This is so, so well-articulated.

Michigan’s measles outbreak has gotten to the point where the state #publichealth department is recommending early vaccination for babies living in or traveling to metro Detroit/Ann Arbor, & reminding folks vaccinated before 1989 that they may qualify for a 2nd dose: www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...

There’s still time to take our survey about the landscape of science communication and share your experience

Sacré bleu ... apnews.com/article/trum...

Need a distraction? Come to Ann Arbor to learn about University of Michigan medical history at our museum exhibit, which just got extended another four months! michmed.org/museum

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So it has begun

HALF: MSU women 42, Oklahoma 37 Spartans shot 47.1% from field led by Rashunda Jones, who has 16 points off the bench and is 7-of-9 from the field. Kennedy Blair has 8 points

FINAL: MSU 65, Colorado State 62 Spartans survive as Colorado State misses a 3 as time expires.

Yet more record heat. This is what human-caused climate change looks like: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/w...

This one goes out to all you #caregivers out there. New data out today from the @umich.edu National Poll on Healthy #Aging show just how many people over 50 who care for family/friends with health needs are 'working without a net' & not aware of supports: www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/c...

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Check out this feature of our team’s recent work! 🐭🦷

Society’s most vulnerable will face the consequences for Clean Air Act rollbacks, writes Detroit pastor who lost her granddaughter to asthma. planetdetroit.org/2026/03/clea...

"You're very excited, I can tell. How could you not be, given how big and colorful it is and how unfathomably sticky it will soon make every square inch of your house."

The NIH budget was basically the same in 2025 vs. 2024. This massive decline in health research funding was driven by *administrative* choices.

Yesterday, both people ahead of me in line at CVS left without picking up their meds due to cost. An incredibly depressing state of affairs.

Gnaw-y by nature: #UMich researchers discovered a neural circuit that rewards gnawing behavior in rodents. The finding reveals a previously hidden motivation for gnawing in mammals, which could help lead to more effective treatments for oral health issues in humans. 🔗 https://myumi.ch/9pxmn

Rodents love to gnaw… which can be cute or annoying (e.g. when they decided to destroy my car wiring). But our new study uncovers why: incisor tactile input is relayed by a sensorimotor-motivational circuit to drive gnawing! So fun collaborating with lead author Xinyu Su and Bo Duan Lab on this!

1/ Why do rodents gnaw on everything? 🐭🪵 It’s not just because their teeth keep growing or that hard foods trim the teeth. Our new paper in Neuron shows that gnawing itself is rewarding to the brain. doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

do I know any surgeons on here? if so, please DM me this is NOT for medical related reasons, this is an economic project guesstimate about anesthetic usage please RT

"We just genuinely don’t know... [In] 2026 we don’t know if people are farting at night or not.” Just a delightful read from start to finish. www.sciencenews.org/article/smar...

"If it feels good, chew it." — Rodents, probably. www.science.org/content/arti...

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The Bad River Band is fighting to stop Line 5 and protect its watershed. Meanwhile, local sheriffs are already tallying the cost of riot gear. Story by @grist.org: www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/03/09/e...

Harper to the judge: "Your driver's license doesn't list your height and weight at birth. It doesn't list where you used to live. It identifies who you are now."

After about 5 years (!) of keeping secrets, I am so excited that Disney Pixar's Hoppers is finally coming out on March 6th! Back in 2021, Pixar emailed me asking if I could give a talk about my research to their employees. Then another talk. And another. 📸 Disney/Jesse Grant/Getty Images

Such a good headline. arstechnica.com/cars/2026/03...

THREAD: We just released a tool that allows you to search billions of dollars in wealth, ties to the most powerful companies in the country, and details of the personal finances of President Trump and over 1,500 of his appointees. Here’s how it works 1/

“The future is not fixed... Conservation, restoration and renewed connections between people and nature can improve ecosystem health and strengthen community resilience.”

On @pablo.show I talked about the limits of generative AI, and why the brainstorming process—which LLMs mostly eliminate, imo—is fundamental to doing *good* work.

"Michigan remains the only state in the nation that exempts the governor’s office from the Freedom of Information Act. It’s also one of just two states where FOIA does not apply to the Legislature." www.mlive.com/opinion/2026...

I remember when Michigan's legislature repealed the motorcycle helmet law, and the governor went along. Now, a team of University of Michigan trauma surgeons has published a study of what happened next, just in terms of hospital costs for crash survivors. www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/m...

This is my new favorite piece of science writing and quite possibly my new favorite piece of writing.

Blood Moon setting over Lake Superior. Another Great Lake looking great!

woohoo, the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research is now on bluesky! @ciglrum.bsky.social #GreatLakes

We're bringing in advocates from across the Great Lakes region to D.C. this week for Great Lakes Day! You can learn more about what we're talking to Congressmembers about at HealthyLakes.org/latest-news #GreatLakes #CleanWater

Back on the beat for Michigan's 7th Congressional this cycle. @michiganadvance.com michiganadvance.com/2026/03/02/i...

This is a great awards program for science communication. Enter now (before April 3) and/or please encourage others to do so. Categories include researchers (early, mid- & late career), journalists, independent & institutional. From @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social

The issue in front of the US Supreme Court is seemingly mundane, about federal or state jurisdiction. But it is actually much bigger, encompassing some key questions of the 21st century. Story by @theconversation.com: www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/03/02/s...

Stanley Plotkin had a major hand in the development of a number of vaccines in use today; he designed the rubella vaccine. He remembers the world before widespread use of vaccines & knows what's coming as vaccine policy is rewritten & vaccine confidence is eroded. www.statnews.com/2026/03/02/s...

This is painful, and beautiful, and sad, and hopeful, all at once. How do we feel awe and wonder at space (or science in general), when we are seeing ICE kill people, seeing funding get slashed? www.sciencenews.org/article/moon... By @astrolisa.bsky.social

College students in Michigan who are into journalism: We want to give you $$$. Apply for the SPJ-Detroit scholarship! Know someone who is a great fit for this? Let them know! We want to boost up the next generation of journalists. spjdetroit.org/college-jour...

We'll be there too, with resources about paddling safety and aquatic invasive species -- drop by!

Jon and Christina Sarri donated 40 acres and a land swamp added 40 more to a new preserve in the Upper Peninsula.

Incredible front-page story from Ukraine by a reporter and photojournalist that the Post just laid off wapo.st/4rKFape

Anna: Do you want to build a snowman? Disembodied voice from the cosmos: Heck yes. Anna: It doesn't have to be a snowman. DVFTC: Yes it absolutely does.

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Michigan State women's basketball head coach Robyn Fralick has been selected to serve as an assistant coach for the USA Basketball women's U18 National Team, USA Basketball announced.