Srijon Mukhopadhyay
@srijon77.bsky.social
| Epidemiology PhD student | UNC Chapel Hill | Social, structural, and spatial indicators of health| Social epidemiology | Cancer |
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Srijon Mukhopadhyay
@srijon77.bsky.social
· Nov 10
I’m a 1st year Epi PhD student, interested in social and spatial (neighborhood deprivation, structural racism) indicators of health and how they relate to disparities in breast cancer outcomes. Looking forward to hearing more about everyone’s research!
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If ever you think you cannot do something, just remember: you are small, angry, and full of microplastics, which means you are a glorified hair dryer. Aim, rage, succeed.
August 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
If ever you think you cannot do something, just remember: you are small, angry, and full of microplastics, which means you are a glorified hair dryer. Aim, rage, succeed.
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And frankly until "urbanists" get past this false reductionism they will never be able to make all that much headway.
Because the people most failed by public transit underfunding are also the people most likely to get stuck driving cars we can't really afford, by unwanted necessity.
Because the people most failed by public transit underfunding are also the people most likely to get stuck driving cars we can't really afford, by unwanted necessity.
May 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
And frankly until "urbanists" get past this false reductionism they will never be able to make all that much headway.
Because the people most failed by public transit underfunding are also the people most likely to get stuck driving cars we can't really afford, by unwanted necessity.
Because the people most failed by public transit underfunding are also the people most likely to get stuck driving cars we can't really afford, by unwanted necessity.
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Repeat after me:
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
Keep that in mind as Democrats "debate" a continuing resolution "strategy." #ItsAlreadyShutdown
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
Keep that in mind as Democrats "debate" a continuing resolution "strategy." #ItsAlreadyShutdown
March 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Repeat after me:
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
Keep that in mind as Democrats "debate" a continuing resolution "strategy." #ItsAlreadyShutdown
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
DOGE has already illegally shut down much of the government.
Keep that in mind as Democrats "debate" a continuing resolution "strategy." #ItsAlreadyShutdown
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As always, it comes down to the devaluation of (gendered) care work and other reproductive labor in favor of the immediately profitable work (also gendered)
If "60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity," that's only because the tech workers who can put in all those hours at the office have offloaded all their caregiving responsibilities onto others more vulnerable than them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/t...
Google’s Sergey Brin Asks Workers to Spend More Time In the Office (Gift Article)
The tech giant’s co-founder said that if employees worked harder and were in the office more, the company could reach an artificial general intelligence breakthrough.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
As always, it comes down to the devaluation of (gendered) care work and other reproductive labor in favor of the immediately profitable work (also gendered)
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The vehicle for manufacturing consent for transphobia, for manufacturing consent for genocide, is now doing the same for authoritarianism all under the guise of impartiality and liberalism.
The vehicle for manufacturing consent for transphobia, for manufacturing consent for genocide, is now doing the same for authoritarianism all under the guise of impartiality and liberalism.
FFS New York Times.
They’re not *his generals.
Unbelievable
They’re not *his generals.
Unbelievable
February 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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The vehicle for manufacturing consent for transphobia, for manufacturing consent for genocide, is now doing the same for authoritarianism all under the guise of impartiality and liberalism.
The vehicle for manufacturing consent for transphobia, for manufacturing consent for genocide, is now doing the same for authoritarianism all under the guise of impartiality and liberalism.
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If there's one thing we want scientists🧪 to take away this weekend it's this:
"Local [TV] channels talk to faculty all the time."
Lots is happening. Legal & political efforts will gear up. Organizing scientists is key—but will take time.
But every scientist can call their local TV station today.
"Local [TV] channels talk to faculty all the time."
Lots is happening. Legal & political efforts will gear up. Organizing scientists is key—but will take time.
But every scientist can call their local TV station today.
Yeah, I don’t know where that person is getting their info because plenty of stations DO talk to experts. The reporting might not be a model of journalism, but 🤷♀️
My alma mater is a little farm town that revolves around the university. Local channels talk to faculty all the time.
My alma mater is a little farm town that revolves around the university. Local channels talk to faculty all the time.
February 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
If there's one thing we want scientists🧪 to take away this weekend it's this:
"Local [TV] channels talk to faculty all the time."
Lots is happening. Legal & political efforts will gear up. Organizing scientists is key—but will take time.
But every scientist can call their local TV station today.
"Local [TV] channels talk to faculty all the time."
Lots is happening. Legal & political efforts will gear up. Organizing scientists is key—but will take time.
But every scientist can call their local TV station today.
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How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Fund Don't Freeze: National Higher Education Strategy Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join higher education workers from around the country on 2/13 at 8 PM Eastern / 7 PM Central / 6 PM Mountain / 5 PM Pacific for a national strategy call on the federal attack on higher education and h...
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February 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
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what would actually be hilarious is if the so-called department of government efficiency tries to gut NIH but is thwarted by the eRA Commons being impossible to use
February 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
what would actually be hilarious is if the so-called department of government efficiency tries to gut NIH but is thwarted by the eRA Commons being impossible to use
please
From @jeremyfaust.bsky.social's newsletter -- CDC employees are considering forming a union.
YES DO IT. UNIONS ARE HOW WE FIGHT BACK.
YES DO IT. UNIONS ARE HOW WE FIGHT BACK.
February 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
please
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Things are moving so diabolically fast! We have at least backed up CDC’s geospatial Social Vulnerability Index layers to Esri’s Living Atlas of the World livingatlas.arcgis.com
#gischat #geosky
#gischat #geosky
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January 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Things are moving so diabolically fast! We have at least backed up CDC’s geospatial Social Vulnerability Index layers to Esri’s Living Atlas of the World livingatlas.arcgis.com
#gischat #geosky
#gischat #geosky
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I wish people on the left would stop using “diversity hire” or “affirmative action” to describe folks like Hegseth. This reinforces the racist, sexist notion that diversity and affirmative action are promoting unqualified people, doing the right’s work for the.
January 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I wish people on the left would stop using “diversity hire” or “affirmative action” to describe folks like Hegseth. This reinforces the racist, sexist notion that diversity and affirmative action are promoting unqualified people, doing the right’s work for the.
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Of course, Hegseth is unqualified. But describing this as “affirmative action” or “diversity” gets it precisely backwards. White supremacy has *always* promoted unqualified white men over everyone else. This is the *exact opposite* of affirmative action policies designed to end discrimination.
January 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Of course, Hegseth is unqualified. But describing this as “affirmative action” or “diversity” gets it precisely backwards. White supremacy has *always* promoted unqualified white men over everyone else. This is the *exact opposite* of affirmative action policies designed to end discrimination.
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Health researchers are actually fundraisers for their universities. No nih grants means a huge chunk of revenue gone. If it returns it will have been negotiated by MAGA-installed leaders who will lead a witchhunt.
The Trump administration’s NIH freezes do not only affect federal science agencies. NIH grants fund research at universities and many other institutions. Halting NIH grant reviews sabotages important scientific research everywhere.
January 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Health researchers are actually fundraisers for their universities. No nih grants means a huge chunk of revenue gone. If it returns it will have been negotiated by MAGA-installed leaders who will lead a witchhunt.
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I know we're all flailing and panicking, but guys, "my work isn't even controversial/political/about DEI!" is not the move.
January 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I know we're all flailing and panicking, but guys, "my work isn't even controversial/political/about DEI!" is not the move.
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For researchers dependent on NIH funding, for international students studying in the U.S., and others, things are actively very dire. Universities are for the most part saying nothing publicly as we get pummeled. Cowering isn’t going to work, to put it mildly.
January 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
For researchers dependent on NIH funding, for international students studying in the U.S., and others, things are actively very dire. Universities are for the most part saying nothing publicly as we get pummeled. Cowering isn’t going to work, to put it mildly.
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If you work with any federal data--on demography, economics, health, education, climate, agriculture, whatever--and you notice any changes this year in data availability, quality, or completeness, please let me know.
January 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If you work with any federal data--on demography, economics, health, education, climate, agriculture, whatever--and you notice any changes this year in data availability, quality, or completeness, please let me know.
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its wild how much local LA news is fixated on the threat of looting even though it was like single digit arrests. if you're looking for a juicy story about loss of personal property, might i suggest the devastating inferno
January 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
its wild how much local LA news is fixated on the threat of looting even though it was like single digit arrests. if you're looking for a juicy story about loss of personal property, might i suggest the devastating inferno
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So many of yall would rather see her as some nebulous magical being who could see the future instead of what she really was…a Black woman with her eyes wide open.
January 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
So many of yall would rather see her as some nebulous magical being who could see the future instead of what she really was…a Black woman with her eyes wide open.
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Octavia Butler couldn’t see the future. She saw what was happening in front of her and, in addition to studying the past, was able to imagine where it would lead. It’s important to tell the truth about her because mythologizing her is a disservice to her legacy.
January 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Octavia Butler couldn’t see the future. She saw what was happening in front of her and, in addition to studying the past, was able to imagine where it would lead. It’s important to tell the truth about her because mythologizing her is a disservice to her legacy.
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Are #paidleave policies worth the investment? The latest cost-benefit analysis @nberpubs.bsky.social suggests huge returns on investment, including benefits to family and society. www.nber.org/system/files... @lizananat.bsky.social @mslopen.bsky.social @paidleaveforall.bsky.social
January 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Are #paidleave policies worth the investment? The latest cost-benefit analysis @nberpubs.bsky.social suggests huge returns on investment, including benefits to family and society. www.nber.org/system/files... @lizananat.bsky.social @mslopen.bsky.social @paidleaveforall.bsky.social
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Many people - including health agencies - wrongly suggested the solution was to 'listen to genuine concerns' about health fears.
The *actual* solution was to fix the underlying injustice: to empower and embolden communities, to involve them in the process, to share actual money more fairly
The *actual* solution was to fix the underlying injustice: to empower and embolden communities, to involve them in the process, to share actual money more fairly
January 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Many people - including health agencies - wrongly suggested the solution was to 'listen to genuine concerns' about health fears.
The *actual* solution was to fix the underlying injustice: to empower and embolden communities, to involve them in the process, to share actual money more fairly
The *actual* solution was to fix the underlying injustice: to empower and embolden communities, to involve them in the process, to share actual money more fairly
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We can reduce the risk of reassortment a few ways: reducing human H5N1 cases by reducing exposure, increasing uptake of seasonal flu vaccines, and vaccinating people at high exposure risk (ie vets, farm workers) for H5N1. We should consider doing that now. We should be already doing it.
December 27, 2024 at 11:54 PM
We can reduce the risk of reassortment a few ways: reducing human H5N1 cases by reducing exposure, increasing uptake of seasonal flu vaccines, and vaccinating people at high exposure risk (ie vets, farm workers) for H5N1. We should consider doing that now. We should be already doing it.
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We have to define what we mean by “AI.” Because the model that advanced our understanding of protein folding and the LLMs that churn out the nonsense slop that fills the internet both get called “AI.” And the latter is co-opting the usefulness of the former to create this exactly perception.
Do you think AI can be boycotted out of existence? What benefits are there to not using it? There are benefits to being thoughtful to how you are using it, yes. But rejecting it is like...I don't know...rejecting a life saving vaccine. Accept it or die a slow death.
December 25, 2024 at 10:18 PM
We have to define what we mean by “AI.” Because the model that advanced our understanding of protein folding and the LLMs that churn out the nonsense slop that fills the internet both get called “AI.” And the latter is co-opting the usefulness of the former to create this exactly perception.
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save the date. we want to pack this hearing and will also be throwing an after party.
do attend. more to come.
do attend. more to come.
WE DID IT!!! WE GOT THE HEARING MOVED TO CHAPEL HILL!!!
SAVE THE DATE: JANUARY 16th. 6pm. Chapel Hill Town Hall.
Great news! The hearing on UNC request to burn PFAS-filled pellets on campus will now be in Chapel Hill. triangleblogblog.com/2024/12/17/g...
SAVE THE DATE: JANUARY 16th. 6pm. Chapel Hill Town Hall.
Great news! The hearing on UNC request to burn PFAS-filled pellets on campus will now be in Chapel Hill. triangleblogblog.com/2024/12/17/g...
Great news! The hearing on UNC request to burn PFAS-filled pellets on campus will now be in Chapel Hill.
Great news — the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality’s (DAQ) has moved the upcoming public hearing for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) to...
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December 18, 2024 at 1:18 AM
save the date. we want to pack this hearing and will also be throwing an after party.
do attend. more to come.
do attend. more to come.
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🧪 🛟 New research reveals the lasting impact of childhood lead exposure, linking it to depression, anxiety, and ADHD across generations. A call to action for stronger environmental protections, mental health resources, and equity-driven solutions. Our Link: https://buff.ly/3BiBRR0 #MedSky #EpiSky
New Study on Childhood Lead Exposure and Its Role in Psychopathology: A 75-Year Perspective
ALT: A house with white siding cordoned off by caution tape. A hand-painted sign on the fence reads "LEAD KEEP OUT," and another sign near the door says "LEAD HAZARD KEEP OUT," indicating environmental contamination and health hazards.
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December 15, 2024 at 11:00 PM
🧪 🛟 New research reveals the lasting impact of childhood lead exposure, linking it to depression, anxiety, and ADHD across generations. A call to action for stronger environmental protections, mental health resources, and equity-driven solutions. Our Link: https://buff.ly/3BiBRR0 #MedSky #EpiSky