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Jace x Kuske, PhD

@jacekuske.bsky.social
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Former neuroscientist, current equity researcher and consultant with CA state | proudly Chicanx and Native | views are my own | they/them

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
If you are a student whose NSF GRFP application was returned without review for vague 'eligibility' reasons: 1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress 2) Write to your congressional reps. 3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
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David Grimm @david-grimm.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
About a decade ago, a baker in a small mountainous village in southern Austria noticed his cow doing something unusual... My latest for @science.org about the first documented case of tool use in cattle!
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No bull: This Austrian cow has learned to use tools
First evidence for tool use in cattle includes a skill previously seen only in humans and chimpanzees
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Christie Wilcox @nerdychristie.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I won't judge you if you have a cow watching Veronika using a scrub brush as a tool! I know I did. Learn about that and so much more from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🐮
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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Just spoke to The Hill about how the dismantling of the NIH is impacting science in America. We still face a cliff of unfathomable heights, w easily 1000+ labs poised to close in the next year due to funding ending. A generation of young scientists lost because there is nowhere for them to train.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I know it's not mainstream conventional wisdom but I think "Abolish ICE" is a perfectly reasonable response to this and you can get the public to buy in. Most people don't want masked murderous thugs roving their streets
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The stakes have been raised. The Democrats have got to run on putting these people in prison. They have to. Jobs, food, all the rest, but shooting a mother in the head on a public street? None of this Garland stuff. "The full force of the government will be brought to bear" on this and similar.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 02/01/2026
Whales sing, orcas squeal, and sea turtles croak. But sharks are more the strong, silent type. Last year, researchers reported the first evidence that sharks make sounds, too. Learn more: scim.ag/4pmJngP #ScienceMagArchives
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Beyond X&Y @beyondxandy.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Seems like a good time to reshare this resource: www.scientificamerican.com/article/beyo...
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Beyond XX and XY: The Extraordinary Complexity of Sex Determination
A host of factors figure into whether someone is female, male or somewhere in between
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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Today the members of the Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior graduate program at Indiana University celebrated the upcoming retirement of Dr. Ellen Ketterson. Ellen was a bastion of civility and scientific excellence. The program would not be what it is without her presence over these past decades.
Ellen Ketterson smiling while holding a plate with cake frosted in cream and crimson.A cake with cream and crimson frosting and a frosting photo of Ellen from the early ‘90s. ‘Happy Retirement Ellen’ is written on the cake.
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
California hires top former CDC leaders to modernize public health and keep science-driven decision-making. buff.ly/6YGBLde 🧬Dr. Susan Monarez, former Director CDC 🧬@drdebhoury.bsky.social, former CDC Chief Medical Officer 🧬 @kkjetelina.bsky.social of Your Local Epidemiologist #medsky #pedsky🛟😷🧪
California hires former CDC leaders for science-based public health innovation. Blue and gold with photos of 3 doctors (Drs Monarez, Houry, Jetelina) and California flag with healthcare and science icons.
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Paolo Crosetto @paolocrosetto.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Second, this generates a huge & increasing drain. A drain of money, but also of time, control, and trust. It's like a bubble -- and if it bursts, the trust in the publication system will be gone. Everybody watering down their wine on their side, till no-one trusts no wine vendor, ever, anywhere.
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
🧠Injecting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein RBD into the brains of mice caused depressive behavior by lowering astrocyte Cx43 and disrupting gap-junction communication. Treating the mice with Celecoxib or restoring Cx43 levels reversed these effects. buff.ly/Q2RHx3h #medsky #neurosky #psychsky🛟🧪😷
COVID and Depression. Injection of spike protein RBD into a mouse's brain causes astrocyte Cx43 decrease and stops astrocyte connections which leads to a sad face. Giving a pink pill that is celecoxib turns it to a happy face.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 20/11/2025
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, California mourns and honors all the trans and gender non-conforming people taken from us by violence and discrimination. In California, hate is never tolerated. We will always defend the freedom, equality, and dignity of all people.
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Cam Hostinar, Ph.D. @camhostinar.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Check out our new 100-page “Stress in Childhood” book with Cambridge University Press (the fundamentals about stress in childhood presented in an accessible manner), free to download as a pdf for 2 weeks!
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 29/10/2025
This land return and tule elk reintroduction is a significant milestone in California's relationship with the Tule River Indian Tribe. We're taking critical steps to confront the historical wrongs committed by the state against the Native people of this land.
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Andrew Hendry @ecoevoevoeco.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Years ago, I attempted a self-assessment of my potential gender biases in an academic research setting: ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt... Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out
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Denzil Streete, PhD @drdenzilstreete.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Paid summer research opportunity for undergraduates at MIT. Applicants must be undergraduates at a USA institution. Deadline: Jan 20. Info sessions: 11/6 and 12/10 - mit.zoom.us/meeting/regi... **Please Share**
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 28/10/2025
Attacks on trans rights are often framed as efforts to "protect women." But the reality is that such attacks only protect the patriarchy. Because enforcing a strict sex-based gender binary makes it easier to tilt that binary into a hierarchy where women are subordinate to men.
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Commentary by @needhibhalla.bsky.social et al. on the recent attacks on DEI in biomedical research. Data show that diversity in the science increases creativity & success in tackling challenging problems. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Guess what? COVID mRNA vaccines don't just protect against COVID. COVID mRNA vaccines also cause cancers to become sensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). buff.ly/GEfJ5Zl Let's fund more mRNA research! #medsky #oncsky 🛟😷🧪
complicated diagram with red cancer cells, green T cells, and other immune cells in purple (dendritic cells). Shows mRNA vaccine priming immunity for checkpoint inhibitors.
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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
Faculty Position in Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology
We are seeking an outstanding integrative physiologist (broadly
defined) for the position of Assistant Professor (tenure track) to join
our faculty in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Cell
Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), UC Davis. Our
department is a highly integrated group of faculty studying molecular,
cellular, physiological, and pathophysiological mechanisms of health
and disease. The candidate should have an active research program
that focuses on interdisciplinary physiology research using state-of-
the-art approaches. We welcome research which diversifies our
expertise, and/or that which complements existing strengths in
gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems as well as developmental biology. Candidates are expected
to expand access to education and provide opportunities in research
for students, trainees, and the community across various life and
professional experiences.
• Candidates must possess a PhD and postdoctoral experience in
physiology or a related field.
• Aptitude/experience in teaching broad-based physiology or
functional anatomy to professional or graduate students.
• Experience with grant writing.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills, and a demonstrated ability to work
cooperatively and collegially within a diverse
community.Sunrise at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Sunrise in Davis CA
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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Today for #FluorescenceFriday I’m sharing a 👻Halloween-themed🎃 neural crest explant “web of cells” from Julia Godinez, a 4th year @ucdavis.bsky.social graduate student in the lab. She is studying mechanisms driving conserved and divergent cranial neural crest migration and differentiation. #DevBio
A chicken neural crest explant with neural crest marker sox9 in green, e-cadherin in orange, filamentous actin in magenta, and nuclei in gray.
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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Remarkable recovery of the Klamath River salmon. Many thanks to the agencies, Tribes, and NGOs who came together to remove dams and monitor the recovery of the Klamath River salmon. And kudos, too, to the indigenous youth who paddled source to sea on the newly freed river
Colorful kayaks in a circle on the water
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/10/2025
1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills. Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills
The bill would have allowed transgender people to maintain a safe supply of medication in the era of government crackdowns on care.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16/10/2025
Remember, I reported about a week ago on Vance attending a "military event" in CA? Newsom’s office is considering closing parts of I5 from Fri on due to WH-directed plan to have Navy ships, off Camp Pendleton’s coast (San Diego County), firing over the freeway onto the base.
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Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. @senakilahweber.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
California has taken a historic step toward justice. With the signing of my bill SB 518, @governor.ca.gov has established the Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery, making California the first state in the nation to create a permanent agency dedicated to reparative justice for Black Americans.
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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Community science! Input from over TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE! From Mexico to Canada! In a natural experiment! “Bc a total solar eclipse occurs in the same location once every 3 or4 centuries, most free-living birds, like most ppl, have never seen day turn quickly to pm, only to return again mins later”🧪
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DrGlitterbear @drglitterbear.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Recently a transphobic paper written by people associated with transphobic hate groups was published in Discover Mental Health @discover.springernature.com @springernature.com By publishing this manuscript, the editors lend credence to their misinformation campaign and do damage to all trans people.
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Retract an Unscientific Review Written by Authors with Hate Group Affiliations
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
September 21st is the World Day of Peace. We desperately need to return to more peaceful times on so many fronts.
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Cam Hostinar, Ph.D. @camhostinar.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Psychology needs more diamond open access journals (free for authors to publish in and for readers to access) supported by universities (rather than for-profit publishers). Like or RT if you agree (I am curious how popular this opinion is in psychology). www.wsj.com/opinion/acad...
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Opinion | Academic Publishing Has Become a Racket
Scientists write and review papers without getting paid, and their institutions have to pay for access.
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
What do you do when CDC no longer gives vaccine advice based on science? YOU BYPASS THEM! West Coast Health Alliance (CA, OR, WA, HI) recs based on facts buff.ly/I4oWZfX New Mexico COVID vax for all buff.ly/84mZXoN Massachusetts insurance must cover COVID vax buff.ly/zAfAZsd #medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
person with bandaid on arm and making a thumbs up sign, wearing a teal blue shirt
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/09/2025
Text of New York's COVID vaccine executive order is out. - It allows physicians and nurses to prescribe vaccines to anyone 3 & over - It expands pharmacists’ authority to administer vaccines to children under 18 - For the first time, pharmacists can prescribe vaccines off-label to anyone 3 & over
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
my "NSF's remaining budget will be used to soft nationalize the AI industry as 'infrastructure'" theory stays winning, folks
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Cam Hostinar, Ph.D. @camhostinar.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
“It was slop upon slop upon slop, a house of cards made out of slop with an actual research study blinking somewhere way out in the distance.” A sobering account of the distortions and misinformation propagated online and in large language models based on Darby’s research study:
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The safeguards degrade in long interactions, OpenAI explained. Exactly the sort of interactions they've been encouraging by marketing the chatbot as a genius companion holding PhD-level conversations that may be sentient and is about to turn into superintelligence. So it's not their fault, you see.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
This doctor (moi) says it’s especially important for everyone to get the updated COVID vaccine because vaccines wane, there are new variants and every person, regardless of age, is susceptible to the damage COVID causes. Get Vaccinated #Vaccineswork
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) updated immunization schedule recommends: ✅Universal COVID vaccination for all children aged 6 to 23 months ✅ COVID vaccination for kids over age 2 who are high risk or whose parents desire protection. downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-... #medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
blue, yellow and lavender chart of vaccination schedule for children from AAP. Red box states “The AAP will continue to provide recommendations for immunizations that are rooted in science and are in the best interest of the health of infants, children and adolescents,” AAP President Susan J. Kressly said in a statement."
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Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The paper highlights actionable steps to help improve these double standards, including more RESEARCH RELATED LANGUAGE in P &T letters for Black, Hispanic and Indigenous women to improve their outcomes.
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Underrepresented minority faculty in the USA face a double standard in promotion and tenure decisions - Nature Human Behaviour
Masters-Waage et al. report that underrepresented minority (URM) faculty in the USA face barriers in the promotion and tenure process, receiving more negative votes and fewer unanimous positive decisi...
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Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Do I have it correct that the White House still has not made a statement about 180 rounds being fired into the CDC and the death of a 33-year old officer who is expecting his third child? But we deployed the Natl. Guard because a 19-year old got his butt kicked by preteens. Do I have that right?
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Sex-reversal in birds (genetically male/female but appear female/male) is surprisingly common. Best detail: A genetically male bird called a laughing kookaburra had recently laid an egg. (1/2) By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org
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‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests
Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
“Every misogynist joke poses a question to its female audience: Can you laugh along? Will you be chill or are you going to make a big deal out of this? Are you going to be a bitch…? Arriving in the form of a dildo, the joke that is also the question becomes a double entendre: Can you take it?”
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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
this work saved millions of lives in 2021, won the Nobel Prize in 2023, and is cancelled in 2025
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 01/08/2025
It feels like we should be making a bigger deal of “we actually did in fact find a cure for AIDS”
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Scott Thompson, PhD @sthom003.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
This is an excellent explainer of the value of basic science research and offers excellent examples, as well as good advice about HOW to ‘explain’ the value of basic science to the public. We are where we are because we scientists have not done a good job of this historically.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Tae Heung Kim, 40: - Lived in US since he was 5 - Has green card - Getting PhD at Texas A&M - Researching vaccine for Lyme disease - Has 1 minor pot charge from 2011, since sealed Also: Detained incommunicado by DHS after returning from wedding in Korea www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says
A Korean citizen studying in Texas on a green card was detained in San Francisco after a trip overseas. His lawyer says authorities won’t give a reason.
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Dr. Tessa Fisher @tessafisher.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
If you're a trans or non-binary scientist, consider appearing on the podcast Assigned Scientist at Bachelor's, the only podcast dedicating to interviewing, and highlighting the research of, trans and non-binary scientists, cohosted by your truly!
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ASAB Guest Info
ASAB is a podcast which brings on trans and non-binary guests in science (undergrad or grad students, technicians, professors, educators, researchers, science journalists, photographers, or even someo...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/07/2025
NEW: Indigenous activists opposed to Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine have for years been surveilled by law enforcement agencies and the company behind the mine, records show. “They treat us like we’re domestic terrorists,” an organizer said.
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“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show
Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have collaborated with private security to surveil largely peaceful protesters opposed to the Thacker Pass mine, according to a ProPublica review of thousa...
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Wow. He’s actually gone. Rest in peace, Prince of Darkness. news.sky.com/story/ozzy-o...
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Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show
The heavy metal star reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates on stage at Villa Park earlier in July.
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