Blue chart showing decreases intention, depression, anger, fatigue, and confusion, and large increases in vigor and friendliness after a 45 minute walk.
Just a reminder from my N of 20 health psychology class who completed the POMS (profile of mood states) before and after a 45 minute walk along the Mississippi River: taking a walk outside is good for the mood, with the effect sizes on par with a 12 week training in meditation or yoga.
THIS!
Stress testing -->
*canceling childhood cancer research
*ending USAID
*crippling forest service
*kneecapping mRNA vaccines
*dictating medical school curriculums
*eliminating social groups from military service
*disenfranchising women
and on and on
I was born in the late 70s, so a lot of the 80s songs (She Bop! Hungry Like a Wolf!) flew right on by unnoticed until decades later.
(Relistening now.)
Oh My.
25th.
I've been wanting a 10 trials of Hercules year long reality show where candidates have to do things like work in a meat processing plant for a month, be a CNA in a memory care facility working over night shifts, coaching a t-ball team with neurodivergent kids, organize church fundraisers, etc.
Whew... so about that...
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...
Selfie of a middle aged woman in a black Bruce Springsteen t shirt is reclining and donating blood.
I went to Dr. Charles R. Drew elementary so I knew of his legacy establishing blood banks and fighting against medical segregation. Today I learned he was one of the too many physicians who died young in a fall asleep at the wheel accident after working all night. bloodcancer.org.uk/news/charles...
Same!!!!!
Hi sleep folks— it’s starting to be the season of school sponsored all night grad parties with the extremely sleep deprived teens driving themselves and others home in early morning. Does anyone have policy briefs about this?
www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/l...
Folks congregating a mile from Minnesota State Capitol.
No Kings with thousands of my neighbors.
Three students (only gloved arms visible) dissect sheep brains on a weathered round picnic table. It’s a sunny day.
A 70F day in Minnesota in March means class outside, even if it’s brain 🧠 dissection day.
People examining posters about brain injury in a library. Flyers from the breed injury alliance of Minnesota are present in the foreground as are yellow and purple flowers.
A female professor stands in front of a poster about the exhibit. The poster includes statistics about the frequency of brain, injuries, and QR codes to additional resource resources.
In honor of #BrainAwarenessWeek, students @uofstthomasmn.bsky.social
created a Brain Injury & Recovery exhibit inspired by alum Paul Rousseau’s memoir of surviving a gunshot wound to the head: Friendly Fire. @paulwrites7.bsky.social
@danafoundation.bsky.social
“Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born.”
Mary Oliver
We are working on it! Lead researchers are Somali students.
Flyer that has a QR to a take a survey "Stress and Sleep during Operation Metro Surge". The flyer has photos of "ICE OUT" protest signs and text explaining that the anonymous survey takes 10 - 15 minutes to take. People with questions should contact Prof. Prichard at jrprichard@stthomas.edu.
Hi! Our team is collecting data on sleep and wellbeing of adults living in the Twin Cities metro area during this winter’s ICE activities. The survey is available in English and Somali
stthomas.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please share! (Thank you, @twincitiesgeek.com)
Ty! Will do!
I’m here today at the Minnesota State Capitol, offering expert testimony in favor of HF 1944 adopting permanent standard time. I was also the person to “fix” the clock in the senate committee room, winding it back one hour outside of natural time. @savestandard.bsky.social
Hi! Our team is collecting data on sleep and wellbeing of adults living in the Twin Cities metro area during this winter’s ICE activities. Please share! @twincitiesgeek.com
stthomas.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Pls Share:
Twin Cities metro area residents: We want to know about your experiences of stress and sleep during Operations Metro Surge. Take the 10 min anonymous survey here.
stthomas.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Congratulations to Dr. Williams! A title honoring Octavia E. Butler?
Same! Last night I was on an owl prowl near Bdote and each satellite got me cursing the Kessler effect disaster in making. And then there’s this insanity: darksky.org/news/organiz...
Yes! It’s early in the morning, I’m not wearing glasses, and the bottom line of text is quite small. Very excited for your documentary of course, but would have also supported a TMC Power to the People Y’all line of RUM.
I love speaking about sleep & mental health, athletics, and academic success! So many college students have questions about sleep health. Often I am able to help a student with an undiagnosed sleep disorder navigate to the appropriate clinician. www.hypersomniafoundation.org has a free webinar Th!
In winter, I like taking pictures of tree branches that look like dendrites.
I'm about halfway through this nearer-than-I-want-it-to-be AI takes over medicine speculative fiction novel and loving it. As a sleep neuroscientist and pre-health advisor, I particularly appreciate Dr. Key's precision throughout regarding MedEd culture & science discovery. Thank you!
Das Swarm! The cetaceans abide!
(Also I woke up from a dream asking our branch librarian to find a Scalzi / Judy Blume cross over.)
Minnesota great & respiratory titan Jessie Diggins! Medaling in three Olympics, already the most decorated US Nordic skier of all time before this morning’s epic kick for Bronze with bruised ribs. A fierce sleep and mental health advocate who openly discusses her ED recovery. Thank you.
A row of sunrise alarm clock globes in a dark room.
Then she is probably a totally healthy active teen who needs 10 hours of sleep whose body says that sleep should optimally be between midnight and 10:30 AM. I’ll send over a few tricks that will help a bit, like these, set half an hour before wake up time.
If she falls asleep throughout the day, that’s definitely a sign you would want want to talk to a sleep clinician. If once she’s up, she has plenty of energy throughout the day that’s less concerning. Email me jrprichard at stthomas edu if you want, and I can send you some assessments.
I’m so sorry for the diagnosis delay.
