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Akhil Vaidya @akhilvaidya.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

I can’t help myself from bragging about my son’s election to Centennial CO city council: www.newindiaabroad.com/english/news...

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Ashish Vaidya elected to Centennial City Council in Colorado

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Akhil Vaidya @akhilvaidya.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Hangjun Ke for her promotion to Associate Professor at Drexel University! So proud of you!

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you. The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

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Akhil Vaidya @akhilvaidya.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

A sign at #StandUpForScience rally in Philadelphia last week.

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Akhil Vaidya @akhilvaidya.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

At the #StandUpForScience2025 rally in downtown Philly. With my lab manager Joanne Morrisey.

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Women in Malaria @womeninmalaria.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

#StandUpForScience2025 👩🏾‍🔬👩🏼‍🔬👩🏾‍🔬👩🏻‍🔬

The Women In Malaria mission is to support and empower women and gender minorities working to advance malaria research and control. We believe that gender equality and diversity are crucial for advancing science efficiently and effectively. Despite the disruptive times, WiM maintains its strong support for all under represented groups, and we will continue to drive towards a more equitable, safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for women scientists.

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Akhil Vaidya @akhilvaidya.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h... This administration is murderous. Among the programs cut is one in Nigeria where 60000 children will face death due to the cancellation of nutrition programs. Shameful and sinful. Blood on their hands.

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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

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Akhil Vaidya @akhilvaidya.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

As I watched Elon Musk stand in the Oval office with his son, I wondered why doesn’t someone ask him, “Mr. Musk, you must love your 3-year old son, but what do you think of thousands of other 3-year olds who are not getting food and medicine and are dying because you fed USAID to the wood chipper?”

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

“You cannot pause a plane in midflight and expect that everything is going to be O.K.,” Gawande says. “That’s what they were trying to do with lifesaving health and humanitarian assistance around the world.” So glad for this convo to get a lot off my chest. www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

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Why Trump Is Targeting Foreign Aid, with Atul Gawande

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Akhil Vaidya @akhilvaidya.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a huge funder of biomedical research, has cut a $60-million initiative to boost diversity in science education.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

AND IT’S ILLEGAL FOLKS: “None of the funds appropriated in this title may be used to modify or implement any change to the indirect cost rates applied to grants & contracts funded by the NIH w/o the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives & the Senate.” 1/

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