🚨BREAKING: In a huge win for public health and democracy, a federal court ruled that the NIH’s ideological purge of life-saving research grants is unlawful. Today, the rule of law prevailed — and science, once again, belongs to everyone.

📢BREAKING: Just left the courthouse for our NIH grant termination case Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL” As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’

Now it's nearly 270 university presidents who have signed onto this "unprecedented government overreach" public letter. It was less than 180 this morning. www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c... Universities, and judges, taking the lead in standing up.

Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women Unreal www.science.org/content/arti...

African Elephants are my favorite land animal species, by far. During yesterday’s earthquake, my babies at the San Diego Zoo reacted to the quake, immediately protective of their most-vulnerable Community members. Humans could learn SO much from these beauties, if we’d just humble ourselves. 🐘🐘

In this new study, we estimate that >2/3 of girls ages 13-17 live in states with abortion bans, restrictive gestational limits or parental involvement requirements. That's 7 million teens unable to control their lives and their futures jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Come and work with on our #sleep health equity project in beautiful Vancouver! We are seeking a full time postdoctoral student to support a #CIHR funded project affiliated with the Canadian Sleep Research Consortium. Reach out if you have any questions! ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...

Some good news. Let’s accelerate this! www.reuters.com/business/ene...

my offer to america: we bring woke back

I liked our DEI stock market better!

Yes, the stock market may be tanking and our national security apparatus has never been more vulnerable and we're on the verge of both economic collapse and war, but it was all worth it to keep pronouns out of email signatures.

BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants. This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.

Canada is ready to lead.

Postdoc opening in 🇨🇦 with myself and @charlierioux.bsky.social to look at trajectories of substance use in pregnancy and child outcomes. for more info see: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1577489...

How does US$259-285 for doing a peer review sound? That's how much @biologyopen.bsky.social paid reviewers in a small trial to get reviews back faster: doi.org/10.1101/2025... #AcademicChatter 1/2

99.4% of new drugs approved by the FDA are the product of NIH funded research. Remember this every time you see another headline on the NIH funding cuts. It will directly impact YOU. #ScienceNOTSilence

The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.

The TESLA (a/k/a "TESLER") TAKEDOWN is working... WORLDWIDE! Turns out people really resent an unelected weirdo running our Government & creating economic chaos. Hit Elmo where it really hurts: in his big, fat wallet. If we #TankTesla, It's Ex-X! (a/k/a Twitter) #WinWin Visit www.takedowntesla.com

UMASS IS RESCINDING ALL GRAD POSITIONS FOR THIS YEAR

Join us starting on World Sleep Day (March 14th) for a week for better sleep. It’s free to join! Register at lnkd.in/gfU6ShHH

‘Pandemic babies’ turn 5: I still remember the first (of about a million) zoom meetings with @catherinealebel.bsky.social and Gerry Giesbrecht. Continued gratitude to all the participants, students, and staff who keep this project going. theconversation.com/pandemic-bab...

Pandemic babies turn 5 With @tomfohrmadsen.bsky.social and Gerry Giesbrecht theconversation.com/pandemic-bab...

🎉 New Publication Alert 🎉 How does prenatal exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 affect neurodevelopment in the first 2 years of life? Our latest study explores this important question: 📖👉 bit.ly/3YV3YNR #perinatalresearch #covidresearch #pandemicpregnancy #childdevelopment @catherinealebel.bsky.social