In the wake of devastating wildfires in Spokane, we’re seeing statewide impacts to air quality. As winds shift through this evening, we expect to see smoke blanket the state from Vancouver to Spokane, including major metropolitan areas like Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett.

Huge new class action lawsuit filed by big publishers and authors against Google this week over AI training. It accuses Google of taking millions of books / articles provided to them for use only in Google Books, Google Play Books, and Google Scholar, and secretly using them to train LLMs. 🧵 1/4

Can you still count to 10 on your fingers this morning?

📢Free six-part online event series by The Center for Implementation on tools that support implementation. thecenterforimplementation.com/implementati... #ImpSci

[FREE EVENT] From Insight to Action: Tools that Support Implementation — The Center for Implementation

Join us throughout 2026 for this series of 1-hour virtual events showcasing online implementation tools.

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📢 Call for papers: Translational Behavioral Medicine seeks submissions for a special collection on Intervention Sustainability and De-Implementation. Looking for empirical studies with a behavioral medicine and translational focus. academic.oup.com/tbm/pages/cf... #ImplementationScience

Call for Papers Intervention Sustainability and De-Implementation

Translational Behavioral Medicine invites submissions on intervention sustainability and/or de-implementation. Sustainability refers to the potential for contin

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We are hiring an assistant professor to join @hcde.uw.edu in Autumn 2027. We welcome applications in all areas, with a focus on: (1) Environment and sustainability; (2) Civic infrastructure and society; (3) Labor and the future of work. Learn more & apply: apply.interfolio.com/188238

NIH grants have been under political scrutiny since early 2025. But what does the screening process actually look like? What is being flagged? I spent a month digging into leaked docs and emails. We've published the 235-word list that are being flagged by an internal AI tool. And so much more. 🧵

Inside the new political screening that’s stalling NIH grants

Mandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo.

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We hear all the time from folks who just don't know how to get ready for an emergency, what their first steps should be. THIS is the page to bookmark. mil.wa.gov/personal Don't have time right now? Start the discussion tonight or this weekend.

🚨NEWSFLASH 🚨 Implementation Science journal is removing the checklist requirement for qualitative research submissions. - Less rigidity -Greater methodological/analytic diversity -Shift away from deductive framework approaches. Editorial explaining all this 👇👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Embracing complexity by reducing rigidity: guiding principles for the intersection of implementation science and qualitative research - Implementation Science

In this editorial we reflect on recent contributions that have focused on how researchers should involve qualitative research in implementation science. Implementation science as a discipline has firm...

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For the Federal Register nerds out there (you know who you are), I want to flag a great new resource that Andrew Leahey has put together to track developments in the register. He has a monthly report on Notice & Comment that provides helpful snapshots of activity: www.yalejreg.com/nc/recent-ru...

MATCH DAY! Hey soccer fans, welcome to Seattle! For key dates and how to get around, check out our Soccer Championship page: engage.wsdot.wa.gov/seattle-worl... Download the @wsdot.wa.gov app and follow @sound-transit.bsky.social & @seattledot.bsky.social for more transit options & traffic details.

We've got some of the warmest temps of the year so far headed our way Sunday and Monday. Risk of heat-related illnesses will increase. Keep you and your family (even little ones and pets) safe! More at weather.gov/safety/heat

NEW from ADAI: Find out what 18 syringe services program participants had to say about their experiences with medications for opioid use disorder (#MOUD) & learn how patient-centered & low-barrier approaches can better support them! Check it out at adai.uw.edu/ssp-moud-per...

We are celebrating 20 years of #impsci with two new article collections: • Learning From the Past and Shaping the Future • Breaking Frameworks: Revisiting, Extending, Integrating, and Theorizing Implementation Frameworks Subs open through March 2027: link.springer.com/journal/4305...

In 2025, the number of #NIH-funded investigators declined for the first time in a decade, with the steepest reductions among Black and Hispanic researchers and fellows. ja.ma/4ujDlzG

A huge thank you to all of the reviewers who have supported Implementation Science Communications. Your time, expertise, and thoughtful feedback are invaluable to the peer review process and the research community. Read our editorial here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PeerReview #impsci

Each Friday night, I write a briefing on what happened in US science & higher ed. 🧪  A deep dive in tonight’s special and urgent issue on the OMB’s gambit to achieve by rule-making what the administration fails to win in court. buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

Year 2, Week 23

May 29-Jun 5, 2026 – power moves

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Steven Kahn, director of the UW Diabetes Research Center, was removed by police from a national conference as he and others handed out copies of an editorial.

UW diabetes researcher removed from conference by police

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Each year, the SPH #UndergraduateSymposium allows students to demonstrate how they applied knowledge and skills gained in the classroom to address #publichealth problems through research, internship, and capstone experiences. Join us on May 21 at the Hans Rosling Center heyor.ca/WeFItv

Measles cases continue to increase in WA this year, including 3 recent cases with no known source of exposure. We're urging people to watch for symptoms, stay home and contact their provider if they feel sick, and make sure they’re up to date on their measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

✨ Why attend the 2026 SIRC Conference? To join researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore how evidence becomes action and viceversa—through cutting‑edge research, practical tools, and collaboration 🔗 Learn more: societyforimplementationresearchcollaboration.org/2026-sirc-co... #SIRC2026

2026 SIRC Conference

Please see the call for pre-conference workshops and application form (submission deadline: Monday, May 11, 2026).Please see the call for abstracts here (submission deadline: Friday, May 1, 2026),

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🚀 The Department of Public Health at the University of Basel is hiring a Research Associate to establish a new Core Service for Implementation Science. 👉 Great opportunity to shape implementation science infrastructure from the ground up! nursing.unibas.ch/de/aktuell/s... #impsci

Scientific Collaborator – Build-up of the Core Service Implementation Science (40-100%)

Immediately or by agreement (40 - 100%)

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New research confirms school-based clinicians show higher adherence & competence w/evidence-based protocols than clinic providers, in sessions half as long (26min vs. 50 min). Less stigma. Better access. Higher quality care. The case for #schoolmentalhealth - bit.ly/4cw923j keeps getting stronger!💛

An Examination of Evidence-Based Practice Processes Across Service Settings: How Do Schools and Clinics Compare?

Much of the U.S. research on evidence-based practices (EBPs) for youth mental health care occurs in outpatient mental health clinics, but more actual youth mental health care takes place in schools...

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This is a FRAUDULENT paper, AI-generated. My name was used as an author and I had nothing to do with it, never saw it until today e-pubmed.co.uk/journals/dig... The "Editors" Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari and this "Journal" should be reported.

A warm winter left our mountains with less snow which led to a limited supply of water for the summer. That’s why the state declared a #drought emergency. Fish, trees, and animals depend on us using water wisely. Below are some simple ways you can save outdoor water and lower your bill 👇

Residents who applied for federal individual assistance resulting from the December storms and flooding will soon be contacted by housing inspectors with FEMA. Learn more at the link.

Federal Assistance available for flood survivors

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Remember, #impsci is condition- and field -agnostic. These tools are important for all who work to improve service provision or change management. Not just for medical professionals! @uw-sefs.bsky.social @iphg-uw.bsky.social @uwdeohs.bsky.social @uwalacrity.bsky.social @uwbothell.bsky.social

Interested in #postdoc opportunities in #Seattle? Join Seattle DROP — a virtual #biomedical postdoc #recruitment event on May 5, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. PT. Register: https://bit.ly/41raYnn

A reminder to slow down and notice what’s blooming around us. 🌸 ☀️

What does #PublicHealth mean to you?