We all need to donate to MEER, preferably as a recurring donation. This is forward-thinking solutions for climate change that decouple greenhouse gasses from the Earth’s temperature - all while reducing interior building temperatures. www.meer.org

Dr. Felicity Enders delivering a powerful #ACTS2025 keynote, Optimizing hope for a new generation of clinical and translational science. So grateful to have gotten to know her through #ELAM! @felicityenders.bsky.social @actscience.bsky.social

It was an incredible honor to give today’s keynote presentation. An outstanding #TS25DC is in the books!

The dam is starting to crack. -4 GOP Senators joined the Dems to rebuke his tariffs -a GOP Senator wrote a WaPo op-ed decrying his attacks on research and higher ed -Rogan & Coulter are questioning his immigration policies -his economic approval dropped to 40% -his right-hand man lost big in WI

The general vibe we are getting across #NIH institutes is deeply bleak — that the agency is nearly, if not already dead. Top people are leaving or have left. Nearly everyone's looking for other jobs. People still care about what NIH was, but are growing resigned to its death. 1/

I just tried getting ChatGPT to create a visualization for this outline: • Who is impacted by biases • How are biases written into letters • Terminology and examples • Examples • Summary and tips • Letter exercise • Conclusion I gave it two tries, because 👀 Try reading the results!!! 🤣

Beautiful & thoughtful thread. Read the whole thing.

Welcome @actscience.bsky.social! I’m so glad the Association for Clinical and Translational Science is now on BlueSky. This has become one of my very favorite societies. Anyone in this space but not yet in the know, check out the annual meeting, April 14-17! www.actscience.org/Translationa...

The American Bar Association is made up of all political affiliations, remaining committed to justice. This letter from Bar president William R. Bay speaks volumes.

Important for statisticians and folks who use Likert and Visual Analog Scales

The thing is, cutting indirects doesn’t just hurt research institutions. Research institutions are the nexus of medical innovation. Companies have to demonstrate something has a high chance of success to justify work, so they depend on this nexus. And…

Cora says to remember to breathe - even when you may be feeling tense and toothy

This thread has amazing data. Led me to follow @altmetric.com

Generational wealth includes home ownership. Public schools are funded by local property taxes. Education drives wealth and opportunity. This triumvirate fuels the opportunity gap. You know what doesn’t fuel the opportunity gap? Immigrants. Trans people. DEI. These are smoke & mirrors.

I am seeing a lot of new followers with completely blank info and no posts or replies. You have about 24 hours to post something that looks human before I begin blocking. I recognize there are lots of new folks on Bsky, but I am So Done with Bots.

Cora says to remember to breathe - even when you may be feeling tense and toothy

Over the next week or so, I will be sharing adorable pics of my dog, Cora. Cora embodies love while holding her own firm opinions. She loves stuffed animals and selects a different one to carry around each day. She loves chasing her ball or burying it in snow. She loves her double bed or couch.

Discussion over breakfast. Me: Orca are not whales; they’re the largest dolphin. Kid: dolphins are a type of toothed whale. The kid brought a taxonomy chart. Evidence for the win. Time for coffee.

Our Mayo Clinic faculty are teaching medical students at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan this week. Here are some questions these incredible students have asked. “If you had a choice, what ONE social determinant of health would you fix?”

Current status in Northfield, MN * we don’t personally leave our cars on at the grocery, because climate change is a thing ** 12yo last seen in a winter hat approximately 4 years ago

Hysterical hidden curriculum!!

Job candidates in methods for medical research - a key question for you to ask: Does the pay scale for this job class exceed the NIH salary cap? Too many people focus only on the range of starting salary. You need to know where you’re going.

I wish this course on Calling Bullshit were offered everywhere. Follow the link to find the syllabus, which is a thing of beauty. It looks like this will be available in a digital form for those of us not lucky enough to hear it in person.

Just started Mistborn book 3. Somehow I’ve never read these before. Concerned that there are things I’m supposed to Do this weekend.

Things that can be traced back to chattel slavery: - managerial practices - accountancy practices - actuarial principles, as applied in the insurance industry - payment models for healthcare services (capitation) - common carceral practices - modern policing - non-compete clauses

What is your personal ***Event Horizon***? I plan at least 6 months out, preferably a year. I find it tough to work with folks who plan weeks-to-months out, because my calendar is full. I was days-to-weeks out when I first came on faculty. The transition was slow, but definitive

‘Tis the season of hope. I hope this string of lights decides to turn on…

Recruiting diverse talent is insufficient; we need retention. And we can do better. Here’s hoping this highly practical paper is helping guide change in academia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/a...

Our car starts beeping if it senses a person up front sans seatbelt. Because of this, I now keep Cora’s seat perpetually buckled. When I am out, she assumes surveillance position in the driver’s seat. When I return, she slips under the seatbelt. Because that’s how we ride. ❤️

I was so honored to have had this opportunity to talk with Lee Hawkins about the lifetime impact of stress & its impact on health disparity. This was the beginning of what I now call #HealthEquityEngineering t.co/L86PQOPH8M

For newly minted doctorates, names are tough. Should you use first names? Or stick to Dr? Talk about perilous waters. This is a handy solution. #HiddenCurriculum

I was so delighted that Mayo Clinic wrote a story on #HiddenCurriculum featuring a few of our PhD students. I infuse Hidden Curriculum into almost every “hat” I wear in order to smooth challenging research pathways and open doors for others. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/r...

Reminder for those celebrating Thanksgiving. Do. Not. Forget. Removing. Giblets.

Attention: The account @felicitynders1.bsky.social is FAKE and has duplicated my identity. It’s also reposting my posts and initiating private messages. If you have been contacted, please report. Actually, consider reporting either way. Huge thanks to @stujanis.bsky.social for letting me know!

Attention: The account @felicitynders1.bsky.social is FAKE and has duplicated my identity. It’s also reposting my posts and initiating private messages. If you have been contacted, please report. Actually, consider reporting either way. Huge thanks to @stujanis.bsky.social for letting me know!

Learning the #HiddenCurriculum is critical for success in science (other fields, but I only study science) Hidden Curriculum is harder for folks from underrepresented groups to learn, and also harder for mentors who don’t “get” where we’re coming from. Let’s pull back that curtain. Together.

You know, on Friday night I idly wondered if I might hit 500 followers this weekend. BlueSky is great for science.

As a grant reviewer, what do you really wish people would do/not do? Not big things, like find a significant question/innovative method/be consistent with aims Little things, like bold each acronym the first time it’s used. Add your pet peeves ⬇️ #HiddenCurriculum #Research

Writing a letter of reference for someone? Or (gasp) drafting for someone who’s writing for you? If you haven’t seen this graphic on avoiding gender bias, read it. Ref letters are broadly biased in both major and seemingly tiny ways. The bias is avoidable once you’re aware.

Hello to new followers! I’m a bit stunned by this byproduct of BlueSky’s sudden explosion. I actually haven’t shared much here recently. In an effort to catch you all up, in this thread I’ll share some highlights from the past months, with a particular focus on #HealthEquityEngineering.

Very excited to share hidden curriculum competencies for mentors at #TS24Vegas. These are designed to help mentors successfully mentor across diversity.

Centile is a word!

Dr. Adam Milam was a fantastic addition to our Translational Research course for MS1s at the University of Puerto Rico. Thanks for being an inspiration for medical research! x.com/ajmilammdphd...

Watching Nova “Zero to Infinity.” A thought: What if a critical precursor for modern science and culture was development of the number zero? Clearly modern science was impossible before mathematical calculations, which depend on the Indian-Arabic number system. www.pbs.org/video/zero-t...

It's stunning that the technical leader of the World Health Organization's COVID-19 response, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, publically reaffirmed that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and still a pandemic, yet hardly any media outlet has covered this except for this one.