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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

So proud of Jaiqi Gao for her new paper from EPOCH & HRS. Not only did she find that higher exposures to air pollution are associated with greater risk of poor physical function with age but also worse chances of recovery after periods of limitations and disability. Clean air supports healthy aging!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/05/2025

Over the years, our reporter has gathered useful, surprising kernels of advice from all sorts of people — including scientists, professors, nurses, astronauts and even Cher — about how to be happy. Here are the best takeaways about how to live a good, fulfilling life.

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The Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard for How to Be Happy

Tips from experts, astronauts and Cher on finding bliss.

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Ann Marie Carlton @amgcarlton.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Increased health cost for seniors & others will go up in response to a weaker #EPA. It's actually much more efficient to not pollute in the first place

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Happy pi day to my fellow math lovers.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Epidemiology friends, did you realize that Conan O'Brien's dad was one of us?!? Dr. Thomas O'Brien was a famous infectious disease epidemiologist who specialized in antimicrobial resistance. He sounds like he was a very interesting man. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/12/m...

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Dr. Thomas O’Brien, visionary who addressed dangers of antimicrobial resistance, dies at 95 - The Boston Globe

A physician of endless curiosity and talents, Dr. O'Brien was “the most interesting person I’ve ever met,” said his son, TV talk show host Conan O'Brien, whose parents both died this week.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

Parks provide space to relax and recharge but they are often not designed with seniors in mind. A new paper led by @alanjfossa looks at how different kinds of vegetation in parks near home relate to depression in older adults....

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 23/01/2024

Thanks to @umichsph for showcasing our work on air pollution and health in this month's Population Healthy Podcast. As I said in the episode, my dream is that our society values clean air as a non-partisan issue since we are all obligatory breathers. ...

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 21/12/2023

Natural settings are good for the soul but it may be that "green" is not exactly the right measure. Check out @alanjfossa's dissertation paper that looks at how climate region influences these relationships with depression! Nice job Alan!! authors.elsevier.com/a/1iIC93Ao63j8u

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

My noise monitoring campaign is a long standing labor of love. As I wrap it up, I see all the gifts it has given me over the past 6yrs. Seeking spaces where people live, seeing places I would not otherwise see, and pausing quietly for 5 minutes to observe the world around me.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

So proud of @boyazh0115 whose 2nd @umichepid dissertation paper is out in @JAMANetworkOpen! With the EPOCH Study team and data from @hrsisr, she used causal models to study if associations between incident dementia and air pollution were mediated through stroke or hypertension.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

Nerd happiness is an unexpected email from a colleague/friend who says, "I had a student use your paper for an assignment in my class today and got to tell them that we were friends."

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 20/07/2023

I was impressed by this sign at the Danish Design museum. Seems that there are some good life lessons in there for many of us in the environmental health field as well.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 17/07/2023

The greatest joys of my job are science, students, and travel. Pure happiness is running into one of my first PhD students, the talented @Paola_Filigrana, while in Amsterdam for an interesting and productive project meeting.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 14/07/2023

The bike use and infrastructure of the Netherlands always impresses me. With all of the direct and indirect health benefits of biking, I can't help but wonder, what would it take to move the needle towards this culture and urban design in the US?

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 11/04/2023

@EPA's replacement of old school buses with newer, cleaner buses reduced absenteeism. Removing the oldest buses from the fleet could put 1.3M more kids in school. Read more about this natural experiment led by @MeredithPedde @umichsph in @naturesustainab. shorturl.at/txD37

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 09/02/2023

Clearly my kid was thoroughly captivated by his math class today... I do love the person on the ladder trying to save the balloon.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 05/09/2022

It's been a life long dream of mine to see the Aurora Borealis. This weekend the skies of northern Michigan delivered. Truly spectacular!

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 22/05/2022

Nerd happiness is when life randomly takes you past the same parking lot in rural Wyoming where you collected a noise sample 3 years ago and you have your instrument on you for a replicate sample!

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 17/02/2022

Last night, at a middle school music showcase, a student said something like "I'm going to attempt to play <something really hard>. I'm probably going to make mistakes but it's going to be AWESOME!!!!!" And it was. I'm thinking of putting her sentiment onto a poster for my wall.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 16/01/2022

I'm delighted to share that my former PhD student's first dissertation paper is out at Atmospheric Environment. It's so rewarding to see students' hard work come to fruition. Congratulations @MeredithPedde! authors.elsevier.com/c/1eQfW4pTZHk7…

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · 02/12/2021

It's long past time for better firearm safety in the US. This is a great podcast from @umichsph on "Taking Back the ‘F Word’: Depoliticizing Firearms and Focusing on Safety to Protect Children and Teens" sph.umich.edu/podcast/season1/firea…

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Taking Back the ‘F Word’: Depoliticizing Firearms and Foc...

Thousands of kids die each year in the US because of fire...

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