Melissa Walls
@mlwalls.bsky.social
Anishinaabe settler mix
Mom-daughter-wife-pal
Professor
Mom-daughter-wife-pal
Professor
Healing Pathways is the reason I went to school for a PhD. This team continues to mentor me as we serve our People. cih.jhu.edu/healing-path...
Healing Pathways: Cindy on Trust and Partnership - Center for Indigenous Health
Cindy McDougall, enrolled member and lifelong resident of the White Earth Nation in northwestern Minnesota, has been supporting the Healing Pathways Project (Anishinaabe Giigewin Miikana) for 23 years...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Healing Pathways is the reason I went to school for a PhD. This team continues to mentor me as we serve our People. cih.jhu.edu/healing-path...
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Back of the envelope calculation for NIH funds cut in FY 2025
Funds cut due to terminations and slow noncompetitive renewal/grant awards:
$8.6 B.
15% cut of research management and support ($2.48B), Intramural research ($5.18 B), and R&D Contracts ($3.91 B).
$1.8 B.
TOTAL CUT: $10.4 Billion
Funds cut due to terminations and slow noncompetitive renewal/grant awards:
$8.6 B.
15% cut of research management and support ($2.48B), Intramural research ($5.18 B), and R&D Contracts ($3.91 B).
$1.8 B.
TOTAL CUT: $10.4 Billion
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May 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Back of the envelope calculation for NIH funds cut in FY 2025
Funds cut due to terminations and slow noncompetitive renewal/grant awards:
$8.6 B.
15% cut of research management and support ($2.48B), Intramural research ($5.18 B), and R&D Contracts ($3.91 B).
$1.8 B.
TOTAL CUT: $10.4 Billion
Funds cut due to terminations and slow noncompetitive renewal/grant awards:
$8.6 B.
15% cut of research management and support ($2.48B), Intramural research ($5.18 B), and R&D Contracts ($3.91 B).
$1.8 B.
TOTAL CUT: $10.4 Billion
Tracking excess deaths related to funding cuts - a somber tracker from Boston U.
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Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total...
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April 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Tracking excess deaths related to funding cuts - a somber tracker from Boston U.
www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
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🧪A starter pack of European scientific societies and associations🇪🇺🇬🇧
📣 Repost to connect researchers on #BlueSky🦋
#research #science #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #SciSky #EduSky #Academia #AcademicBluesky #SciComm #PostDoc #ECR #ECRChat #NewPI #PhD #PhDSky #MedSky #StandWithScience #eloquenti
📣 Repost to connect researchers on #BlueSky🦋
#research #science #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #SciSky #EduSky #Academia #AcademicBluesky #SciComm #PostDoc #ECR #ECRChat #NewPI #PhD #PhDSky #MedSky #StandWithScience #eloquenti
March 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🧪A starter pack of European scientific societies and associations🇪🇺🇬🇧
📣 Repost to connect researchers on #BlueSky🦋
#research #science #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #SciSky #EduSky #Academia #AcademicBluesky #SciComm #PostDoc #ECR #ECRChat #NewPI #PhD #PhDSky #MedSky #StandWithScience #eloquenti
📣 Repost to connect researchers on #BlueSky🦋
#research #science #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #SciSky #EduSky #Academia #AcademicBluesky #SciComm #PostDoc #ECR #ECRChat #NewPI #PhD #PhDSky #MedSky #StandWithScience #eloquenti
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Understanding diversity, equity, and inclusion -- a conversation with Dr. Lisa Cooper. On @publichealthpod.bsky.social
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Public Health On Call: 857 - The Concepts Behind The Language of Equity
About this episode: In today’s episode: A discussion with Dr. Lisa Cooper, the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity, about opposition to the terms "diversity," "equity," and "in...
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February 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Understanding diversity, equity, and inclusion -- a conversation with Dr. Lisa Cooper. On @publichealthpod.bsky.social
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There’s a lot of noise surrounding vaccines.
The @publichealthpod.bsky.social podcast looks at the basics of vaccines and vaccination—including how they work, the science behind safety, the systems built to ensure children are immunized against life-threatening diseases, and more.
The @publichealthpod.bsky.social podcast looks at the basics of vaccines and vaccination—including how they work, the science behind safety, the systems built to ensure children are immunized against life-threatening diseases, and more.
Vaccines 101: From Molecular Science to Global Policy | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
A series from the Public Health On Call podcast explores the science, safety, and systems behind vaccines.
publichealth.jhu.edu
February 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There’s a lot of noise surrounding vaccines.
The @publichealthpod.bsky.social podcast looks at the basics of vaccines and vaccination—including how they work, the science behind safety, the systems built to ensure children are immunized against life-threatening diseases, and more.
The @publichealthpod.bsky.social podcast looks at the basics of vaccines and vaccination—including how they work, the science behind safety, the systems built to ensure children are immunized against life-threatening diseases, and more.
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@jhucih.bsky.social is thrilled to connect with you. Baltimore is our home, with sites in the Southwest, Great Plains, and Great Lakes regions. We strive to share successes with Indigenous communities worldwide as we build respectful, collaborative partnerships in public health. cih.jhu.edu.
March 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
@jhucih.bsky.social is thrilled to connect with you. Baltimore is our home, with sites in the Southwest, Great Plains, and Great Lakes regions. We strive to share successes with Indigenous communities worldwide as we build respectful, collaborative partnerships in public health. cih.jhu.edu.
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Shorter hours. Longer lines. And no more guided tours.
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect some of those impacts after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect some of those impacts after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.
Mass firing hits national parks ahead of busy summer season | CNN
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect shorter hours and longer lines after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Shorter hours. Longer lines. And no more guided tours.
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect some of those impacts after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.
Visitors to America’s national parks can expect some of those impacts after the Trump administration fired 1,000 park employees as part of its latest effort to dramatically reduce the federal workforce.
Reposted by Melissa Walls
How can we disrupt research & learning to advance health equity?
At a recent meeting, global leaders discussed innovative strategies to reimagine research, tackle structural inequities & foster collaboration. Read more: ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...
#HealthEquity #SocialDeterminants
At a recent meeting, global leaders discussed innovative strategies to reimagine research, tackle structural inequities & foster collaboration. Read more: ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...
#HealthEquity #SocialDeterminants
Disrupting research and learning for health equity
Despite substantial evidence showing that social determinants deeply impact health equity, global efforts to address these inequities have often fallen short. Reconsidering how knowledge is produced, ...
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December 19, 2024 at 9:20 AM
How can we disrupt research & learning to advance health equity?
At a recent meeting, global leaders discussed innovative strategies to reimagine research, tackle structural inequities & foster collaboration. Read more: ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...
#HealthEquity #SocialDeterminants
At a recent meeting, global leaders discussed innovative strategies to reimagine research, tackle structural inequities & foster collaboration. Read more: ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...
#HealthEquity #SocialDeterminants
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This feels so relevant right now.
February 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This feels so relevant right now.