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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 1h

Sat down to start figuring something out. First google: report published 2 months ago compiles most of it. Quickest ✔️ on the to-do list, ever.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

PSA, Colorado voters: Elon Musk’s America PAC has been sending misleading texts saying, “Your ballot request is in,” and asking voters to confirm where and when to return it. The messages have prompted confused residents to contact county election offices.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

@noamross.net on NPR this morning. www.npr.org/2026/10/09/n... "I am always enthusiastic about more investment into science, but you could think of this as someone planting a tree somewhere where THEY just burned down a forest. We've lost so much scientific investment under this administration."

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After his university cutbacks, Trump announces $100 million for STEM researchers

The Trump administration is funneling $100 million into educating STEM researchers who are U.S. citizens. The move comes after other changes under Trump have forced cutbacks in university research.

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So wonderful to have helped develop these modules! Check them out and feel free to use and adapt for any club meetings, seminars, and more! #SciencePolicy #Curricula

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Check out our state teams on bluesky go.bsky.app/Qzcc5Kx

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Candidates from federal, state, and local #elections IN OVER 40 STATES are telling us how they will think about science and #evidence in #policymaking. The open-access resource, if you want to check it out: snapcoalition.org/initiatives/... Just click your state!

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Stance on Science - Scientist Network for Advancing Policy

SNAP Coalition Website

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I want to give a huge shout-out our giant nationwide team supported by @snapcoalition.org who have been pushing Stance on Science ahead. Almost 500 (500!!!) candidates up for election have shared their stances on timely #Science and #Technology #Policy issues ahead of the #midterms.

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tomorrow!!! Looking forward to moderating

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It’s been while, Bluesky, but I’ve been preparing to defend my dissertation! Should you like to tune in on Wednesday at 2 pm ET (12 noon MT) to learn about #snails, #worms, and #diseasecontrol, you can connect here notredame.zoom.us/j/9182075767...

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

As I mention in the article, “I hope that the ways in which [rice-fish co-culturing for disease control] affects social systems and gender dynamics are something that our group and others continue to pay attention to and gather better information on in the future.” 💡

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The gender-specific impacts of schistosomiasis are not always at the forefront of ecology- and implementation- focused research, but to make waves, we need to consider it all. I’m grateful to Climate Gendered for highlighting this intersectionality and involving me in the process!

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Stance on Science - Colorado @co-stanceonscience.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Stance on Science is a non-partisan initiative to provide voters with clear, accessible information so they can see how candidates value science. #STANCE #STANCEonScience #Science snapcoalition.org/initiatives/...

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Stance on Science - Scientist Network for Advancing Policy

SNAP Coalition Website

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

11/ Bottom line: this remains a serious but contained outbreak. There may be more cases among passengers because symptoms can take weeks to appear, but the risk to the broader public remains extremely low and the virus continues to behave exactly how experts would expect Andes hantavirus to behave.

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This research was brought to life by an incredibly interdisciplinary group of colleagues and friends. You're just getting a glimpse at the start and potential of this project, with our team ever expanding, collaborating, and pushing for refined rigor and scale! #diseasecontrol #schistosomiasis

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Our work on rice-fish co-culturing for disease control is out today in Nature Sustainability! rdcu.be/fh2aI We found: 🪱 Children in rice-farming households have higher Schistosoma infections 🐟 Native fish species 🐌 reduce snails and 🌾 increase rice yields by >25%! @rohrecologylab.bsky.social

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Rice–fish co-culturing reduces schistosomiasis risk and increases yields and incomes

Nature Sustainability - Rice is a staple food for many households; however, its cultivation can expose farming families to parasitic diseases such as schistosomiasis via freshwater snails. The...

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

People shocked Moderna explored a mRNA #hantavirus vaccine don’t understand infectious disease preparedness. Hantaan & Seoul viruses are endemic in South Korea & cause Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome. Vaccines for priority pathogens are developed long before the public hears about them.

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

“Although convened to advance the field of global health, these conferences often say more about whose perspectives are valued and whose are not, reflecting the inequities in power and privilege that global health ought to redress.”

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Tremendous commentary out this week on the hypocrisy of the #globalhealth community! Kudos to the authors for having us laugh and reflect on equity and equality, not just at conferences but in the field at large. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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How (not) to organise a panel at a global health conference

Global health is unfortunately not very global—a contradiction that becomes most evident at global health conferences. Although convened to advance the field of global health, these conferences often ...

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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I think this is really important: People often seem to assume a pathogen can either spread efficiently or not, like some on/off switch. But that's not really how it works. Many pathogens are shitty at spreading except under certain circumstances. This may turn out to be a case of such circumstances.

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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I've spent yesterday and today talking to researchers across the globe trying to understand the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. My story in @science.org is here (and some threaded thoughts coming): www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 #IDsky

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Cruise ship’s hantavirus outbreak puts researchers in uncharted territory

Questions about the culprit virus and its route of spread remain as health officials make plans for stranded passengers

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

🚨 STARFISH EMERGENCY 🚨 Is there anyone out here who has a boat & access to San Juan Islands of Washington??!! And is available this week. My friend who fights sea star wasting disease (SSWD), his project site has become ineligible and needs help finding another. DM me ASAP if can help!

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

HAPPENING NOW @snapcoalition.bsky.social panel discussing the work to mobilize scientists to engage with communities and policy makers @sneharao.bsky.social @eselland.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social @alexlando.bsky.social and David Ramotowski

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Scientist Network for Advancing Policy @snapcoalition.org · 24/03/2026

It’s #blog post day! SNAPper Emma Scales (@emmascales.bsky.social) asks us to recognize patterns in science & #scipol that lead to compliance with & progression of #fascism. What must change to avoid repeating history? 🤔 TW: genocide, racism, murder Read on Medium: medium.com/science-poli...

A graphic showing the new blog post, entitled “The Lab Bench under Fascism” was published on Medium.

Original illustration by @emmascales.bsky.social for the blog post. It’s a moody picture in varying shades of red. Scientists working at lab benches with glassware are surrounded by blood vessel looking vines that pump things away from the experiments and scientists themselves.

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Sneha Rao @sneharao.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

So excited to present on a panel at SciTalk with my amazing fellow SNAPpers @alexlando.bsky.social David Ramotowski @eselland.bsky.social @emmascales.bsky.social! If you're attending, stop by the SNAP posters too! Cael Dant @disha-patel3.bsky.social @isakoditomassi.bsky.social @jpflores.rbind.io

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This one’s worth a read !!! (But really, they all are)

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

@emmascales.bsky.social & I are grateful to receive @researchamerica.bsky.social Meeting the Moment Award on behalf of @snapcoalition.bsky.social and @cornellasap.bsky.social for the #McClintockLetters #SciComm initiative! Thank you SO MUCH to all ML writers bit.ly/47sVJwE #RAAwards #SciAdvocacy

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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/02/2026

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

If you live in Colorado near Denver and want to learn more about parasitic worms, come hear me talk next week at Nerd Nite Denver! Nerd Nite: Parasitic Worms, Digital Monsters, and Bacteria! www.eventbrite.com/e/nerd-nite-... #scicomm #parasites

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is now also the temporary head of the CDC, a role in which he is expected to continue to do nothing but appear on right-wing podcasts and further cement the complete lack of respect of his colleagues.

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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will take over leadership of CDC temporarily

The transition is the latest in a monthslong series of leadership shake-ups across federal health agencies.

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Science Policy Initiative at ND (SPI@ND) @scipolnotredame.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Notre Dame's SPI members Connor Schmidt, @disha-patel3.bsky.social, Mallory Sands, @eselland.bsky.social, and Ijeoma Asilebo at the 2026 #AAASmtg!

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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 13/02/2026

🫰snaps🫰for @snapcoalition.bsky.social, the first group of grad students to join us on the plenary stage in almost 180 years!

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Emma Scales @emmascales.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

It is beyond insulting for @aaas.org to plan to host Brian Greene, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a plenary talk at #AAAS2026, then cancel it the day before, only for the replacement to insist Greene was a “good scientist” and that he wished we could all hear from him.

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Yesterday I attended the #SciencePolicyAtACrossroads Symposium at @denvermuseumns.bsky.social with Shreya, my fellow SNAPper (@snapcoalition.bsky.social)!! I learned a lot about science policy in CO and met some amazing individuals- grateful to be expanding my network. & look at that view!!

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

"A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming." Gift link.

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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

World NTD day is also the perfect time for me to have a committee meeting for my dissertation work, so I’m off to go finish prepping for that 😂

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Becca Blyn and I co-wrote a piece for Science Policy in a SNAP (the @snapcoalition.bsky.social awesome blog on Medium). Medium only lets you have 1 “author” which is silly. Becca and I hope you enjoy, reflect on today, and learn something new!

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

January 30th is World #NTD day, the perfect time to bring together my research on #schistosomaisis and interest in #sciencepolicy. Read “The Intersection of Policy and Schistosomiasis on Neglected Tropical Disease Day“ by Emily Selland on Medium: medium.com/science-poli...

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The Intersection of Policy and Schistosomiasis on Neglected Tropical Disease Day

On this World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, we invite you to learn more about science policy in the context of Neglected Tropical…

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Emily Selland, PhD (she/her) @eselland.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to attend my first #AAASmtg with a group from @snapcoalition.bsky.social !! We have so many chances to connect and meet new folks. Will I see you at our panel? Reception? Booth?

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