Really wish health insurance companies would integrate public transport routes into their find a provider maps/lists. I'd rather see a PCP that's further away from my house if it's on a direct bus route, than one closer who is difficult to get to on the bus. #healthcareaccess #publictransit

@msf.ca USA Geo Week Mapathon Nov 19, 2025 | 6–8 PM ET
Invites everyone beginners and experienced mappers to a virtual mapping session supporting the #MissingMaps project.

Join, learn, map, and make an impact.
🔗 Register here: shorturl.at/TvFe2

How far is your closest hospital or clinic? Public health researchers explain why Africa needs up-to-date health facility databases.

See our recent article in @africa.theconversation.com

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A Map🗺️ Showing Terrestrial Ecosystem of Africa Continent , Dataset is from USGS (ScienceBase) #Africa #EastAfrica #WestAfrica #SouthAfrica #NorthAfrica #Soil #Soiltype #geology #map #dataviz #gischat #geospatial #dataviz #qgis #b3d #Blender #USGS

A Nature Careers feature explores the ways scientific societies, journals, editors and researchers are pushing back against mean-spirited peer reviews. #Academicsky 🧪

Delays, uncertainty plague NSF fellowship for graduate students | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

For MS/MPH in Epi/Public Health what are the norms around emailing faculty at the institutions/programs before applying? I know this is the norm for PhD programs, but I have a recent BS in Public Health grad who is about to apply for MPHs and I wasn't sure what to advise!

The School of Planning, Policy, and Environmental Studies at San José State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies. We welcome applicants from all fields of environmental studies who apply an environmental justice lens to their work. jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job...

There is a lot in a name and there has been a push in global public health to move away from names that can easily be exploited to stigmatize entire regions or groups of people. This is not "woke" it's simply the right thing to do.

What is the credibility or purpose of an AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, or tropical medicine conference without scientists from the Global South, and people with deep, lived experience?

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

I have my first academic office (I had to share a lab space during my PhD) and am trying to decorate it! I already have the most important things in (the books on my bookcase) but would love to see how other academics have decorated (or not) their offices as well if possible!

We could all use some hope these days!

Pakistan launches their first-ever HPV vaccine campaign to fight cervical cancer among girls!

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www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/09/10/f...

An Immersive New Museum Dedicated to Maths is Opening in London - Featuring Code-Breaking, Experiments, Challenges and more

@mathsworld.com

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Please read our new @lancetgh.bsky.social paper "Dignity-based practice in global health research: a framework of expectations" www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

We analysed complaints on knowledge practices in global health to identify expectations that affirm the dignity of marginalised knowers.

University of California San Francisco - How a #malaria-fighting breakthrough provides lasting protection.

WHO has recommended a relatively new class of insecticide that offers protection for up to a year against mosquitoes that spread malaria...

www.malariaworld.org/news/how-a-m...