Warmly welcoming Yale PhD student Adora Svitak to Bluesky. And on the perfect occasion: her first sociological journal publication, a fascinating and creative analysis of heteropessimism in literary fiction. Check it out!

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

When it comes to human behavior, it can often be more productive & compelling to ask questions that begin with how rather than why, writes fmr CASBS fellow @ralmeling.bsky.social in @behscientist.bsky.social Read why (about how): behavioralscientist.org/the-power-of...

Take action for international students! Proposed DHS rule eliminating Duration of Status is detrimental for international students. Submit public comment (naming Docket No. ICEB-2025-0001) before 11:59 pm EDT, Sept. 29: https://bit.ly/3KoPB0w. Context: https://bit.ly/42nbq6Y.

Catch the Yale online book launch celebrating "Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics," edited by Rene Almeling, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, and Brian T. Nguyen. Experts explore the interplay of sperm, health, and the politics of gender, race, and reproduction. Watch now:

***Call for Papers*** Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century A workshop for early-career researchers organized by Rene Almeling and Sarah Richardson. April 16-17, 2026 Yale University New Haven, CT Details and application form: www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...

New statement: IDSA, APHA and partners call for RFK Jr. to resign: "Our country needs leadership that will promote open, honest dialogue — not disregard decades of lifesaving science, spread misinformation, reverse medical progress and decimate programs that keep us safe." bit.ly/3JOgDya

Call for Papers! 🧵 The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz) Abstract Deadline: Sept 19 www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...

It’s official. September 6th. From all across this nation. We march in D.C. Join us.

We are proud to officially launch The Green Book Project Website today! Explore the rich history of Black travel and business during the Jim Crow era and add your own Green Book story to our interactive map: greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

UC Law faculty open letter urging UC Regents and Gov Newsom to stand up for the rule of law, due process, and equal protection. #StandUpforUC

🥳🚨🤩 Job opportunity with me at Uni Lausanne working on the REAL project! 2 year Postdoctoral position in postgrowth climate mitigation modelling focused on food, biomass, land-use Link here for details and application. Deadline 15 Sept! tinyurl.com/33rfw3xz

Six amazing books in the @nyupress.bsky.social series, Health, Society, and Inequality are out! And more are coming soon. So proud to be a part of this work. @ralmeling.bsky.social @katemasonsociology.bsky.social @andreabeckerphd.bsky.social @ilenekalish.bsky.social nyupress.org/series/healt...

Come join me @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social new BRES Program (hiring 2 senior profs) - cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/... #ASA2025

Feeling inspired to get back on here after a really really fun #ASA2025 so making my obligatory “I am on the job market” post! I study the power politics of bodies, borders and babies w/ a current focus on trans reproduction. Read more at Carlosariego.com

Hey students! Still at #ASA2025? There’s a free book giveaway in the exhibit hall starting at 12:30!

Tonight! #ASA2025

#ASA2025 Four(!) regular sessions on reproduction. Starting at 8am and going all day. Hope to see you there!

👋🏽 Gentle reminder: Join us tomorrow for the Welcome Reception hosted by the ASA sections on Medical Sociology and Mental Health, along with our wonderful sponsor, the Sociology of Health & Illness! 📆 Saturday, August 9 🕡 6:30 - 8:30 PM 📍 #ASA2025 in Chicago (Check the agenda for location details!)

📢 New platform, same great section: ASA Medical Sociology is officially on Bluesky! Follow along for section activities, publications, and member highlights: @asamedsoc. We’re excited to build community in new spaces! #MedSoc #ASA2025

#ASA2025 PSA: wifi codes

Call for Papers! Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century A Workshop for Early-Career Researchers organized by Rene Almeling and Sarah Richardson April 16-17, 2026 Yale University New Haven, CT Details and application form here: www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...

What kind of AI governance do we need? Our new piece in @science.org answers this: we need policy grounded in evidence and built to generate more of it. Evidence-based policymaking is not a slogan—it’s a design challenge for democratic governance in the age of AI www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧵

I really appreciate Yale News doing this interview about our new book Seminal: On Sperm, Health, and Politics. If you're headed to #ASA2025, check it out at the @nyupress.bsky.social booth! And this code provides 30% off if you order via the NYU Press website: NYUAU30 news.yale.edu/2025/06/17/n...

Very excited that Men and Masculinities is officially starting their search for a new editorial team. Kristen, Joseph and I will rotate off our second term at the end of the year. Please share and apply if you're interested. Feel free to reach out: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...

⬇️ ⬇️ 👏👏 Demographic realism, not (bad) futurism....

Important new @prbdata.bsky.social report on access to birth control across the U.S. Wide variation, unfortunately, showing that where you live matters for contraceptive options. stateofaccess.prb.org

HELLO. If you cannot get into the #onemillionrising training, it is because 130k people registered and we've maxed out, but YOU CAN STILL WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoeY...

TONIGHT: Join us for ONE MILLION RISING and an incredible training on authoritarianism, nonviolent social movements, and strategic non-cooperation! track-mg.mobilize.us/CL0/https:%2...

Excited about the new ASA journal Sex and Sexualities + honored to contribute this essay to its inaugural issue: "Will Sex and Reproduction Remain Separable in the United States? It’s a Matter of Life and Death," co-authored w/ PhD candidate Zahra Abba Omar. No paywall! doi.org/10.1177/3033...

1/6 🚨 The Trump administration just withdrew its plan to roll back a Biden-era ban on asbestos. Public pressure and bad press made them back off. This shows even hostile administrations are sensitive to outrage - small wins like this are critical. Here’s why: 🧵

Snapshots of social scientific thinking about climate change. Thanks to the organizers of the @casbsstanford.bsky.social workshop on Burnout, Backlash, and Backsliding, and to editor Evan Nesterak @behscientist.bsky.social for providing a forum. behavioralscientist.org/burning-ques...

If any of these are your reps, please take 5 min today and call. Scripts and numbers at 5calls.org. Kill this absolute travesty of a bill.

tfw you've just stripped healthcare from 17 million Americans and ensured the closure of rural hospitals

🦠ATTENTION ATLANTA! 🤒 While the new anti-vax members of ACIP discuss how best to restrict vaccine access, we're holding a parade of diseases outside CDC. So brush off that polio costume and come dressed to kill! *Plz dress as the organism-not an infected person-we don't want to appear to mock ppl

Happening THIS Wednesday! Register to join...

One block over from the White House: the aspirational security line setup

Our family is growing! Please welcome our sibling @altniosh.bsky.social! They work to make sure you don’t die at work from toxic chemicals or toxic people. They are a fun bunch even if they never let us climb a ladder without safety training. 🪜😷👷

Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.” In the US alone. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

I’m frequently asked: what’s the point of peaceful protests like #NoKings? It’s a chance to show civic strength and consolidate people power. They create collective identity and build capacity for social change. Done right, they can expand participation and mobilize support for longer term efforts.

We've updated and republished our guide to surveillance-resistant protest, first published in the summer of 2020. Paywall is down for this. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

yep! unpaywalled:

Looking for a PhD fellowship in family demography? We are looking for candidates with a strong quantitative background and interest in men’s fertility and family participation. Reach out to Vegard or me if you have questions.

Lesson 13 of "On Tyranny": Practice corporeal politics. Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.

Another video of Senator Padilla’s violent arrest at DHS Sec Noem’s press conference in LA. You can see him thrown to the ground by FBI agents and handcuffed. (video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)

The escalation is a *function* of the unpopularity. A president in the first few months of their term should be able to get their policy priorities through normal legislative means rather than by sending armed troops to quell protest.

Please join the chorus of voices, including my own, in support of the talented, hardworking and dedicated scientists and staff at NIH. They serve their country by deploying their training and skills to improve the health and quality of life of all Americans 🙏 🇺🇸

"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...

You're invited! Online Book Launch for... SEMINAL: On Sperm, Health, and Politics Wed June 18th, 1pm-2pm EDT Registration required: tinyurl.com/yu7hxhma Learn more about the book here: nyupress.org/978147983408... Please share widely!