These micro actions ripple outward. They rebuild trust where words fail. What’s one small thing you do to bridge divides in daily life?

It begins with small, everyday acts: Listening without planning your reply Pausing before reacting Choosing kindness when it’s hardest

Division and outrage isn’t an accident - it’s a political business model. Waiting for politicians to fix it? You’ll be waiting forever. Change starts with us. #BridgeBuilding

High school science refresher: Cause has to come before effect. Autism existed (1943) 12 years before Tylenol was even sold (1955) in the U.S. Autism ≠ Tylenol. 🍎 Perhaps RFK was sleeping during science class. #LogicWins #Science101 #FactsMatter

This morning 9 former CDC Directors, whose tenures date back to 1977, published this warning in the NYT: RFK Jr is a danger to public health. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Dr. William Foege, 89, who helped end smallpox in the 1970s, recently wrote: RFK Jr.’s “words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus.” And his actions are more lethal still. He’s waging war on America. That’s an impeachable offense. He must be removed from office. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

Because Nothing Says ‘Scientific Rigor’ Like Political Pressure. Next Up: Politicians Rewrite Gravity 🤯 www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...

When the world’s leading cancer institute is squeezed-what happens to patients, minority health programs, and decades of scientific progress? 🥲 www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/h...

Trump’s #bigbeautifulbill will un-educate America. newrepublic.com/article/1970...

🔥 if you haven’t already, take a moment to sign below in support of the brave NIHers - actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...

I am Guest Editing a special issue on Social Connection and Health of Older Adults with Cancer. See the call for papers for important deadlines. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

#Aging Forward: #UConn joins global movement to redefine higher education. today.uconn.edu/2025/05/ucon...

Huge congratulations to my graduating PhD student, Cali Salafia, on earning her doctorate and starting her postdoc at Memorial Sloan Kettering! A rising star in cancer research—Onward and upward #CancerResearch #WomenInScience.

New in JAMA: Turns out ‘draining the swamp’ meant cutting NIH grants. WHO knew science was so swampy? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

My quote of the day It takes years to realize the multiple benefits of science; without adequate, sustained funding for research, the careers of many bright, young scientists may come to a screeching halt. Carol Greider

Cancer research can’t survive on hope alone - it needs funding, unity, & urgency. #supportScience #cancerResearch #fundTheNIH theconversation.com/cancer-resea...

White House preliminary budget document provides no funds for highly impactful CDC cancer registries program https://cancerletter.com/cancer-policy/20250425_7a/

A STAT EXCLUSIVE NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...

Silence is the new #science. #NIH censors its own. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Congrats UConn Women !

Easy to understand article about the disastrous effects of #NIH cuts on #science and the health of Americans. theconversation.com/cuts-to-scie...

Who is driving the conversation on #ChildhoodCancer? We analyzed the latest tweets and found families - not doctors or non-profits are leading the digital charge. @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social #CancerResearch. #AYACancer. #Cancer today.uconn.edu/2025/03/ucon...

Why #facts don’t matter to many people @mcuban.bsky.social theconversation.com/cognitive-bi...

Oh what a tangled web we weave 🕸️ www.forbes.com/sites/danale...

JAMA: A call for physician-social scientists: Medicine’s future depends on leaders who bridge clinical practice, research and society. Physician-social scientists are equipped to do this, but their potential cannot be realized without investment in their training. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Telling federal workers to get back to the office…from the golf course and a luxury Super Bowl Suite. Leadership by ‘do as I say, not as I do.’ #WorkFromHomeGolfEdition. #WakeUpAmerica

Reminder: Dress codes only matter to GOP when you’re fighting for democracy, not when you’re buying it. #SuitUpSelectiveOutrage. #GOPHypocrisy. #truthMatters

And the hits keep coming 😡 www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rfk...

New story on NIH intramural research issues. www.science.org/content/arti...

It looks like some #NIH study section meeting’s will resume, but still no information about rescheduling previously cancelled meetings. www.statnews.com/2025/02/24/s...

Informative article by my colleague about the challenges and opportunities in #Geroscience pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39126344/

Great piece in JAMA Psych on the promise and perils of using peers and other paraprofessionals as mental health service providers (includes a scientific agenda). #psychsky #psysky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#RepublicanParty. The real question is: when your children and grandchildren look back and ask, Why didn’t you do more?, what will you say to them?

Federal Register Blackout Blocks NIH Funding www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo... The White House found a loophole around the judge’s orders to lift the freeze that will cripple research and scientific discovery for years.

Great example of #cognitivedissonance for psychology students. Just toss that little Hippocratic oath aside. #Politics over #health of our children. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

For decades, the U.S. has funded science, then left scientists to direct their own work. Science has flourished, and the country has benefited. Now the government is testing just how much it can renegotiate that relationship, @katherinejwu.com writes:

An honor to help host a two day visit by the Gerontological Society of America leadership, CEO James Appleby & President, Marilyn Gugliucci highlighting the innovative aging work being done #UConn. Concluded with an insightful GSA seminar on #ageism and #healthcare