USDA PUTS FOOD RESEARCHERS ON LEAVE - WSJ

I am chairing the search for two (2) Tenure Track positions at the Department of Health Services, Policy and Management at
@uscarnoldschool.bsky.social

We are looking to move relatively fast so please get your applications in quickly

#HealthPolicy
#AcademicSky

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AEA Statement on Dismissal of BLS Comm.

"The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions."

Our friends at the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities are hiring a senior research program manager. They're seeking someone with a Master’s or PhD in economics, public policy, or a related field, and solid experience managing applied research projects. careers.nd.edu/search-caree...

A study finds, US based academic research institutes account for 50% of new medical drugs in the last 4 years. 🧪

www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...

#science #savescience #stat

Commentary: It isn’t just the DEI or climate grants getting the axe from President Trump. Science agencies face up to 55% cuts across the board. This means Ohio students will be denied opportunities for cutting-edge careers given to previous generations buff.ly/rvom6rH

The US Administration has indefinitely blocked *all* student visa applicants from getting a visa interview.

Worldwide, unconditional, no end date. All.

International students are crucial to the US university system, American innovation, and future US prosperity.

Come tune in tomorrow (Wednesday, May 21) at noon ET for my webinar "Affordability, Accessibility, and Daycare Quality: Evidence from Kenya" (abstract screenshot below)

Registration link: osu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

More information on our policy series here: aede.osu.edu/https%3A/aed...

In the budget reconciliation bill, House Republicans are trying to cut SNAP by $295 billion. This would cut it in third in what would be by far the largest SNAP cut in history.

This would rip food assistance away from millions of people, including households with children as young as 7 years old.

Want to understand more about the proposed work requirements? And what the research says about their efficacy? I’ll be speaking with other experts on this topic on May 28 @irpwisc.bsky.social !

Spoiler: they are not effective.

www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/wor...

The persistent claim is that there are so-called "able-bodied" people on Medicaid, and that this is a mistake (they “should never have been on the program”), or worse, “fraud”.

This is a mischaracterization of the goals of the current Medicaid program
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On my tombstone, it will be written, "He died with just one wish: that a future generation of journalists would understand the difference between percent and percentage points."

Thrilled to announce that our paper was awarded the Richard L. D. Morse Applied Consumer Economics Award by the ACCI! Here's a picture of my lovely coauthors accepting the award 🥰 and the abstract

(Yes, I look a lot like my coauthor/sister @kefitzpatrick.bsky.social )

Wisconsin's farmers have been the backbone of our state for generations, and Trump's whiplash on reckless tariff taxes and trade wars are going to crush them. I'm urging Republicans in Congress to stand up for Wisconsin farmers and put an end to the chaos.

www.wisn.com/article/a-wh...

The House just passed its budget resolution, so reconciliation is now officially underway. This is their bill to destroy Medicaid and SNAP while cutting taxes disproportionately for the rich.

THIS IS VERY REAL and can be enacted even if all Ds vote no.

Thread on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT.

A novel tactic from a novel source: @raskin.house.gov is organizing folks to send Privacy Act requests to DOGE w/a pre-filled form. "DOGE...has an obligation to respond to specific demands from any of the 340 million U.S. citizens who exercise their legal right" jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...