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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"What we are building here at YSPH is a radical statement of commitment to the future." During our 2026 State of the School last week, Dean @meganranney.bsky.social shared how we are designing a school built to last. These were some of our favorite moments from the evening. More: m.yale.edu/dnbf

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Sonali Rajan @sonalirajan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

CT friends/colleagues, I'll be at @yalesph.bsky.social on Thursday and incredibly excited and honored to be speaking (details below)! (5/n) (cc: @nelbamg.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @abbeyclements.bsky.social)

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“‘One of our strategic priorities is to enhance trust in the science & practice of public health,’ said YSPH Dean @meganranney.bsky.social . ‘In order to meet this goal, we first have to understand *who* and *what* is considered trustworthy’.” 🧪🛟

“Working with the Edelman Trust Institute, the researchers surveyed more than 12,998 people across 13 countries, including Australia, Brazil, India, South Africa, and the U.S., between Feb. 28 and March 11, 2026.

According to the results, nearly one-third of respondents said that an uncredentialed person, like a creator or spiritual leader, has a major influence on their health decisions, in part because these voices offer personal experience, empathy, and easily understandable language that credentialed experts may not.

For Ranney, one of the most sobering findings related to the use of artificial ingelligence tools, such as large language models. Nearly half of respondents globally believe someone without medical training who is fluent with AI can perform at least one health-related task as well as or better than a doctor, rising to 59% among
18- to 34-year-olds. These tasks include deciding who needs to seek medical treatment, performing basic procedures, recommending treatment or medicines, and/or diagnosing illness.”

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brookswalsh @brookswalsh.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

On top of the professionalism of the DCFD, I want to recognize the proper grammatical use of "myriad" by @meganranney.bsky.social in this context. Dozens of us salute you Megan. #FewerNotLess

Dr Ranney notes that "the causes of consciousness are myriad" during interview on CNN.

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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Dean @meganranney.bsky.social joined CNN yesterday to discuss the current cyclosporiasis outbreak and what it can tell us about the current capacity of our nation's public health system.

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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Commencement speaker Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Dean @meganranney.bsky.social, and student speaker Casey Wells shared messages of hope and courage during Yale School of Public Health’s 2026 Commencement earlier this week. Read more about the joyous day: m.yale.edu/djdn #Yale2026

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isaac @sevier.io · 10/05/2026

Reassuring stuff.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

“more than 70 women…[are] shot &killed *every month* in the US due to domestic violence. & we find that DV shootings often overlap w/other types of shootings…a history of DV is a big predictor for committing a mass shooting. & we also find that DV & suicide…often overlap”🧪🛟 @meganranney.bsky.social

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After deadly Louisiana shooting, a doctor shares the realities of domestic violence

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with gun violence expert and emergency physician Dr. Megan Ranney about the mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Matthew W Nugent @n00ge8.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

After Deadly Louisiana Shooting, Doctor Shares the Realities of Domestic Violence Gun violence expert & emergency physician Dr. Megan Ranney @meganranney.bsky.social discusses the mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. Heard on @npr.org's Morning Edition hosted by @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social

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After deadly Louisiana shooting, a doctor shares the realities of domestic violence

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with gun violence expert and emergency physician Dr. Megan Ranney about the mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

A great program to give you some directive action & some agency & some hope.

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Have you served on an NIH study section (or thought about serving)? Did you know that that the small perk of being able to submit your own applications after the deadline has largely been revoked? grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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NOT-OD-26-064: Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Update of NIH Late Application Submission Policy and End of Continuous Submission NOT-OD-26-064. NIH

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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

the article gives me hope that we (and the American people) will win this fight a GOP-affiliated polling firm found that more than 90% of Americans think it’s important for the US to be the global leader in biomedical research & for the govt to fund it. 62% of Americans we need more $$$, not less

Support for funding medical research has only grown among both parties during the first year of the Trump administration, according to new polling commissioned by United for Cures and conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, a Republican-affiliated polling firm.
The poll surveyed opinion on NIH funding in 2025 and earlier this month, finding that voters are increasingly opposed to cuts.
More than 9o percent of those surveyed said it's important for the U.S. to be the global leader in medical research and for the U.S.
government to fund it. It also found 62 percent of those surveyed said the federal government isn't spending enough, with only 8 percent saying the government spends too much.

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Yayger @yayger.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

WHY?!

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

1/2 This memo identifies absolutely no source of legal authority for paying TSA. It does not point to an appropriation that is available for this purpose, nor does it point to any legal authority to transfer some other appropriation to TSA. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Paying Our Great Transportation Security Administration Officers and Employees

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET SUBJECT: Paying

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marydimmock.bsky.social @marydimmock.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

NIH went from 756 funding announcements (NOFO) in 2024 to 120 in 2025 to just 14 so far this year. Reports this collapse due to number of policy changes including requiring every NOFO be approved by political appointees and now also by the Office of Management and Budget. The full impact is vast

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Randall Gates @rgatess.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The attack on science research by the Trump Regime is going to have reverberations that will echo long into the future. China was already pulling ahead in many areas of science and technology, but this self-inflicted injury to American scientific research will accelerate that trend.

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Jennifer Holmes @jenmededit.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Loved hearing from @meganranney.bsky.social this morning on an ISMPP/CSE webinar on restoring trust in science. "Facts don't speak for themselves"; we need to use stories (which doesn't mean telling tall tales). I'm inspired to keep learning about #storytelling in science. #scicomm

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A very small bright spot for kids & families! I am glad. But I also worry that this will confuse the public even more, until this whole mess is cleared up. (Full disclosure; its implications confused some lawyers, docs, and public health professionals at first) 🧪🩺🛟 thehill.com/policy/healt...

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A total collapse. The National Institutes of Health went from 756 funding announcements published to 14 in two years. One example of the effects: emerging threats will become harder to address quickly. Response to future health emergencies (like Covid) will be slower and less coordinated.

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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

"This is not a temporary slowdown. It is a structural collapse."

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This is BLEAK. And illustrates why we didn’t celebrate the funding “wins”.

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Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A change in NIH policy change requires poltical review for the announcement of finding notifications, resulting in greater political control over research and reducing the ability for biomedical research to respond to emerging and understudied problems.

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Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Absolutely astonishing. I don't think many people realize the extent to which the scientific enterprise in America has collapsed over the past 14 months. As someone who covered science funding for the first half of his career, it's almost unfathomable this could happen.

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marissacheng.bsky.social @marissacheng.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

To people who don't believe in funding the NIH and research in general: I guarantee you that you have benefited from past investment in science

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lesenjoliveurs.bsky.social @lesenjoliveurs.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This is horrifying and the impact it will have on health and science in this country cannot be understated.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

“Dr. Pilloud said that she felt like she had to present ideas that were not scientifically sound — such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new, and widely disputed, guidance about vaccines” I realize I am fortunate, but I genuinely cannot imagine doing this.

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Professors Are Changing What They Teach, Even Far from Trump’s Gaze

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

On top of the slowdown in grantmaking I wrote about last week - this is another deeply worrisome trend for scientists, physicians, patients, families, and basically anyone who wants new treatments and new tools to promote health. 🆘🧪🥼 open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...

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I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14

How NIH went from 756 funding announcements to 14 in two years — and what it means for every disease that depends on federal research

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

"The $7.3 billion National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH’s largest institute, is also feeling the effects. At a recent public meeting, Deputy Director Doug Lowy noted the NOFO approval process now requires 16 steps. He joked that it’s now more complex than a 1929 Rube Goldberg design for a can opener"

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatens broadcast licenses over Iran War coverage

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/03/2026

The Federal Parent Locator Service contains sensitive details about individual children, and it’s meant for finding people who owe child support. Granting access to DHS would violate a federal law that explicitly limits its use, officials said.

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DHS Seeks Access to Massive Employment, Salary and Family Database Legally Restricted to Use in Child Support Cases

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcers are requesting unfettered access to the government’s “most powerful people-finder system,” which contains sensitive information on children and victims...

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

1. windows, open 2. hands, held 3. stories, short

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

This should be the biggest weather and climate news on your radar today. You can send an email today to say why dismantling NCAR is a bad idea for everyone: NSF_NCAR@nsf.gov

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Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Following @joshuasweitz.bsky.social post and discussions with him and the Vox story, I have estimated R01 success rates for each NIH institute and center with enough awards for this to be meaningful. A long 🧵... 1/25

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Leslie Molson @ladymolson.com · 14/03/2026

Who needs science, amirite

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mrush3.bsky.social @mrush3.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

@meganranney.bsky.social Soon on BPR 89.7 Hooray! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

The quiet part being illuminated: there have been very few new awards from NIH this fiscal year, for some very specific reasons 🆘 www.science.org/content/arti...

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Delays in awards and funding calls worry NIH-funded researchers

Many programs may be pushed into the next fiscal year, and some could face funding gaps

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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 03/03/2026

“Since Trump took office 13 months ago, NIH has posted only 84 NOFOs, down from 787 in the previous year. Many more are in limbo. NIH has 323 opportunities listed as ‘forecasted.’ “ Seems like an innovative and exciting research environment for early career folks! www.science.org/content/arti...

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Delays in awards and funding calls worry NIH-funded researchers

Many programs may be pushed into the next fiscal year, and some could face funding gaps

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Those Nerdy Girls @thosenerdygirls.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

"Can you remember a time when you shared something that you later found out was not true or trustworthy?" Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, @meganranney.bsky.social posed that question in her opening remarks at a conference about rebuilding trust in public health @yalesph.bsky.social. 👇

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When trust is lost, how do we get it back?

“Can you remember a time when you shared something that you later found out was not true or trustworthy?” Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, posed that question

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Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

From @lenasun.bsky.social article: "Three top voice medical experts and Dysphonia International said there is no scientific basis for the claim that the flu vaccine is behind Kennedy’s condition; there is evidence to suggest a potential association between dystonias and certain drug use."

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Yale ISPS @ispsyale.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We were so thrilled to help host @stuartbuck.bsky.social for conversations with @meganranney.bsky.social of @yalesph.bsky.social and Michelle Hahn of the Tobin Center about the importance of reproducibility in science. bit.ly/4tnu7Dl

Megan Ranney and Stuart Buck sit in high-back leather chairs in a wood-paneled room

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Terika McCall, PhD, MPH, MBA @telementalhlth.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Dean @meganranney.bsky.social kicking-off the “Rebuilding Trust in Public Health: Causes, Consequences, and Responses” conference with a welcome and opening remarks. Looking forward to hearing from our speakers about how to build trust and better communicate with communities. @yalesph.bsky.social

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Nikki M @powderedsugarbear.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Did you see scientists crossed DNA of a cheetah with a crab? It went sideways real fast.

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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We had the privilege of having Dean @meganranney.bsky.social join us at Harvard yesterday, and if you're in public health (and even if you're not), I highly encourage listening to this chat she had with our own Dean. [1/5] www.youtube.com/@HarvardPubl...

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Sharing diverse perspectives on public health. Speakers do not speak for Harvard.

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