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D. Yates

@yatester.bsky.social
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Life sciences editor in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign News Bureau. Focus on peer-reviewed published research from U. of I. researchers. See www.news.illinois.edu

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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 06/10/2026
Bird flu doesn’t stop at birds: The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory found spillover from a backyard flock to a cat and a rat on an Illinois farm. Read more here: news.illinois.edu/avian-influe...
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 07/10/2026
The University Archives is hosting an exhibit of its records on the Morrow Plots, showing the history and impact of the longest-running agricultural experiment in the U.S., to celebrate its 150th anniversary. Read more here: news.illinois.edu/university-a...
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 05/10/2026
Scientists used machine learning and super-resolution microscopy to overcome a decadeslong obstacle to categorizing grass pollen fossils. Read more here: news.illinois.edu/pollen-study... @lasillinois.bsky.social @uofilsystem.bsky.social @ibioillinois.bsky.social
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Champaign County voters could see polling locations close — unless more people become election judges - IPM Newsroom
Champaign County currently has a shortage of 120 election judges. If the gap isn’t filled, the county may see certain polling locations close on Election Day, affecting voters’ experiences.
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hundreds of children and parents enrolled in long-term study of the effects of common chemicals on #brain development and #cognition. They've been at this for more than a decade and have findings to share. #plastics
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Love this. Ha!
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"What’s the opposite of United Nations multilateralism? It’s Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It’s Trump’s attack on Iran. It’s Elon Musk “feeding U.S.A.I.D. into the wood chipper..."
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kristoff is an international treasure. Why flawed institutions like the UN still make a huge difference in the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/o...
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Opinion | The U.N. Is Terrible. We Need the U.N.
Trump’s attack on global institutions leaves us helpless before a growing array of challenges.
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is it months or years? 😉
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So how do we describe neural networks?
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 22/09/2026
Health and kinesiology Ph.D. student Kaitlyn Thornton travels with a team of researchers to bring wheelchair rugby to Armenia. @ahsillinois.bsky.social Read more here: news.illinois.edu/bringing-whe...
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 22/09/2026
A new exhibit at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library explores the life and career of author Mary Shelley and the context for her novel “Frankenstein.” Read more here: news.illinois.edu/rare-book-an...
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 21/09/2026
Postpartum women reported in a new U. of I. study that lingering pain, particularly after C-sections, and depressive symptoms hampered their ability to care for themselves and their infants. Read more here: news.illinois.edu/postpartum-p... @ahsillinois.bsky.social @ahsillinois.bsky.social
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wow.
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yukio Katsuda (Japanese, born 1941) Horned Owl and Autumn Colours, 1985
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Debbie Gale Mitchell @heydebigale.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Book recommendation: PREGNANCY INTERRUPTED by Kate Clancy. This is one of the most important books I’ve read this year. I hope everyone will read this book that can (I know this content is really tough for about half the population). Please take care while reading! (See CW in the next post)
Photo of a white hand holding a copy of the book PREGNANCY INTERRUPTED with yellow flower in the background
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 14/09/2026
Go on an adventure with graduate student Wardah Noor Syeda as she and her colleagues capture dragonflies and cockroaches in the Peruvian Amazon. Read more here: news.illinois.edu/chasing-inse...
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If you value reliable information sources that are not based on #AI, do one thing today (and every day): Click on @wikipedia.org or Wikimedia Commons and look something up. I rely on both sites now more than ever because they cite checkable sources and are based on human intelligence and integrity.
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Installed one this summer and already seeing the savings.
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Brendan Harley @profharley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tomorrow is the day!!! @kateclancy.bsky.social is celebrating the launch of her next book "Pregnancy interrupted: the science and stories of how pregnancies really end" University Y (1001 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL) 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. See you there!
Kate Clancy book event
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/09/2026
Turns out you really do need food inspectors after all
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Are you also vaping lead or other metal contaminants in your e-cigs?
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@newsweek.com 's Daniella Gray writes thoughtfully about @kateclancy.bsky.social 's new book, "Pregnancy Interrupted." Frankly, it's rare to find a reporter to pick up this subject matter, and to cover it so well.
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Pregnancy loss may be the norm, not the exception
Anthropology professor and author Kate Clancy told Newsweek that many pregnancy losses are driven by biology, not personal choices.
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I planted ornamental goldenrod because the blooms show up at the end of summer when almost every other flower is fading. It's mobbed by insects. Makes me happy.
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Dawn Whiteside Rubin @dd-rubin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Carli Boo-locci 👻 @carlivelocci.com · 04/09/2026
I always forget how much I love the Ig Nobel awards until I see "winner figured out that upper-class people are more likely to steal candy from children" arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 31/08/2026
Kelli Trei of the University Library oversaw the relocation of the Biodiversity Heritage Library, the world’s largest digital library dedicated to biodiversity literature, from the Smithsonian Institution to other institutions across the U.S. Read more here: news.illinois.edu/what-is-the-...
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 31/08/2026
A bacterial protein fragment called corisin drives the process of pulmonary fibrosis by infiltrating and disrupting the cell’s quality-control system, researchers at Illinois and Mie University in Japan found in a new study. Meanwhile, blocking corisin with an antibody impeded the damage.
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 01/09/2026
A new book by professor of African American studies Bobby J. Smith II tells how the New Farmers of America taught tens of thousands of rural Black boys about farming and transformed rural Black life. Read more here: news.illinois.edu/book-tells-t...
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Pregnancy losses are often seen as failures, the result of bad genetics or bad behavior on the part of the pregnant person. Clancy's book sees #pregnancy losses differently, a necessary part of the process and a result of the "hot mess of mammalian evolution." #reproductive @kateclancy.bsky.social
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Or an eagle.
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
College students trained in "emotion-regulation" techniques were less reactive to negative images and memories, with corresponding changes in the connectivity of their brains. Story in Inc.com.
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A 5-Week Brain-Training Program Helped College Students Feel Happier. It Wasn't About Positive Thinking
A new study found that college students who spent five weeks practicing emotional-regulation techniques showed measurable changes in brain connectivity.
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1934. Photo by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 18/08/2026
Training helped college students better regulate their emotions in response to negative events or memories. Functional MRI scans revealed corresponding changes in the spontaneous functional connectivity of their brains.
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 18/08/2026
Fluctuating work hours have significant adverse effects on employees’ health, but men and women respond in different ways, a new study by Tim Liao and Sinyee Qianyi Lu found. @lasillinois.bsky.social @uofillinois.bsky.social Read more here: news.illinois.edu/volatile-wee...
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Raindrops falling on bioluminescent water off Puerto Rico: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I emailed a library asking for a small but annoying favour, and they did me a big favour and it's provided absolutely crucial data for a new project and publication, and slopAI could never and yay for humans, and librarians and archivists in particular.
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Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute @illinoishealth.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Join us Thursday, Sept. 3 to meet the 18 undergraduate #Illini who spent the summer at Mayo Clinic. They will present their research and discuss their summer research experience. Light refreshments will be served. Register by Thursday, Aug. 27. Details: calendars.illinois.edu/detail/5589/...
Mayo Clinic and Illinois logos over a backdrop of headshots form the undergraduate cohort. 
SURF | HERE | CRISP
Poster Session and Celebration 
September 3, 3-5 p.m. Beckman Atrium
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Becky Smith @rlsdvm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New paper from my lab! Spatial and space–time trends of reported Shigella spp. outbreaks in the United States, 2009-2022 We partnered with the NORS group to analyze Shigella outbreaks over time (previously published) and space. Coming soon - individual case data!
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Spatial and space–time trends of reported Shigella spp. outbreaks in the United States, 2009-2022
Abstract. Shigella spp. are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis, posing a public health concern in the United States. This study analyzed surveillan
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 11/08/2026
50 high school students from Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood traveled to the College of Veterinary Medicine to learn hands-on about veterinary medicine career options. Read more here: news.illinois.edu/exploring-ve...
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
If you are up at midnight (in the US) then please jam that new mountain goats record. If you are elsewhere in the world you can probably rock those jams rn. Thank you
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
She also likes baskets.
Photo of a cat looking out of a square hole cut into the side of a cardboard box. The cat's head is turned sideways.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I like this, I like this a lot. #BookSky
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Schroedinger's war.
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
That is the freakiest cyclops I've ever seen, and I've seen plenty (like maybe 3). Liked the "Saturn devouring his son" moment, too. Goya would be proud.
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cancercenteril.bsky.social @cancercenteril.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
#ILLINOIS researchers have developed a handheld device that could help shape the future of cancer detection. The VPodDuo can accurately detect genetic markers indicating the possible presence of cancer cells. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/VPodDuo
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Never write with A.I. “The problem with writing with A.I. is that it’s mentally enfeebling — an escalator toward a result when you really need to make a daily habit of taking the stairs.” — Bret Stephens, an Opinion columnist, NY Times www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
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Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
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D. Yates @yatester.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
AI is a trap, and if you start using it as a young writer, you may never escape.
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University of Illinois News Bureau @news.illinois.edu · 30/07/2026
A new gene editing tool to treat Huntington’s disease was successfully demonstrated in mice. Read more here: news.illinois.edu/genetic-base...
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