Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriKatie Spoon @kspoon.bsky.social · 13hAs a PhD student designing my first survey, I added what I thought was a throwaway question at the end. To my surprise, thousands of academics answered it! The paper is out today: doi.org/10.1093/pnas... 551832595
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriPBS News @pbsnews.org · 14hCornell University President Michael Kotlikoff knew in 2024 that a student had reported being gang raped at a fraternity house, but never followed up to learn what had happened to her or whether any of the accused students had been punished. to.pbs.org/4ypJJaOpbs.orgCornell president admits he never followed up on gang rape allegation ahead of no-confidence debateCornell University President Michael Kotlikoff knew in 2024 that a student had reported being gang raped at a fraternity house, but never followed up to learn what had happened to her or whether any o... 17358157
Dr. Cecília Tomori @drtomori.bsky.social · 11/10/2026sadly, apparently (many!) people in the punditry have trouble with sustained critical thinking.... thank you both for continuing the work. 020
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriJack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 07/10/2026New @nejm.org Voices: how I write an introduction to a research manuscript “My first piece of advice…: write your introduction backwards. “My second piece of advice: innovate in your ideas, not in the structure of how you present the ideas.” voices.nejm.org/doi/full/10....voices.nejm.orgStart Here to Write a Research Introduction SectionA step-by-step guide to writing a concise introduction to a clinical research manuscript 14823
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriPhilip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 06/10/2026"archaeology, anthropology, and sociology, which typically make hundreds of new grants—distributed zero new awards." 38154
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:science.org‘Complete devastation’: How NSF gutted its social sciences researchAgency body that funds sociology, linguistics, and archaeology studies in U.S. gave 90% fewer new grants this year 9665515
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I spent a year watching school administrators do their jobs—and interviewing the students most impacted. I spoke to @thecut.com in a long-form Q&A about what I saw. Mainly, a system designed to protect perpetrators and punish victims in each and every case.thecut.comThe Reason Why Colleges Still Fail to Address Sexual ViolenceThe “Cornell Seven” case highlights what’s wrong with Trump’s Title IX rules — and how the system was always designed to fail. 221266474
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriScience Magazine @science.org · 05/10/2026Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. scim.ag/4rTKck8scim.agHow did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’tNew analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51 432188778
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ICE took two more people from my local courthouse today. The wife of one of the guys who was taken showed up shortly after. She just had surgery. She was worried about paying rent and feeding her kids. This is happening *every day* in Massachusetts. Lives are being destroyed every single day. 3731267
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“The transcript of a Nov. 14 interview she gave also contained more definitive language that the police omitted from her statement: ‘I can say with 100 percent confidence I was raped.’” This is enraging and unacceptable. 27520
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A 24 year old farm worker was killed by heat in Mississippi. No worker should be killed on the job, but we still have no enforceable federal heat protection rules. 1/ 231193543
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist. 5847111402
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Measles doesn't stop harming people when the rash goes away. Measles can damage the immune system, causing "immune amnesia" for up to five years. Measles outbreaks this year and last could leave thousands vulnerable to other infectious diseases. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles-outb...cidrap.umn.eduMeasles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years 69369
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 201875931
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026So grateful to @jcollins.bsky.social for this interview. It was an especially raw conversation, coming just a day after I learned that Maurice had died. "They are working and working and working some more, and it still isn't enough... There are so many languishing in a manufactured invisibility."mprnews.org‘There is No Place for Us’ tests America's promise that hard work brings securityThe Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction narrative “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America” follows five families around Atlanta as they seek to keep a roof over their heads and their ... 720364
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is slightly out of my normal lane, and I could charge six (hell maybe seven) figure to deliver this message as a consultant, but I’m gonna do it for free. Because I’m ✨enraged✨ People in the think tank/policy/inside the beltway DC world have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE how mad people are abt Cornell. 🧵 121195282
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Receipts: @aacu.org’s substack aptwords.substack.com/p/the-cornel... The Cornell document: statements.cornell.edu/2026/2026092...aptwords.substack.comThe Cornell Report is an Instant ClassicCornell’s new report on the future of the American university aligns closely with AAC&U’s The Trust Agenda. 925516
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. 239102233245
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Because policy shapes health, research on policy is health research." Great article from some giants in the fields of public health, social epidemiology, and health policy research: www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...healthaffairs.orgPolicy Research At The National Institutes Of Health: An Imperative In Peril | Health Affairs ForefrontUnderstanding the health consequences of policy is not peripheral to NIH’s mission. It is central to it. 04123
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office. 411378744
Dr. Cecília Tomori @drtomori.bsky.social · 01/10/2026maybe not only about the science. controlling science has many different cascading impacts that suit the agenda. 041
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026To be more direct about it: OMB's budget-level cuts to science are not really about science. It can be very difficult for people (especially scientists) who are harmed by these cuts to grasp that science is really just collateral damage. 14811
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026OMB's focus on NIH and NSF, which has confused a lot of folks, pretty much boils down to stopping money going to universities. 1229142
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I spoke to @usatoday.com about data on sexual violence at Cornell. Victimization rates are increasing and reporting rates are falling. “Together… those two trendlines tell me that all students, including victims and perpetrators, believe that there is impunity for sexual assault at Cornell.”usatoday.comCornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases | ExclusiveA third of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted. But on average, Cornell reported expelling just one attacker per year. 9487176
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2635210095726
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI 942512665
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriNoel Healy @drnoelhealy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 13711307
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriPaul Gardner @ppgardne.bsky.social · 15/07/20268/8 Science depends on trust because independent verification of every paper is impossible. When major concerns recur across a publication record, I think the burden should shift to the authors and publishers to demonstrate that the work is reliable—not to readers to audit every paper one by one! 283
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriPaul Gardner @ppgardne.bsky.social · 15/07/20261/8 Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are at the top of the evidence hierarchy. They influence clinical practice, policy and future research. So I was surprised to find a series of 12 reviews with remarkably similar PRISMA literature-search figures. 2196
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriPaul Gardner @ppgardne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I'm happy to say I have managed to report all 12 faked systematic reviews that we discovered on PubPeer. The corresponding URLs are in the ALT text. I'm awaiting responses from most of the publishers/authors -- other than one author admission: 2239
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Russ Vought just sent a rescissions request to Congress, signaling he intends to illegally impound funds. The $810 million highlighted in this “request” (but this is a pretext to just illegally impound the funds) is not the exhaustive list of many billions of dollars he’s impounding this year. 32974409
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What's behind this tidal wave of epidemics? In the largest study ever conducted on emerging infectious diseases, we show that the popular explanation - "our relationship with nature is out of balance" - doesn't hold up. Out now in Nature, after half a decade of work: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases - NatureEmerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data ... 8558277
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Oh, you can listen to the Morning Edition story on our new Nature article! www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...npr.orgNew research suggests human actions could be driving increase in disease outbreaksInfectious disease outbreaks are on the rise worldwide. A new analysis finds human actions, from deforestation to climate change, are partly responsible. 14414
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriCHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A new report from NGO @chemsec.bsky.social finds that PFAS producers intend to increase production. Anne-Sofie Bäckar, ChemSec’s Executive Director said, “Unless governments and regulators insist on a rapid phaseout, we will face a new tidal wave of forever chemicals”. Read more👉 buff.ly/eNODgH0buff.lyNew report warns that the “AI revolution” could drive a new wave of PFAS productionA new report published by environmental non-profit organisation ChemSec warns that demand from AI and data centre infrastructure could result in a new “tidal wave” of PFAS production. 021
Dr. Cecília Tomori @drtomori.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Last chance to get your #MedAnthro #MedicalAnthropology #HealthStudies #FertilityStudies books on sale - including mine! 011
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114666113
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/20266/ Weeks later, Kao tells his team Collins committed to getting the company $32M in naval contracts. 321925353
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982283351
Dr. Cecília Tomori @drtomori.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Such clear and brazen attempts to seize funds that were allocated and take control over science altogether. I grew up in a censorship regime. Suffocating academic freedom and science are clear markers of authoritarianism. 032
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 20/09/2026An executive order will place the NIH under the control of the White House. This was always the MAGA/MAHA end goal: the complete politicization and political control of health research & science 🤯 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...nytimes.comWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending. 34123
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Tell me again how good and important A.I. is for human flourishing? Between this and the killer drones, I’m struggling to find the pro-human balance. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...nytimes.comAt DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction. 539398
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 18/09/2026This is horrifying. Please join me in calling for an immediate return to getting our false intelligence about WMDs from the CIA and other organic sources. 827676
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriJason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1 4253922348
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriCIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Denmark hasn't identified a single case of congenital syphilis since 2016 New research attributes this achievement to a comprehensive prenatal screening program. Read more: bit.ly/4hbjA9d 14215
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026And there it is RFK Jr, arguably the world's most extreme & dangerous anti-science conspiracy theorist, will give the keynote for the anti-vaxx activist group he used to lead, who paid him $500k/year (!!) on top of all the $$$ he made from suing vaccine companies www.statnews.com/2026/09/14/r...statnews.comKennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once ledRFK Jr. worked to distance himself from Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he once led. Now, he's delivering a keynote at CHD's conference. 615276
Reposted by Dr. Cecília TomoriGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’” 1731691736