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Amanda M. Nichols

@amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Studies at University of California Santa Barbara. My work focuses on anti-nuclear activism, nuclear technologies, disproportionate impact, environmental justice, and climate change.

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Amanda M. Nichols @amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
GRIP just launched its Summer Matching Grant - every dollar you give will help us work toward better radiological protections for all! Donations are tax deductible and will be matched 1:1. To find out more and make a donation, visit: www.mightycause.com/story/hma5bg
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Amanda M. Nichols @amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves up Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight: thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
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Amanda M. Nichols @amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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Amanda M. Nichols @amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
CitizensGroups+ExpertsWarnFederalOfficialsthatRecent TrumpExecutiveOrdersWouldDecimateStandardsforRadiation Exposure+HarmPublicHealthDisproportionatelyImpacting Women+Children www.commondreams.org/newswire/cit... Look for my quote re EO 14300! Read our Open Letter drive.google.com/file/d/14XZ1...
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FINAL11-12-2025-NGOLetter--EO14300 Radiation.pdf
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Amanda M. Nichols @amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
On Wednesday, I will be speaking along with co-author Mary Olson about our research on Gender and Ionizing Radiation at the 3rd Meeting of States Parties for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. #TPNW @unidir.org unidir.org/publication/...
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Amanda M. Nichols @amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Check out this recent op-ed that I co-authored in The Hill! They won’t tell you these truths about nuclear energy: thehill.com/opinion/ener...
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Amanda M. Nichols @amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Webinar: What Scientists Are Telling Us About Radiation that Nuclear Boosters Won't Feb. 20 - 12pm EST Updates in research about public health impacts of ionizing radiation with Dr. Amanda Nichols (UCSB) + Cindy Folkers (Beyond Nuclear). Mary Olson (Gender + Radiation Project) moderating
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Amanda M. Nichols @amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Check out my latest publication: www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16...
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Uranium and Religion: Toward a Decolonial Temporality of Extraction
Uranium mining for the production of nuclear technologies has left visible scars across the United States and perpetuated legacies of extraction that extend beyond material consumption to the exploita...
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Amanda M. Nichols @amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I am excited to share this piece that Mary Olson and I have been working on for the past year! The paper focuses on disproportionate gendered impacts of ionizing radiation from nuclear technologies and poses a series of critical questions for future radiation research.
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Amanda M. Nichols @amanda-m-nichols.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
If you will be at AAR in San Diego later this week, please join us on Friday night!
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