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Chris Uejio
@ckuejio.bsky.social
Researcher & Teacher. Parent & Partner. Studies: Climate & Health, Disparities, Extreme Heat, Infectious Diseases.
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I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.

wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
wired.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
My scientific meetings are dropping faster than I can rebook flights. Sad to see meetings with the NIH Climate and Health Scholars and CDC Climate Ready Cities and States Initiative abruptly cancelled.
January 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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scenariosforum.org/themes-25/

Please submit ideas for themes at the Scenarios Forum 2025 and please share with anyone interested.
November 30, 2024 at 4:39 AM

Please consider applying for our Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Human-Environment Interactions <https://jobs.aag.org/jobs/view/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-human-environment-interactions/75886454/> Applications due January 6th, 2025
November 21, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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November 21, 2024 at 9:42 AM
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I also started a Heat Resilience Starter Pack of those working to address the global threat of extreme heat and advance heat resilience - researchers, practitioners, decision-makers, and community members! bsky.app/starter-pack... #extremeheat #heatresilience
November 12, 2024 at 7:46 PM
@valmuellerasu.bsky.social Thanks for the invite!
September 24, 2023 at 3:14 AM