Griff
@sarahgriffin.bsky.social
call me griff! (any pronouns ok.)
Epidemiology MPH student @UMich interested in glioma risk & progression. big fan of high fantasy, midwest winters (really), and doing outdoor activities poorly but enthusiastically. posts never represent anyone but me.
Epidemiology MPH student @UMich interested in glioma risk & progression. big fan of high fantasy, midwest winters (really), and doing outdoor activities poorly but enthusiastically. posts never represent anyone but me.
Reposted by Griff
I ran across this 1896 editorial in a medical journal.
The author is discussing a smallpox outbreak in Gloucester, England (pop 42,000). The town was a hotbed of anti-vaxxers until there was a massive outbreak.
At that point, 25,000 people lined up for smallpox vaccines.
The author is discussing a smallpox outbreak in Gloucester, England (pop 42,000). The town was a hotbed of anti-vaxxers until there was a massive outbreak.
At that point, 25,000 people lined up for smallpox vaccines.
An Object Lesson for Antivaccinists
An official website of the United States government
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I ran across this 1896 editorial in a medical journal.
The author is discussing a smallpox outbreak in Gloucester, England (pop 42,000). The town was a hotbed of anti-vaxxers until there was a massive outbreak.
At that point, 25,000 people lined up for smallpox vaccines.
The author is discussing a smallpox outbreak in Gloucester, England (pop 42,000). The town was a hotbed of anti-vaxxers until there was a massive outbreak.
At that point, 25,000 people lined up for smallpox vaccines.
Reposted by Griff
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Reposted by Griff
New from 404 Media: a small town is fighting a $1.2 billion AI datacenter for America's nuclear weapon scientists. It is fighting the construction of a "high-performance computing facility" that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New from 404 Media: a small town is fighting a $1.2 billion AI datacenter for America's nuclear weapon scientists. It is fighting the construction of a "high-performance computing facility" that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
Reposted by Griff
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
Reposted by Griff
Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social.
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
Sign Up
Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world.
www.skypeascientist.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social.
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
Reposted by Griff
Australia's humpback whales are doing so well that their population is expected to reach carrying capacity and plateau in the near future--they have not just reached but exceeded pre-whaling numbers. For this to happen with such a long-lived, slow-reproducing species is near miraculous. #goodnews
These whales were hunted to 150 individuals. Now there are 50,000 of them
Once hunted almost to extinction, the population of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back and is now greater than before whaling.
www.abc.net.au
October 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Australia's humpback whales are doing so well that their population is expected to reach carrying capacity and plateau in the near future--they have not just reached but exceeded pre-whaling numbers. For this to happen with such a long-lived, slow-reproducing species is near miraculous. #goodnews
Reposted by Griff
COVID19 mRNA vaccines may improve response to some cancer treatments.
It’s a shame that the Trump administration cut funding for mRNA vaccine research and that RFK Jr. and his minions keep lying about them.
It’s a shame that the Trump administration cut funding for mRNA vaccine research and that RFK Jr. and his minions keep lying about them.
mRNA covid vaccines spark immune response that may aid cancer survival
An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to cancerous tumours when given soon after people start a type of immunotherapy, extending their lives
www.newscientist.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
COVID19 mRNA vaccines may improve response to some cancer treatments.
It’s a shame that the Trump administration cut funding for mRNA vaccine research and that RFK Jr. and his minions keep lying about them.
It’s a shame that the Trump administration cut funding for mRNA vaccine research and that RFK Jr. and his minions keep lying about them.
Reposted by Griff
It's clearer by the day that Columbia making a deal with Trump in July was a catastrophe for higher education as a whole. It gave terrible people a bottomless appetite for extortion. The other eight universities must follow MIT's lead.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It's clearer by the day that Columbia making a deal with Trump in July was a catastrophe for higher education as a whole. It gave terrible people a bottomless appetite for extortion. The other eight universities must follow MIT's lead.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
Reposted by Griff
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I’ve only been here a few months but I’m already so fond of the Huron. every view is lovely. here’s yesterday’s:
October 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I’ve only been here a few months but I’m already so fond of the Huron. every view is lovely. here’s yesterday’s:
Reposted by Griff
A tale of two states and Trump's shakedown of higher ed:
TEXAS: Oh goody, yes, we love to strip away academic freedoms to serve Trump's wishes.
CALIFORNIA: Eat shit. Any university who signs the letter will lose state funding.
TEXAS: Oh goody, yes, we love to strip away academic freedoms to serve Trump's wishes.
CALIFORNIA: Eat shit. Any university who signs the letter will lose state funding.
October 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A tale of two states and Trump's shakedown of higher ed:
TEXAS: Oh goody, yes, we love to strip away academic freedoms to serve Trump's wishes.
CALIFORNIA: Eat shit. Any university who signs the letter will lose state funding.
TEXAS: Oh goody, yes, we love to strip away academic freedoms to serve Trump's wishes.
CALIFORNIA: Eat shit. Any university who signs the letter will lose state funding.
Reposted by Griff
The Epipocalypse is here!
Learn infectious diseases while playing cards. Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives teaches symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, geography, & more for over 150+ different infections.
#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Learn infectious diseases while playing cards. Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives teaches symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, geography, & more for over 150+ different infections.
#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives, A Medical Card Game
Learn infectious diseases by playing cards. Symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, and more!
www.kickstarter.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Epipocalypse is here!
Learn infectious diseases while playing cards. Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives teaches symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, geography, & more for over 150+ different infections.
#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Learn infectious diseases while playing cards. Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives teaches symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, geography, & more for over 150+ different infections.
#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Reposted by Griff
The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive.
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
February 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive.
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!
Reposted by Griff
Ok this is not ok. ASM actively sought out BMA and its members for Juneteenth and Black History month content for the last 4 years. Actively asked for black labor and then takes it down?! @asm.org this is unacceptable. You should be standing up for marginalized microbiologists not erasing them.
Checked on the article I wrote about Juneteenth in 2023…
”under review”
”under review”
February 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Ok this is not ok. ASM actively sought out BMA and its members for Juneteenth and Black History month content for the last 4 years. Actively asked for black labor and then takes it down?! @asm.org this is unacceptable. You should be standing up for marginalized microbiologists not erasing them.
Reposted by Griff
500 classrooms have signed up for Skype a Scientist 2025!
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&A sessions. It's FREE!
We have an advertising budget of $0. So tell an educator in your life that we exist
SkypeAScientist.com
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&A sessions. It's FREE!
We have an advertising budget of $0. So tell an educator in your life that we exist
SkypeAScientist.com
January 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
500 classrooms have signed up for Skype a Scientist 2025!
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&A sessions. It's FREE!
We have an advertising budget of $0. So tell an educator in your life that we exist
SkypeAScientist.com
@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&A sessions. It's FREE!
We have an advertising budget of $0. So tell an educator in your life that we exist
SkypeAScientist.com
Reposted by Griff
This is going to be a textbook study of why "cancelling diversity" will make everyone sicker. If you don't know how your drug works on lots of different types people, you're going to miss important stuff.
The scrubbing could affect the ways researchers and companies test drugs and medical devices
www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban
Following the Trump administration's DEI ban, the FDA's move to scrub webpages has ensnared many pages focused on ensuring diversity in drug trials.
www.statnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is going to be a textbook study of why "cancelling diversity" will make everyone sicker. If you don't know how your drug works on lots of different types people, you're going to miss important stuff.
Reposted by Griff
Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
January 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Scientific advancements aside, this is economically irresponsible
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
Every $1 spent by NIH generates $2.46
For example, in 2023, $47B in NIH spending generated ~$93B
Halting NIH spending will LOSE the US a lot of money (and talent)
Reposted by Griff
They…turned off…National Institutes of Health grants? That’s nearly $50 billion of scientific research.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
They…turned off…National Institutes of Health grants? That’s nearly $50 billion of scientific research.
Reposted by Griff
ICYMI: Everyone has a role to play in promoting and protecting human health. The latest issue of Microcosm, ASM's flagship member magazine, explores efforts to advance global public health and the power of partnership and cooperation. Read now: asm.social/2dE
January 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
ICYMI: Everyone has a role to play in promoting and protecting human health. The latest issue of Microcosm, ASM's flagship member magazine, explores efforts to advance global public health and the power of partnership and cooperation. Read now: asm.social/2dE
Reposted by Griff
New study finds that frequent use of AI tools encourages offloading cognitive tasks and reduces critical thinking. Higher AI usage correlated with lower critical thinking skills, especially in younger users.
www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on critical thinking remains underexplored. This study investigates the relations...
www.mdpi.com
January 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New study finds that frequent use of AI tools encourages offloading cognitive tasks and reduces critical thinking. Higher AI usage correlated with lower critical thinking skills, especially in younger users.
www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...
Reposted by Griff
🌿 Over 50 Indigenous Peoples from around the world collaborated on this groundbreaking book (including me!), now available for preorder.
📚 Use code S25 for 20% off and free shipping through June 30, 2025.
#NativesInSTEM #IndigenizeSTEM #NativesInAcademia
osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/indigen...
📚 Use code S25 for 20% off and free shipping through June 30, 2025.
#NativesInSTEM #IndigenizeSTEM #NativesInAcademia
osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/indigen...
January 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🌿 Over 50 Indigenous Peoples from around the world collaborated on this groundbreaking book (including me!), now available for preorder.
📚 Use code S25 for 20% off and free shipping through June 30, 2025.
#NativesInSTEM #IndigenizeSTEM #NativesInAcademia
osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/indigen...
📚 Use code S25 for 20% off and free shipping through June 30, 2025.
#NativesInSTEM #IndigenizeSTEM #NativesInAcademia
osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/indigen...
Reposted by Griff
THREAD
This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact
An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
1/31
This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact
An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
1/31
December 19, 2024 at 9:10 PM
THREAD
This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact
An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
1/31
This Is The Story Of The The Pernicious Rise of AI-Generated Papers and their Online Impact
An Incomplete History Told In The Voice of Documentarian Adam Curtis
1/31
Reposted by Griff
🎵 Oh Chemistree, Oh Chemistree
🎶 How lovely are your beakers. ⚗️
🎶 How lovely are your beakers. ⚗️
December 21, 2023 at 1:27 PM
🎵 Oh Chemistree, Oh Chemistree
🎶 How lovely are your beakers. ⚗️
🎶 How lovely are your beakers. ⚗️
it's such a tiny thing, but so gratifying to update "a hopeful MPH student applying fall '25" to "future MPH student" in my bio!! hadn't thought I'd hear back from any admissions committees for at least a few weeks
December 3, 2024 at 2:21 PM
it's such a tiny thing, but so gratifying to update "a hopeful MPH student applying fall '25" to "future MPH student" in my bio!! hadn't thought I'd hear back from any admissions committees for at least a few weeks
Reposted by Griff
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪