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Delvon T. Mattingly
@delvonmattingly.bsky.social
Research Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine studying psychosocial, policy, and structural driving disparities in substance use, addiction, and cancer outcomes.
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small wins today, got the NOA for a non-competing renewal that was over a month late
March 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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🌟 We're hiring! 🌟

INTS is seeking qualified applicants for an Open Rank Non Tenure Track Faculty Position!

If you have a doctoral degree and a strong background in tobacco or public health, this could be the right fit for you!

Apply today ➡️

jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/244...
February 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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"Not seen anything like this."

After a funding freeze & communications pause, the $250M in federal grants RI received in 2024 from NIH may be in jeopardy. #BrownSPH & @brownmedicine.bsky.social faculty & researchers say they're looking for answers amidst the chaos.
Trump Administration actions cause ‘widespread panic’ among some RI scientists - TPR: The Public's Radio
Concern washed over the scientific research community in Rhode Island after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services paused all external communications on Jan. 22.  When researchers from acros...
thepublicsradio.org
January 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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“Withdrawing the FDA proposed rule to ban menthol will have truly dire consequences for Americans. If the Trump administration wants to make America healthy again, they must allow the @fda.gov to ban menthol.”

- Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy, Managing Attorney at ASH

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Menthol Cigarette Ban Proposal Withdrawn by Trump Administration
A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars was withdrawn by the Trump administration, a blow to public health advocates who attribute thousands of premature deaths to the additive.
ow.ly
January 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM