Sara Adar
@saraadar.bsky.social
Environmental health researcher, air pollution, noise, Professor of Epidemiology and Global Public Health at UMSPH, mom, lover of the great outdoors.
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Over the years, our reporter has gathered useful, surprising kernels of advice from all sorts of people — including scientists, professors, nurses, astronauts and even Cher — about how to be happy. Here are the best takeaways about how to live a good, fulfilling life.
The Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard for How to Be Happy
Tips from experts, astronauts and Cher on finding bliss.
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May 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Over the years, our reporter has gathered useful, surprising kernels of advice from all sorts of people — including scientists, professors, nurses, astronauts and even Cher — about how to be happy. Here are the best takeaways about how to live a good, fulfilling life.
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Increased health cost for seniors & others will go up in response to a weaker #EPA. It's actually much more efficient to not pollute in the first place
Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Increased health cost for seniors & others will go up in response to a weaker #EPA. It's actually much more efficient to not pollute in the first place
Happy pi day to my fellow math lovers.
The caravan of digits that is pi
does not stop at the edge of the page,
but runs off the table and into the air,
over the wall, a leaf, a bird's nest, the clouds, straight into the sky,
through all the bloatedness and bottomlessness.
-Wisława Szymborska
does not stop at the edge of the page,
but runs off the table and into the air,
over the wall, a leaf, a bird's nest, the clouds, straight into the sky,
through all the bloatedness and bottomlessness.
-Wisława Szymborska
March 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Happy pi day to my fellow math lovers.
Epidemiology friends, did you realize that Conan O'Brien's dad was one of us?!? Dr. Thomas O'Brien was a famous infectious disease epidemiologist who specialized in antimicrobial resistance. He sounds like he was a very interesting man. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/12/m...
Dr. Thomas O’Brien, visionary who addressed dangers of antimicrobial resistance, dies at 95 - The Boston Globe
A physician of endless curiosity and talents, Dr. O'Brien was “the most interesting person I’ve ever met,” said his son, TV talk show host Conan O'Brien, whose parents both died this week.
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December 14, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Epidemiology friends, did you realize that Conan O'Brien's dad was one of us?!? Dr. Thomas O'Brien was a famous infectious disease epidemiologist who specialized in antimicrobial resistance. He sounds like he was a very interesting man. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/12/m...
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Proud congratulations to @ryanmandrews.bsky.social on the publication of "Association of tailpipe-related and non-tailpipe-related #airpollution exposure w #cognitivedecline in the Chicago Health & Aging Project."
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Association of Tailpipe-Related and Nontailpipe–Related Air Pollution Exposure with Cognitive Decline in the Chicago Health and Aging Project | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 132, No. 12
Background: Evidence suggests that long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of
dementia and related cognitive outcomes. A major source of air pollution is automotive
traffic, which is...
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December 6, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Proud congratulations to @ryanmandrews.bsky.social on the publication of "Association of tailpipe-related and non-tailpipe-related #airpollution exposure w #cognitivedecline in the Chicago Health & Aging Project."
ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/...
ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/...
Parks provide space to relax and recharge but they are often not designed with seniors in mind. A new paper led by @alanjfossa looks at how different kinds of vegetation in parks near home relate to depression in older adults....
November 26, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Parks provide space to relax and recharge but they are often not designed with seniors in mind. A new paper led by @alanjfossa looks at how different kinds of vegetation in parks near home relate to depression in older adults....
Thanks to @umichsph for showcasing our work on air pollution and health in this month's Population Healthy Podcast. As I said in the episode, my dream is that our society values clean air as a non-partisan issue since we are all obligatory breathers.
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November 26, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Thanks to @umichsph for showcasing our work on air pollution and health in this month's Population Healthy Podcast. As I said in the episode, my dream is that our society values clean air as a non-partisan issue since we are all obligatory breathers.
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Natural settings are good for the soul but it may be that "green" is not exactly the right measure. Check out @alanjfossa's dissertation paper that looks at how climate region influences these relationships with depression! Nice job Alan!!
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1iIC93Ao63j8u
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1iIC93Ao63j8u
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Natural settings are good for the soul but it may be that "green" is not exactly the right measure. Check out @alanjfossa's dissertation paper that looks at how climate region influences these relationships with depression! Nice job Alan!!
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1iIC93Ao63j8u
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1iIC93Ao63j8u
My noise monitoring campaign is a long standing labor of love. As I wrap it up, I see all the gifts it has given me over the past 6yrs. Seeking spaces where people live, seeing places I would not otherwise see, and pausing quietly for 5 minutes to observe the world around me.
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 AM
My noise monitoring campaign is a long standing labor of love. As I wrap it up, I see all the gifts it has given me over the past 6yrs. Seeking spaces where people live, seeing places I would not otherwise see, and pausing quietly for 5 minutes to observe the world around me.
So proud of @boyazh0115 whose 2nd @umichepid dissertation paper is out in @JAMANetworkOpen! With the EPOCH Study team and data from @hrsisr, she used causal models to study if associations between incident dementia and air pollution were mediated through stroke or hypertension.
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 AM
So proud of @boyazh0115 whose 2nd @umichepid dissertation paper is out in @JAMANetworkOpen! With the EPOCH Study team and data from @hrsisr, she used causal models to study if associations between incident dementia and air pollution were mediated through stroke or hypertension.
Nerd happiness is an unexpected email from a colleague/friend who says, "I had a student use your paper for an assignment in my class today and got to tell them that we were friends."
November 26, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Nerd happiness is an unexpected email from a colleague/friend who says, "I had a student use your paper for an assignment in my class today and got to tell them that we were friends."
I was impressed by this sign at the Danish Design museum. Seems that there are some good life lessons in there for many of us in the environmental health field as well.
November 26, 2024 at 5:16 AM
I was impressed by this sign at the Danish Design museum. Seems that there are some good life lessons in there for many of us in the environmental health field as well.
The greatest joys of my job are science, students, and travel. Pure happiness is running into one of my first PhD students, the talented @Paola_Filigrana, while in Amsterdam for an interesting and productive project meeting.
November 26, 2024 at 5:16 AM
The greatest joys of my job are science, students, and travel. Pure happiness is running into one of my first PhD students, the talented @Paola_Filigrana, while in Amsterdam for an interesting and productive project meeting.
The bike use and infrastructure of the Netherlands always impresses me. With all of the direct and indirect health benefits of biking, I can't help but wonder, what would it take to move the needle towards this culture and urban design in the US?
November 26, 2024 at 6:11 AM
The bike use and infrastructure of the Netherlands always impresses me. With all of the direct and indirect health benefits of biking, I can't help but wonder, what would it take to move the needle towards this culture and urban design in the US?
@EPA's replacement of old school buses with newer, cleaner buses reduced absenteeism. Removing the oldest buses from the fleet could put 1.3M more kids in school. Read more about this natural experiment led by @MeredithPedde @umichsph in @naturesustainab. http://shorturl.at/txD37
November 26, 2024 at 7:56 AM
@EPA's replacement of old school buses with newer, cleaner buses reduced absenteeism. Removing the oldest buses from the fleet could put 1.3M more kids in school. Read more about this natural experiment led by @MeredithPedde @umichsph in @naturesustainab. http://shorturl.at/txD37
Clearly my kid was thoroughly captivated by his math class today... I do love the person on the ladder trying to save the balloon.
November 26, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Clearly my kid was thoroughly captivated by his math class today... I do love the person on the ladder trying to save the balloon.
It's been a life long dream of mine to see the Aurora Borealis. This weekend the skies of northern Michigan delivered. Truly spectacular!
November 26, 2024 at 9:33 AM
It's been a life long dream of mine to see the Aurora Borealis. This weekend the skies of northern Michigan delivered. Truly spectacular!
Nerd happiness is when life randomly takes you past the same parking lot in rural Wyoming where you collected a noise sample 3 years ago and you have your instrument on you for a replicate sample!
November 26, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Nerd happiness is when life randomly takes you past the same parking lot in rural Wyoming where you collected a noise sample 3 years ago and you have your instrument on you for a replicate sample!
Last night, at a middle school music showcase, a student said something like "I'm going to attempt to play <something really hard>. I'm probably going to make mistakes but it's going to be AWESOME!!!!!" And it was. I'm thinking of putting her sentiment onto a poster for my wall.
November 26, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Last night, at a middle school music showcase, a student said something like "I'm going to attempt to play <something really hard>. I'm probably going to make mistakes but it's going to be AWESOME!!!!!" And it was. I'm thinking of putting her sentiment onto a poster for my wall.
I'm delighted to share that my former PhD student's first dissertation paper is out at Atmospheric Environment. It's so rewarding to see students' hard work come to fruition. Congratulations @MeredithPedde! https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1eQfW4pTZHk7Vd
ScienceDirect
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November 26, 2024 at 11:36 AM
I'm delighted to share that my former PhD student's first dissertation paper is out at Atmospheric Environment. It's so rewarding to see students' hard work come to fruition. Congratulations @MeredithPedde! https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1eQfW4pTZHk7Vd
It's long past time for better firearm safety in the US. This is a great podcast from @umichsph on "Taking Back the ‘F Word’: Depoliticizing Firearms and Focusing on Safety to Protect Children and Teens" https://sph.umich.edu/podcast/season1/firearms-and-safety.html
Taking Back the ‘F Word’: Depoliticizing Firearms and Foc...
Thousands of kids die each year in the US because of fire...
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November 26, 2024 at 11:36 AM
It's long past time for better firearm safety in the US. This is a great podcast from @umichsph on "Taking Back the ‘F Word’: Depoliticizing Firearms and Focusing on Safety to Protect Children and Teens" https://sph.umich.edu/podcast/season1/firearms-and-safety.html