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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"The present study determined that high rates of disability among incarcerated youth were largely driven by cognitive and academic disabilities, rather than mental health problems..." @20thofmay.bsky.social work suggests cognitive disabilities are an intervention point for reducing recidivism.

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New paper published by my group. Thank you to my students who worked so hard on this paper. This is the sixth paper from my disseration and I paper that I always wanted to get out. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Client Challenge

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Run by RCGD's Suzanne Perkins @20thofmay.bsky.social, the Brain Candy Lab investigates the impact of trauma, stress, and childhood maltreatment on the developing brain. Learn more about this research group on the lab's new website: myumi.ch/wwMr7 @umisr.bsky.social

Website Launch! The image shows the Brain Candy Lab home page on a computer and mobile device and displays the URL, https:brain-candy-lab.isr.umich.edu

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Had great responses to my poster at #issbd2026 Also I loved South Korea! Such good food!

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“The OMB has proposed a rule change to the Federal Register, 2 CFR §200.205. This rule change is an attempt to politicize all federal grants. This is a weapon designed to disappear disfavored people, groups, and ideas—and the blast radius on it will be enormous.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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They Want to Disappear You

How OMB will politicize the federal grant system with this one weird trick.

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

@bmc.springernature.com thanks for responding. Manuscript 3c4d73c9-f1fb-40af-8aa9-6c95a94a4f8e bmc medical research methodology. Submitted on 8/18/25. I contacted the editor multiple times. Then Springer. New editor requested an amendment 3/26. Nothing until reject 6/8/26.

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I have had such a bad time trying to submit a scientific correction in a @bmc.springernature.com journal. They didn’t even look at it for nearly a year. Rejected it b/c mentioned work. Critique is using poverty as the sole indicator of child neglect causes over identification of kids of color.

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 07/06/2026

“I think we’re approaching a time where the trust in behavioural and social sciences will be undermined by this constant threat of LLM pollution,” psychologist Björn Hommel tells Nature. “And there’s nothing that we are able to do about it right now.” #AI 🧪

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Will AI ruin the social sciences — or revolutionize them?

The technology can whip up spurious findings and pollute survey responses, but it could also make research more rigorous.

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Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation @myotonicstrong.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Grateful to gather with many of the world’s #myotonicDystrophy patient advocacy leaders at IDMC-15 in Saguenay, Canada this week!

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Silky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

“When I was like, ‘Wait, did you just do a Nazi salute? Like, how many other Nazis are there in the crowd?’ And then when, like three people (did the salute), and then all of a sudden, it’s like 10 people, and all of a sudden it’s like 20 people” www.michigandaily.com/news/podcast...

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Myron Gaines debates students, spreads antisemitism, misogyny and racism

Far-right men’s rights influencer Myron Gaines held a debate on the Diag Thursday afternoon.

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Alexandra Rosati @alexrosati.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Considering a #psychology #PhD? University of Michigan’s (free!) online Diversity Recruitment Weekend (Mar 27–28) connects you with UM faculty & grad students. Strengthen your apps & meet with #faculty, including in the #Brain&Behavior area! Apply by Jan 28: lsa.umich.edu/psych/divers...

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I’m sorry to hear about Rob Reiner and his wife. The science community may remember that he was very involved in Zero to Three the movement to fund early childhood programming. Something we all write at the end of our papers as a recommendation. What a good guy! What a tragic loss for humanity.

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

ICYMI: Michigan helped reignite the research career of cancer survivor Suzanne Perkins @20thofmay.bsky.social, who planned her career around the insight that education plays a key role in recovery for children who have been maltreated. #LifeChangingEducation feature story: myumi.ch/9pWk3

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The Research Center for Group Dynamics @rcgd-isr.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Michigan helped reignite the career of cancer survivor Suzanne Perkins @20thofmay.bsky.social, whose research stems from the insight that education plays a key role in recovery for children at risk. Now she's crafting the future of learning: myumi.ch/9pWk3 #LifeChangingEducation #LookToMichigan

Suzanne Perkins, University of Michigan Research Center for Group Dynamics: “The promise of neuroscience is that you could target interventions that could really support what you feel is going wrong. If you know what the data shows is going wrong in the brain, you can start to improve that function and help them to thrive in school.”

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

At #ispcan2025 in Lithuania. Doing important work here!

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ISPCAN @ispcan.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Launching ISPCAN NEXT @ #ispcan2025 Network of Emerging eXpertise in child proTection A global network empowering early-career professionals in child protection. Connecting, learning, leading and making an impact. Learn more here: ispcan.org/working-grou... #riseuptoendchildabuse

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Just finished #flux2025 in Dublin and it it good to be back! What a great conference.

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Excellent analysis of poor science that should not have made it through peer review. Probably should be retracted now by the journal. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)

Data can easily be manipulated to show a causation that doesn’t exist.

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Ending the summer having submitted five first-author manuscripts and a response to a published paper. This K01 and the protected time are the best! Thank you #NIH #NICHD Thank you @rcgd-isr.bsky.social #ISR #psychology @umich.edu

Hamilton the musical with the caption "I'm not throwing away my shot."

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Flux Society @fluxsociety.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Don’t miss the Flux 2025 Diversity Inclusion & Belonging symposium “Supporting Science in Challenging Times”: Fri 3:15 Hyde Suite 1&2! We’ll provide historical context + future guidance on navigating authoritarian trends undermining science, safeguarding scientific credibility + supporting trainees.

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Ashley Kalinski @kalinskilab.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Hey #neuroscience #neuroskyence we are hiring a Distinguished Chair of Neuroscience at the University of South Carolina (uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/190...) We have a vibrant neuroscience community with extensive university support for research. I am extremely happy here. Come join us!

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Peter and Bonnie McCausland Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Our brain-immune system axis has recently has some fascinating new reports Here is one summarized www.nature.com/articles/s41... More here erictopol.substack.com/p/our-braini...

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Finally received the notice of award for my K01! Thanks #nih #nichd @rcgd-isr.bsky.social

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Excited that my JAMA Pediatrics article with @jeremyfaust.bsky.social @bhrenton.bsky.social @hmkyale.bsky.social and others is now published. It turns out that permissive firearm laws aren’t great if you want to reduce pediatric firearm deaths. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Firearm Laws and Pediatric Mortality in the US

This study attempts to measure excess mortality due to firearms among US children aged 0 to 17 years after the McDonald v Chicago US Supreme Court decision (2010).

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

As someone who studies child maltreatment it sickens me that this will be ignored. These are often homicides that we could prevent.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/06/2025

The US now has no vaccine advisory committee, no CDC director, and an anti-vaxxer as Health Secretary.

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Suzanne Perkins, PhD @20thofmay.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Gun Deaths of Children Rose in States That Loosened Gun Laws, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

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Gun Deaths of Children Rose in States That Loosened Gun Laws, Study Finds

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

This is a big reason why the tech oligarch/DOGE world thinks they can blow up NSF and NIH. We cannot overstate this: It is so full of shit. This is not real science or research, which is a creative endeavor. “AI scientists” would not have built CAR-T therapies and will not treat Alzheimer’s.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Glad to see this, but I have another idea...Hear me out here... Why doesn't NIH just reinstate the effing awards since they are ongoing and already made it successfully through a competitive process? Seems like this would actually be "efficient" (and also fair and just)...

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Earl K. Miller @earlkmiller.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Astrocytes make up a large proportion of brain cells. They propagate electrical influences without spiking. Brain communication involves more than just spikes and synapses. bcs.mit.edu/news/overloo... #neuroscience

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Overlooked cells might explain the human brain’s huge storage capacity | Brain and Cognitive Sciences

MIT researchers developed a new model of memory that includes critical contributions from astrocytes, a class of brain cells.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Today, we received notice that our team’s last remaining NSF grant was terminated. For the first time since 2009, when I received an NSF Fellowship for Graduate Research, I have no active NSF grants.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has undertaken a review of its award portfolio. Each award was carefully and individually reviewed, and the agency has determined that termination of certain awards is necessary because they are not in alignment with current NSF priorities.
Effective immediately, the following are terminated:
NSF AWARD ID:
2120496
NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant to NSF Grant General Conditions (GC-1) term and condition entitled 'Termination and Enforcement,' on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities. This is the final agency decision and not subject to appeal.
Costs incurred as a result of this termination may be reimbursed, provided such costs would otherwise be allowable under the terms of the award and the governing cost principles. In accordance with your award terms and conditions, you have 30 days from the termination date to furnish an itemized accounting of allowable costs incurred prior to the termination date.
Sincerely,
Jamie H. French, Division Director
Office of Budget Finance and Award Management (BFA) Division of Grants and Agreements (DGA)

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

New story up in Nature from @maxkozlov.bsky.social NIH killed grants on orders from Elon Musk’s DOGE Court documents and internal correspondence show the cost-cutting force has broad control over the world’s largest public biomedical funder. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2025

RFK Jr. plans to bar NIH scientists from top journals like NEJM & JAMA, replacing them with government-run outlets. This would delegitimize taxpayer-funded research, warns Dr. Adam Gaffney of Harvard Medical School. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said his agency will create “in-house” publications instead.

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Dean Yang @deanyang.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

What happens to developing countries when highly-educated people migrate? See our new review of the evidence on "brain gain" vs. "brain drain": www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... Ungated PDF: deanyang-econ.github.io/deanyang/fil... #EconSky #Migration

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Legacy media is failing this moment in such a colossal way. There is a difference between opinion and fact—and between right and wrong. Soft-peddling AIDS deniers as heterodox thinkers is fucking disgraceful. Of course, this is what comes after soft-peddling COVID deniers. Despicable.

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

This is important for science, medicine, and universities: Is the Trump admin complying with court orders? No. And it’s legalistically obfuscating what it’s doing, so the press has trouble saying it is defying court orders. Good piece from @dtdeacon.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social 🧪 #medsky

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 26/05/2025

🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨 Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham. It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda. We’ve launched an open letter. SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...

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Sign The Open Letter to Stand Up For Science Now!

Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...

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