualitative sociology in health research: proximal, but incongruent

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · Jul 8

En Russie, la principale ONG de surveillance électorale cesse ses activités

L’ONG russe Golos, spécialisée dans le recensement des fraudes électorales, estime que « la persécution des observateurs électoraux fragilise encore davantage les fondements constitutionnels du pays ».

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Stéphane Cullati @stephane-cullati.bsky.social · Jun 26

L'interview de Michel Huissoud, ancien chef du contrôle fédéral des finances www.rts.ch/play/tv/19h3...

L'interview de Michel Huissoud, ancien chef du contrôle fédéral des finances - 19h30 - Play RTS

Play RTS vous permet de visionner ou d'écouter de nombreuses émissions tv ou radio, quand et aussi souvent que vous le souhaitez.

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Stéphane Cullati @stephane-cullati.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Anna Gilmore, public health researcher: ‘Just four products cause at least a third of all deaths’

The British scientist examines the techniques that companies use to influence public opinion and how these tactics impact our health

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Stéphane Cullati @stephane-cullati.bsky.social · Mar 18

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Au diable, le copyright: les géants de l’intelligence artificielle veulent aspirer tous les contenus - Le Temps

OpenAI et Google exigent du gouvernement américain qu’il les laisse librement utiliser tous les contenus protégés par le droit d’auteur, arguant de l’importance de s’armer face à la menace chinoise

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Stéphane Cullati @stephane-cullati.bsky.social · Mar 1

Resources help individual to function in everyday life, while reserves, a specific type of resources, help to overcome shock and stress.

The provision of reserves for undocumented migrants may protect mental health but may not alter the impact of regularisation on mental health.

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Arnaud Chiolero MD PhD @swissepi.bsky.social · Feb 25

Life course #epidemiology has changed the way we understand the causes of chronic diseases 😎 Do you want to know more⁉️ Read this review in @thelancetph.bsky.social @rosevdlinden.bsky.social @stephane-cullati.bsky.social @cristianmeli.bsky.social #PopHealthLab
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Life course epidemiology and public health

Life course epidemiology aims to study the effect of exposures on health outcomes across the life course from a social, behavioural, and biological perspective. In this Review, we describe how life co...

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Hannah Bradby @bradby.bsky.social · Feb 14

Open for submissions
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Frontiers | Critical perspectives on gendered mental health issues/women’s mental health

Objectives: • To publish examples of excellent interdisciplinary work on women’s mental health• To encourage conceptual frameworks for approaching women’s me...

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Feb 13

🎙️ New blog post! Explore an academic's journey into podcasting to disseminate health sociology research. Discover insights on creating engaging audio content to reach broader audiences.
🔗 Read here: eshms.eu/voices-hs-vo...
#HealthSociology #Podcasting #ScienceCommunication

An academic in the land of podcasts: notes on a journey into creating health sociological audio content - ESHMS

A health sociology academic explores creating a podcast for disseminating the results of their work.

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Arnaud Chiolero MD PhD @swissepi.bsky.social · Feb 10

Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) Annual Conference
8 – 10 Sep 2025

University of Fribourg, Switzerland 🇨🇭 #PopHealthLab

“Life Course Transitions and Patterns: Stronger Evidence for Better Policies“ @sllshome.bsky.social
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SLLS Annual Conference 2025

Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) Annual Conference 2025 SAVE THE DATE: 8 – 10 SEPTEMBER 2025 (post-conference workshops on 11 September 2025) Location:…

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Feb 3

📊 A systematic review highlights major validity & reliability issues in the use of Google Trends data for social science research. Many studies overlook these limitations, risking flawed conclusions. The authors propose improvements
🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
#SocialScience #GoogleTrends

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Feb 3

A study reveals how cognitive impairment worsens socioeconomic disparities in health-related quality of life among older adults in Australia. Findings highlight the urgent need for policies tackling both cognitive decline & inequality
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
#HealthInequality #CognitiveHealth

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Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) @sllshome.bsky.social · Jan 22

📣SLLS 2025 CONFERENCE - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!

Life Course Transitions and Patterns: Stronger Evidence for Better Policies
University of Fribourg, Switzerland / 8-10 September

We look forward to receiving your submissions! 😀

Submission Deadline: 14/03/25

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H Colineaux @hcolineaux.bsky.social · Jan 21

Are you planning to go to the #SLLS2025 conference in Fribourg (organised by @stephane-cullati.bsky.social and team) this year? Excitingly, the @sllshome.bsky.social conference will host a ‘Gender and Intersectionality’ Symposium for the first time!

See the call in picture and info in comments!⤵️

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Matthias Studer @matstud.bsky.social · Jan 13

New article with Kevin Emery and André Berchtold:

A systematic comparison of methods (MICT-Timing) to impute missing longitudinal categorical data

Also propose new MICT-Timing algorihtm.

Methods suitable for #SequenceAnalysis and available in seqimpute #Rpackage

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