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Shoba Ramanadhan @shobarama.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

What's the "special sauce" behind Boston GLASS's care for LGBTQ+ youth of color? Three forces animate their model: → connecting to broader social movements → centering joy & community → elevating lived, practice-based expertise Active ingredients, not add-ons. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 16/05/2026

Love thy neighbor. Congratulations class of 2026!

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Shoba Ramanadhan @shobarama.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A highlight of my new intro #qualitative research course @hsph.harvard.edu was bringing in two fabulous collaborators - Davine Holness and Bella de Sa. They lost me a bit when they talked about loving coding, but at least we all agreed on the beauty of #participatory, justice-focused research.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 30/10/2025

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

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Andrea Baccarelli @deanbaccarelli.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Pure joy! 🤩 That’s how we all felt yesterday as we celebrated the amazing achievements of the @hsph.harvard.edu Class of 2025.

Dean Baccarelli in academic regalia speaks at a podium during the 2025 Convocation ceremony, with a joyful crowd of graduates on a screen in the background. The podium bears the Harvard Chan School emblem.

Convocation ceremony at Harvard Chan School with students in caps and gowns seated, listening to Dean Baccarelli visible on large screens in a large arena.

Harvard Chan faculty members in traditional regalia, seated onstage during the Convocation ceremony, clapping and smiling.

Muhammad Jawad Noon, MPH ‘25, addresses his fellow graduates in the Class of 2025 during the Convocation ceremony.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · 27/05/2025

Each year, awards are presented to graduating students, as well as faculty and staff, at Harvard Chan School. Today, we celebrated the many achievements of this year's award winners at a ceremony in the Kresge building. View the full list of awards and winners:

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Graduation 2025: Award winners | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Each year, awards are presented to graduating students, faculty, and staff.

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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · 28/05/2025

Muhammad Jawad Noon, MPH '25, addressed his fellow graduates in the Class of 2025. Watch Convocation live and learn more about Harvard Chan School graduation celebrations at hsph.me/graduation #HarvardChan25

Remember my grandfather's wisdom: we are not those who see darkness, we are those who map constellations. And when future generations ask, "Who helped us find our way home when the skies went dark?" Let the answer… be us. Muhammad Jawad Noon, Student Speaker, Harvard Chan School Class of 2025 Convocation

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 22/05/2025

In addition to gutting Medicaid and SNAP, the House Reconciliation bill takes aim at the clean energy boom 🔋🌱 Slashing clean energy tax credits = slashing jobs in your own district 💼⚡️ Let’s see how that plays out 👀

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Shoba Ramanadhan @shobarama.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Promising practices for health equity - a new podcast from my pals at @rwjf.bsky.social's Interdisciplinary Research Leaders. Come hear from community- and university-based researchers on the what, why, and how of health equity work in these wild times.

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Promising Practices for Health Equity Podcast

Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · The Promising Practices for Health Equity podcast is brought to you by the Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Program, a national leadership program of the ...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/05/2025

@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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“They’re trying to kidnap someone”

On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

20 ARMED men bust into your home. They claim they’ve got a search warrant. They make you stand in the rain w/your 3 daughters in their underwear. They seize your phones, laptops, your cash life savings. The suspects listed on the warrant? They don’t live there anymore. kfor.com/news/local/w...

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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects

A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —*Arrested* at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them

Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/04/2025

BREAKING NYT: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.

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Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat

The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

We just wanted to keep you all updated estimates are now approaching 4 million. Incredible job pulling this off on a holiday weekend! It was tough to get accurate counts today because small towns showed up in force. Some states had record-breaking turnout we didn’t expect this includes

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 19/04/2025

This is our moment in history to stand.

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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Protesters in Chicago are marching! Let’s go!!!

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mizstaley.bsky.social @mizstaley.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Elizabethtown, Ky had over 200 protestors!! Our first protest here!!!

Comfort breeds complacency protest sign held by UAW member

“Respect existance or expect resistance” sign held by UAW member

Union members gathered for the “Hands Off” protest in Elizabethtown, Ky

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

ONE IF BY LAND TWO IF BY D.C. the north end church in boston it’s 250 years today @northendpage.bsky.social

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Not the same indeed.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Americans are entitled to and should demand better than this from the President of the United States.

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Shoba Ramanadhan @shobarama.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Congrats to the amazing Dr. (!!!!) Kieran Todd, who defended their @hsph.harvard.edu dissertation yesterday! Beautiful example of place-based, justice-driven, intersectional work. How many folks can share results of Latent Class Analysis and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis at one shot?

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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Per source, NIH has been instructed to hold off from issuing ALL awards to Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Northwestern (including med schools) Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants

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Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Ok so yeah, this has quickly become the #1 misunderstanding about the canceled grants the grants are not “subsidies” or “entitlements” to Harvard or Princeton or whatever they aren’t going into universities’ endowments they are competitive contracts won by these universities to do research

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 18/04/2025

“So this is my radical proposal for universities: …Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement.”

So this is my radical proposal for universities: Act like universities, not like businesses. Spend your endowments.
Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base.
Become a movement.
Alternatively, you can try to negotiate with a mafia boss who wants to see you grovel.
When these negotiations fail, as they inevitably will, it will be too late to ask for the public's support.

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Shoba Ramanadhan @shobarama.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Social justice +delicious food for the win! We hosted Down North Pizza at @hsph.harvard.edu & heard about their incredible model offering employment, community, and support for formerly incarcerated folks in Philly. Check out their new cookbook at #Roxbury 's own frugalbookstore.net.

Picture of Davine Holness, Shoba Ramanadhan, and Muhammad Abdul-Hadi.

PIcture of square pizza slice with red sauce spread on top in stripes.

Picture of Muhammad Abdul-Hadi on the steps of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 16/04/2025

I just met with the Vice President of El Salvador as we fight for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I’m speaking to the press now with the latest on our efforts. Tune in here:

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Senator Chris Van Hollen is live!

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Postcards for America @postcards4usa.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Trillionaires for Trump celebrated #TaxDay at the NYC IRS today with chocolate kisses to thank all the little people for paying taxes so they don't have to... @trills4trump.bsky.social Billionaires in Trump's administration are worth $382.2 billion according to @usnews.com #BillionaireTaxBailout

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Shoba Ramanadhan @shobarama.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Made my morning to see @ginnybraun.bsky.social and @vicclarke.bsky.social 's guidance on #ThematicAnalysis is one of the top 10 cited papers of all time, per @nature.com. Represent! Also, congrats to all of us who cite them endlessly and helped make this happen :) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The header says "Just 3 papers have more than 200,000 citations each, according to the Web of Science database. All three
cover biological laboratory techniques. This update to a 2014 list of most-cited articles shows that the top
three papers remain unchanged. But there have been shifts in the positions of others (triangles), and some
additions that were not on the previous list (orange stars). For alternative rankings from two other
databases, and a median ranking across all three, see Supplementary information (go.nature.com/425g9dn)" Number 9 is Braun and Clarke with 100,327 citations.
Other topics (from #1 most-cited to #10) are:
Protein measurement with the folin phenol reagent (1951)
Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4 (1970)
A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding (1976)
Generalized gradient approximation made simple (1996)
Analysis of relative gene expression data using real-time quantitative PCR and the 2−∆∆CT method (2001)
Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement (2009)*
Deep residual learning for image recognition (2016, preprint 2015)
Efficient iterative schemes for ab initio total-energy calculations using a plane-wave basis set (1996)
Using thematic analysis in psychology (2006)†
Development of the Colle–Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density (1988)

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/04/2025

Tax Day - round 3 - NIH 🩻🧠🧬 🧬 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $105/year to NIH, helping fund: • Cancer & rare disease breakthroughs • Pandemic preparedness • Children’s health • Medical tech innovation • Mental health science & more NIH powers the science behind the healthcare we rely on.

A serious medical scene shows a healthcare worker in surgical scrubs standing in a hospital corridor. Bold white text overlays the image, reading: “Curing cancer. Preventing pandemics. What’s it worth?”

A dark blue graphic with white text centered over a soft-focus medical background. The message reads: “Just $105 per year from the average taxpayer funds the national institute of health. That’s all it takes to help save lives improve care, and fight disease”

A clean, square infographic with a dark blue background and light blue accents. The header reads, “What does that money actually do? Your $105 helps fund:” followed by six icons and descriptions:
1. Mental Health Research – Depression, PTSD, addiction
2. Cancer & Rare Disease Studies – From early detection to lifesaving treatments
3. Pandemic Preparedness – Vaccines, virus tracking, prediction and prevention
4. Children’s Health – Brain development, neonatal and pediatric care
5. Medical Innovation – Imaging, prosthetics, diagnostics
6. Basic Biomedical Science – Foundational research for future cures

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Coinciding with it's "No" letter Harvard has refashioned its university homepage into essentially an advertisement for the social benefits of university research. This is the current front page.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

🏆 @rollingstone.com wins the Headline of the Day Award This is how it’s done. At least someone understands the assignment. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Holy shit. Video posted by President Bukele’s team on X shows the moments before his press conference with Trump in which Trump tells him: “We want to do homegrown criminals next. You gotta build about five more places.” (h/t @titonka.bsky.social @michelekelemen.bsky.social)

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Grist @grist.org · 20/03/2025

In 2024, more than a century after construction began, the Klamath dams were finally dismantled. Over 1.5 million cubic yards of earth and concrete were removed, revitalizing the river and restoring its salmon runs. This victory symbolizes the power of Indigenous leadership. #Indigenous

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion in the 2024 election. 70% of these donations went to Republicans. Now, Republicans in Congress are gearing up to slash essential programs to pay for another round of tax cuts for the rich. This is what oligarchy looks like.

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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

BREAKING: 36k people showed up in LA for Bernie and AOC’s rally. In the off year. Americans are pissed — and anyone ignoring that is making a big mistake.

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Eric Colburn @etherealcolburn.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

At the protest my city council is sponsoring, calling on Harvard to stand up to fascist bullying. Mike Connolly is speaking, Abe Lincoln behind him, signs in front saying “No Kings” and “We the People.”

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AAUP @aaup.org · 12/04/2025

Boston folks! Today at 12 Noon @ Cambridge Common, Harvard Square: Harvard AAUP is standing up against attacks on academic freedom & democracy. Join Us! #AcademicSky

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/04/2025

Who could be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act? ❌69M women who changed their name after marriage ❌21.3M Americans who don't readily have access to proof of citizenship documents ❌3.8M Americans who don't have proof of citizenship documents at all www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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SAVE Act: House Passes GOP Voting Bill That Could Disenfranchise Millions