"“What Netanyahu is doing now in Gaza is outrageously brutal,” [former Prime Minister] Mr. Olmert said. “How can ministers at the highest level say all Gazans are Hamas and then herd them into camps? We are in a fight for the soul of Israel.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/w...

It is heartbreaking. I'm closely involved with programs Uganda, and receive so many stories, that internally make me cry but outward make me show a fist of anger in determination to step up our efforts. Each life is worth fighting for. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

CA is rallying for science! Join scientists, researchers, faculty, community members, and Sen. Scott Wiener on 5/16 at the SF Civic Center to support SB 829. calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202... #UCDavis #UCResearch #ResearchScience

This is chilling.

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At the Standup for Science, Sacramento, March 7, 2025

“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”

The fight for science! Video made by UC-Davis will be released this Friday. Stay tuned

As someone who 20 years ago used to visit AIDS clinics in developing countries and saw how horrible it was to see so many people dying, with their children often sitting at their bedside or on their bed, I am so distressed by everything happening now. www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/w...

"Keeping up HOPE". In these very stressful times, it is important we keep up HOPE. I plan to post uplifting stories from our Sahaya International partners, including these pics sent to me by my Ugandan sons Mohammed , who thanks to a donor, got school supplies for the children in his orphanage.

In times of severe stress and depression, self-care become very important. It isn't always easy to know how. A big hug to you! <3

What Elon Musk is all trying to do is exactly what dictators try to do. We all need to resist to the max extent www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...

My lab (studying infectious diseases) is hiring! It is a starting position, ideal for someone who recently completed a bachelor degree is a biology/science related field. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06893

This is beyond inhumane. "One study estimated that if PEPFAR were to end, as many as 600,000 lives would be lost over the next decade in South Africa alone." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...