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Sara Adar
@saraadar.bsky.social
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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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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · May 3
This is horrible news for the health and safety of our workforce.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 3
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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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Mar 18
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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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Mar 14
Happy pi day to my fellow math lovers.
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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Mar 14
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
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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Mar 14
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
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Dec 14
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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Jennifer Weuve @epidancer.bsky.social · Dec 6
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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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024006020?via%3Dihub
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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....
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
The EPOCH Study team is so lucky to have worked with @boyazh0115 for the past few years. She's a true rock star!

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2808088
Particulate Air Pollution and Incident Dementia in the US
This cohort study examines the associations between incid...
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
This work adds nicely to @boyazh0115's 1st dissertation paper in @JAMAInternalMed last month. There she showed increased dementia risk with long-term exposures to air pollution, especially if that pollution was emitted by agricultural or wildfires....
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2809726
Hypertension and Stroke as Mediators of Air Pollution Exp...
This cohort study examines whether hypertension and strok...
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
Though there was some evidence of an increased risk of stroke with greater long-term air pollution levels, this pathway couldn't explain the increased risks of dementia that we observed in the cohort. Similarly, there was no evidence of mediation by HTN. ...
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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.
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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."

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
Research fellow: We're looking for a PhD with an environmental health or related background to help us understand environmental (e.g., air pollution, climate, greenspace) influences on aging. https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/237429/research-fellow
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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.
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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?

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
@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

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
Clearly my kid was thoroughly captivated by his math class today... I do love the person on the ladder trying to save the balloon.

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
It's been a life long dream of mine to see the Aurora Borealis. This weekend the skies of northern Michigan delivered. Truly spectacular!
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
Mom happiness is being able to stop for a measurement without my kids being annoyed at me. #sciencemom

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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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!
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Sara Adar @saraadar.bsky.social · Nov 26
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.