Abigail M Hatcher, PhD
@abigailmhatcher.bsky.social
Associate Professor [UNC and Wits] focused on designing and testing social interventions | perinatal phase | violence prevention | food insecurity | mental health
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The Committee has withdrawn its request! Which suggests that even a little bit of pushback really matters
AAUP has written a letter to NW U explaining why it has no legal obligation to comply with the request from Congress to hand over an incredible amt of info—including a professor’s performance reviews!—about its legal clinics 🧵https://www.aaup.org/sites/default/files/AAUP_Letter_to_Northwestern.pdf
www.aaup.org
April 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Committee has withdrawn its request! Which suggests that even a little bit of pushback really matters
How can HIV science resist assaults on our field?
✅ Rely on our home-grown movements
✅ Do not comply in advance
✅ Retain precise language
✅ Use our collective power
✅ Dual job: sustain science & secure safe human bodies
@nickmetheny.bsky.social
@kldunkle.bsky.social
@rebeccafieldingmiller.com
✅ Rely on our home-grown movements
✅ Do not comply in advance
✅ Retain precise language
✅ Use our collective power
✅ Dual job: sustain science & secure safe human bodies
@nickmetheny.bsky.social
@kldunkle.bsky.social
@rebeccafieldingmiller.com
Our May issue is here! 🙌
In this Viewpoint article, ‘A refusal to abandon HIV Science’, researchers from South Africa and the US point out the disastrous consequences of the anti-science actions in the US and call on HIV scientists to push back with focus and intent.
🔗➡️ ow.ly/Tyjv50VwAV1
In this Viewpoint article, ‘A refusal to abandon HIV Science’, researchers from South Africa and the US point out the disastrous consequences of the anti-science actions in the US and call on HIV scientists to push back with focus and intent.
🔗➡️ ow.ly/Tyjv50VwAV1
A refusal to abandon HIV science : AIDS
An abstract is unavailable.
ow.ly
April 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How can HIV science resist assaults on our field?
✅ Rely on our home-grown movements
✅ Do not comply in advance
✅ Retain precise language
✅ Use our collective power
✅ Dual job: sustain science & secure safe human bodies
@nickmetheny.bsky.social
@kldunkle.bsky.social
@rebeccafieldingmiller.com
✅ Rely on our home-grown movements
✅ Do not comply in advance
✅ Retain precise language
✅ Use our collective power
✅ Dual job: sustain science & secure safe human bodies
@nickmetheny.bsky.social
@kldunkle.bsky.social
@rebeccafieldingmiller.com
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This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.
March 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.
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"We want to preserve public health data that are crucial for people's well-being," - social epidemiologist Nancy Krieger, on the value of the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine
www.npr.org/2025/03/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/23/n...
Humming along in an old church, the Internet Archive is more relevant than ever
The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.
www.npr.org
March 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"We want to preserve public health data that are crucial for people's well-being," - social epidemiologist Nancy Krieger, on the value of the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine
www.npr.org/2025/03/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/23/n...
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Last Friday, 1,000 more NIH biomedical research projects were defunded with no notice
Here’s a word cloud of canceled grants, based on their titles
Here’s a word cloud of canceled grants, based on their titles
my word cloud on these titles (minus Columbia) - any patterns emerge?
March 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Last Friday, 1,000 more NIH biomedical research projects were defunded with no notice
Here’s a word cloud of canceled grants, based on their titles
Here’s a word cloud of canceled grants, based on their titles
Ah yes, pinpointing how men use rape, assault, and psychological terror towards pregnant people is scary for this administration. Because "protecting women" in no way means: keeping them alive, sane, or able to safely parent.
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ah yes, pinpointing how men use rape, assault, and psychological terror towards pregnant people is scary for this administration. Because "protecting women" in no way means: keeping them alive, sane, or able to safely parent.
Most US universities are treating students with patronizing silence or "business-as-usual" platitudes (or banning their collective action altogether).
But what could it look like to work alongside early-career colleagues? I'll tell you: it feels essential and inspiring!
But what could it look like to work alongside early-career colleagues? I'll tell you: it feels essential and inspiring!
An excellent piece by two students about the effects of massive funding cuts on our next generation of researchers. www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/arti...
We dreamed of a future in public health for NC. Trump’s funding cuts threaten that | Opinion
As young people pursuing education, staying in NC and contributing to it was exactly our plan. Recent federal executive actions threaten our goals. | Opinion
www.charlotteobserver.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Most US universities are treating students with patronizing silence or "business-as-usual" platitudes (or banning their collective action altogether).
But what could it look like to work alongside early-career colleagues? I'll tell you: it feels essential and inspiring!
But what could it look like to work alongside early-career colleagues? I'll tell you: it feels essential and inspiring!
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The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up.
If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.
Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.
Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
Cancelled NIH grant information submission form
Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025.
Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...
forms.gle
March 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up.
If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.
Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes.
Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's
March 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's
I'll be Standing Up for Science tomorrow with some protest crafts. Get in dorks!
standupforscience.bsky.social
standupforscience.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I'll be Standing Up for Science tomorrow with some protest crafts. Get in dorks!
standupforscience.bsky.social
standupforscience.bsky.social
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BREAKING - ILLEGAL FOREIGN AID FREEZE
At oral argument on the preliminary injunction in AIDS Vaccine v. State, Judge Ali orders the Trump administration to pay all plaintiffs' invoices and letters of credit draw-down requests for work completed before Feb. 13 (approx. $2B) by 6pm Monday March 10
At oral argument on the preliminary injunction in AIDS Vaccine v. State, Judge Ali orders the Trump administration to pay all plaintiffs' invoices and letters of credit draw-down requests for work completed before Feb. 13 (approx. $2B) by 6pm Monday March 10
March 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
BREAKING - ILLEGAL FOREIGN AID FREEZE
At oral argument on the preliminary injunction in AIDS Vaccine v. State, Judge Ali orders the Trump administration to pay all plaintiffs' invoices and letters of credit draw-down requests for work completed before Feb. 13 (approx. $2B) by 6pm Monday March 10
At oral argument on the preliminary injunction in AIDS Vaccine v. State, Judge Ali orders the Trump administration to pay all plaintiffs' invoices and letters of credit draw-down requests for work completed before Feb. 13 (approx. $2B) by 6pm Monday March 10
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For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come
www.technologyreview.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
UNC erased portions of the undergrad curriculum focused on equity to "be compliant" with executive orders. Let's see how university administrators backtrack now that constitutional rights are a thing again.
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
UNC erased portions of the undergrad curriculum focused on equity to "be compliant" with executive orders. Let's see how university administrators backtrack now that constitutional rights are a thing again.
So many scientists are staying quiet. Proud to work alongside @rebeccafieldingmiller.com who says it like it is.
Saying ‘women’ is not allowed, but ‘men’ and ‘white’ are OK? I’m (not) shocked | Arwa Mahdawi
Saying ‘women’ is not allowed, but ‘men’ and ‘white’ are OK? I’m (not) shocked | Arwa Mahdawi
Thanks to Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders attacking a number of terms, ‘women’ is literally being erased
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
So many scientists are staying quiet. Proud to work alongside @rebeccafieldingmiller.com who says it like it is.
See you in Raleigh on Mon @ 2:30 (also featured in every state capitol near you)
@50501movement.bsky.social @50501activists.bsky.social
@50501movement.bsky.social @50501activists.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
See you in Raleigh on Mon @ 2:30 (also featured in every state capitol near you)
@50501movement.bsky.social @50501activists.bsky.social
@50501movement.bsky.social @50501activists.bsky.social
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❗#USAID Temporary Restraining Order issued:
"All USAID employees currently on administrative leave shall be reinstated until [Feb 14] ... no additional employees shall be placed on administrative leave before that date. No USAID employees shall be evacuated from their host countries"
"All USAID employees currently on administrative leave shall be reinstated until [Feb 14] ... no additional employees shall be placed on administrative leave before that date. No USAID employees shall be evacuated from their host countries"
February 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
❗#USAID Temporary Restraining Order issued:
"All USAID employees currently on administrative leave shall be reinstated until [Feb 14] ... no additional employees shall be placed on administrative leave before that date. No USAID employees shall be evacuated from their host countries"
"All USAID employees currently on administrative leave shall be reinstated until [Feb 14] ... no additional employees shall be placed on administrative leave before that date. No USAID employees shall be evacuated from their host countries"
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On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-24-110: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024 NOT-OD-24-110. NIH
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
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This isn't my first or even second time at the rodeo. I dealt with Ronald Reagan & George Bush trying to kill my community by ignoring the AIDS epidemic. It happened again when I lived in South Africa with Thabo Mbeki. And we won twice. So: courage. We will beat them too. Stay focused. Get to work.
February 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This isn't my first or even second time at the rodeo. I dealt with Ronald Reagan & George Bush trying to kill my community by ignoring the AIDS epidemic. It happened again when I lived in South Africa with Thabo Mbeki. And we won twice. So: courage. We will beat them too. Stay focused. Get to work.
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Here is the guidance in full. The wording is very broad. This should help a lot of organizations and people.
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Here is the guidance in full. The wording is very broad. This should help a lot of organizations and people.
US institutions are being seized through "state capture".
State capture is systematic corruption by unelected civilians taking control of public institutions. The goal is to erode public interest for personal gain. 🧵
@altnih4science.bsky.social @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
State capture is systematic corruption by unelected civilians taking control of public institutions. The goal is to erode public interest for personal gain. 🧵
@altnih4science.bsky.social @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Musk's team is a security risk. www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
USAID security chiefs put on leave after trying to stop Musk's team from accessing classified info, officials say
Members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency eventually did gain access Saturday to the aid agency’s classified information, which includes intelligence reports, a former U.S. official s...
www.pbs.org
February 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
US institutions are being seized through "state capture".
State capture is systematic corruption by unelected civilians taking control of public institutions. The goal is to erode public interest for personal gain. 🧵
@altnih4science.bsky.social @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
State capture is systematic corruption by unelected civilians taking control of public institutions. The goal is to erode public interest for personal gain. 🧵
@altnih4science.bsky.social @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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I am with dozens of Utah scientists, healthcare providers, and educators who urge Senators Lee and Curtis to vote no on RFK’s dangerous nomination. The health of Utahns and Americans is at risk. www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
@sltrib.com @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
@sltrib.com @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
Voices: We’re infectious disease experts. RFK Jr. would put all our health at risk.
“A vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take America back to a troubling era when countless children suffered and died from horrific infections, leaving many with lifelong disabilities,” write Susana ...
www.sltrib.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I am with dozens of Utah scientists, healthcare providers, and educators who urge Senators Lee and Curtis to vote no on RFK’s dangerous nomination. The health of Utahns and Americans is at risk. www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
@sltrib.com @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
@sltrib.com @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
January 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This account is for sharing info with US scientists, both extramural and intramural to NIH, about attacks on science in the US.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
Education is power, and we can help advocate for science and medicine together. 💪🧪
We are a team of NIH people. Please ask us questions you might have.
This thread is essential reading. LoL inspiration of the best sort. www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
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Explore this post and more from the fednews community
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January 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This thread is essential reading. LoL inspiration of the best sort. www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...