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sisresearch.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Congratulations to @ausis.bsky.social Professor @nina-yamanis.bsky.social who has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Tanzania for her project "Formative Research for a National Community Health Worker Program to Support HIV Prevention Services in Tanzania." www.american.edu/sis/research...

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Nina Yamanis Selected as a 2026-27 Fulbright Scholar

Nina Yamanis has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2026-27 for her project "Formative Research for a National Community Health Worker Program to Support HIV Prevention Services in Tanzania...

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Prof Nina Yamanis @nina-yamanis.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

We argue that foreign aid is a vital national security tool, & that the U.S. must not step back from its leadership in global health. We call for America to act as a catalyst: spurring public-private partnerships, unlocking innovation, & strengthening global safety theglobepost.com/2025/11/12/u...

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America’s Global Health Retreat Is a Gift to Its Rivals

As US funding for global health collapses, rival powers are stepping in — and the world’s pandemic defenses are weakening.

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Prof Nina Yamanis @nina-yamanis.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I spoke with The Guardian about why claims that undocumented immigrants cost the country $1 billion in unlawful Medicaid coverage are false. This kind of rhetoric fuels fear, discourages people from seeking care, and ultimately harms everyone’s health. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Medicaid chief’s claim $1bn is spent on healthcare for ‘illegal immigrants’ is false, say experts

Mehmet Oz made claim about audits, but experts say he misidentified routine administrative errors

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Mike Is Pissed @mikesgoodstuff.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Hearing from the grapevine that a few cancelled IMLS grant recipients who filed an appeal got their grants reinstated today. There is a 30-day appeal window. The quote below has more info and successful appeal language. Given Judge Leon's coming ruling, it's a good idea to jump on this now.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 02/05/2025

Nature reports that the National Science Foundation has stopped awarding new grants and allotting funds to existing ones. All of them. @colincarlson.bsky.social says that unless the freeze is lifted, it “is going to destroy people's labs.” 2/10 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 04/04/2025

UNC Gillings School of Public Health is eliminating their Health Equity & Social Justice Concentration. This program is home to many of my friends — some of the most thoughtful, caring, and innovative researchers I know. @standupforscience.bsky.social @sciforgood.bsky.social

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Prof Nina Yamanis @nina-yamanis.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Annual meeting of the Tanzanian Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance in Moshi. We are still here! 💪🏽🇹🇿

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

They’re marinating in right-wing paranoia there. No matter how savvy or smart they imagine themselves to be, prolonged contact with that kind of crazy will absolutely warp their understanding of what “normal people” think

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I am so damn busy doing the work (& encouraging others to do so, too) … PHEW. Do NOT give up your agency or your hope, my friends. Thanks to all for being in this together. Here’s to the long game. 🙏❤️

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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

New: If enhanced federal payments for the ACA Medicaid expansion are eliminated, states have two choices: 1. Make up for the cut, at a cost of $626 billion over a decade. 2. Rollback the expansion, leading to 20 million people losing Medicaid. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...

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Eliminating the Medicaid Expansion Federal Match Rate: State-by-State Estimates | KFF

This analysis examines the potential impacts on states and Medicaid enrollees of eliminating the 90% federal match rate for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expansion. Eliminating the federal match rate ...

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Matt Hocking @matthocking.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

In Pennsylvania- NIH FUNDING: $2.23 Billion JOBS SUPPORTED: 21,784 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $5.23 Billion

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Adrianna McIntyre @adrianna.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH. GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC. Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.

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Jeremy Konyndyk @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Mind-boggling wreckage. Among the lifesaving programs now disrupted by Elon’s attack on @USAID: phase 1 trials for a possible HIV vaccine.

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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 08/02/2025

This is what amounts to an ILLEGAL & indiscriminate funding cut for research centers everywhere. It will mean shuttering labs across the country, layoffs in red & blue states, and derailing lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction. We all need to speak out to save lives.

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