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Juliana Taube

@julianataube.bsky.social
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phd candidate @ georgetown • aspiring infectious disease modeler • she/her jtaube.github.io

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Stephen Kissler @skissler.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I'm excited to share a preprint that's been years in the making: the idea took shape during the COVID pandemic. Anecdotally, people would sometimes spread COVID at work but not at home, and vice versa. Why? One explanation would be if infectiousness is fleeting...
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How bursty infectiousness shapes epidemic dynamics
An epidemic’s expected course is determined by the magnitude and timing of a typical person’s infectiousness — captured, in turn, by the basic reproduction number and the generation-time distribution....
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 07/06/2026
Russell Vought has a plan for science, but so do we. Join the fight by taking action against the latest OMB grant funding proposal here 👉 zurl.co/Q8eBE #StandUpForScience #OMB #Vought #SaveScience #Science
The graphic displays a photo of Russell Vought, the White House, and the white Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "ALL scientific research is in danger, Stop Vought. Save Science. TAKE ACTION NOW! 1. Email & Call Your Members of Congress 2. Leave a Public Comment 3. Donate to Fuel the Fight for Science, LINK IN BIO".
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Dr Joel C Miller @joelcmiller.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Going to #NetSci2026 (@netsciconf.bsky.social)? Attend our contagions in networks satellite! Talks from: @nwlandry.bsky.social @lhd.bsky.social @leahkeating.bsky.social @julianataube.bsky.social @colincarlson.bsky.social and Jacob Liam Curran-Sebastian joelmiller.github.io/ContagionOnN...
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Epidemics on Networks Workshop
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Francisco Rodriguez-Sanchez @frodsan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
#StatsPubs No matter how many times you read it, this paper on hierarchical GAMs keeps giving. Clear model explanations together with R code (mgcv). So useful! doi.org/10.7717/peer... Thanks for writing @ericjpedersen.bsky.social, D. Miller, @gsimpson.bsky.social @noamross.net
In this paper, we discuss an extension to two popular approaches to modeling complex structures in ecological data: the generalized additive model (GAM) and the hierarchical model (HGLM). The hierarchical GAM (HGAM), allows modeling of nonlinear functional relationships between covariates and outcomes where the shape of the function itself varies between different grouping levels. We describe the theoretical connection between HGAMs, HGLMs, and GAMs, explain how to model different assumptions about the degree of intergroup variability in functional response, and show how HGAMs can be readily fitted using existing GAM software, the mgcv package in R. We also discuss computational and statistical issues with fitting these models, and demonstrate how to fit HGAMs on example data. All code and data used to generate this paper are available at: github.com/eric-pedersen/mixed-effect-gams.
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Vittoria Colizza @vcolizza.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
What we choose to implement - and when - matters. Our work shows that proactive screening strategies can reduce transmission by ~40% vs reactive responses. A key lesson for preparedness. In PNAS Nexus: ow.ly/cLnu50YCrcn
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Proactive vs. reactive COVID-19 screening in schools: Lessons from experimental protocols in France during the Delta and Omicron waves
Abstract. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted diverse policies to manage safety in schools, balancing transmission control with educational continuity. We evalu
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Dr Roz Eggo @rozeggo.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Great speakers at this symposium - 22 April 2026 at LSHTM. Join online or in person (email if in person) to hear great talks at the cutting edge of Inequalities in infectious disease dynamics. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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Inequalities in infectious disease dynamics symposium | LSHTM
Join us for the Social Inequalities in Infectious Disease Dynamics Symposium at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The day features a full programme of presentations and invited
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Vittoria Colizza @vcolizza.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
PhD opportunity at SUMOC (Sorbonne Université | INSERM), Paris, within the EPIcx lab. 🦠 Project: SPILL-AI (mobility data, AI, epidemic modeling) ⚠️ Selected candidate will be submitted to competitive funding (SCAI) Apply by April 12, 2026 www.epicx-lab.com/open-positio...
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Open position — AI-driven causal inference of behaviors in response to an epidemic
30/03/2026 ​ PhD position on AI-driven causal inference of behaviors in response to an epidemic (SPILL-AI) Location:  Paris, France Institution:  INSERM | Sorbonne Université Faculty of Health...
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Anne Cori @anne-cori.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Not very active here but wanted to advertise this exciting position in my group, to characterise nosocomial transmission pathways of respiratory viruses: bit.ly/4759vGx. Applications close 12th April.
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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...
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Nigel Goldenfeld @nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
🧪Excellent advice for those applying to graduate school and also postdoc positions. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Eight common errors I see in PhD applications and interviews, and how to avoid them
Convince a supervisor that you’re a great fit for their laboratory by preparing questions, honing your personal statement and showcasing strong team-player instincts.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🚨NEW BLOG ALERT🚨 For those of you who have enjoyed the back and forth with @holdenthorp.bsky.social, I present a bone and pick it! @standupforscience.bsky.social Site blog: www.standupforscience.net/blog/scienti... Substack: substack.com/@sciencefigh...
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Scientists, it's time to pay your taxes.
This arrangement—where a small number of dedicated scientist activists fight for the whole of the ecosystem—isn’t sustainable.
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Vittoria Colizza @vcolizza.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Two postdoc positions open at SUMOC (Sorbonne Université | INSERM), Paris, within the EPIcx lab. 🦠 Network epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections (ARCANE) 🧠 Coupled behavior–disease modeling (PREVIX) 2-y positions | Start June 2026 #epidemiology #networks #matrices
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Gavin Simpson @gsimpson.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🎉 It's livestream day 🎉 Join me at 1700 (CET; 1600 UCT) today for two hours of GAM goodness 🤤 📽️ Youtube: youtube.com/live/A9U8e1K... Hit the Notify me 🔔 to get a reminder when I go live #RStats #mgcv #statistics #GAMs #DataScience 🧪
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Dr Roz Eggo @rozeggo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Launch of the Global Society of Infectious Disease Dynamics. 🎉 2 online webinars on Thursday 26th. Do join to see what it's all about, and get involved in the community as it kicks off! www.gsidd.org/post/join-us...
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Join us for the launch event!
We are excited to invite you to the official launch of the Global Society for Infectious Disease Dynamics (GSIDD) on February 26th, 2026.This launch marks an important milestone for our global communi...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/01/2026
Get in, dorks. We're ready for round two. RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🔬🧪✊ March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Wow. This is devastating. www.science.org/content/arti...
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 24/01/2026
There's a lot to take in today, but here's another outrage we shouldn't let pass by: they keep trying to shutter the public health system, and then reversing when too many people notice. Gotta keep pushing back. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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Freeze of public health funds for states, then reversal, sows confusion
A sense of whiplash spread across state public health agencies after the Trump administration paused $5 billion in federal spending, only to quickly say it would lift the pause on Saturday.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line. If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
There is nothing complicated or subtle or hard to understand about what is going on. Trump may not succeed. But he will only fail if patriots stand up and defend our democracy and the Constitution. We must act, as @mashagessen.bsky.social writes, while we still can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
✨Africa CDC shuts down RFK's attempt to conduct a Tuskegee-like vaccine trial on children in Guinea-Bissau. The study exploited “the scarcity of a proven beneficial vaccine in a context where that vaccine is needed,” said Boghuma Titanji. @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled
$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
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Ciro Cattuto @ccattuto.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Long overdue refresh of the SocioPatterns website! ✨ sociopatterns.org New content & datasets, and a chance to celebrate 17+ years of collabs, ~100 publications, 2000+ studies using our data. Thanks – more ahead! @alainbarrat.bsky.social @wouter-vdb.bsky.social @foolsdelight.bsky.social @isi.it
A grid of images showing SocioPatterns wearable devices, collaborators of the project, proximity graphs, and deployments in museums, hospitals, villages.
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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Whaaat?! The EPA's cost-benefit analysis of air pollution regulations can only consider costs to businesses but not health benefits?! This is nonsense. GIFT ARTICLE: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Should the US adopt Denmark's vaccine schedule for children? @jakescottmd.bsky.social argues no in a piece that points out the risks such a move would pose for American kids. www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/d...
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Why Denmark's vaccine schedule works for Denmark — but not for the United States
With its vaccine schedule, “Denmark has made a values choice to accept preventable hospitalizations and illnesses that other countries have chosen to prevent.”
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MIDAS Network @midas-network.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The MIDAS Trainee Network Executive Committee is currently recruiting new members for 2026! Applications are due by 9am ET on January 1, 2026. Apply at forms.gle/16ZuG5oTBFwp....
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Juliana Taube @julianataube.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
The MIDAS Trainee Executive Committee is recruiting new members for 2026! 🤓 This is a great opportunity for grad students & postdocs in infectious disease modeling to gain experience organizing events & connect with peers. Applications are due by 9am ET on 1/1/2026, link in flyer & alt text.
Advertisement to apply to join the MIDAS Trainee Executive Committee for 2026. Recruiting grad students or post docs doing infectious disease modeling research that are motivated to strengthen the trainee community. Responsibilities of committee members include organizing trainee events, representing trainee perspectives to the broader MIDAS network, and fostering trainee connections.

Applications are due by 9am ET Jan 1, 2026 at: https://forms.gle/16ZuG5oTBFwpnR4W8
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Vittoria Colizza @vcolizza.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Brilliant and inspiring talk by Shweta Bansal @bansallab.bsky.social at #Epidemics10 on contact patterns at the interface of data, modelling and public health — and even across species!
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Chiara Poletto @chpoletto.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Late advertisement of our new pre-print: Contact structure and population immunity shape the selective advantage of emerging variants www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
One week left to apply to the UVA Biology PhD program! If you or someone you know are interested in contagion from a complex systems perspective, please reach out! I'm looking for a grad student! bio.as.virginia.edu/how-apply-gr...
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How to Apply to the Graduate Program
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Spencer J Fox @foxandtheflu.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
A new postdoc position just opened in our group at NAU! We are looking for someone to lead our current forecasting activities and the development of our next generation AI/ML models! Don't hesitate to reach out to me with any questions! careers.nau.edu/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Scholar - Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
Special Information This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities...
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Network Science Society @netscisociety.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
This month, no colloquium but a special session about careers in network science! Join us and an all-star panel on October 29. Register here for a Zoom link: iu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Jessica Davis @jessica-davis.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
We are currently accepting submissions for lightning talks to showcase the wide variety of tools and visualizations people have created. All formats are welcome (dashboards, animations, graphics, story-driven websites, etc.). See the website for more info!
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Greg Albery @gfalbery.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I'm v excited to be recruiting a PhD student to work on badger behaviour and ecology! Starting date is March 2026; see the ad here, or message me for more details: www.gregalbery.me/s/March-2026...
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John M. Drake @jdrakephd.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Newly expanded version of my guide to scientific writing -- known as the “15 steps” -- published in PLOS Computational Biology. Special thanks to Éric Marty for creating a fantastic visualization. Check it out: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol... #ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Hear more about it tomorrow at noon eastern in a webinar hosted by the @midas-network.bsky.social trainee network! georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: MIDAS Trainee Event: How to Write a Strong Manuscript. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
This is the third event in the MIDAS Trainee series: How to Tell a Good Research Story. Join us for a presentation and Q&A with Dr. John Drake, Regents' and Distinguished Professor at the University ...
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Juliana Taube @julianataube.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Ever read a paper & think, "wow 🤩 that was well written"? Learn how to write your own *wow* paper with @midas-network.bsky.social trainees on Thurs 9/25 @ noon ET. We'll hear from @jdrakephd.bsky.social on strategies for crafting & communicating a good story. 🔗 georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Flyer advertising upcoming MIDAS Trainee Network event on How to Write a Strong Manuscript. The event will take place on Thurs 9/25 at 12pm ET with a presentation from Dr. John Drake from the University of Georgia, followed by Q&A and discussion. Register at: https://georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/register/rTEZP0pSQIqlLv_EyquGgQ
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Juliana Taube @julianataube.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Our paper on US contact patterns is now published in The Lancet Digital Health! doi.org/10.1016/j.la... Thanks to my brilliant coauthors @zsusswein.bsky.social, @vcolizza.bsky.social, & @bansallab.bsky.social for their help with this project. Read on for an overview of our findings... 🧵
Screenshot of the paper titled "Characterising non-household contact patterns relevant to respiratory transmission in the USA: analysis of a cross-sectional survey"
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Juliana Taube @julianataube.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Our paper on US contact patterns is now published in The Lancet Digital Health! doi.org/10.1016/j.la... Thanks to my brilliant coauthors @zsusswein.bsky.social, @vcolizza.bsky.social, & @bansallab.bsky.social for their help with this project. Read on for an overview of our findings... 🧵
Screenshot of the paper titled "Characterising non-household contact patterns relevant to respiratory transmission in the USA: analysis of a cross-sectional survey"
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Juliana Taube @julianataube.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Ever read a paper & think, "wow 🤩 that was well written"? Learn how to write your own *wow* paper with @midas-network.bsky.social trainees on Thurs 9/25 @ noon ET. We'll hear from @jdrakephd.bsky.social on strategies for crafting & communicating a good story. 🔗 georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Flyer advertising upcoming MIDAS Trainee Network event on How to Write a Strong Manuscript. The event will take place on Thurs 9/25 at 12pm ET with a presentation from Dr. John Drake from the University of Georgia, followed by Q&A and discussion. Register at: https://georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/register/rTEZP0pSQIqlLv_EyquGgQ
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MIDAS Network @midas-network.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
MIDAS Trainee Network Hosts Event on How to Write a Strong Manuscript. Register: georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Greg Albery @gfalbery.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Celebrating the publication of our big collaborative spatial-social meta-analysis of density-dependent transmission effects, out now in Nature Eco Evo! doi.org/10.1038/s415... (or rdcu.be/eD6eB)
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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
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MIDAS Network @midas-network.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Join the MIDAS Network Trainee Committee for an interactive workshop. Register: tinyurl.com/MIDASFigures
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Juliana Taube @julianataube.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
📊🤔 Are your scientific figures cluttered or confusing? Join @midas-network.bsky.social trainees & speaker @jessica-davis.bsky.social at 11AM ET on Aug 1 to practice designing visuals that effectively tell your story. Bring a figure draft to revise! Register: tinyurl.com/MIDASFigures
Graphic advertising upcoming MIDAS Trainee Workshop on designing clear and compelling figures with guest speaker Dr. Jessica Davis. The workshop will take place at 11am ET on August 1, 2025. To register, go to tinyurl.com/MIDASFigures.
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Soren Larsen @sorenlouislarsen.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
To me, this is one of the most frightening moves so far in the dismantling of public health - stacking ACIP so it'll fall in line. Americans deserve evidence-based vaccine policy, lest we return to an age when childhood polio deaths were a routine event.
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MIDAS Network @midas-network.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Don't forget about tomorrow's MIDAS Trainee Workshop.
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Nearly 11 million Americans could lose health insurance as a result of the administration's effort to cut spending in order to finance tax cuts for the wealthy, the congressional budget office estimates. www.statnews.com/2025/06/04/t...
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10.9 million people would lose health insurance under Trump’s tax cut bill, CBO projects
'Big, beautiful bill' would result in 10.9 million people losing health insurance, primarily Medicaid.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/06/2025
If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow. The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
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MIDAS Network @midas-network.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Don't forget about the MIDAS Trainee Network workshop this week.
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Juliana Taube @julianataube.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Want to make your research presentations more compelling and accessible? Join @midas-network.bsky.social trainees for a workshop on how to give an effective research talk! We'll hear from @anaisabelbento.bsky.social on how to tailor talks for different audiences & then apply what we've learned.
Poster for event titled "How to Give an Engaging and Technical Research Talk" on June 6, 2025 at 1pm EDT. The speaker is Dr. Ana Bento from Cornell University and the slide contains a QR code and link to register.
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Ed Belongia MD @belongia.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Must-read post by Your Local Epidemiologist on new FDA COVID vax policy. 👉 "This is about how decisions are made—and who gets to make them. FDA political appointees are sidelining expert panels, bypassing transparency, & turning public health into a performance." open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
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Covid-19 vaccines, what just happened at the FDA, and why it matters
This is not how vaccine policy should be made.
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