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Rachel Widome
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I'm an epidemiologist at the UMN's Division of Epidemiology and Community Health. I like rabbits. I like iced tea. I also like plots that involve time travel. On Twitter and elsewhere I'm rwidome too. More on me: https://widome.carrd.co/
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Here at UMN's Division of Epidemiology and Community Health we have a postdoc opening (available immediately) on our CVD epi T32!

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Flyer states: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP The Division of Epidemiology & Community Health of the University of Minnesota has a current opening and is seeking candidates for a postdoctoral training fellowship in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention. Fellowship Experience Training emphasizes research methods in the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Training can include formal coursework in epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical research, nutrition, physiology, data science, and behavioral science. Graduates gain competency in designing, administering, and analyzing cardiovascular population studies or preventive programs. The Division provides a rich and collaborative environment for the investigation of cardiovascular disease and related areas, in one of the largest Academic Health Centers in the U.S. Current Division research in cardiovascular epidemiology includes a robust blend of observational studies (e.g., ARIC, MESA, CARDIA, DISCOVERY), pharmacoepidemiology and interventional investigations (e.g., mGlide hypertension control RCT, Stand & Move at Work group randomized trial) aimed at improving public health and engaging a multidisciplinary integration of epidemiology, biology and behavioral science. Benefits The program provides a stipend, tuition and fees for an MS or MPH degree, if desired, during the fellowship. This paid 2-3 year fellowship is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Eligibility Candidates must have either an MD or a PhD degree and must be either a U.S. citizen or have permanent residency status. Apply Interested applicants will complete an online application
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Blown away that we can see it this close to downtown. That’s never happened!
Northern lights. The red part.
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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‘Streets are for people’ in Mamdani sign style.
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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David Byrne performing. He and the band are all wearing orange suits.
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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This must be the place
Lighted marquee at the Orpheum in Minneapolis for David Byrne’s Who is the sky tour
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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I’m having an interesting day
Hand holding a sticker that says ‘the rabbit hole explorer.’
October 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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I was in DC this weekend and there’s a tree near Truxton Circle that’s making these bonkers-sized acorns. Call the National Guard! (I brought this one back to MN.) Explanations?
Hand holding an acorn that looks to be the size of a plum.
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Yes, yes, it absolutely is and honestly I'm offended is someone (in my same time zone) even suggests this
NYTimes article screenshot with headline, "7 a.m. Is Too Early for a Meeting, Right?" and pic of tired person and pile of donuts on desk.
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Also an option: Never putting it there in the first place.
Screenshot of NYTimes piece on how to remove make-up the right way.
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Dammit I better get a 100% on this NYTimes quiz...
"How Much Do You Really Know About Sleep? Test your knowledge with this quiz."
October 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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I often listen to The Daily and/Post Reports on my runs. Jeepers, if you had shown me a year ago what this week’s episode line up would look like...🤯
A horrific series of episodes of The Daily — topics include Tylenol and autism, Comey indictment, Trump people and crypto deals, etc.
September 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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They truly have no idea what they are doing.
“In a bizarre twist, the members also voted 8 to 1 to have the Vaccines for Children program continue to cover the M.M.R.V. vaccine for children under 4. It was unclear whether the members all understood what they were voting for. Three members abstained altogether, one of them explicitly citing his confusion as the reason.”
September 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Whoa. JAMA didn’t really start rejecting papers for quality reasons until the mid-20th Century????

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAMA
“In the late nineteenth century, medical journals closely resembled other kinds of journalism, and publishing in the journal was understood as a privilege of AMA membership.[5] Prior to the 1920s, the editor's main concern was with filling the journal, but between the 1910s and the mid 1920s JAMA entered the "turndown era," when submission volume was high enough to start rejecting submissions based on quality.[6] The journal did not institutionalize routine peer review until after World War II.[7]”
September 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Feet dangling from the sky ride at the MN State Fair. There are people below.
August 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Music on Milwaukee Avenue, Minneapolis tonight… Bikes, pedestrians, people of all ages sitting, standing, walking, talking, and being together ON a street. Streets are for people. ❤️
August 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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When you keep the streets for people. (Milwaukee Ave., Minneapolis)
People on a green street watching a movie.
August 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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For years we’ve had this problem intersection in my neighborhood. Anyway, this is the latest neighbor attempt to at least draw attention to the stop signs. Gold tassels and pinwheels.
A stop sign with gold fringes and pinwheels attached.
August 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Thank you US Census Pulse for asking some great questions!
Survey question states: Policy makers need federal statistics to make good decisions about things like federal funding.
August 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I wish winter had better snacks
Hand holding a plate with sliced peaches, a sliced heirloom tomato with basil
August 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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I spend a fair amount of time in DC but most of the pics I take there have people in them and I don’t want to post those. But here’s one, from a few years ago. My son and I on our backs with our legs up the Washington Monument.
Blue sky, four sneakered feet on the white stone of the Washington Monument, looking up.
August 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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I wish I could ask me to explain myself
A Facebook memory post from 16 years ago where I asked if there was a sleep snake sweepstakes.
August 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Watch out everyone. Vought's second sentence there is a lie the Trump Admin has been test ballooning for months. Been seeing it here and there and fear it's going to be on full blast soon.
Vought's quote contains a lie that NIH caused the pandemic.
July 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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NYTimes quizzes are out of control!!!
Image for a NYTimes quiz about identifying dead bugs on your windshield.
July 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Good NYTimes quiz today!
Q: Why do moose sometimes lick cars? Options range from cleanign tongues, liking road salt, like having their lips vibrate, like smell of gasoline
July 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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They get this murderous look
Stirred by the deepest of heartfelt contempt
That makes me know
That in less than 5 seconds
This Nice Minnesotan
Is gonna crash out
About Creeping Bellflower
Screenshot of text says, "In my experience, spot treatment directly on the leaves of Creeping Bellflower is the only method that effectively eradicates it from the landscape. My end goal is biodiversity. If herbicide use gets me to greater diversity more quickly, I believe it's justified. In this case, the ends justify the means."
July 21, 2025 at 4:25 AM