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2025 was not without challenges. I'm grateful to my colleagues for their partnership over this year. I especially thank my clinician colleagues for the exceptional care they have delivered in difficult circumstances. Here's to a 2026 filled with hope and opportunity.

If you're a first-year biomedical Ph.D. student, I'd like to hear how your first few months of grad school have been going. I'm a science journalist at @statnews.com and got my Ph.D. in immunology before going into journalism. You can reach me at [email protected]. #journorequest

Deadline to publish summary statements for NIH grants has been extended from 30 days to 2/26 due to the shut down (=60 d). If you are waiting for reviews to resubmit again in Cycle 1 you might be out off luck, review might come few days before or even after the deadline. @jeremymberg.bsky.social

If you call 707-873-7862, you'll reach a pep-talk hotline created by a group of elementary school kids in California. Try it.

I was 32 when I found out about Patti LaBelle’s Christmas concert. THIRTY-TWO. So many years of my life, wasted in ignorance. May no one else ever live like I did. Happy holidays m.youtube.com/watch?v=z84Q...

This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)

***Important*** BIO will host a Virtual Office Hour (VOH) on Thurs, Dec 18th, 2025, 1 - 2 pm ET. In this VOH, we’ll be joined by leadership to outline updates to NSF’s review process & share news relevant to all areas of research funded by BIO. Register here: nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...

Personal post: understanding why classifying graduate nursing degrees as "professionals" matters: news.umich.edu/removing-nur...

Tonight's #hcwvshunger donation is to the maize and blue cupboard to reduce students' food insecurity. #DiagnoseandTreats @hcwvshunger.bsky.social. mbc.studentlife.umich.edu

Just logged my first donation in the #HCWvsHunger competition, to help Team #EatOurWords show that health & science communicators are a vital part of health care! If you’re in PR, marketing, social media, photo, video or web content/development, donate and log your donation here! hcwvshunger.org

Before you sit down for turkey, register your team name at HCWvsHunger.org & rally your troops because #HCWvsHunger 2025 starts tonight! Currently missing #BladesNBougies, #ComfortFood, #UrineItToWinIt, #EatOurWords, #KetaMeals, #DocsOfAllTrades #RxHunger, #CureRNHunger #NourishtoFlourish & more!

As @hcwvshunger.bsky.social ramps up for 2025, I can attest that my local food bank Gleaners will benefit from cash contributions. The need is great and the impact is tremendous!

IMPORTANT UPDATE

Applications are now open for the 2026 Developing Future Biologists Short Course at the University of Michigan! Visit our website or email [email protected] to learn more and apply. #GoBlue

"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe

Powerful narrative from a patient who faces the disease I've helped to treat for over 25 years. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Mark your calendars because #HCWvsHunger 2025 starts in just one week… And if you donated early due to the shutdown keep those receipts because we are going to find a way to count them. Let’s feed some more people 🍎 hcwvshunger.org

Planning to participate in #HCWvsHunger this year? Let me know and I can be sure you’re on one of my starter packs!

🎶It’s the most wonderful time of the year!🎵 🍎 #HCWvsHunger starts in 1 week! Each year we get together to raise💲to fight food insecurity. It's a friendly competition where hungry kids & families benefit. Circle up #DiagnoseAndTreats @tmprowell.bsky.social @kemimdrad.bsky.social hcwvshunger.org

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Thanks to @detroitnews.com for highlighting our team's original research.

Just got an email from my SRO for the study section that was missed in October. Good news is that they are trying to reschedule ASAP (Dec/Jan). The bad news is that CSR is mandating that only the the top third (not half) of applications will get discussed for the next 2 rounds.

We have some good neighbors.

spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"

Preliminary data from @umich.edu survey on student AI use for class. Most rarely/sometimes use AI & always follow class policies, but think others frequently use AI & only sometimes follow policies. Perceptions of misuse ≠ reality Misperceptions may provide implicit permission for misuse.

Again, for those that have the time to keep up. nasstatus.faa.gov It's real easy to make assumptions. I was a controller at ZTL (Atlanta Center) for 25 years and I can't tell you them implications of every detail. But I can point you towards the data the FAA releases. (More in the remarks)

As a food bank volunteer , some tips on how to be most helpful during this challenging time (personal views only): 1) If you can, avoid calling or emailing. Food banks are overwhelmed and are often staffed by volunteers. Most have websites with FAQs. 2) Prioritize $ donations when feasible.

💊 The FDA now requires genetic testing before patients start the chemotherapy drug capecitabine — a major step toward safer, more personalized cancer care. This change was driven in part by years of research and outreach from Daniel Hertz of @umichpharmacy.bsky.social. ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

If you’re in a university community, regardless of whether the government is shutdown, consider supporting your university pantry, if they have one. Money is helpful, but also consider foods that are from a wide range of cultures/countries for international students.

December 2016 memories from a consequential place that no longer exists.

Today we remember with great appreciation the extraordinary impact of Robert Bartlett, Professor Emeritus of Surgery. www.michiganmedicine.org/news-release...

Collaborative. Creative. Impactful. Come join us in Ann Arbor! For more information and application link see jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/675674/f...

Thrilled to partner with my colleagues at @d3center.bsky.social: please share this opportunity with cancer control scientists interested in adaptive interventions.

A great showing today at the Swim Across America event at Canham Natatorium. Inspiring to see so many youth and families contributing to life-saving research led by Rogel Cancer Center researchers

Ironically, I’m celebrating my 14th cancerversary today - the day my bone tumor was cut out of my knee. And I prob wouldnt be here without leucovorin. Osteosarcoma patients depend on this drug for the best outcomes. The inevitable shortages will terrorize patients and even endanger their lives.

Oncology nurse here. Leucovorin is a drug critical to safe administration of life-saving cancer treatment (colon cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, toname a few). We've experienced very severe shortages in the past. Please, just no.

Dunkel is confused as to what the neighboring humans are up to and most importantly, why no treats were given.

In ** 2023**we reported nearly identical findings to this report: 40% of surveyed nurses in Michigan planned to leave and younger nurses were leading the charge. Many executives dismissed our findings. We are here because no fixes have been enacted: www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Thomas was a terrific person. His friends and family miss him greatly.

Our member Sue Anne Bell spoke with @npr.org about new research showing how hurricanes can affect survivors’ health for years after the storm. Read or listen to her perspective on the need for programs that extend health support long after an immediate disaster: www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...

She doesn’t need a hero, she is the hero we need. 🤩

Dunkel was happy on his walk

My team has updated our free database of POSTDOC fellowships. This database contains 286 entries. For each entry, we provide a link, short description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria. Download this updated and expanded database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

Let’s talk about science, baby. Let’s talk about empathy. Let’s talk about all we do know. And all we don’t know, that may be. Let’s talk about science. 🧵 Keep reading for a health communication crash course 1/10 @kmpanthagani.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

The U-M Dept of Psych is hiring! We seek a tenure-track scholar exploring human cognition with generative AI—pushing the boundaries between biological and artificial minds. Apply at lnkd.in/eF2EXmJz

Dunkel enjoying a day out

NCI R01 at the 11th percentile. Pending since December. GMS emailed in June to share NCI intends to fund. Up in smoke this week after the financial strategy was published. No longer Pending in Commons. Ooofff. This academic life is not for the weak. #NCI #ESI #NIH