@medanthro.bsky.social recommendations for high quality portable digital voice recorders that are suitable for recording town hall or group interviews/discussions in a public space (that may be a bit noisy)?

“I’m restlessly eager to breastfeed”: breastfeeding narratives of internally displaced Yazidi genocide survivors in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq - International Breastfeeding Journal Breastfeeding is one of the most important public health interventions that supports infant and young child survival in humanitarian crises. Yet, breastfeeding in these settings is often difficult and...

Honored to share our new publication in the International Breastfeeding Journal, "I'm restlessly eager to breastfeed: breastfeeding narratives of internally displaced Yazidi genocide survivors in the Kurdistan region of Iraq"

Read it here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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I cannot emphasize enough how demoralizing this is for everyone in the room.

Oh hey it's me! :)

When America sneezes

Flyer for online presentation by Rachel Tjoeng, PhD candidate in Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, sponsored by CLEAR

Tomorrow 12:00 pm HST
Found in the Folder: Vital Nurse Refusals through Time in Hawai‘i Nei

When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.

19thnews.org/2026/02/minn...

h/t @jodinewton.bsky.social for sharing this on LinkedIn

legal asylum seekers, from Guinea, who were on their way to collect a passport for their ONE MONTH OLD INFANT CHILD.
All legal activities.
What do you want to bet ICE used the appointment to track the Barry's?

Oh my goodness. This is absolutely hideous.

Great quote from @aetiology.bsky.social !! Cosign.

ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.

ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest

www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...

I have a sourdough baguette, focaccia, and 2 loaves - all in various states of prep - going at the moment... in case you're curious about my current mental health. 🫠

Global buzzwords that will be buzzing in your ear in 2026 Will it be a year of "fractured resilience"? Or "pragmatic empathy"? Will "MOUs" be the next global health strategy? Are we in a new age of "decolonization" — or of "localization"?

It's pretty cool to be quoted in this @npr.org story along with my wonderful @dukeghi.bsky.social colleagues, Dr. Chris Beyrer and Dr. Nishad Jayasundara!! Check it out!

www.npr.org/2026/01/21/g...

Cover of 2nd album by SANAM

Cover of new album by Marianne Nowottny

Cover of the album Hyperglyph by Chicago Underground Duo (International Anthem)

Kuku Sebsibe album cover

📻 Today 4-6pm ET is my weekly radio show, tune in at wxdu.org or 88.7FM locally

I'll spin fab new albums from Beirut's SANAM, the always-amazing Marianne Nowottny, Chicago Underground Duo, a stunning reissue of one of Ethiopia's greatest singers Kuku Sebsibe & more

I take requests & do shout-outs!

Nestlé expands infant formula recall to more than 50 countries Nestlé has expanded a recall of infant and follow-on formula over concerns about a heat-resistant toxin The recall now affects products distributed

www.consumeraffairs.com/news/nestle-...

Congratulations, again!!!!!! 🔥

8 Gillings School faculty honored for excellence in research - UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health January 12, 2026 These awards recognize one early- to mid-career faculty members from each department who has demonstrated excellence, innovation and impact in their research pursuits.

Honored to be part of this company of early- to mid-career faculty at the UNC Gillings School of Public Health:

"Eight faculty members from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have been honored with the third annual Gillings Research Excellence Awards." sph.unc.edu/sph-news/8-g...

FDOC tomorrow. Teaching 100+ undergrad students at an elite private university in the U.S. south the "Fundamentals of Global Health....." send me all your well-wishes, plzzzz. What a time to be teaching global health (!!!!)

I have actually tried. I do ok until I mess up a stitch, then cannot for the life of me figure out how to go backwards and fix it. I think it's some kind of cognitive block I have. I am really good at a lot of things, but this is not one of them!! 🫣

"you" is doing a lot of work here.....I can't knit or crotchet shit to save my life!!!

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I am so proud of my community this week. Folks are really stepping up and coming together, and it's a beautiful thing.

Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I  was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…

"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"

Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project

published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...

I'm finishing up a few last revisions to a manuscript I started writing in 2019. It usually does not take me long to prep and submit a paper. This one was more complicated, I guess. But, I am ready to submit it (!!) and I hope it will be published......

[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater) YouTube video by USGS

Kīlauea live cam. HPU field school headed there soon!

UH Mānoa anthropologist receives California Academy of Sciences’ highest honor | University of Hawaiʻi System News Professor Patrick Kirch received the Fellows Medal at the CAS annual meeting in October.

Congratulations to anthropologist Prof. Pat Kirch

Two #Postdoc opportunities in the Pontzer Lab at Duke
-Human Ecology, Energetics, and Climate
-Population Ecology Aging, and Health Network (PECAHN

Check it out and spread the word!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30783

Pathology result is in: Endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia. Precancerous. High risk of progression. The most common gyne cancer in N America. The definitive treatment is hysterectomy.

So thankful for the medical care I’ve received.

Women, if you bleed post-menopause seek medical attention.