Alan Kurdî would have been in eighth grade this year, delighted to be growing up Canadian, chatting with his classmates in fluent English, bringing nothing but benefits to his Vancouver community and the world. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_o...

We will not forget this

I’m recruiting a postdoctoral associate at NYU Abu Dhabi. Position is for 3 years with excellent salary, housing and benefits. Please share widely. For more information and application, link ⬇️ apply.interfolio.com/177935

Hear hear! And here's one more! www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Our new paper develops and tests a network-based method for estimating death rates in complex humanitarian emergencies. Joint w/ @dennisfeehan.bsky.social and team from Geneva-based NGO @impact-initiatives.bsky.social academic.oup.com/aje/advance-...

With a link that works for those not at BU!: bit.ly/43lEIn2

New in @thelancet.com: a follow-up to our @nature.com paper on cash transfers and mortality in low- and middle-income countries. This studies explores *why* cash transfers reduce death, tracing effects on determinants of survival. free access 🔗: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

🚨 New research 🚨 "Interventions To Automate Medicaid Renewals Reduce Procedural Denials And Increase Coverage," published in Health Affairs from authors @pamherd.bsky.social @giannella.bsky.social, me, @lukef.bsky.social and @donmoyn.bsky.social Full paper: www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....

#DRC: US-sanctioned mining magnate Dan Gertler, whom Trump gave a reprieve in 2020, was arrested in Israel "on suspicion of transferring money to current and former police investigators...in order to obtain confidential information from police investigations about him."

#RDCongo : le ministre, l’investisseur chinois et une autoroute très lucrative www.lesoir.be/688464/artic... L'enquête de @soniarolley.bsky.social et @johndellosso.bsky.social, avec @actualite.bsky.social @occrp.org et @lesoir.be sur les mic-mac financiers enterrés sous les nids-de-poule de la RN1

We're trying to raise money to bring Mindfulness-based Mental Fitness training to Ukraine. We'll be doing a study to measure and improve its effectiveness. Any amount of money is helpful! gofund.me/df1b6362

New: Call for Papers Building Stronger National Health Information Systems: Leveraging #DHIS2 for Health Systems Performance, Policy and Research to be special edited by @jsaebo.bsky.social and myself. Please share with your networks! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Grateful to the VoxDev team for letting us put our recent findings in the broader context of water & sanitation in low-income countries.

Rallies to support scientific research across the US today -- find your local rally here standupforscience2025.org

With @otorrisi.bsky.social, we tested several methods to improve data on recent household deaths collected during surveys & censuses in many low-and-middle income countries. These are essential when civil registration of deaths is limited. Results in paper ⬇️ #EpiSky academic.oup.com/ije/article/...

Frustrated with what's going on but don't know what to do? Join me in Country First's Day of Action this Thu at 1pm ET. Let's call some congressional leaders together and demand that Congress hold the Executive Branch accountable! Sign up here: www.country1st.com/doa02202025?...

My family was there. Need much more of this.

The Preston curve in the US has been shifting downwards. I've never seen that before. Very troubling.

Rwanda’s troublemaking in DRC would be easy to stop www.ft.com/content/8bae...

Anyone from DRCongo on Bluesky? Quelqu'un de la RDCongo sur Bluesky?