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Colleen Reynolds @colleenareynolds.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A beautiful close to #SER2026, discussing the path forward for health equity research during a DEI crackdown. I am so grateful for my colleagues who are finding ways to resist, carry the work forward, and care for their colleagues and mentees.

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Wondering who is in charge of our social media accounts including LinkedIn and BlueSky? Meet The Society for Epidemiologic Research Communications Committee at #SER2026!

SER communications committee members: Top row: David Fink (left), Georgia Tomova, Ami E. Sedani, PhD, MPH, Melissa Ward , Azar Mehrabadi, Jessica Beetch, PhD, MPH (right)

Bottom row: Peter Tennant (left), Jonathan Weber, Amy Zheng, PhD, Erin Bowles (right)

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations 🎊 to our #SER2026 final day award winners! First we have the Ken Rothman Career Achievement Award winner, Jonathan Samet!

Slide text: 2026 KENNETH
ROTHMAN CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENT
AWARD WINNER
JONATHAN SAMET
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO ANSCHUTZ

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Did you get a chance to see yesterday’s wonderful poster session at #SER2026? 1st place winner: Nicole S. Pippard - UC San Diego & San Diego State University. "Purpose in Life vs, Satisfaction with Life: Which is more essential for longevity with preserved physical and cognitive function?"

Slide showing poster session 2 winners:

Nicole S. Pippard - UC San Diego & San Diego State University. "Purpose in Life vs. Satisfaction with Life: Which is more essential for longevity with preserved physical and cognitive function?"
Scott C. Zimmerman - Boston University & UCSF. "Estimated effects of recent alcohol use on memory in the Health and Retirement Study: using marginal structural models to account for time-varying confounding and censoring."
Mofan GU - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. "Bridging the Gap: Referral
Responsiveness Across Support Domains in a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program in Arkansas"
Shashi Sarnaik - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health. Severity-Graded Obstetric Trauma and Postpartum Mental Health Diagnoses in a Hospital-Based Birth Cohort

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Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease @timead.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It’s been a great few days at #SER2026! TIME-AD researchers have been sharing work on causal inference, cognitive aging, alcohol use, dementia, and more. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our posters for thoughtful discussions, we’ve loved the conversations so far! #DementiaResearch

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adam whalen, mph 🐳 @awhale.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

grateful for Dr. Babu’s talk, especially highlighting the success of global health initiatives and the impact that attacks on public health have across the world. excellent discussion #SER2026

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Please visit the SER D&I table close to the registration desk to tell us what you want to see more from our society! #SER2026

Screenshot from LinkedIn: SER D&I table close to the registration desk.

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

What a great start to the day! ☕ #SER2026 This morning SPC's Speed Networking event brought together trainees and faculty for conversations about research, lessons learned, and what it means to work in #PublicHealth. #episky

Photo of SPC speed networking event participants at SER20206

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Such an impactful talk by Giridhara R Babu, winner of #SER2026 Roger Detels Distinguished Researcher Award in Infectious Disease Epidemiology!

Presentation award slide: 2026 ROGER DETELS
DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER
AWARD WINNER IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
EPIDEMIOLOGY
GIRIDHARA BABU
QATAR UNIVERSITY

Slide text: ROGER DETELS
DISTINGUISHED
RESEARCHER AWARD
IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
EPIDEMIOLOGY
UCLA
Fielding School of Public Health Epidemiology

Presentation title slide: The Counterfactuals
Giridhara R Babu (Giri)
PhD, MPH, MBBS, CPH, MFPH,
Professor of Population Medicine,
Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Fantastic talk from Ning Zhang, the #SER2026 Tyroler Student Prize Paper Award! “Accounting for Outcome Misclassification under Outcome Dependent Sampling”

2026 SER Tyroler Student Prize Paper Award Presentation
Accounting for Outcome Misclassification under
Outcome Dependent Sampling
Ning Zhang
Department of Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill
June 25, 2026
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AY CHAPEL

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Congratulations Dr. Rachel Ross, PhD MPH, winner of the Lilienfeld Postdoc Prize Paper award!!

2026 Lilienfeld prize winner: Rachael Ross
• Research Associate in Epidemiology at the University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
• PhD in Epidemiology with a minor in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and MPH in Epidemiology and Global Health from Emory University
Primary research interest: treatment for opioid use disorder with a focus on medications such as buprenorphine and methadone
Paper title: Transporting results from a trial to an external target population when trial participation impacts adherence

Title slide of presentation:

Transporting when trial participation impacts adherence
Lilienfeld Postdoctoral Prize Paper Award Society for Epidemiologic Research
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Rachael Ross, PHD MPH
Research Associate, University of Utah Work completed at Columbia University

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Welcome to day 3 of #SER2026! Congratulations to our award winners celebrated this morning! First congratulations to Julianne Skarha, winner of the Rothman Prize!

Rothman Prize Winner
Julianne Skarha
"Cold-related mortality in US state and private prisons: A case-crossover analysis"

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

New for this year! @epidbydesign.bsky.social has been circulating some 'teeny tiny methods zines'! A limited supply were avaliable for a few minutes, before being snaffled up. Look out for more tomorrow! #SER2026

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations Andrew Olshan PhD, #SER2026 Distinguished Service Award winner!

SER2026 Slide: 2026
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO SER AWARD WINNER
ANDY OLSHAN
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Absolutely beautiful kickoff to #SER2026 by Wendy Nembhard, PhD, MPH, FACE, FAHA about life lessons. Most importantly “life is more than work”.

Slide from Wendy Nembhard’s SER address:

Lessons from Home, Insights for Science
Wendy Nembhard, PhD, FACE, FAHA
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting
June 24, 2026

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the first #SER2026 poster session!

Poster session1 winners of #SER2026.
1st place:
"Investigating heterogeneity of effect of albendazole treatment on neurocysticercosis parasite death by host sex, age and immune function indicators"
Zachary Zuchowski

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

WELCOME TO #SER2026! Today’s sessions will bring together new perspectives in epidemiologic methods, prevention science, and population health research.

Society for Epi Research 2026 meeting header. Phoenix Arizona, June 23-26 2026

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Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease @timead.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#SER2026 starts today! The TIME-AD team has officially made it to Phoenix, Arizona, looking forward to engaging in conversations around epidemiologic methods, evidence triangulation, and advancing research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

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Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research @spercomms.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Congrats to the new #SPER2026 Committee Members! President Elect: Karen Schliep, Univ. of Utah Treasurer: Marina Feiler, Univ. at Buffalo Member at Large: Ugochinyere Vivian Ukah, McGill Univ. Trainee Rep.: Sabrina Chiodo, Univ. of Toronto International Rep.: Rima Kaddoura, American Univ. of Beirut

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Two great lunchtime sessions for masters level epis at #SER2026!

SER 2026 sessions for Masters Level Epidemiologists! Wed 6/24 and Thursday 6/25 from 12:15-1:15pm. Join us for career pathways for masters level epidemiologists in a variety of settings on Wednesday and discuss key considerations for returning to school to pursue doctoral degrees on Thursday

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Meet the #SER2026 Ambassadors We're excited to introduce our inaugural cohort of Conference Correspondents and Digital Engagement Ambassadors for the 2026 Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Annual Meeting

Meet the SER ambassadors! Photo of ambassadors and conference correspondents, further described in the post

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Jon Huang @jonhuang.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Who's going to #SER2026 in PHX #episky @societyforepi.bsky.social? Come hang out with me at the Wed Recruitment Fair, esp if you are a (prospective) student. Let me convince you Hawaii is the place to do meaningful place-based epi work! Also, here is a photo from a recent family hike for no reason

A view of maili and the waianae coast from the top of pu`u o hulu (pink pillbox) trail.

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Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease @timead.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The countdown to SER 2026 is on! TIME-AD is excited to attend next week’s Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting and join conversations advancing epidemiologic methods and ADRD research. See you at #SER2026!

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Extremely excited to be on my way to Phoenix, Arizona, for #SER2026! 🔥☀️🥵 I realise - while taking this obligatory pre flight selfie - that this is my first time travelling to an @societyforepi.bsky.social conference by myself! Looking forward to meeting up with my US Epi friends very soon!

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Post a pic of your trip to Phoenix for #SER2026! We are expecting over 1000 epidemiologists to join us for what might be the hottest epidemiology gathering in history! 🔥☀️🥵

A picture of a train. (Not a train to phoenix, just to the airport).

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Students and Postdocs, SPC has put together a host of events during #SER2026 1. Breakfast with Experts - June 24 at 7 AM, Registration on Whova required ahead of time! -An informal opportunity for students and trainees to converse with experts in the field of epi

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Looking forward to #SER2026 next week! The SER Communications Committee will be posting and reposting news and events across this page and our LinkedIn over the course of the week. The full interactive programme is now available on the conference app! ⬇️ Download here: whova.com/portal/hC1UU...

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The Society for Epidemiologic Research (2026)

The Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) is committed to providing opportunities for all interested individuals to both present and participate in SER organized activities. SER provides programmi…

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Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com · 14/02/2026

📢 #AJEAdvances, a journal from @societyforepi.bsky.social and @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, invites submissions that examine the implications of the AI on #epidemiology. Explore the Call for Papers and submit by May 29, 2026. oxford.ly/4axmSAa

AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology announces a Call for Papers on AI and Epidemiology. Learn more and submit your research.

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Fascinating talk by @oacarah.bsky.social on selection-augmented causal diagrams in fascinating @societyforepi.bsky.social mid-year meeting symposium on selection bias arranged by @haidonglu.bsky.social!. Blown away by the quality and clarity of thinking 🤯

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Register now for the 2026 SER Midyear Meeting occurring virtually from Feb 9-13! The meeting is free for current SER members. Registration info: epiresearch.org/mid-year-mee...

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Mid-Year Meeting Registration – Society for Epidemiologic Research

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Georgia Tomova @georgiatomova.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

If you are interested in all things ✨causal inference✨, please join our multidisciplinary Causal Inference Interest Group (CIIG). We host monthly seminars featuring speakers with various academic backgrounds and research interests. Links below. cc @clscohorts.bsky.social @pwgtennant.bsky.social

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Georgia Tomova @georgiatomova.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

@societyforepi.bsky.social members, don't miss our epic symposium on meta-scientific reviews Feb 9th, 3pm ET/8pm GMT Featuring: myself 💁🏼‍♀️ Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social Camila Olarte Parra Noah Haber @whaleactually.com Harrison Hansford Natalia Ortega Herrero @nataliaortega.bsky.social

The Meta-Scientific Review: Reflections on a new genre
February 9, 2026 1:00 – 2:15pm, MT
Zoom Webinar

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Our next SER #JournalClub will take place on Feb 16th and will discuss the Wang et al. 2025 @amjepi.bsky.social paper “Estimating effects of hypothetical public health interventions on health disparities: A standardization-based simulation approach” Registration: epiresearch.org/2026/01/13/e...

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Journal Club: Estimating effects of hypothetical public health interventions on health disparities: A standardization-based simulation approach – Society for Epidemiologic Research

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Aleksander Molak @alxndrmlk.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Can We Easily Replace Reinforcement Learning with Supervised Learning? In today's issue of Causal Python Weekly: 1/ #CausalSky #EconSky #EpiSky #MLSky

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Georgia Tomova @georgiatomova.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

If you are interested in the past, present, and future of Mendelian Randomisation, join us later this month for a Causal Inference Interest Group seminar on MR with none other than @mendelrandom.bsky.social Zoom registration link: ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

CIIG seminar with George Davey Smith on 26 January 2026 3pm GMT

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The SER Education Committee will sponsor a half day workshop at the 2026 Annual Meeting focused on course development and revision. Apply to attend by Feb 5th! epiresearch.org/course-devel...

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Course Development and Revision Workshop – Society for Epidemiologic Research

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Applications for the Student Dissertation Workshop at the 2026 Annual Meeting (June 22-23, Phoenix AZ) will close on Feb 5th! Apply here: epiresearch.org/annual-meeti...

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Level up your epidemiological research skills! University of Aberdeen's new online short course (March 2026) offers MPH-level training in study design, causal inference & more. Find out more at abdn.ac.uk/epi-short-co... #Epidemiology #ASCE2026 #PublicHealth

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Aberdeen Short Course in Epidemiology 2026 | The Institute of Applied Health Sciences | The University of Aberdeen

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Seth Edmunds @phealthy.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Can't believe I missed that the @societyforepi.bsky.social podcast recently had stochastic modeling episodes, kinda glad they send out those summary email blasts. seriousepi.blubrry.net

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SERious EPI | A podcast from the Society for Epidemiologic Research

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Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Hello @societyforepi.bsky.social SER members! Is epidemiology inherently political? We are looking for epidemiologists in the US to take a brief survey about how we use the concept of solidarity in our work. Please take a few minutes to help us with this research. Thanks! bit.ly/4nkxFmU

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Solidarity Sentiment among Epidemiologists

A survey exploring the concept of solidarity among epidemiologists.

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Bryan D. James, PhD @bryandjames.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

@societyforepi.bsky.social members: A call for involvement! Please sign up to serve on an SER committee: epiresearch.org/call-for-inv... Ends June 30! Being on the Awards Committee has made me feel so connected to SER's mission and community. We need YOU, now more than ever! #episky #SER2025

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Alicia @princessviolin.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I’ve always wanted to attend SER conference so I was thrilled to finally made it to #SER2025 AND even supported with a travel grant! 🥹🥹 saw amazing people from epitwitter era & those whose work I’ve admired for years. Hope I have more courage to approach them in the future 🙈🙈

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A screen with the following text: Stephen L Buka Travel Hyejin Kim. Janet Lane-Claypon Travel Alicia Nevriana. Kathy Rose Travel Akihiro Shiroshita, Doreen Larvie. Kenneth Rothman Travel Ayse Ulgen, Augusto Cesar F. De, Olatokunmbo

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Rita Hamad @ritahamad.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Interested in social epidemiology but don't have access to formal training, or do you want more than your current training program offers? Check out new online course from University of Toronto, including lectures from yours truly on social policy evaluation: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/social-epide...

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Thanks to the 1500+ that attended #SER2025. It was an incredible conference made by an incredible community. We hope to see you all again next year in Phoenix for #SER2026 and more epidemiology joy.

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Tracy Lam-Hine (he/him) @lamhine.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My first real bsky post will be about the bittersweet feelings I have leaving #SER2025 today, and a mini love letter to this conference that has given so much to me in the last 3 years I’ve had the privilege to attend. It has opened my eyes to incredible new ways of doing science, given me a

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Bryan D. James, PhD @bryandjames.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Congratulations to all the #SER2025 award winners on this thread! It’s an honor to serve as @societyforepi.bsky.social Member at Large for Awards and help to select these superstars 🤩

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Maryniakolak @maryniakolak.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

From pitching therapy puppies to new sessions on communicating science to the public… Our feedback board was filled with gems! If you missed the SER DEI table in Boston, submit a note virtually and 💕 your favorites at padlet.com/SER_DEI/feed... #SER2025

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Rheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

“I implore you to take action with humility. … stick your neck out for your colleagues who aren’t able to take those risks”

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Society for Epidemiologic Research @societyforepi.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Congratulations to the winners of the poster prize on the final day! #SER2025

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Rheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Last half day of #SER2025 and I'm already feeling sad What amazing work everyone is doing, in so many areas from the really heavy methods work to public health out in the field. And the resistance of people doing work that powerful people in this country have decided is no longer "scientific"

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