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Helen Sharp
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Bioethics. End of life & palliative care. Speech-language pathology. Health Care. Research. All views my own. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
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bluevirginia.bsky.social
BREAKING: University of Virginia Rejects Trump’s “Compact”; Says It Would “undermine the integrity of vital…research” and “further erode confidence in American higher education” bluevirginia.us/2025/10/brea... h/t @larrysabato.bsky.social
BREAKING: University of Virginia Rejects Trump’s “Compact”; Says Doing So Would “undermine the integrity of vital…research” and “further erode confidence in American higher education”
Great news - every university should do the same, ASAP!
bluevirginia.us
October 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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utaustinaaup.bsky.social
aaup-texas.org/blog/f/aaup-...
AAUP-Texas Tech Pushes Back Against Campus Censorship
Below is a letter from the AAUP Chapter at Texas Tech University.  The AAUP-TTU Chapter is part of the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), which is affiliated...
aaup-texas.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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magdalenaskipper.bsky.social
Less than 70% of science Nobel prize winners awarded this century hail from the country in which they were awarded their prize.
“Mobility benefits everyone. Each newcomer brings fresh ideas, new techniques & different ways of looking at old problems”
🧪 #academicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys
The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.
www.nature.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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laurahelmuth.bsky.social
Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...
www.nobelprize.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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cnbc.com
The new recommendation, which aligns with that of its panel of outside experts, maintains access for the Covid-19 vaccine through health insurance.
CDC pulls broad support for COVID shot
The new recommendation, which aligns with that of its panel of outside experts, maintains access for the Covid-19 vaccine through health insurance.
cnb.cx
October 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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angryprof.bsky.social
Digital posters,
cold screens where faces should be—
networking dies here.

#academicsky
September 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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angryprof.bsky.social
Digital posters are horrible for networking. Why the hell are we flying to conferences to download an app and not meet? Physical posters, paper maps, scribbles in the margins—that’s irreplaceable. Without it, it’s just a silent Zoom with bad coffee. Horrible experience for trainees.

#academicsky
October 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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drvantilburg.bsky.social
The Trump administration has stopped funding of PubMed, not considering a vital service.

Your doctor will not know the newest information that affects your health. This will cost lives.
October 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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repgregstanton.bsky.social
My message to the @uarizona.bsky.social President:
October 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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physgal.bsky.social
#AcademicSky
aaup.org AAUP @aaup.org · Sep 30
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥

Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.

Full ruling here:
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...
www.courtlistener.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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anniearmstrong.bsky.social
www.psypost.org/students-rate-identical-lectures-differently-based-on-professors-gender-researchers-find/# #AcademicSky - it never ends.
Students rate identical lectures differently based on professor's gender, researchers find
When philosophy students were asked to evaluate identical lectures assigned to men or women professors, their responses varied by gender. The study suggests gender bias plays a role in how teaching is...
www.psypost.org
September 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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vacancyedu.bsky.social
19 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Hamburg, Germany

#VacancyEdu #Postdoc #Postdoctoral #PostdocJobs #ScienceCareer #AcademicJobs #Researcher #ResearchOpportunities #PhDlife #PostdoctoralFellowship #JobSearch #Scholarship

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19 Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of Hamburg, Germany - Vacancy Edu
University of Hamburg, Germany invites online Application for various Postdoctoral Fellowship in their different Departments. We are providing a list of
vacancyedu.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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higherjobz.bsky.social
#USIAS #Fellowships2026 – University of Strasbourg, France
Fully funded research opportunities for international scholars in all scientific fields
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
Details: higherjobz.com/usias-fellow...
#postdoc #Multidisciplinary #EarlyCareer #ResearchFellowship #AcademicJobs
@unistra.fr
USIAS Fellowships 2026 – University of Strasbourg | HigherJobz
Apply by 15 Oct 2025 for USIAS Fellowships 2026 at University of Strasbourg. Fully funded research opportunities for international scholars.
higherjobz.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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rinewithoutacat.bsky.social
University of Calgary is hiring for four (4) professors in Sociology!

#AcademicSky #SociologySky #AcademicJobs

universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?...
We are seeking to hire a cohort of scholars whose research advances the discipline of sociology, enhances in complementary ways the strategic focus of our department on systemic injustice and structural harm, and contributes to standing of our department nationally and internationally. We especially welcome applications from researchers who examine systemic injustice and structural harm as intersectional and global in nature. Additionally, we are seeking to recruit at least one scholar who can teach courses and supervise research in statistics and advanced quantitative analysis at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Department is also home to a popular undergraduate major program in Law & Society, and if relevant, applicants should indicate whether and how their training and skills might support that program.
September 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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todmaffin.com
Dear Americans, we saved you a seat. 🇨🇦 ❤️ #movetocanada #canada
September 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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todmaffin.com
Canada isn’t immune. We still have time to choose differently.
youtu.be/A7ouuA_pJTs
Division, Decency, and the Lines We Draw
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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petebuttigieg.bsky.social
This level of corruption is not normal or acceptable. Even if we are exhausted by each report of it going further and further, we can never grow numb to it.
Trump Family Amasses $5 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch
The WLFI token traded far above its previous value, confirming—at least on paper—a huge windfall for the president and his sons.
www.wsj.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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theonion.com
Texas Blocks Law That Would Ban Gun Stores From Operating Inside Psych Wards http://theonion.com/texas-blocks-law-that-would-ban-gun-stores-from-operating-inside-psych-wards/
Texas Blocks Law That Would Ban Gun Stores From Operating Inside Psych Wards
September 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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castanet.net
Ontario to break interprovincial barriers for regulated professions #Ontario
Ontario to break interprovincial barriers for regulated professions - Canada News
Ontario's provincial government says it will remove interprovincial barriers for workers in regulated professions, allowing them greater mobility when searching for work across the country.
www.castanet.net
September 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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kelownanow.com
Kelowna businesses hanging out the shingle to 'Welcome Americans'
An initiative of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Kelowna Association. 🔻
www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/...
Kelowna businesses hanging out the shingle to 'Welcome Americans'
Craig Balentine doesn't care about your politics, nationality or religion. "If you've come to Kelowna to have fun and you want to rent.
www.kelownanow.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social
“Tsunami watch upgraded to advisory for much of B.C. coast after M8.8 quake off Russian coast” globalnews.ca/news/1131050... - Global News

#BCNews #Breaking #HaidaGwaii #PortHardy #PrinceRupert #Sooke #Tofino #Tsunami #TsunamiAdvisory #Ucluelet #YYJ
Tsunami watch upgraded to advisory for much of B.C. coast after M8.8 quake off Russian coast | Globalnews.ca
The magnitude 8.8 quake struck 136 kilometres southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, shortly before 4:30 p.m. PST on Tuesday.
globalnews.ca
July 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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raskin.house.gov
Today I’m leading 152 House Democrats in challenging Trump's devastating cuts to life-saving NIH research grants. Congress—not Trump—controls federal spending.

Trump must do his job, “faithfully execute” the laws and stop violating the Constitution to undercut public health.
June 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
It’s looking more and more like a dictatorship. That’s no way to treat a U.S. Senator. Claiming he was an attacker and failed to identify himself is delusional he’s a sitting senator. America is watching, and the tides are turning.
June 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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christinescreen.bsky.social
Harvard launches FREE, self-paced courses focused on democratic principles, understanding the constitution, and crafting your civic voice.

“We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy”

#AcademicSky
#MomSky
We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy | Harvard University
Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.
pll.harvard.edu
May 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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barackobama.bsky.social
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM