Anna Kaiser
@annakaiser.bsky.social
Sociologist, something with networks, Public Health Scientist, former witch hunter, fka Mitschele
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“We should be acutely aware of the number of different infectious threats that can be thrown at us, and once you’ve got a really great new tool in your toolkit, why would you throw it away? Why would you turn your back on mRNA technology when it’s helped us so much?” – @billhanage.bsky.social
Slashing of funding for mRNA vaccine development raises concern | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) cancelled nearly $500 million in contracts that funded mRNA vaccine development. The mRNA
hsph.harvard.edu
October 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“We should be acutely aware of the number of different infectious threats that can be thrown at us, and once you’ve got a really great new tool in your toolkit, why would you throw it away? Why would you turn your back on mRNA technology when it’s helped us so much?” – @billhanage.bsky.social
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🆕 Today, UKHSA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have confirmed the first detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in the UK.
There is currently no evidence of wider circulation in birds or mosquitoes, and the risk to the public remains very low.
📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...
There is currently no evidence of wider circulation in birds or mosquitoes, and the risk to the public remains very low.
📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...
May 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🆕 Today, UKHSA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have confirmed the first detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in the UK.
There is currently no evidence of wider circulation in birds or mosquitoes, and the risk to the public remains very low.
📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...
There is currently no evidence of wider circulation in birds or mosquitoes, and the risk to the public remains very low.
📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...
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‘No one knew what to do’: power cuts bring chaos, connection and revaluation of digital dependency. A quote: ““It was amazing,” she said. “Despite everything that went wrong, it gave me a lot of hope in humanity to see how quickly people got together and helped each other.”
May 1, 2025 at 6:35 AM
‘No one knew what to do’: power cuts bring chaos, connection and revaluation of digital dependency. A quote: ““It was amazing,” she said. “Despite everything that went wrong, it gave me a lot of hope in humanity to see how quickly people got together and helped each other.”
Wonderful ❤️
A poem recited under your breath or in your head can soothe your nerves, drive away the noise of everyday life or grant a moment of simple happiness. Join our poetry challenge here.
The Poetry Challenge Day 1: Learn a poem with us this week. Keep it for a lifetime.
Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, Ethan Hawke and Ada Limón.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Wonderful ❤️
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A 50% cut to science funding (which is close to what Trump is proposing for NIH) would result in huge negative long-term economic outcomes:
*7.6% cut in GDP
*8.6% cut in federal revenues
*equivalents of making the average American $10,000 poorer
*7.6% cut in GDP
*8.6% cut in federal revenues
*equivalents of making the average American $10,000 poorer
"If you look at a long period of time, a lot of our increase in living standards seems to be coming from public investment in scientific research."
The devastating cuts to science funding aren't just academic, they threaten our livelihoods and wellbeing. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
The devastating cuts to science funding aren't just academic, they threaten our livelihoods and wellbeing. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b...
Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows (Gift Article)
Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
A 50% cut to science funding (which is close to what Trump is proposing for NIH) would result in huge negative long-term economic outcomes:
*7.6% cut in GDP
*8.6% cut in federal revenues
*equivalents of making the average American $10,000 poorer
*7.6% cut in GDP
*8.6% cut in federal revenues
*equivalents of making the average American $10,000 poorer
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Princeton with a new site to help make the case for academic freedom standup.princeton.edu
Stand Up for Princeton and Higher Education.
Join a community of Princeton alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends who are committed
to making the case for America’s great colleges and universities.
standup.princeton.edu
April 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Princeton with a new site to help make the case for academic freedom standup.princeton.edu
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Terminating the grants to study misinformation is “an overt act of censoring and preventing accountability,” says Stephen Lewandowsky, a misinformation researcher at the University of Bristol. “Who other than a liar would cancel misinformation research?”
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Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research
Hundreds of grants axed in a field where the United States was a global leader
www.science.org
April 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Terminating the grants to study misinformation is “an overt act of censoring and preventing accountability,” says Stephen Lewandowsky, a misinformation researcher at the University of Bristol. “Who other than a liar would cancel misinformation research?”
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AI industry giants owe their existence to taxpayer-funded, open research, but many have abandoned this collaborative model. I spoke to The Atlantic about how US science and tech leadership was built on shared knowledge. When companies hoard research, innovation suffers and accountability declines.
Donald Trump is dismantling the foundations of American science—and in turn jeopardizing the AI boom he purports to champion, writes Matteo Wong:
A Disaster for American Innovation
The Trump administration is jeopardizing the AI boom.
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April 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
AI industry giants owe their existence to taxpayer-funded, open research, but many have abandoned this collaborative model. I spoke to The Atlantic about how US science and tech leadership was built on shared knowledge. When companies hoard research, innovation suffers and accountability declines.
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US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
US Applicant Week
www.grad.ubc.ca
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18.
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky
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I'm looking for 1-2 doctoral candidates in my ERC-funded project "Relative Health: Long-Run Inequalities in Health and Survival Between Families and Across Generations". These are 4-year, fully funded positions at Lund University. More info: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Doctoral student in Economic History – Inequalities in health and survival
The Department of Economic History is a research-intensive department that employs about 100 people: researchers, teachers, technical/administrative staff, and Ph.D. candidates. The department has a l
lu.varbi.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I'm looking for 1-2 doctoral candidates in my ERC-funded project "Relative Health: Long-Run Inequalities in Health and Survival Between Families and Across Generations". These are 4-year, fully funded positions at Lund University. More info: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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This is such an amazing study. Researchers tracked people over 300,000 births looking at how biomarkers change & recover postpartum. ~60% stabilise close to pre-conception levels after 3 months, but some (eg for bone & liver health) take a year. Others never recover! 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gigantic birth study paints most detailed picture of pregnancy’s toll on body
Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby.
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This is such an amazing study. Researchers tracked people over 300,000 births looking at how biomarkers change & recover postpartum. ~60% stabilise close to pre-conception levels after 3 months, but some (eg for bone & liver health) take a year. Others never recover! 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Teaching #qualitative methods? Or new to doing #health research? New edition of our text book out soon!
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/qu...
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/qu...
Qualitative Methods for Health Research
uk.sagepub.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Teaching #qualitative methods? Or new to doing #health research? New edition of our text book out soon!
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/qu...
uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/qu...
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Today I'm filled with admiration for my university's president, Chris Eisgruber. He's standing up for Columbia and for universities as a home for freedom of ideas, debate, and thought - free of government attack. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia
American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.
www.theatlantic.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Today I'm filled with admiration for my university's president, Chris Eisgruber. He's standing up for Columbia and for universities as a home for freedom of ideas, debate, and thought - free of government attack. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
This is so terrible.
Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico, with more than 250 people infected — many unvaccinated school-age children. These maps and illustrations show the spread of the virus in the U.S., and how infections can run through a community.
Measles in the U.S.: Latest Maps and Cases
As new cases are reported, our maps and illustrations show the spread of the virus and how infections can run through a community.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:39 AM
This is so terrible.
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Breast cancer is on the rise: data reveal drastic gap in survival rates
Lack of screening and limited treatment options mean that low- and middle-income countries face higher death rates despite having fewer cases than wealthier nations
🧪 #MedSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Lack of screening and limited treatment options mean that low- and middle-income countries face higher death rates despite having fewer cases than wealthier nations
🧪 #MedSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Breast cancer is on the rise: data reveal drastic gap in survival rates
Lack of screening and limited treatment options mean that low- and middle-income countries face higher death rates despite having fewer cases than wealthier nations.
www.nature.com
February 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Breast cancer is on the rise: data reveal drastic gap in survival rates
Lack of screening and limited treatment options mean that low- and middle-income countries face higher death rates despite having fewer cases than wealthier nations
🧪 #MedSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Lack of screening and limited treatment options mean that low- and middle-income countries face higher death rates despite having fewer cases than wealthier nations
🧪 #MedSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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👏 Good news for researchers working with Swedish register data and who want their research to be reproducible 👉 If you include in your ethics application/research plan that replication may be part of the project, then external replicators (e.g. data editors) can be given access to the data!
February 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
👏 Good news for researchers working with Swedish register data and who want their research to be reproducible 👉 If you include in your ethics application/research plan that replication may be part of the project, then external replicators (e.g. data editors) can be given access to the data!
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As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.
Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign
As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.
www.npr.org
February 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.
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I am keeping a diary of daily events, as they unfold open.substack.com/pub/adamprze... It is available to everyone. I am new to Substack, so please let me know if something is wrong with the link or the file.
Diary
Week 1
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February 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I am keeping a diary of daily events, as they unfold open.substack.com/pub/adamprze... It is available to everyone. I am new to Substack, so please let me know if something is wrong with the link or the file.
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You know Kate Winslet in Contagion? Where she runs into a hot zone, risking her life, so Americans could be safer?
She was an EIS officer. That’s who was just fired at CDC today. EIS officers. And many, many more public servants fighting every day for your health.
She was an EIS officer. That’s who was just fired at CDC today. EIS officers. And many, many more public servants fighting every day for your health.
February 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
You know Kate Winslet in Contagion? Where she runs into a hot zone, risking her life, so Americans could be safer?
She was an EIS officer. That’s who was just fired at CDC today. EIS officers. And many, many more public servants fighting every day for your health.
She was an EIS officer. That’s who was just fired at CDC today. EIS officers. And many, many more public servants fighting every day for your health.
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Headlines from today:
Vice President Vance Accuses European Leaders of Censoring Free Speech
White House Bars Associated Press From Spaces Like Oval Office and Air Force One
Vice President Vance Accuses European Leaders of Censoring Free Speech
White House Bars Associated Press From Spaces Like Oval Office and Air Force One
February 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Headlines from today:
Vice President Vance Accuses European Leaders of Censoring Free Speech
White House Bars Associated Press From Spaces Like Oval Office and Air Force One
Vice President Vance Accuses European Leaders of Censoring Free Speech
White House Bars Associated Press From Spaces Like Oval Office and Air Force One
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CDC's "disease detectives" halved as part of DOGE cuts at health agencies www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-dis...
CDC's "disease detectives" halved as part of DOGE cuts at health agencies
More than 1 in 10 of the health agency's workers are being let go, including an entire new class of CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
CDC's "disease detectives" halved as part of DOGE cuts at health agencies www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-dis...
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🚀New! Elon Musk’s recent interest in disrupting EU and UK politics can seem a bit of mystery. But as
@damiantam.bsky.social of @lsemedia.bsky.social argues, what lies behind it is the same reason Musk has allied with Trump: blatant economic interest. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
@damiantam.bsky.social of @lsemedia.bsky.social argues, what lies behind it is the same reason Musk has allied with Trump: blatant economic interest. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Why Is Elon Musk destabilising UK and EU politics?
Elon Musk’s recent interest in disrupting EU and UK politics can seem a bit of mystery. But as Damian Tambini argues, what lies behind it is the same reason Musk has formed an…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🚀New! Elon Musk’s recent interest in disrupting EU and UK politics can seem a bit of mystery. But as
@damiantam.bsky.social of @lsemedia.bsky.social argues, what lies behind it is the same reason Musk has allied with Trump: blatant economic interest. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
@damiantam.bsky.social of @lsemedia.bsky.social argues, what lies behind it is the same reason Musk has allied with Trump: blatant economic interest. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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American vaccination rates against once-common childhood diseases have been dropping. The rate of kindergartners with complete records for the measles vaccine declined from before the pandemic to last year, according to the CDC, well before Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s political rise. nyti.ms/42buOVp
January 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
American vaccination rates against once-common childhood diseases have been dropping. The rate of kindergartners with complete records for the measles vaccine declined from before the pandemic to last year, according to the CDC, well before Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s political rise. nyti.ms/42buOVp
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And the Robert Koch-Institut, Germany’s CDC, has also abandoned X and is now posting here on bluesky instead.
They are explicitly joining the universities and instititues that announced they are leaving X a few days ago.
🧪 #IDsky
They are explicitly joining the universities and instititues that announced they are leaving X a few days ago.
🧪 #IDsky
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Die Entwicklungen auf X in den vergangenen Monaten haben uns veranlasst, die Plattform zu verlassen. Mit diesem Schritt schließen wir uns den Hochschulen und Forschungsinstitutionen an, die vor wenigen Tagen angekündigt haben, X ebenfalls nicht mehr zu betreiben.
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Die Entwicklungen auf X in den vergangenen Monaten haben uns veranlasst, die Plattform zu verlassen. Mit diesem Schritt schließen wir uns den Hochschulen und Forschungsinstitutionen an, die vor wenigen Tagen angekündigt haben, X ebenfalls nicht mehr zu betreiben.
idw-online.de/de/news845520
January 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
And the Robert Koch-Institut, Germany’s CDC, has also abandoned X and is now posting here on bluesky instead.
They are explicitly joining the universities and instititues that announced they are leaving X a few days ago.
🧪 #IDsky
They are explicitly joining the universities and instititues that announced they are leaving X a few days ago.
🧪 #IDsky