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Rob Sargis

@rsargis.bsky.social
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Endocrinologist and environmental health scientist hoping to build a happier, healthier, and more just world.

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Naperville Environmentalist @naperenvironment.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Research & clinical care at our Diabetes Center is being hurt by Trump Administration cuts to research and Medicaid. Our annual fundraiser matters now more than ever for keeping the ship afloat. If you’re so inclined consider joining us for our walk/run/bike or making a donation to the cause.
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Naperville Environmentalist @naperenvironment.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
With NIH cuts and people losing health insurance, conducting outstanding diabetes research and care is getting harder and harder. If you’re so inclined consider participating in our annual fundraiser or donateing to our Diabetes Center. Your contributions make a huge difference.
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Angel Nadal @anadaln.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I am happy to share our new review led by @rsargis.bsky.social, along with our colleagues Simon Reutrakul and @leotrasande.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Plasticizing Diabetes Care: The Metabolic Threat of Plastic-Associated Endocrine Disruptors and Micro-/Nanoplastics in Clinical Medicine - Current Diabetes Reports
Purpose of Review Diabetes care is characterized by the widespread use of plastics. With plastic-associated endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) implicated in diabetes pathogenesis, this review exami...
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Super proud of this work with a group of world-class collaborators discussing the dangers of endocrine disruptors and microplastics for those being treated for diabetes. We have come a long way in our care, but we can do better. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Plasticizing Diabetes Care: The Metabolic Threat of Plastic-Associated Endocrine Disruptors and Micro-/Nanoplastics in Clinical Medicine - Current Diabetes Reports
Purpose of Review Diabetes care is characterized by the widespread use of plastics. With plastic-associated endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) implicated in diabetes pathogenesis, this review exami...
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Naperville Environmentalist @naperenvironment.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Dear Chicago Bulls, Please do this! Let us just enjoy the sounds of the game without the acoustic assault. Thank you for your attention to this matter. #NBAsky #ChicagoBulls
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Naperville Environmentalist @naperenvironment.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I love this man with all my heart. In honor of his 100 years, may we all work to build a world that respects and nurtures life in all its forms by promoting sustainability, supporting biodiversity, fighting climate change, and promoting the dignity of all. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/a...
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David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Just incredibly proud of my student, Maggie Weiss, who is now officially an MD/PhD. She’s going to do amazing things. (FYI: She’s the one without the cap…but recruitment of the one with the cap has already begun.)
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Naperville Environmentalist @naperenvironment.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Really important article that reminds us of battles we need to keep fighting. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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‘I saw the backlash coming’: civil rights activist Kimberlé Crenshaw on America and race
She coined the term ‘intersectionality’ and helped to develop critical race theory, now her life’s work is under attack by Washington’s war on ‘woke’. As her memoir is published, the legal scholar exp...
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Naperville Environmentalist @naperenvironment.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
My grandparents came to the U.S. fleeing the genocide. The life they built here and the opportunities it has afforded me continue to blow my mind. It’s a reminder of the hope and sustenance America can offer when it lives up to its ideals.
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Led by my awesome MD/PhD student Luyu Wang, this is our latest work. Shows a biphasic impact of arsenic on microglia: short-term activation, longer-term inhibition. While only in vitro, it may help explain arsenic's links to neuropsychiatric disorders. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Arsenic attenuates responsiveness to inflammatory stimuli in the SIM-A9 microglial cell line
Arsenic (As) is a major public health threat, with more than 200 million people at risk of consuming drinking water that exceeds World Health Organiza…
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Our latest paper discussing an understudied endocrine disruptor, antimony, that people are unwittingly exposed to through PET plastics (#1 recycling symbol). This was a great effort in collaboration with the amazing Food Packaging Forum. @foodpackagingforum.org academic.oup.com/jes/article/...
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
The University of Illinois Chicago does amazing things for our community, caring for ALL of Chicago with compassion and a commitment to achieving health equity. We don't get much philanthropy, but if you're interested in supporting our work, here's a chance: payment.give.uic.edu/the-sweet-ri...
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The Sweet Ride 2025
Join me and make a gift to The Sweet Ride 2024
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Naperville Environmentalist @naperenvironment.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Help! We need climate activists to target Naperville. Renewing a coal-dominant electricity contract with IMEA years before a decision needs to be made is a mistake for public health. Email: Council@naperville.il.us Call: 630-420-6111 Please share this. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/29/n...
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Naperville council hears arguments for, against renewing IMEA contract ahead of Aug. 19 vote
The benefits and risks of the city’s various long-term energy options were presented to the Naperville City Council Monday in advance of a vote next month on renewing Naperville’s current ele…
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Naperville Environmentalist @naperenvironment.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
With apologies for using AI, I think this cartoon reflects what Naperville's decision to re-up their IMEA contract will do. Let the City Council know that we should not renew our coal-dominant IMEA contract. It's time for a renewable energy future: council@naperville.il.us
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Naperville Environmentalist @naperenvironment.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Sign the petition advocating for Naperville to end its addiction to coal-fired electricity: chng.it/LTcwbqy2nd
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Power a Better Future - Oppose Naperville Renewing Coal Contract with IMEA
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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Naperville Environmentalist @naperenvironment.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
#Diversity is this country’s superpower. Anti-DEI efforts are our cancer.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Trump just withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. The US now joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world not in the agreement.
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Amy Phillips @amy-phillips.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Please join me at the #Naperville City Council meeting TOMORROW, Tuesday, Jan 21 at 6:30pm and wear RED! Let's collectively say no to coal!
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James Sergio Crocker @jamescrocker.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Trump wants to rewrite history and DOESN’T WANT YOU SEEING THIS: He wants you to think that he’s going to be this so called “savior of TikTok” — but on August 7th, 2020, by Executive Order he started the whole entire TikTok ban conversation.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/01/2025
Trump plans large immigration raid in Chicago on Tuesday – report
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Trump plans large immigration raid in Chicago on Tuesday – report
Administration to send 100 to 200 officers to city on day two of new presidency, Wall Street Journal reports Donald Trump’s incoming presidential administration plans to launch a large immigration raid in Chicago the day after he takes office, the Wall…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/01/2025
Breaking News: The incoming Trump administration intends to carry out immigration raids in Chicago next week, according to people familiar with the plan.
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Trump Officials Plan Immigration Raids in Chicago Next Week
The size of the planned operation is unclear, but it would be the opening step in the president-elect’s goal of overseeing the largest deportation program in history.
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
To be clear, our entire planetary system is telling Naperville to say no to coal.
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
More public green space is wonderful as is better public transit, which MUST include a new Pink Line station. But let’s also include plans for native plantings to support biodiversity and renewable energy sources to fight climate change. Build the future! chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
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First phase of United Center's $7B redevelopment approved by Plan Commission
The Reinsdorf and Wirtz families' hope to break ground this summer on Phase One, which includes a music hall, hotel and public plaza.
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The first paragraph tells an absolutely sickening story.
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Slate @slate.com · 17/01/2025
Zuckerberg's emulation of Elon Musk and Twitter is alienating the very users Threads was built to attract.
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How Mark Zuckerberg Undid Years of Work in a Single Week
His emulation of Elon Musk and Twitter is alienating the very users Threads was built to attract.
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
#Naperville gets ~80% of its power from climate-destroying, coal-fired electricity supplied by #IMEA. The City Council is now considering a 30-year extension to its IMEA contract. We cannot let City Hall abet planetary destruction. Tell the Council to say NO to IMEA: council@naperville.il.us
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
We know Donald Trump will betray his promise to working people. He’s done it before and he’ll do it again. Democrats are the ones fighting for working people against the billionaires trying to rig this country. It’s our job to make sure voters hear this message everywhere.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/01/2025
In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers. See what changes are in store for your county. By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
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New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North…
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/01/2025
"The more surrender monkeys there are, the more surrender monkeys we’ll get. Because capitulation is contagious."
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Mark Zuckerberg Is a Surrender Monkey
Capitulation is contagious.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
This sparked some hopeful joy today. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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California tribes celebrate historic dam removal: ‘More successful than we ever imagined’
After four dams were blasted from the Klamath River, the work to restore the ecosystem is under way
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Persistent pollutants are related to disruptions in sex-related hormones. We can’t ignore the fact that environmental factors influence human health. #EndocrineDisruption Our latest paper: nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Redirecting
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
May 2025 be the pivot point that inflects us toward improved and more equitable health. #HealthInAllPolicy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is some of what we must do to reform our dysfunctional healthcare system | Bernie Sanders
We are the wealthiest nation on Earth. There is no rational reason as to why we are not the healthiest nation on Earth
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Further evidence that diabetes has important environmental drivers that require policy solutions. Work from our lab showing toxic metals (including arsenic, nickel, and others) accelerate the rise in blood sugars over time in this month’s #DiabetesCare. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Accelerated Longitudinal Glycemic Changes in Relation to Urinary Toxic/Essential Metals and Metal Mixtures Among Mexican Americans Living in Starr County, Texas
OBJECTIVE. Metal and metalloid exposures (hereafter “metals”) are associated with adverse health outcomes, including type 2 diabetes; however, previous stu
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Chicagoans restoring nature…and undoubtedly water quality…in the city. #AllLifeIsConnected chicago.suntimes.com/environment/...
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Chicago’s Wild Mile — an urban oasis built on a dream
The floating park on the Chicago River on the North Side started as one man’s passion project and faced a lot of hurdles. But now it’s getting attention and might spur similar efforts elsewhere.
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Similar story at #NapervilleNorth. Let’s get vaccinated, folks. This is preventable.
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Rob Sargis @rsargis.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Really proud of this paper put together with three amazing colleagues, including @elleenvy.bsky.social. Hoping it helps our discourse around environmental drivers of disease risk by focusing us on impacts, vulnerable groups, and disempowering hate. ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/...
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Words Matter: Reflective Science Communication and Tradeoffs in Environmental Health Research | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 132, No. 10
Background: Scientists who communicate societally relevant information face challenging contexts in which misinformation, disinformation, hype, and spin are prevalent. As a result, they often face dif...
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