Whitney Rice
@whitneysrice.bsky.social
Public health scholar | Reproductive and maternal health policy and services research | Faculty | Director @emoryrise.bsky.social | Posts are my own
"Instead of embracing this legacy..., proposed science budget cuts of 50% are a fantastic way to ensure the next major advance is not developed here."
Proposed U.S. research and development cuts startle young scientists like me
Proposed U.S. research and development cuts startle young scientists like me
The Trump administration proposes to slash science research and development budgets by 50%. Meanwhile, adversaries like China are training more scientists.
www.ajc.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"Instead of embracing this legacy..., proposed science budget cuts of 50% are a fantastic way to ensure the next major advance is not developed here."
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NEW REPORT: Georgia doctors are being forced to wait for women to develop life-threatening infections before terminating nonviable pregnancies due to the State of Georgia’s abortion ban.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/04/23/s...
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/04/23/s...
April 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
NEW REPORT: Georgia doctors are being forced to wait for women to develop life-threatening infections before terminating nonviable pregnancies due to the State of Georgia’s abortion ban.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/04/23/s...
www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/04/23/s...
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“Black Maternal Health is deeply important to me because our lives matter, and our experiences must be acknowledged.” — GA Rep. Park Cannon
#BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMamasMatter
#BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMamasMatter
April 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“Black Maternal Health is deeply important to me because our lives matter, and our experiences must be acknowledged.” — GA Rep. Park Cannon
#BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMamasMatter
#BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMamasMatter
CDC team that updated go-to physician reference on contraceptive science is fired | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
CDC team that updated go-to physician reference on contraceptive science is fired
Scientists combed the literature, synthesizing evidence of safety for busy providers
www.science.org
April 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
CDC team that updated go-to physician reference on contraceptive science is fired | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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“Black women deserve to give birth without fear, to receive care without bias, and to live without the burden of systemic neglect.” — FL Rep. Felicia Robinson
#BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMamasMatter
#BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMamasMatter
April 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“Black women deserve to give birth without fear, to receive care without bias, and to live without the burden of systemic neglect.” — FL Rep. Felicia Robinson
#BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMamasMatter
#BMHW25 #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMamasMatter
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Endless gratitude to @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social for founding #BlackMaternalHealthWeek. Check them out for more ways to tap in!
This BMHW, we are imagining what Black maternal health will look like in our abolitionist future….
This BMHW, we are imagining what Black maternal health will look like in our abolitionist future….
April 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Endless gratitude to @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social for founding #BlackMaternalHealthWeek. Check them out for more ways to tap in!
This BMHW, we are imagining what Black maternal health will look like in our abolitionist future….
This BMHW, we are imagining what Black maternal health will look like in our abolitionist future….
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It's Black maternal health week!
This time is used to highlight the disparities in maternal health. This week aims to bring awareness to the urgent need for equitable health care and the systemic barriers that contribute to higher rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in Black communities.
This time is used to highlight the disparities in maternal health. This week aims to bring awareness to the urgent need for equitable health care and the systemic barriers that contribute to higher rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in Black communities.
April 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's Black maternal health week!
This time is used to highlight the disparities in maternal health. This week aims to bring awareness to the urgent need for equitable health care and the systemic barriers that contribute to higher rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in Black communities.
This time is used to highlight the disparities in maternal health. This week aims to bring awareness to the urgent need for equitable health care and the systemic barriers that contribute to higher rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in Black communities.
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During Black Maternal Health Week, we uplift the movement to address the alarming rates of maternal deaths and complications experienced by Black Mamas in the U.S. Advocating for equitable and respectful health care is a necessary fight for reproductive freedom.
@blackmamasmatter.bsky.social
@blackmamasmatter.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
During Black Maternal Health Week, we uplift the movement to address the alarming rates of maternal deaths and complications experienced by Black Mamas in the U.S. Advocating for equitable and respectful health care is a necessary fight for reproductive freedom.
@blackmamasmatter.bsky.social
@blackmamasmatter.bsky.social
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We're here y'all, hello Bluesky!!! 🤠🤠🤠
Hi, Bluesky! 👋 We’re excited to be here, to share new ideas and build new connections. We’re RISE, a research center housed at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health.
April 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We're here y'all, hello Bluesky!!! 🤠🤠🤠
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The Society has two current funding opportunities with deadlines of May 20: Changemakers in Family Planning and Emerging Scholars in Family Planning.
Check out both to see if you or a colleague would be a good fit to apply!
societyfp.org/grantmaking/...
Check out both to see if you or a colleague would be a good fit to apply!
societyfp.org/grantmaking/...
Funding Opportunities - Society of Family Planning
The Society of Family Planning Research Fund (SFPRF) provides grants for research on abortion and contraception. Previous and current funding opportunities listed here.
societyfp.org
April 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Society has two current funding opportunities with deadlines of May 20: Changemakers in Family Planning and Emerging Scholars in Family Planning.
Check out both to see if you or a colleague would be a good fit to apply!
societyfp.org/grantmaking/...
Check out both to see if you or a colleague would be a good fit to apply!
societyfp.org/grantmaking/...
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📢 Attention researchers who have had a project terminated by USAID.
"Researchers who have recently had projects terminated by the USAID or received a stop work order are invited to apply 1/
#usaid #funding
weissfund.uchicago.edu/usaid-specia...
"Researchers who have recently had projects terminated by the USAID or received a stop work order are invited to apply 1/
#usaid #funding
weissfund.uchicago.edu/usaid-specia...
Special Application Window for USAID Research - Weiss Fund
Special Application Window for USAID Research Overview Researchers who have recently had projects terminated by the USAID or received a stop work order are invited to apply to a special call of the We...
weissfund.uchicago.edu
April 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
📢 Attention researchers who have had a project terminated by USAID.
"Researchers who have recently had projects terminated by the USAID or received a stop work order are invited to apply 1/
#usaid #funding
weissfund.uchicago.edu/usaid-specia...
"Researchers who have recently had projects terminated by the USAID or received a stop work order are invited to apply 1/
#usaid #funding
weissfund.uchicago.edu/usaid-specia...
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SCOOP: You've heard about the NIH terminating grants. I've learned of another, less visible way it's disrupting science: It’s removing some applications from peer review. Not rejecting them, but putting them on hold without saying why or if they'll ever be reviewed. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
The Quiet Way the NIH Is Stalling Some Research Before It Starts
A number of grant proposals have disappeared from scientists’ review pipelines, with little explanation. Applicants are bewildered and frustrated.
www.chronicle.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
SCOOP: You've heard about the NIH terminating grants. I've learned of another, less visible way it's disrupting science: It’s removing some applications from peer review. Not rejecting them, but putting them on hold without saying why or if they'll ever be reviewed. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
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A sad day for science & public health www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/h...
‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies | CNN
A massive wave of job cuts began at US health agencies early Tuesday, with some employees receiving early morning emails that their jobs were eliminated and some unable to access the building when the...
www.cnn.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A sad day for science & public health www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/h...
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March 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Take the time to follow the link and read for yourself the list of cancelled grants.
The combination of cruelty, shortsightedness, and absolute ignorance is astounding.
The combination of cruelty, shortsightedness, and absolute ignorance is astounding.
It's getting late on Friday, so you know what that means: HHS has just updated its list of cancelled grants and programs.
The document went from 14 pages long to 42 pages.
Just an incalculable list of cancelled COVID-19 funding.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
The document went from 14 pages long to 42 pages.
Just an incalculable list of cancelled COVID-19 funding.
taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
taggs.hhs.gov
March 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Take the time to follow the link and read for yourself the list of cancelled grants.
The combination of cruelty, shortsightedness, and absolute ignorance is astounding.
The combination of cruelty, shortsightedness, and absolute ignorance is astounding.
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Fetal personhood justifies invasive surveillance of periods, ovulation, hormones, pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, delivery, postpartum, lactation - I am not joking!
Bills are being advanced in state legislatures that grant rights to embryos and fetuses, aka "fetal personhood."
Folks on the left(s) often frame these as just a threat to abortion. And sure, but that's the tip of the iceberg! Check out/share our fact sheet: static1.squarespace.com/static/5f480...
Folks on the left(s) often frame these as just a threat to abortion. And sure, but that's the tip of the iceberg! Check out/share our fact sheet: static1.squarespace.com/static/5f480...
March 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Fetal personhood justifies invasive surveillance of periods, ovulation, hormones, pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, delivery, postpartum, lactation - I am not joking!
Incredibly appreciative of the many people, including colleagues and collaborators, who shared evidence, personal and professional experience around the harmful and unscientific nature of this bill, plus withstood quite a crowd, at the Georgia State Capitol today
🚨 GEORGIA! Your voice is NEEDED at the Capitol TOMORROW at 11:30 AM ET.
HB 441 threatens maternal and reproductive rights. We MUST be there to make our voices heard LOUD and CLEAR.
#GeorgiaCapitol #ReproductiveJustice #HB441 #StopHB441 #ReproductiveRights #MaternalRights
HB 441 threatens maternal and reproductive rights. We MUST be there to make our voices heard LOUD and CLEAR.
#GeorgiaCapitol #ReproductiveJustice #HB441 #StopHB441 #ReproductiveRights #MaternalRights
March 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Incredibly appreciative of the many people, including colleagues and collaborators, who shared evidence, personal and professional experience around the harmful and unscientific nature of this bill, plus withstood quite a crowd, at the Georgia State Capitol today