Our thoughts are with the staff of the CDC, members of the Emory community and the family and friends of the slain officer, but they deserve more than thoughts and prayers. They deserve real action by leaders to make their community, and every community, a healthy and safe environment for all.

Academics on August 1st

Omg this cold is so obsessed with me, it just won't go away!

Single origin Ethiopia

Anyone have a syllabus on Family Policy (any discipline, but especially sociology, HDFS, psychology, economics, health) they'd be willing to share? #CoursePrep #AcademicSky

Who will be the next president of the University of Florida? Wrong answers only.

"Paying so-called ‘experts’ to deliberate bad ideas for hundreds of hours is exactly the kind of waste that DOGE is eliminating,” White House spokesperson Kush Desai told Nature in a statement. NGL, this chapped my a** as I give >40 hrs to NIH reviews over next 2 weeks. It still matters.

Check out this upcoming training from Safer Society by @drapryla.bsky.social!

I never wanted to have smart devices until I had kids and now the remote to my fan is missing bc it got used as a pretend cell phone and now I'm cold but I can't turn the fan off bc I'm too short ❄️❄️❄️

A wastewater surveillance program detected measles virus in Houston well before cases were reported, new study in APHA's American Journal of Public Health finds: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....

The average cost for having a child is about $13,393 for delivery alone. Families spend approximately $12,472 annually or $1,039 per month on daycare. So while elected officials celebrate Mother’s Day, they should also pass universal healthcare and universal childcare ASAP.

You know what I’ve learned teaching in a medical school? The greatest health concern for a pregnant woman in America is MURDER. It is dangerous for a woman here to get pregnant because she might get killed by the child’s father. That’s the crisis of masculinity.

After being stabbed in the eye today with the pointy end of a pipe cleaner, I am deeply regretting ever having said something annoyed me so much it made me want to stab my eye out.

Tomorrow I'll be speaking about our terminated NIH grant on Charlotte Talks, a local live podcast that airs on WFAE at 9am and 7pm, and can be streamed here: www.wfae.org/show/charlot... #academicsky #terminatedscience

“You can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.” ― Jodi Picoult #WritingSky #AcademicSky

Welp. I spoke that into existence. I definitely need to emotionally prepare for Monday surprises now.

I thought the Friday surprises were supposed to come on Fridays?? Do I need to emotionally prepare for Monday surprises now??

It’s a heist movie but just with a bunch of humanities scholars trying to get their grant money back.

A 30-min podcast dropped this morning doing a deep dive on the harmful impact of Terminating our grant focused on LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual violence podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Our op-Ed on the harmful impacts of our grant termination for Charlotte dropped today "Trump’s policies cut funds that help Charlotte rape survivors" #academicsky www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/arti...

This story by the Charlotte Observer begins to put into words the impacts of the termination of one grant I worked on. Many more layers of impact to unpack. #academicsky www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/e...

Every time I've worked with an HHS employee as part of my grants, I've had two thoughts. 1. Holy shit that person is smart AND 2. Wow, they were so nice. Today's Reduction In Force layoffs are cruel to staff whose life mission it was to make the world a safer and healthier place. #academicsky

Free UNC Charlotte Violence Prevention Center training Title: Modern Missing Data Analysis Techniques Presenter: Dr. Samantha Cacace & Ms. Skyler Prowten Date: Friday April 11th, 10am-2pm Location: Virtual More info & registration here: violenceprevention.charlotte.edu/education-an...

🚀 Big reveal! Introducing our interactive table on NIH grant terminations, supercharged from the original Google tracker! 📊👇 Help us uncover which NIH grants are tagged for termination and why! 🕵️🔍 1 / 🧵 #HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth

#academicsky Check out this searchable spreadsheet

While I appreciate the coverage this is a vaaaaaaaast undercount. There are over 300 grants and counting!!

YALL. Grant terminations are STILL trickling in. We have got to get litigation going!! For our students. For our participants. For our communities!!

Anyone else lowkey freaking out about what is going to happen with NIH Loan Repayment Program applications? As of today the Health Disparities Research (L60) is still listed, but it feels like they cannot possibly award these? Any current awardees have any disruptions? #academicsky

We (I) have no idea what the extent of the mass termination of grants for LGBT or DEI reasons is, but I know the impact is immediate and deep. A few examples highlighted here: abcnews.go.com/Health/scien... #academicsky

I've always judged a colleague by how they treat their students. I feel like now I can judge the federal government for how they are treating students. Cuts to Fs, Ks, Diversity supplements, training grants... #academicsky

What really pissed me off about our canceled nih grant is that it was supporting brilliant undergraduate students who had never had the opportunity to engage in research and will moenbe so demoralized by the prospect that they'll choose a different path The brain drain starts young #academicsky

I don't see enough people or reporters talking about the mass terminations of nih lgbtq+ grants that happened yesterday. How can we get the word out so communities understand the huge loss to science, safety, and economy this is?? #academicsky

So so so many NIH grants terminated yesterday and today for merely including lgbt people in the abstract (even just mentioning they are included in the sample). This is illegal and unjust attack on public health and vital social science #academicsky

If you don't get an nih grant termination notice for ideological reasons, are you even a social justice warrior tho? #academicsky

Joann is saying the quiet part outloud during their store closing sale. I went and stocked up on my "impulse products" yesterday!

I have a gaggle of undergrads in my social science lab who want to pursue medical careers (MD, PA, etc). I know the drill mentoring students to PhD, MPH, MSW, etc., but less so for med paths. What should they know? What experiences should I give them to make them competitive? #academicsky

Stand Up for Science 2025 (@standupforscience.bsky.social) - Halifax Mall, Raleigh, NC - March 7th, 12-4pm www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

Hey zine makers and zine librarians: Tranzmission Prison Project, an LGBTQ+-centered prison advocacy and abolition group, is looking for digital files of zines on specific topics. They will print paper copies to share. If you can help them out, please consider it! 📚

A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter. By @avaskham.bsky.social bit.ly/3X8ngz8

If you love scheduling Friday afternoon meetings, you might have what it takes to be a university administrator. #BitterTruth #academicsky

THIS!!

not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl. can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities

Man, they are really hell bent on stopping Research, which by definition is the creation of knowledge - Innovation. Forward progress is a threat when you just want things to go back.

Money is a helluva drug, yall.

If you work at an arts/culture organization that relies a lot on NEA or NEH funding, are you feeling spooked by everything that's going on, preparing for worst-case scenarios, etc.? Would love to speak with you for a possible story. Email me, or you can reach me on Signal: marinafang.72

I'm so cold on my office on campus that I'm considering using my regalia as a blanket 🥶🥶🥶