Merry Christmas and happy holidays.

#OtD 4 Dec 1969 Chicago Black Panther leader Fred Hampton was murdered while asleep in his bed during a raid on his apartment by Chicago Police in conjunction with the FBI. Mark Clark was also killed, and other Panthers wounded. Learn more about the BPP: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...

#duolingo

this dystopia is completely ruining my enjoyment of fictional dystopia

whew! this sucks! at least I won't have to do it again tomorrow.

whew

To my friends experiencing newfound conviction about speaking up against political violence: Excellent, let's keep going. This is Rev. David Black, a Presbyterian minister, being attacked by cowards in masks while protesting political violence against immigrants in Chicago over the weekend.

What to Know About Taking Tylenol During Pregnancy The Trump administration said acetaminophen could cause autism. Doctors maintain it is safe during pregnancy.

President Trump told pregnant women to stop taking Tylenol. Medical groups maintain it is safe. What the research shows about autism, pregnancy and Tylenol.

I watched that whole need conference live. It made me so sad.

Relaxing Tea Better Fucking Work

Relaxing Tea Better Fucking Work theonion.com/relaxing-tea-better-fuck...

Part 2 of blogpost on Gold Standard Science deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/08/gold...
I'd be interested to know if any readers have heard of NIH's "Autism Data Science Initiative", which made a tachistoscopic appearance in June?
#autism #research

I want your blood for my birthday.

🎨 Workshop Alert: Visualizing Health Research. Whether you're preparing for a conference or a grant pitch, this hands-on workshop Sept 8 & 22; Oct 8 & 15 will help you turn your research into visuals that inform and inspire. Learn more: shorturl.at/4tdY1

so now you want to stay alive AND have your life be "happy"? this is America, not the United States Of Alive And Happy

Almost wish I was only in the assistant professor level instead of associate. But for anyone interested, KI sounds wonderful!!!

N.I.H. Memo Pauses Cancellations of Medical Research Grants

New York Times article on the end (at least for the moment) of NIH grant terminations...

[Gift link]

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...

NIH froze funding for clinical trials at a major university. By fall, they’ll run out of funding | CNN Northwestern University hasn’t received any funding from the NIH since the end of March. Not only could patients potentially stop receiving treatments that trials provided, the research itself could b...

New CNN story about clinical trials damaged by the funding freeze at Northwestern.

www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/h...

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Screen unseen at AMC was Jurassic World. That was fun. I wonder what it'll be in 2 weeks...

Dr. Fiona Havers, who is wearing a blue-green short-sleeved dress, is sitting in a large brown chair and looking directly at the viewer. A headline reads: "Why a Vaccine Expert Left the CDC.: 'Americans Are Going to Die.'" Photo by Melissa Golden for The New York Times

Dr. Fiona Havers resigned on Monday after 13 years at the CDC, saying she could no longer continue while the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dismantled the careful processes that help formulate vaccination standards. Read her first interview since resigning. nyti.ms/4k0mbCn

four half day workshop on design for academics and researchers. Email MSS_education@northwestern.edu to get on the list to be alerted when registration starts.

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Ouch

I shared this piece with a relative of mine after reading it this morning. I just wish they agreed.

Unfortunately, I think it's often the kids who have something to teach us

Well, more reasons to think Northwestern (and by extension, me) will be getting any new grants soon.

Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

JAMA Forum on the proposed NIH budget…

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Not the point of the tweet, but it always amazes me how much the NIH budget declined during Obama and increased under Trump 1. That was after he proposed cuts, but he ‘art of the dealed’ it up to record highs.

We published a piece in March saying the real Trump/Vought/DOGE goal was to bring universities to their knees, and now they’re just … saying it out loud.

From our blog: altnih4science.substack.com/p/trump-is-a...

I've been watching the M*A*S*H seasons (on DVD, so old skool) slowly for the last few months. Tonight will be a M*A*S*H night again, in Houlihan's honor.

Optimistic Researchers Say There Still Time To Head Off Climate Change Before It Starts Killing Rich People

Optimistic Researchers Say There Still Time To Head Off Climate Change Before It Starts Killing Rich People theonion.com/optimis...

Ahh, the game, yes.

Did not know this. But now I do. Another reason to get a new pair of selvedge jeans.