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Lara Coughlin, PhD & Allison Lin, MD @addictioncaremi.bsky.social · 33m

We’re thrilled to welcome Nora Volkow, M.D., Director of NIDA, to our Oct. National Contingency Management Community of Practice meeting! Explore CM’s journey to standard of care, nationwide implementation, & what’s next. Live Q&A included! 🗓️ Wed. Oct. 28 | 1–2 p.m. ET umich.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: National CM Community of Practice (CoP). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 9h

Did you know that legal immigrants without Green Cards are about to lose their Medicaid coverage starting tomorrow? I didn't, until I wrote this #explainer: michmed.org/wdR3b (it also addresses what we know as of now about the 'work requirement' rules & exceptions coming up in January)

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What’s changing in Medicaid and what can you do?

With eligibility rules for people with lower incomes changing in every state, it’s important to stay up to date, seek trustworthy sources and not fall for misinformation

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Barry Popik @barrypopik.bsky.social · 20h

"#Burger" (1907), for "#hamburger," is first cited at the University of Michigan. @bgzimmer had found "burger" a few years later at Penn State. @MerriamWebster has 1937! cc @michigandaily @btaylorblake @EsnpcB 1/4 www.newspapers.com/article/the-...

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"Burger" for "hamburger" (1907).

Clipping found in The Detroit News published in Detroit, Michigan on 10/27/1907. "Burger" for "hamburger" (1907).

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Everyone: Please congratulate @ihpidirector.bsky.social John Ayanian on receiving the @aamc.org @rwjf.org award for #publichealth #healthpolicy work!

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yesterday, my colleague & I presented on #scicomm to the @umich.edu Pharmacology department retreat. We led 100+ staff, students & faculty in a "half life" exercise adopted from improv to hone their messaging. Try it! Describe your work in a layperson-friendly way in 60 seconds Then 30 Then 15 Go!

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Hellapagid Meisteramwerk Stopwatch Timer

Alt: Stopwatch Timer

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nothing like a dream that you can’t remember where you parked on the University of Michigan medical campus (and your smartphone map app doesn’t remember) to wake you up in a cold sweat…

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A great overview of how the Trump admin cultivated fear inside NIH to force compliance, even with harmful, unethical & unlawful orders. Also covers origins of the Bethesda Declaration community. From my friend & co-organizer Dr. Wen-Ying Sylvia Chou. www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

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NIH Employees Lived in A Culture of Fear, So They Started Keeping Receipts

Sylvia Chou, former NIH program director, says “nobody’s OK” after massive disruptions to funding policies and infrastructure.

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 29/09/2026

Help us spread the word! 📣 Our Community Resource Fair is TOMORROW. Get your Michigan ID (cost covered for qualifying individuals), register to vote, and connect with tons of local resources for health, housing, jobs & more, all in one spot. 📅 Tuesday, Sept 29 | 1–5pm 📍 YDL-Michigan Library Plaza

Flyer for an all-ages Community Resource Fair on Tuesday, Sept 29 from 1–5pm at the YDL-Michigan Library Plaza, 229 W. Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti. Services include a Mobile ID Clinic, voter registration, Medicaid and insurance help, mental health and grief support, housing and basic needs, and education, jobs, and reentry resources. Logos of participating organizations appear above a photo of the library with a Michigan Secretary of State van parked in front.

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It shouldn’t work. But somehow it does. And I love it so much. Especially as a former mellophone player.

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Walking into strangers' homes, Weiser says she tries her best to be respectful and non-intrusive as she vaccinates dozens of family members against the measles, sometimes around the kitchen table." Nurses working to save lives. bbc.com/news/article...

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In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measles

With four measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania, health officials are hoping to get people on board with vaccines in private.

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Saturday morning thoughts: @kenjennings.bsky.social got a Bluesky in-joke onto @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social. If the show wanted to give Detroit-area viewers some love after technical difficulties glitched 3 @clickondetroit.com broadcasts, what would #Jeopardy fans suggest as categories or answers?

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Association for Women in Science @awisnational.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dr. Zhen Xu is a pioneer in histotripsy, a technology that uses focused ultrasound to destroy targeted tissue inside the body. Natasa Billeci describes her journey to this knifeless surgical achievement. awis.org/resource/what-if-surgery-d… University of Michigan

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UCSF Neurosurgery @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In a new Science Advances study, @sanjeevherr.bsky.social, Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, Todd Hollon, MD, & their colleagues at UCSF & @umich.edu present an AI model that predicts where #glioblastoma is likely to recur, paving the way for earlier, targeted interventions. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy #925Day! Dolly wrote her song back when most people got their health insurance through a job with regular hours. A lot has changed since then, but Medicaid expansion & the ACA Marketplace have given modern workers options. New research on the link between insurance & work: michmed.org/qxrQq

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A little thread that has something for those who care about science funding, history, tech transfer &/or the University of Michigan: 🧵🧪🗃️ #medsky

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NPR @npr.org · 24/09/2026

Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. biomedical research. n.pr/4ycseLJ

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Under Trump, NIH funding disruptions have evolved. Here's what the numbers show

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Rep. Rheingans (MI HD47) @reprheingans.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Voting starts TODAY, #Michigan! I voted this afternoon and voting is available for the next 4️⃣0️⃣ days. Pro tip: when you return your ballot, campaigns see that you already voted and stop mailing and texting you, so save your candidates some money & save yourself some sanity and #VoteEarly! #BeAVoter

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A few weeks before I started working @umich.edu in 1999, my future colleagues published the 1st stories about a 'bioartificial kidney' that aimed to treat chronic kidney disease by adding living kidney cells into a dialysis circuit: web.archive.org/web/20000311... record.umich.edu/articles/u-r...

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John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP @ihpidirector.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Join IHPI's Oct. 7 webinar featuring Caren G. Solomon, senior deputy editor @nejm.org, for insights on #climate and #health research 🌎, publishing 📝, and communicating why research matters to broad audiences. Learn more & register: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

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Climate, Health, and Beyond: An NEJM Editor’s Perspective on Publishing Your Work

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wow! The pediatric COVID shots have been hard for some families to find - heads up Ypsilanti area parents they will have them at these walk-in clinics! (Along with vaccines for grownups of course.)

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The PMC COVlD map is above the fold on the front page of the Detroit Free Press today. Get boosted. 💉💪😷

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Please, if you're a parent, an educator, a clinician, a first responder or a community leader, share information about safe firearm storage with anyone who has firearms & may have children in their home or vehicle even occasionally. Free resources from @Umich: firearminjury.umich.edu/safe-firearm...

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Secure Firearm Storage Toolkit Home | Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention

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Population Association of America @popassocamerica.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

PAA Vice President-Elect @pamherd.bsky.social, @umich.edu @fordschool.bsky.social, will present the NIH Matilda White Riley Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 7: Life Course Social and Environmental Influences on Later-life Health and Cognition: The Role of Multidisciplinary Research buff.ly/kmST81v

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Have been wondering when we would start to see real numbers out of Nebraska (the only other estimate circulating, of 200 coverage losses in the first month, cites back to a guesstimate from a pre-implementation interview)

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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

this is not paywalls, fyi - this chart looks roughly the same for sites that have had paywalls since long before 2022. this is all former SEO traffic that has now vanished in exchange for ai search summaries

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here's a wonderful example of a university expert sharing a personal experience to get good #publichealth information out! Kudos to @adamlauring.bsky.social for spreading the word about what to do after a possible rabies exposure: www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/r...

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Rabies is on the rise: Experts offer advice

With rabies on the rise, infectious disease experts from Michigan Medicine share advice.

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University of Michigan Library @umichlibrary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

9/24, 5pm: Celebrate 100 years of the iconic "Down in Ann Arbor Town" map by learning about how the map came to be and the cartographic context that produced it. (And maybe pick up your own copy!) Join us in the Hatcher Gallery or on Zoom: myumi.ch/X8y3r

Colorful pictorial map of Ann Arbor drawn in 1926 by Jessie Horton Koessler and Gertrude A. Strickler.

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Depresh Mode with John Moe @depreshmode.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mental health is complicated before and after pregnancy. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not. Dr. Kara Zivin is on today's episode to talk about her new book, Persevered, which tells the story of her own mental health crisis before and after she delivered her son in 2011.

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

incredible synergies across ISR centers on this critical public health and social phenomenon, and what we might do about it

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John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP @ihpidirector.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In a new paper in @jamanetworkopen.com, colleagues Vineeth Amba of Mt. Sinai, Sumit Agarwal & Renuka Tipirneni of U-M, and I examine the 'roller coaster' of health insurance access, work hours & income that many low- and middle-income American working adults are on: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Illustration of a roller coaster with tangled tracks and four people on it

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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

University of Michigan: Julie A. Segre named Life Sciences Institute director bit.ly/4iESfhX

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Dan Vergano @danvergano.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Research!America statement on reported White House EO coming to advance an external NIH grant-cutting committee: “Adding more bureaucrats would slow medical progress to a grinding halt,” said Research!America President and CEO Russ Paulsen. www.researchamerica.org/press-releas...

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Research!America Opposes Potential Review Committee of NIH grants - Research!America

Research!America applauds the House of Representatives’ passage of a CR that delays implementation of a proposed OMB rule.

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

No specifics known yet, but be ready for the public comment process folks…

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Many things to think about in here. I'm sure @chriscmooney.bsky.social and Lewenstein could have used another 10,000 words to unpack it all. Some thoughts: 1. The most popular science voices HAVE ALWAYS BEEN communicators. Not journalists. theconversation.com/is-science-j...

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Is science journalism dying? Comparing a ‘science crash’ 40 years ago to today

While science journalism layoffs pile up and publications shutter, more science communication than ever is available via other online venues.

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

150+ years of Michigan playing a key role in US/Canada trade…

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The high school English teacher who introduced me to Chaucer (and is responsible for my ability to recite the Canterbury Tales prologue from memory decades later) has died at 94. Since he went to college in Oxford OH, I can say: And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche. @levostregc.bsky.social

Kirk Bosworth, longtime teacher at Essex High School in Essex Junction Vermont USA

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you’re headed to the Michigan - UTEP game, there is some risk of thunderstorms (not a high one, but some…) The @umich.edu police shared this important safety info about access and what to do if they do have to call for a stadium evacuation: www.facebook.com/share/r/1Dd4...

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Coming to the IHPI tailgate? You get this awesome bucket hat! (Sorry not sorry, @adrianna.bsky.social…)

Me wearing the new most-coveted piece of IHPI swag: the bucket hat

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John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP @ihpidirector.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Our annual tailgate for the @umich.edu Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation is a prized tradition that brings together faculty, scholars & their partners & families. Even if they aren't going to the game. Today, thankfully, it's indoors. ☔ Members, join us: ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

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Kara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

OK, so I couldn't get the rights to use Dolly Parton's song for this video I made for @umich.edu, about a new study on the links between work & health insurance access for low/middle income workers, and what that might mean in 2027. But I hope her picture will draw folks in. More: michmed.org/qxrQq

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Eli Savit @esavit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“She never lost sight of the real human beings at the center of every case.” On the sixth anniversary of RBG’s passing, I wrote for the Detroit News on her lessons—and her legacy. www.detroitnews.com/story/opinio...

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What I learned clerking for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Savit

Eli Savit explains how Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prioritized the human beings at the center of every case.

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