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Assistant Prof at UMich studying mysteries of the skeleton and cells. Dreaming of trees.
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Guardian US
5 days ago
Lawsuit says university and private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Josiah Walker
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Student sues University of Michigan over alleged surveillance tied to Gaza protests
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/21/university-michigan-student-lawsuit-surveillance-palestine-protests?CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1779374649-1
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404 Media
9 days ago
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed throughout this commencement speech at the University of Arizona for his praise of AI. This comes just a week after another commencement speaker who mentioned AI was booed at a school in Florida. Read more:
www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...
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Jessica Valenti
14 days ago
Child protective services ripped a 14-year-old from her home to stop her from leaving the state for an abortion. They also threatened her mother with murder charges and the removal of her other child if they crossed state lines for care. So please don't tell me Republicans aren't banning travel.
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Exclusive: She Helped Plan Her Teen's Abortion, So CPS Took Her Daughter Away
Child protective services is being used as an anti-abortion weapon in banned and pro-choice states
https://jessica.substack.com/p/cps-separating-teens-abortion
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Teresa O'Meara
15 days ago
We are hiring
@umichmicroimmuno.bsky.social
! Tenure-track assistant professor position in our Microbiology and Immunology department. We are especially looking for someone working in bacterial pathogenesis
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Dominique Baker
20 days ago
Suggesting that one of your faculty members outright bamboozled you when they changed a few words is a big choice. There can be quibbles about the changes the professor made being contrary to his agreement with the university but it's clear leadership is hanging him out to dry. 1/2
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Come join us at University of Michigan! The School of Dentistry is inviting applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level (dual PhD and clinical dental degree required). Any area of biomedical research welcome! Please share widely!
apply.interfolio.com/183598
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Hypervisible
2 months ago
The paper āshows that women, particularly those early in their careers, were disproportionately affected by terminations, even though they receive less funding from the NIH in general.ā
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NIH grant terminations affected women scientists more than men, study finds
A new paper shows that women, particularly those early in their careers, have been disproportionately affected by NIH grant terminations.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/23/nih-cuts-who-lost-funding-women-blacks-young-researchers/
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Laura Jedeed
3 months ago
It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sports
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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses
"The legislature did not include a grace period."
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sends-letters-to-trans-people
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb
3 months ago
Incredible, horrific piece.
thebaffler.com/latest/im-no...
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Iām Not Done With You | Mary Turfah
You cannot harm a corpse, though you can use it to harm others.
https://thebaffler.com/latest/im-not-done-with-you-turfah
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Karen K. Ho
4 months ago
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women ā and interactions with them ā through the lens of sex
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein š
4 months ago
Epsteinās economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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Dominique Baker
4 months ago
Again, when people say trust in higher ed is down, I genuinely want to know whose trust hasn't been harmed. Why would anyone assume I feel great about my sector when it did things like this?
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If you know you know
4 months ago
Of all the grotesque hauntings of the heyday of colonialism that have come to curse our present, this might be the most horrific I have thus far seen. A study that exposes African babies to a lethal virus just to āproveā vaccines donāt work is not science. Itās colonial violence.
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Tim Onion
5 months ago
Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times." Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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For the mineral metabolism-heads, check out this paper: Drosophila (bone-less, PTH-less, the horror!) control extracellular Ca2+ by releasing a neuropeptide in low Ca2+, which acts on receptors in Malpighian tubules to induce Ca mobilization from mineralized granules.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Neuroendocrine control of calcium mobilization in the fruit fly - Nature
The peptide hormone Capa is responsible for regulating extracellular fluid Ca2+ levels in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09670-z
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Lior Pachter
7 months ago
Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else wouldāve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isnāt inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
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James Watson in his own words
āSome anti-Semitism is justifiedā āWhenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know youāre not going to hire themā āJapan should be bombed for dā¦
https://liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/james-watson-in-his-own-words/
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ASBMR
7 months ago
šØ Calling all ASBMR members! Want to make a real impact in bone and mineral research? Become a mentor through ASBMRās THRIVE, Mentorship or Reviewer Training Track programs. šļø Deadline: Nov. 21 š© Volunteer now:
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ASBMR
8 months ago
𦓠Bone health is having a moment!
#AmyPoehler
dropped some osteoporosis awareness earlier this year. In honor of
#WorldOsteoporosisDay
this month, we want to spotlight celebs who speak on bone health. š¬ Whoās your fave? More in
#LasCulturistas
full ep:
youtu.be/6Ab3vaatghk
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Thank you to ASBMR for the support for Gerald, a fantastic postdoc in the lab! He is giving a talk on his intriguing findings on osteocytic citrate production in CKD at 4:30 today (1054), come check it out!
#ASBMR2025
9 months ago
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Some of the lab arrived early for
#ASBMR2025
to do some hiking at Mt. Rainier! Our white sneakers may be a bit dirty, but we are excited to share them and our science!
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Sarah Tuttle
9 months ago
I am heartbroken and enraged that our hospital systems are abandoning trans people. Truly, disgusted that they are bowing down to our fascist government. I know some places are fighting, and I'm grateful for those doctors. For me, this echoes what happened with abortion around the country.
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To those attending
#ASBMR2025
consider making a pre- or post- conf. excursion to Mt. Rainier! We are visiting where I grew up near the national park entrance, and the wildflowers at the mountain are in full bloom! Let me know if you want tips in or out of the national park!
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Benjamin McKean
11 months ago
Harvard existed before the Bill of Rights so I shouldnāt be surprised that it doesnāt feel especially attached to it
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David Jesse
12 months ago
UPDATED: Ono spent much of the meeting dodging direct answers. When pressed on Covid mandates ā with the questioner pointing out that as an immunologist, he must have an opinion ā he answered: āIām a mouse doctor. Iām a test tube kind of guy.ā
www.chronicle.com/article/stat...
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Vying for U. of Florida Presidency, Santa Ono Embraced Conservative Positions. It Didnāt Work.
The former University of Michigan presidentās bid to take over the top job in Gainesville ended in dramatic fashion at a contentious meeting of the State University System of Floridaās Board of Govern...
https://www.chronicle.com/article/statewide-board-rejects-santa-onos-bid-to-become-u-of-florida-president
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Ariel Wittenberg
12 months ago
Thinking of this
@propublica.org
reporting today about stillbirths of unvaccinated parents during the Delta wave, before CDC had explicitly recommended COVID vaccines for pregnant people and the damage the virus did to the placentas.
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
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New York Times Opinion
about 1 year ago
When Kseniia Petrova moved from Russia to join a lab at Harvard Medical School, it felt like a dream. Now sheās been held for three months in an ICE facility in Louisiana.
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Opinion | Iām a Russian Scientist in ICE Detention
I was detained at Logan airport after I did not complete a customs declaration for frog embryos.
http://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/opinion/ice-detention-russian-scientist.html?smid=bsky-nytopinion&smtyp=cur
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Arif "Felonious Munk" Shahid
about 1 year ago
This is US police stuff. Black folks kept telling you that but people would rather believe we are all criminals who deserve extrajudicial violence. And yes i will "WHY DIDN'T YOU LISTEN?!" every time you guys are shocked by a thing that's neither new nor foreign.
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Anil Kalhan
about 1 year ago
āWhile in the interrogation room, Makled said, a man in plain clothes entered and began speaking to him. He said he recalls the man telling him: āWe know you're a lawyer. We know you take on big cases.āā
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Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2025/04/07/lawyer-for-u-m-protester-held-at-airport-refused-to-give-feds-his-phone/82978891007/
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This is never justified, but to do this to someone who wrote an op-edā¦
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Ken'pai!
over 1 year ago
THE WASHINGTON STATE BILL TO DENY GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE IS DEAD. Great job everyone!
washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/22/r...
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Bills that didnāt survive the WA Legislatureās first major deadline ⢠Washington State Standard
Bills on cow burps, the state flag and changes to traffic stop standards were among the first to land in the legislative graveyard this year.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/22/rip-bills-that-didnt-survive-the-wa-legislatures-first-major-deadline/
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Science Magazine
over 1 year ago
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nationās largest private funder of biomedical research, yesterday killed a $60 million program aimed at making universitiesā STEM education more inclusive.
scim.ag/3EtS0US
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HHMI kills program aimed at boosting inclusivity in STEM education
āInclusive excellenceā program had committed $60 million to 104 institutions
https://scim.ag/3EtS0US
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It is so disappointing to see
@hhmi.bsky.social
capitulate to fascists. One of the wealthiest philanthropies in the country cutting off their grant funding to promote retention of diverse undergrads in science in order to please this administration is pathetic.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/06/h...
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Researchers 'stunned' after HHMI abruptly cancels program to make science more inclusive
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute abruptly ended a $60 million program to improve the retention of diverse college students
https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/06/hhmi-ends-stem-diversity-inclusion-program/
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Margaret Crane, PhD
over 1 year ago
And the funding announcement for diversity supplements now has been updated to expire today. Supplements are so important to the careers of junior scientists. This is crushing for post docs and early career faculty
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Drug Monkey
over 1 year ago
In addition to a lot of blah blah about fetal tissue research, this
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Needhi Bhalla š š½
over 1 year ago
An article that demonstrates both the limits and promise of science.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/h...
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A Woman With a Rare Gene Mutation Fights to Avoid Her Motherās Fate (Gift Article)
A mutant gene is coming to steal Linde Jacobsās mind. Can she find a way to stop it?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/health/frontotemporal-dementia-genetic-mutation-linde-jacobs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jU4.-VEL.2HUMFxq80c-3&smid=bs-share
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein š
over 1 year ago
This whole song is excellent.
youtu.be/J_swGiAHhbQ?...
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Silky
over 1 year ago
Last week, Black community members at the University of Michigan shared their stories. A long thread, because there were a lot of them, and they can make you weep.
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