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Lindsay A. Taliaferro, PhD, MPH, MS

@lataliaferro.bsky.social
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Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences. Researching adolescent and young adult suicide prevention, LGBTQ+ youth health. (she/her) Views my own.

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Jenna 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...
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Policy Research At The National Institutes Of Health: An Imperative In Peril | Health Affairs Forefront
Understanding the health consequences of policy is not peripheral to NIH’s mission. It is central to it.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Education Department today removed the Biden-era Title IX rule that addressed discrimination against students based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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U.S. Department of Education Formally Rescinds the Biden Administration’s Illegal Title IX Rewrite, Reinstating the 2020 Regulation
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) formally rescinded the Biden Administration’s illegal regulation implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX).
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants" [everybody up in arms, as they should be, but for those who have been paying close attention, this has pretty much already happened - the realization just hasn't sunk in yet] www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
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White 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.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/09/2026
BREAKING: We're suing Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the National Institutes of Health Director for their ideologically-driven termination and censorship of biomedical research grants. Targeting views the government disagrees with for not aligning with a political agenda is unconstitutional.
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 16/09/2026
Helpful thread here from @maxkozlov.bsky.social on why we’re suing the NIH and on what grounds.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Many problems go away when you intentionally don’t collect the data.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Insights from inside NIH on the proposal to hide scores and instead bin applications into broad score categories. Please read and comment on the RFI. 27unihted.substack.com/p/nih-wants-... Link to RFI: rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3...
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NIH wants to shroud peer review scores. Here’s what you can do about it.
Authored by anonymous current and former NIH workers with experience in peer review
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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 23/08/2026
“Attacks on LGBTQ+ health are a threat to all”: A new Lancet Editorial. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Cover of The Lancet, 22 Aug issue. The quote reads, “...movements that seek to undermine LGBTQ+ people are those that seek to control all of us—our freedom of expression, our personal medical decisions, and our privacy.”
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"Replacing Trump’s health officials won’t be enough. Rebuilding America’s public-health system means restoring scientific expertise—and creating safeguards that can survive the next administration willing to ignore it." www.damemagazine.com/2026/08/12/r...
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America’s Public Health System Was Too Easy to Break
RFK Jr. exposed deep weaknesses in America’s public health system. Experts explain how to rebuild federal health agencies—and make them harder to break.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Science shouldn’t be political, says NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya. He just killed a grant studying the “health and socioeconomic factors contributing to cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s in African Americans living in poor neighborhood”. What could possibly be the objection here? Oh yeah. Racism.
Screenshot from Science that says NIH Director Bhattacharya kills more health disparities grants
Letter says agency is "adjusting its extramural research portfolio, which includes terminating grant awards"
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International Association for Suicide Prevention @iaspinfo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Abstract submission for lightning presentations and workshop expressions of interest for the IASP Pan-America Regional Forum in Costa Rica will close on 21 July 2026. Don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting programme. Submit: iasp.info/costarica2026
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
‼️ AHRQ is in the midst of a mass grant termination event. We (at Grant Witness) need your help to launch a tracker ASAP. If you received an AHRQ termination notice--or if you know of someone else who did--please submit information about the grant here: grant-witness.us/submit-nih.h...
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Brandon Wolf @brandonwolf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
ICYMI: DeSantis took another L vs. the Constitution today. And academic freedom scored a win.
Florida politics: 

Appeals court rules Stop WOKE Act can't muzzle Florida professors

A federal Judge called the Florida law a
'breathtaking assertion of power to ban unpopular ideas'
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Science Magazine @science.org · 01/07/2026
The NIH expects to make up for a grantmaking lag and spend its full budget by 30 September. But because it plans to fund many multiyear grants up front as a lump sum, the agency will likely award fewer new grants and competitive renewals. scim.ag/4ePQfjf
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NIH likely to award fewer grants as it races to spend 2026 budget
Government shutdown, staff shortages have complicated effort to meet 30 September deadline to spend funds
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/06/2026
Celebrate Pride by making a donation to The Trevor Project! If everyone chips in just $5, we can make a huge difference for LGBTQ+ youth. It only takes a moment, but the impact can last a lifetime. Please share widely! Trevorproject.org/beans
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
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A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
AND everyone can submit comments on the rule until 13 July. Read this on how to submit. Federal grants affect us all. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne...
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What We Need to do NEXT: OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB-2026-0034)
What OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Means in Practice
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 09/06/2026
Want to submit your public comment about the OMB Grant Proposal but not sure how? Join us every Friday at 2 PM ET for advice on how to submit a public comment, starting this Friday! Register at the link in our bio, or go here: zurl.co/H1ALT #OMB #Vought #StandUpForScience #Science #SaveScience
The graphic displays a photo of a hand holding a pen and the red Stand Up for Science logo. The graphic reads: "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE is hosting Raid Response Hour, Writing Effective OMB Public Comments, Weekly on Fridays, hour long meetings open for questions on how to rite a public comment. Begins on Friday, June 12 at 2 PM ET, Register at the link in our bio!"
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10/06/2026
This is your weekly reminder to 🚨 comment on OMB's proposed federal grant rule (OMB-2026-0034). Comments close 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟯 🚨 Post comments to the federal register at www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... What should go in your comment? 👇
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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Red alert: The OMB regulations could disable science permanently open.substack.com/pub/holdenth...
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Red alert: The OMB regulations could disable science permanently
All hands report to stations
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/05/2026
BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/05/2026
A University of Washington trans student was fatally stabbed in her campus housing building and the suspect is still at large. abc7news.com/post/seattle...
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Suspect at large after transgender college student stabbed to death in laundry room in Seattle
A student at the University of Washington in Seattle was found stabbed to death in a campus housing building, Seattle police said.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/05/2026
Full Report here. www.thetrevorproject.org/blog/study-s...
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Study Shows LGBTQ+ Youth in the U.S. Face High Rates of Suicidality and Victimization, Worsened by Anti-LGBTQ+ Politics
Your Support Saves LGBTQ+Youth's Lives Every DayDonate LGBTQ+ young people who reported living in very accepting communities attempted suicide at […]
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/05/2026
Trevor Project released its annual LGBTQ youth mental health report. The results are shocking. 40% of trans youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year. Trans youth who wanted hormones but couldn’t access them were nearly twice as likely to attempt suicide than those who could.
Key findings from The 2025 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People include:

36% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, including 40% of transgender and nonbinary young people. 
1 in 10 LGBTQ+ young people attempted suicide in the past year.
44% of LGBTQ+ young people who wanted mental health care in the past year were not able to get it.
90% of LGBTQ+ young people said recent anti-LGBTQ+ laws, policies and debates caused them stress or anxiety.
LGBTQ+ young people of color attempted suicide at higher rates than their White peers, and nearly a third (32%) also experienced racial or ethnic discrimination, in addition to anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination.
Transgender and nonbinary young people who wanted hormones but couldn’t access them were nearly twice as likely to attempt suicide than those who could.
Over half (59%) of LGBTQ+ young people ages 13-17 experienced bullying in the past year, and those who did reported significantly higher rates of attempting suicide in the past year than their peers.
LGBTQ+ young people who reported living in very accepting communities attempted suicide at less than a third of the rate of those who reported living in very unaccepting communities.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Sharing this screen grab from a friend at NIH (with permission). This is a checklist program officers have to complete before a grant can be awarded. The first question: "Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?" 🧵1/3
Screen grab of an NIH grants checklist showing the first question is: "1. Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?"
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. apnews.com/article/ment...
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How to spot and help someone in a mental health crisis
If you know someone is in a mental health crisis, experts say the best thing to do is to spark a conversation and connect them to resources and professional help.
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Intersectionality Training Institute @intersectionalitytraining.com · 14/04/2026
We all need a quick burst of that Jennifer M. Gómez, PhD energy and direction! Register today: lnkd.in/e7EBjd96
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Adam Bryant Miller, PhD @abryantmiller.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We're hiring a neuroscience focused postdoctoral fellow in CHAAMP at UNC. Please share and apply by April 30th: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/315...
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Post-Doc Research Associate
An NIMH-funded Postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Psychiatry in the Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program (CHAAMP). We have several ongoing and completed large-s...
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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
It’s true: not all men use sexual force. But 95.1% of men in a recent, anonymous survey of men between the ages of 18 and 34 reported having recently used at least one strategy to get a woman to have sex who they knew did not want sex and had not consented. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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The Advocate @advocate.com · 12/04/2026
Opinion: Thirty years after the first Day of Silence, new policies and rising hostility are pushing LGBTQ+ young people back into the same unsafe conditions many thought were left in the past, writes Glisten CEO Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.
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As Day of Silence turns 30, LGBTQ+ students are stuck in 1996
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Hearing from #NIH sources the peer review office (CSR) is being broken. "They [top of CSR] want ppl with zero expertise in the review area to run review. I heard they don't want people to be "distracted by the science." (??) It's crazy to think a person can run good review for any kind of science."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Florida NAACP and Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, moments after Ron DeSantis signed Florida's latest voter suppression bill into law, my firm sued. www.democracydocket.com/cases/florid...
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🚨 Florida State Conference of Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP v. Byrd
Learn more.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The Supreme Court just gutted conversion therapy bans across America 8 to 1. The court just gave the green light to a practice the United Nations calls torture.
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Emily @emilyyour8.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
EIGHT to one? Not 6-3 along party lines - EIGHT to one??? This is going to kill people. Not an exaggeration. Higher depression, PTSD and suicide rates are guaranteed. These effects of conversion therapy already cost Americans $9.23 BILLION a year. This ruling will make everything much worse.
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Conversion practices linked to depression, PTSD and suicide thoughts in LGBTQIA+ adults
Programs designed to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity are linked to depression, PTSD and suicidality in a Stanford Medicine-led study of more than 4,000 participants.
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The petitions are calling… In Florida? Help get me on the ballot: frostforcongress.com/petition
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 27/03/2026
Florida reviewed Intro to Sociology syllabi across its universities last year. Officials concluded: none complied with a state law that bars "unproven, speculative" content from general education courses. chroni.cl/3O4H3hG
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A State-Mandated Overhaul of Sociology in Florida Deepens Rifts in the Field
To comply with a state law that bars “speculative” content from general education curriculum, a group of sociologists reworked an intro course from the ground up. Did they find a workable compromise -...
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Zachary Levenson @grundrza.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
“Levenson pointed to Chile under … Pinochet in the 1970s and ‘80s as one example of where a government … started by banning certain textbooks, then gradually replaced them with state-approved versions and required their use.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Florida professors quietly defy restrictions on race and gender: ‘This is how authoritarianism works’
Sociology faculty are refusing to alter syllabi, even as state targets how race, gender and inequality are taught
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Louca-Mai Brady @louca-mai.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
📣 #CallForPapers: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry special issue: Children & #YoungPeople's Involvement in #MentalHealth Services & Research 📰 Deadline for submissions 09/26. More info (scroll down for call info): journals.sagepub.com/home/ccp #MentalHealthResearch #PPI #Participation
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
I believe in year-round Organizing. Applications for my Democracy Summer Fellowship are now open! High school & college aged folks will work directly with my campaign in Central Florida — gaining hands-on experience in Organizing, canvassing, phone banking, event planning, and campaigning.
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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I’m happy to announce the UCSF Gender Psychiatry Program is expanding! We are looking to hire a new faculty pediatric psychologist to join our team. Please share with your networks! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05944
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Attending Psychologist
University of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/02/2026
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Christine Jax, PhD @drchristinejax.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The new Minnesota Anthem! Created for these very times #sisu #minnesota #Minneapolis #resist #iceOut youtu.be/uozLlmUhzZY?...
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Minnesota Anthem
YouTube video by Marc Skjervem
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Nicholas Procter @nicholasprocter.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Pleased to share news that I have been appointed Associate Editor of Archives of Suicide Research. The journal invites refereed contributions on the study of suicide, suicidal behavior and self harm, their causes and effects, their prevention and intervention. www.tandfonline.com/journals/usu...
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
🙏We need your help!🙏 Mass grant terminations are back, this time at SAMHSA. We're tracking terminations to support advocacy and possible litigation. Please report info on specific SAMHSA grant terminations here: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs... We'll have a tracker online ASAP. Spread the word!
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Grant Witness
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Shirley Wang @shirleybwang.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
We're hiring! The Computational Clinical Science Lab @ Yale is seeking a full-time lab manager/research coordinator to start in early summer 2026. For more information about the position and to apply: forms.gle/LtQwVgPUfaGk... Please share widely & consider applying!
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Director Bhattacharya spending more time on podcasts, this time taking about not renewing grants NIH was forced to restore. Good reporting from @aniloza.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/12/31/n... 1/3
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NIH director says DEI-related grants that were restored under a court order won’t be renewed
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya told a podcaster that DEI-related grants restored under a court order won't be renewed in 2026
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Jack Turban MD @turban.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
A sad but unsurprising study: bullying victimization is associated with more than double the odds of suicide attempts among sexual minority people.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Good summary from @maxkozlov.bsky.social I believe the lists of affected applications is public so you can believe that I and others will be tracking them as much as we can.
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E. David Klonsky, PhD @klonskylab.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Hello friends! I am partnering with the Zur Institute to offer a 3-hour training on January 16 (CE credits available) titled: "Understanding Suicide to Prevent Suicide: A Deeper Dive". Please consider joining or spreading the word. Would love to see you there! www.zurinstitute.com/webinars/und...
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