Carol Torgan, PhD
@ctorgan.bsky.social
Scientist, strategist, educator.
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We just posted an ad for TWO research assistant positions on @pewresearch.org's religion team.
We expect a lot of applications so it's best to apply this week for full consideration.
Come work with our great team!
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We just posted an ad for TWO research assistant positions on @pewresearch.org's religion team.
We expect a lot of applications so it's best to apply this week for full consideration.
Come work with our great team!
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
June 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
PLEASE SHARE:
We just posted an ad for TWO research assistant positions on @pewresearch.org's religion team.
We expect a lot of applications so it's best to apply this week for full consideration.
Come work with our great team!
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
We just posted an ad for TWO research assistant positions on @pewresearch.org's religion team.
We expect a lot of applications so it's best to apply this week for full consideration.
Come work with our great team!
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
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ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO
May 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO
The path to a potential universal antivenom
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One man’s snakebite obsession could yield a lifesaving breakthrough
Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal antivenom.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The path to a potential universal antivenom
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Multiple recent studies, including 3 impressive natural experiments, consistently show a link between Shingles vaccines and reduced dementia. This week a nationwide S Korea study added a reduction of cardiovascular events
My summary Table. More here on dementia erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
My summary Table. More here on dementia erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
May 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Multiple recent studies, including 3 impressive natural experiments, consistently show a link between Shingles vaccines and reduced dementia. This week a nationwide S Korea study added a reduction of cardiovascular events
My summary Table. More here on dementia erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
My summary Table. More here on dementia erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
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Love storytelling? Want to learn from award-winning journalists? This is your sign!
We’re teaming up with the Scripps Howard Fund to offer a paid fall 2025 journalism internship at Mississippi Free Press!
For more information and to apply: mfp.ms/jobs
We’re teaming up with the Scripps Howard Fund to offer a paid fall 2025 journalism internship at Mississippi Free Press!
For more information and to apply: mfp.ms/jobs
April 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Love storytelling? Want to learn from award-winning journalists? This is your sign!
We’re teaming up with the Scripps Howard Fund to offer a paid fall 2025 journalism internship at Mississippi Free Press!
For more information and to apply: mfp.ms/jobs
We’re teaming up with the Scripps Howard Fund to offer a paid fall 2025 journalism internship at Mississippi Free Press!
For more information and to apply: mfp.ms/jobs
Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/s...
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Scientists Map Miles of Wiring in a Speck of Mouse Brain (Gift Article)
Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/s...
New: Theme issue on Food, Nutrition and Health from Health Affairs journal, www.healthaffairs.org/toc/hlthaff/... Includes many open access articles relating to 'food is medicine,' health care, food security, diet quality, farms and communities.
April 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New: Theme issue on Food, Nutrition and Health from Health Affairs journal, www.healthaffairs.org/toc/hlthaff/... Includes many open access articles relating to 'food is medicine,' health care, food security, diet quality, farms and communities.
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Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company
IG 3sixteen
IG 3sixteen
April 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company
IG 3sixteen
IG 3sixteen
“The artificial intelligence used to create previously nonexistent proteins with the potential to provide new cancer treatments, tackle plastic waste, deliver life-saving vaccines, capture carbon, … has hit its stride.
Then everything came to a screeching halt.”
www.geekwire.com/2025/from-no...
Then everything came to a screeching halt.”
www.geekwire.com/2025/from-no...
From Nobel buzz to hiring halt: Trump funding cuts hobble UW protein design startup machine
The hiring freeze at the University of Washington threatens the research pipeline surging in the lab of Nobel Prize winner David Baker.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“The artificial intelligence used to create previously nonexistent proteins with the potential to provide new cancer treatments, tackle plastic waste, deliver life-saving vaccines, capture carbon, … has hit its stride.
Then everything came to a screeching halt.”
www.geekwire.com/2025/from-no...
Then everything came to a screeching halt.”
www.geekwire.com/2025/from-no...
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Good people of Washington DC! Please join me, @laminda.bsky.social & Rebecca Lemov TOMORROW at the Library of Congress for a talk about writing nonfiction. Details here: blogs.loc.gov/bookmarked/2...
April 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Good people of Washington DC! Please join me, @laminda.bsky.social & Rebecca Lemov TOMORROW at the Library of Congress for a talk about writing nonfiction. Details here: blogs.loc.gov/bookmarked/2...
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Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization
Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region.
We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant
survival over the past 50...
www.thelancet.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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if you buy used books and want to avoid amazon where possible, check out bookfinder.com
you can search essentially every marketplace in one go
so you can, e.g., find the same used copy for sale, from the same seller, on biblio.com or ebay instead of amazon or abe (owned by amazon)
you can search essentially every marketplace in one go
so you can, e.g., find the same used copy for sale, from the same seller, on biblio.com or ebay instead of amazon or abe (owned by amazon)
BookFinder.com: New & Used Books, Rare Books, Textbooks
bookfinder.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
if you buy used books and want to avoid amazon where possible, check out bookfinder.com
you can search essentially every marketplace in one go
so you can, e.g., find the same used copy for sale, from the same seller, on biblio.com or ebay instead of amazon or abe (owned by amazon)
you can search essentially every marketplace in one go
so you can, e.g., find the same used copy for sale, from the same seller, on biblio.com or ebay instead of amazon or abe (owned by amazon)
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Nova Scotia is looking for Internationally trained Healthcare Professionals #NovaScotia #Recruitment #Canada #Healthcare
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Support for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals | Nova Scotia Health
Nova Scotia Health is actively working to hire internationally educated health care professionals based on the specific needs of our communities. To review all open job opportunities with Nova Scotia ...
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March 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Nova Scotia is looking for Internationally trained Healthcare Professionals #NovaScotia #Recruitment #Canada #Healthcare
www.nshealth.ca/support-inte...
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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Applications are now open for the 2025 @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org, which honor science communicators, science journalists, and research scientists who have developed original #SciComm work in 2024.
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/3DoBQff
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/3DoBQff
February 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Applications are now open for the 2025 @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org, which honor science communicators, science journalists, and research scientists who have developed original #SciComm work in 2024.
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/3DoBQff
Learn more and apply: buff.ly/3DoBQff
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World (Gift Article)
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
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“There’s going to be a missing age class of researchers that will reverberate for years.” scim.ag/3ERRLDo
U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
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February 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“There’s going to be a missing age class of researchers that will reverberate for years.” scim.ag/3ERRLDo
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💥ATTENTION FEDS💥
All the termination letters going out that we've seen use "inadequate performance" as the reason for termination. SAVE YOUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. Tell your friends who aren't on bluesky! Probationary employees can't be fired for "poor performance" if their performance is not poor
All the termination letters going out that we've seen use "inadequate performance" as the reason for termination. SAVE YOUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. Tell your friends who aren't on bluesky! Probationary employees can't be fired for "poor performance" if their performance is not poor
February 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
💥ATTENTION FEDS💥
All the termination letters going out that we've seen use "inadequate performance" as the reason for termination. SAVE YOUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. Tell your friends who aren't on bluesky! Probationary employees can't be fired for "poor performance" if their performance is not poor
All the termination letters going out that we've seen use "inadequate performance" as the reason for termination. SAVE YOUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. Tell your friends who aren't on bluesky! Probationary employees can't be fired for "poor performance" if their performance is not poor
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ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE)
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it
ALT: a poster that says if life gives you lemon make lemonade on it
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February 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE)
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread.
There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.
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New York Times is hiring for two climate reporter jobs — descriptions/how to apply at the links:
1) Climate policy reporter: nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/de...
2) Climate adaptation reporter: nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/de...
1) Climate policy reporter: nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/de...
2) Climate adaptation reporter: nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/de...
February 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
New York Times is hiring for two climate reporter jobs — descriptions/how to apply at the links:
1) Climate policy reporter: nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/de...
2) Climate adaptation reporter: nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/de...
1) Climate policy reporter: nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/de...
2) Climate adaptation reporter: nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/de...
Great explanation of the “NIH” indirect costs mess.
Yes, “” need to be used.
Cc: @statnews.com @mcuban.bsky.social
Yes, “” need to be used.
Cc: @statnews.com @mcuban.bsky.social
Bluetorial: Potential impact of “NIH” “plan” regarding indirect costs on institutions
a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
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February 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Great explanation of the “NIH” indirect costs mess.
Yes, “” need to be used.
Cc: @statnews.com @mcuban.bsky.social
Yes, “” need to be used.
Cc: @statnews.com @mcuban.bsky.social
Federal judge halts Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments in 22 states www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n... via @statnews.com
Federal judge halts Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments in 22 states
Attorneys general sued the Trump administration to block a NIH decision that would slash grant payments for research overhead
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Federal judge halts Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments in 22 states www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/n... via @statnews.com
The Lancet Editorial Feb 8: American chaos: standing up for health and medicine www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
February 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Lancet Editorial Feb 8: American chaos: standing up for health and medicine www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Outstanding read: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"The scientific community is expected to respect diverse viewpoints, but in the final analysis, all share a professional responsibility to oppose policies that threaten the health of patients or the population."
#science #healthcare
"The scientific community is expected to respect diverse viewpoints, but in the final analysis, all share a professional responsibility to oppose policies that threaten the health of patients or the population."
#science #healthcare
How Should Health Care and Public Health Respond to the New US Administration?
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organization, taken so far during the first week of the Trump administration.
jamanetwork.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Outstanding read: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"The scientific community is expected to respect diverse viewpoints, but in the final analysis, all share a professional responsibility to oppose policies that threaten the health of patients or the population."
#science #healthcare
"The scientific community is expected to respect diverse viewpoints, but in the final analysis, all share a professional responsibility to oppose policies that threaten the health of patients or the population."
#science #healthcare