Wishing everyone a happy Fourth of July! 249 years since we declared independence from a king, the work of living up to our founding promise is more important than ever - and it calls on each of us to do what we can for our country.

Essentially 100% of patients I see for substance use are on Medicaid (or uninsured & working to get on Medicaid). Most cannot afford their lifesaving medications without coverage & I’ve seen devastating results from coverage lapses in the past. This bill’s new “requirements” are going to kill people

No kings.

I’ve been fortunate enough to spend a few days in Bermuda. Such a beautiful country and amazing people. A perfect getaway.

Fantastic to see that Time has published an opinion piece by one of our MPH students, Luke Carl Jorgensen, reflecting on how the past can inform us about the impact of current policy implementation. time.com/7286403/hist...

History Shows the Danger of Trump's Health Policies

The medical achievements of the 20th century demonstrate how global health infrastructure is key to public health.

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Fake health information – whether shared unknowingly and innocently, or deliberately to mislead or cause harm – can be far more captivating than accurate information. A global health scholar explains: buff.ly/ELp8mk6 Angshuman K. Kashyap, University of Maryland

Tell me you don't know how public health works without telling me you don't know how public health works

Public health has taken a large hit this year and many of our grants that fund our students were terminated. For #PurdueDayofGiving, consider a donation to our public health student fund. Select Public Health Student Fund dayofgiving.purdue.edu/campaigns/se...

Make A Gift | Purdue Day of Giving 2025

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Connor Ives created the T-shirt worn proudly by Pedro Pascal. He is currently pre-selling his version, with all proceeds benefitting Trans Lifeline. If you buy from another seller or company, do your research to ensure they support and fight for the trans community.

*PRE-ORDER* Protect the Dolls t-shirt

The Protect the Dolls t-shirt was worn by Conner in the finale of our AW 2025 show. After the groundswell of interest in the t-shirt, we have decided to make it available for pre-order. All proceeds f...

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Holy crap Indiana cut public health funding to $40 million annually The Governor's public health commission recommended $225 million annually to get us to median 2019 state spending levels Good grief

Nice to be back in NYC for a few days.

Rural health care providers are staring down existential threats from both cuts to Medicaid and the elimination of HRSA initiatives www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

About 70% of Americans approve of same-sex marriages. Despite this, Republican lawmakers in 5 states introduced symbolic bills calling on the Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. A scholar explains: buff.ly/q76uFwD Paul M. Collins Jr. @umassamherst.bsky.social

Same-sex marriage is under attack by state lawmakers, emboldened by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures and the Supreme Court’s willingness to overturn precedent

President Donald Trump’s second term and the Supreme Court’s conservative activism have lit a fire in Republicans, who are targeting same-sex marriage as part of a broader attack on LGBTQ+ rights.

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NEW: No fewer than 10 principle scientists at NIH investigating emerging infectious diseases and neural disorders were among those fired by RFK Jr. today. One is an esteemed scientist awarded for breakthrough research into the causes of Parkinson's disease. By me and @emilymullin.bsky.social:

Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH

Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.

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A reminder for this Transgender Day of Visibility: Trans people have always existed, and we always will.  No president, politician, or court can change that.

Nearly all modern medical treatments trace back to #NIH-funded research. Now hundreds of active grants are being terminated, jeopardizing progress against cancer, Alzheimer's, infectious diseases and more. buff.ly/HhK60HP #ScienceFunding

Congratulations to Chavez Rodriguez whose poster reviewing interventios to promote HIV medication adherence among individuals who use substances was recognized for excellence at #sbm2025!!

Sofia Rubi did an outstanding job presenting on mobile medical units to address opioiod use disorder in the HEALing Communities Study at #sbm2025; the abstract received a Meritorious Abstract Award.

Lisa Neumeister did an excellent job presenting on sources of sexual health information among South African adolescents at #sbm2025

@luis-a-gomez.bsky.social and Stephen Beegle presented their work examining AI-delivered HIV health information at #sbm2025 that was recognized as a Citation Abstract.

This is what breaks my heart. These young people who are so eager and full of promise and who are the next generation of Nobel Prize winners, scientists inventors, teachers. #Trump and #Musk have destroyed it all. www.wired.com/story/the-ch...

The Chaos of NIH Cuts Has Left Early-Career Scientists Scrambling

As graduate programs lose spots and labs face shutdowns following Trump administration cuts to science funding, the path to a science career for students and researchers just got a whole lot harder.

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Because of Trump’s ban on LGBT health research, some of the most prominent #LGBT health researchers are mourning the loss of their careers and figuring out what to do next.

The speed at which NIH is terminating in-progress HIV-related grants is truly horrifying. This is not a shift in future priorities—they are abruptly cutting off studies originally competitively funded because of their high scientific impact that are already underway. taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...

Gift link I hope. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...

Food Banks Left in the Lurch as U.S.D.A. Shipments Are Suspended (Gift Article)

A representative of a nationwide food pantry network, said U.S.D.A. officials had informed him that some food aid distributed by the federal government was under review.

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Michelle Rathman Chief Dot Connector@mrbimpact.bsky.social · 2y ago

“rural communities would most likely feel the deepest immediate impact” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...

💜 needed to read this

If you know you know@privatechand.bsky.social · 2y ago

If teachers can continue to teach under conditions of genocide in Gaza, then really we have no excuse. Teach, research, do what you have always done. Do it smarter, do it quietly if necessary, but do it. No state has ever managed to strangle the human imagination or its capacity and desire to learn.

If you have a federal grant, I *highly* recommend going to this Friday's webinar on responding to grant terminations. Lisa Brown, former general counsel at Dept of Ed, will present along with other lawyers. Friday, March 21, 2-3 pm. More info & register here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/regist...

I urge faculty members to join the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). We have few organizations that represent us and offer us collective power. #Yale has a new chapter. You can start one if your campus doesn't have one yet. And you can join now too. www.aaup.org/membership/d...

The Trump administration is planning to completely eliminate the CDC Division of HIV Prevention, cutting $700 million that should be used to prevent HIV infections and control HIV the HIV epidemic. Such cuts would have horrific consequences for the health of Americans. aidsunited.org/action/polic...

ACTION ALERT: CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back - AIDS United

CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention Is Under Attack! We Must Fight Back We have heard very unfortunate news that there is an effort un...

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