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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
When your research and your artwork collide… My artwork will be part of the upcoming exhibition, Holding Space: The Art of Care! 🌸 #Episky #epitwitter #maternalhealth #BlackMamasMatter #artwork #LIFE2 🗓 Exhibition Dates: September 18 – November 29, 2026 🥂 3rd Friday Receptions (6:00 – 8:00 PM):
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Dear #Canada, Make this academic 49 and you’ll also get a top defender in U12 girl AAA ice #hockey🏒 and ⚽️ player who runs a 40 yd dash in 5.58s and skates 89 ft in 4.22s. 😆 Canada Hires 48 Scholars Away From Top U.S. Universities www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
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Canada Hires 48 Scholars Away From Top U.S. Universities
A crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north.
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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
“‘It’s like they erased the problem,’ Dr. Slaughter-Acey said.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/h...
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With Deep N.I.H. Cuts, Research Into Health Disparities Falters
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Carolina Population Center @uncpopcenter.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
CPC Fellow Jaime Slaughter-Acey says health science research cuts put medical breakthroughs at risk. "What we're doing matters for every mom and baby in this country." news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
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DEI Health Research Cuts Put US Medical Breakthroughs at Risk
The Trump administration’s decision to cut roughly $2 billion in NIH grants have jeopardized future research, forcing scientists to think about how they’ll operate without the US government as a relia...
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Carolina Population Center @uncpopcenter.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
CPC Fellow Jamie Slaughter-Acey says cuts to federal research funding are part of a larger pattern of political interference in science that puts the health of all people at risk. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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A professor had a $2.4m grant to study Black maternal health. Then Trump was elected
Jaime Slaughter-Acey said it was ‘heartbreaking’ to discover her study on Black maternal health was cancelled after the Trump administration’s NIH cuts
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
On Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to grant them a stay on the Massachusetts vs Kennedy/ APHA vs NIH ruling. This decision will occur on the shadow docket, with no formal hearing.
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
As former faculty @umnsph.bsky.social and associated with both (@umnlifecourse.bsky.social & ‪ @minnpop.bsky.social) housed within the Institute for Social & Data Innovation, I highly recommend this #populationhealth #postdoc training opportunity! #episky
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The Detroit News @detroitnews.com · 20/06/2025
The race-based element of the research might have put it in the crosshairs of the White House's bid to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Federal grant for study of Detroit moms, babies pulled at halfway point
The race-based element of the research might have put it in the crosshairs of the White House's bid to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The fact that we have to prove a human therapist provides better text-based CBT than ChatGPT is mind blowing. #AI should not be thought of as a replacement for people. #Humanity needs humans and humans need humanity‼️
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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Nearly 800 NIH grants have been terminated so far, including some focused on HIV and AIDS, trans health, and COVID-19, after researchers were told their work was no longer an agency priority. cbsn.ws/3YkDndI
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Thank you Usha for telling my story so beautifully in @statnews.com ❤️ #EpiSky #MedSky #BlackSky #publichealth #healthequity #StillIRise
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Burden in Grace ( #contedrawing on toned paper) After #Rodin’s #FallenCaryatid Rodin’s sculpture speaks to physical & symbolic weight; My drawing explores the quiet, almost meditative #strength in the act of bearing. #artoftheday #sketchbook
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Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I made a timeline of all the actions in Trump's (almost) first 100 days that have upended science and health. It was staggering to me to see it all in one place, even though I reported on many on these events. www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t...
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Day by day, how Trump is roiling science and health
STAT is tracking, day by day, what's happened in the words of science and health during the first months of the Trump administration.
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Nicholas Denton, PhD @nickdenton.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
American #history may be fraught with injustices, but also with far more brave Americans willing to stand up for #justice each and every time. Preserving our investment in #education is vital for continuing this legacy. 🇺🇸✊🏻 #academicsky #edusky #theresistance
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
@lisamjarvis.bsky.social you are spot on!
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Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
In terminating hundreds of NIH grants, the Trump administration dumped years of investment down the drain. In my latest @opinion.bloomberg.com column, we analyzed the cancelled projects & talked to scientists to understand just how much the public loses out. It's a lot: tinyurl.com/bdey86su
A beeswarm chart of canceled NIH grants showing the years into each project when the funding was pulled. Each dot represents a terminated grant and is colored by the number of publications associated with the project: none, one to four or five or more. The grants are separated into thee rows based on the award type (R01, U01, U54). RO1 research projects had the most terminations, which occurred at all stages of research, from the project onset to 7+ years in. Most grants were canceled short of the 4-5 year lifespan of a typical grant, and 40% of R01s had no publications at the time of termination. Projects that had been active for longer had more publications, suggesting that more findings are disseminated in the later stages of these grants.
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🧵🪡 Share our story 📣 📘 @LinkedIn: bit.ly/42AVrSg 📗 @bsky.app bsky.app/profile/drsl... 📕 @NewYorker: bit.ly/4jGzQyJ 🗳️ #Advocate -Let your elected leaders know you support publicly funded science matters—and that you’re paying attention. #LIFE2Study #PublicHealth #Science
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“I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated”
Across the country, the Trump Administration’s assault on public institutions and its cuts to government funding are forcing scientists to abandon their work and the patients who benefit from it.
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🧵🪡 Help us continue this critical work championing Black #MaternalHealth. ➡️ Links to the #UNC Epidemiology Fund unc.live/4cEpHQE ✍️ “Support for Dr Slaughter-Acey” or “LIFE2” in the Why I Give Section. Gifts support data collection, training, & community-centered science. #Crowdfunding #Science
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🧵🪡 Your messages of encouragement & outrage have reminded me that we’re not alone. We’re still here 👋, still doing the work—and still building something BIGGER than a single grant because #BlackMammasMatter. #StandUpForScience #HealthEquity
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🧵🪡 #LIFE2Study was never just about data. It is a critical effort to understand how lifelong social environment—eg, stress, support, and lived experiences—can shape biological processes & health across generations. 💜 #BMHW
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🧵🪡 Black moms have faced higher #maternalmortality rates than white moms for over a century in the U.S. Our research was about moms and babies & building a future where every mom and baby has the right to thrive—regardless of race, zip code, or income. #LIFE2Study #BlackMaternalHealth #PublicHealth
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🧵It’s #BlackMaternalHealthWeek -a time to center Black moms & a need for action. I’m reflecting on what this means in a year when our #NIH grant “Looking Back to Look Forward: Social Environment Across the Lifecourse, Epigenetics, & Birth Outcomes in Black Families” was terminated. #MedSky #EpiSky
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
That would be great! DM me.
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Yes, the title had “Black families” in it.
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Will do!
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
We’re working on figuring out the options.
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
This is why I had to share my about my experience.
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Whitney Robinson @whitneyepi.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Last Friday, 1,000 more NIH biomedical research projects were defunded with no notice Here’s a word cloud of canceled grants, based on their titles
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
👆🏽 @maddow.msnbc.com @chrislhayes.bsky.social @nytimes.com @npr.org @washingtonpost.com @donlemonofficial.bsky.social @joyannreid.bsky.social @marchofdimes.bsky.social @rwjf.bsky.social @commonwealthfund.org
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Together, we can advocate for the support & continuation of research that addresses the health needs of all mothers & babies, and work towards a healthier, more equitable society.🪡 #HealthEquity #BlackMaternalHealth #PublicHealth #ResearchMatters #HealthDisparities #JusticeForMothers #SaveOurBabies
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
The termination of this grant impacts not only Black mothers and babies but also U.S. mothers and babies as a whole.
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I urge everyone to #StandUpForScience, #publichealth, #maternalhealth and #infanthealth. This is a #calltoaction for reporters, the public, and all those who care about #justice, #humanity, and the right for mothers and infants thrive. 🪡
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
The impact of #NIH decision goes beyond the immediate loss of funding. It undermines progress in understanding the unique challenges Black families face & developing strategies to address them. It sends a discouraging message to researchers committed to advancing #healthequity & ⬇️disparities.🪡
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
This rationale disregards the critical need to address #healthdisparities & the #systemicinequities that contribute to the high mortality rates among Black mothers and infants.🪡
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
The #NIH termination notice stated that "this award no longer effectuates agency priorities" & that research programs based on "amorphous equity objectives" are considered "antithetical to scientific inquiry."🪡
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
This decision by #NIH is trying to silence science that seeks to address adverse #maternalhealth and #infanthealth outcomes and the voices of more than 500 Black mothers and babies enrolled in the study.🪡
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
The termination of this #NIHgrant means that the Trump admin has turned its back on an entire cohort of #Blackwomen who recently delivered a baby, their #infants, & their families. 🪡
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Our #NIHresearch aimed to uncover the complex interactions between social factors and biological processes that affect #birthoutcomes, with the goal of developing interventions to improve the health and well-being of Black mothers and their children. 🪡
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
🪡Despite a ⬇️ in the overall #maternalmortality rate in the US from 32.9 deaths/100,000 live births in 2021 to 18.6 in 2023, rates for Black women remain unduly ⬆️ at 50.3 deaths/100,000 live births. Similarly, the #infantmortality rate for Black infants is 2.4 times higher than that for White infants
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies
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Sarah Jaffe @sarahljaffe.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
250 people or so at Chuck Schumer's house this morning
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I can relate to her story. It’s why I have a degree in ocean engineering that I don’t use. They killed the joy I had initially found in the field of study.
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Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Yesterday I wrote about how Trump's "flagged" word list might block all of epidemiology, and some people complained discussing this was a distraction from bigger issues. But I think they're wrong. I think inclusiveness is fundamental to epidemiology, and without it we are dramatically limited.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
@schumer.senate.gov Why on earth are dems going along with this gop bill to fund the gov???? Y’all need to exercise your spins and vote no. #Liberties are worth fighting for! Trump, Elon and the gop are trampling all of it including the dems.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/03/2025
Breaking News: Declaring that “we are at a crossroads in history,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said that European countries would increase military spending and assemble a coalition to defend Ukraine.
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Trump News and Live Updates: E.U. Leader Calls for ‘Surge in Defense’ for Ukraine
After a summit of European leaders in London, Prime Minister Kier Starmer said a “coalition of the willing” would be assembled to defend Ukraine, but he did not name the countries expected to particip...
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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I #StandWithUkraine! 💙💙💛💛
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Jesse Berman @jesseberman.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I am PI on an R01 partnering with the VA. They do enormously important research and have vast data resources. But the VA system is not easy to navigate. Losing their skilled analysts and data techs would greatly impede work there.
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