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Markella Paradissis-Healy
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“Literacy comes in all forms. If you’re learning a life skill and you want to become literate in a profession or a hobby, you have to access the tool to learn the trade.”
— Cindy Hohl, ALA Immediate Past President

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/r...
Need a Tool for a Home Project? Get Yourself a Library Card.
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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hsph.harvard.edu
We asked Harvard Chan community members to explain their research in 7 words or less. We had so many wonderful responses that we had to share just a few more.

Help us preserve our lifesaving research: hsph.me/whygive
June 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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harvard-iid.bsky.social
We love to see IID professors Dr. Pardis Sabeti and Dr. Christian Happi’s work resonating with folks across public health in both disease surveillance and education about the mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone. We must work together and support the leaders in Sierra Leone to contain the outbreak.
June 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
Grateful to @pardissabeti.bsky.social and Christian Happi for writing about the emerging mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone. A scary but important read.
time.com/7291478/sier...
What Happens in Sierra Leone's Mpox Outbreak Affects Us All
"Mpox, as a pandemic, could be brutal," write Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi.
time.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Muhammad Jawad Noon, MPH '25, addressed his fellow graduates in the Class of 2025.

Watch Convocation live and learn more about Harvard Chan School graduation celebrations at hsph.me/graduation

#HarvardChan25
Remember my grandfather's wisdom: we are not those who see darkness, we are those who map constellations. And when future generations ask, "Who helped us find our way home when the skies went dark?" Let the answer… be us. Muhammad Jawad Noon, Student Speaker, Harvard Chan School Class of 2025 Convocation
May 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive
May 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
A vintage black and white photo taken during an American Library Association World War One book drive. A librarian in an suit with an ankle-length skirt speaks into a megaphone while standing atop an immense stack of books.
November 15, 2024 at 8:21 PM
markella-ph.bsky.social
Very cool to try a writing style I’ve always admired! 📝
harvard-iid.bsky.social Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. C @harvard-iid.bsky.social · May 1
IID staff engaged in creativity at the Haiku Writing Workshop, led by poet James Shea, the Neafsey Lab’s writer-in-residence. 🖋️ #NationalPoetryMonth #Haiku #Workshop #ScienceandArt
IID staff member, Claire, writing by a window, wearing a beige sweater. A selfie of IID staff members Markella, Claire, and Jessica with papers and pens, sitting at wooden desks.
May 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
markella-ph.bsky.social
I am honored to have the opportunity to write about my experiences giving back in IID and with the Harvard Chan School. 🫶
harvard-iid.bsky.social Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. C @harvard-iid.bsky.social · Apr 25
When the world, near and far, is violent or distressing, volunteering is a way for me to feel like I’m making a positive difference within what I can control,” says IID administrative and communications assistant Markella Paradissis-Healy in her #NationalVolunteerWeek reflection. loom.ly/i7PxHXU.
A group from Harvard Chan School in front of a mural with flowers after volunteering at More Than Words. Markella is on the far right in a black shirt and green pants.
April 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Online Ceramics have teamed up on a bold new Reading is a Right collection — and 100% of PRH’s net proceeds will be donated to ALA to further our work to defend libraries and fight censorship. 🧡
online-ceramics.com/collections/...
Black hoodie with words "Read a Banned Book" and logos of Penguin Random House and Online Ceramics Black baseball cap with text "Read Banned Books" and Penguin Random House. Orange socks with "Reading is a Right" text and Penguin Random House logo. Orange sweat pants with large text on left leg "Reading is a Right," and large Penguin Random House logo on right leg.
April 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
A $15 donation to your public library or ALA's Show Up for Our Libraries fund gets you a @libro.fm audiobook credit.
Donate before #NationalLibraryWeek ends tomorrow!
blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/

#ForOurLibraries
#BookSky
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amlibraryassoc.bsky.social American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Apr 8
This #NationalLibraryWeek, when you donate $15 or more to the ALA Show Up for Our Libraries fund or your public library, you’ll receive an audiobook credit from Libro.fm!
Details at: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
Thank you, @libro.fm!
April 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
I recommend hating tuberculosis. It has fueled me like no other hate that came before.
March 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
As the U.S. Government endeavors to make tuberculosis great again, please consider preordering a signed copy of my book about our deadliest infection, its long history, and why in the 75 years since TB became curable, we've allowed over 150,000,000 people to die of the disease. everythingistb.com
cover of my new book everything is tuberculosis: the history and persistence of our deadliest infection
March 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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hankgreen.bsky.social
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
How am I feeling? It's summed up in this conversation with @madhupai.bsky.social: "I think hope is the correct response to the miracle of human consciousness. I am concerned (and discouraged) in the face of our historical moment. But I refuse to respond with despair."
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
John Green Tackles An Injustice Called Tuberculosis
With his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' celebrity author John Green is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy
www.forbes.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM