Desalination, water, and war Attacks on civilian systems, including water systems, must be condemned and punished under the laws of war.

Thanks @patrickclarkin.bsky.social - it's abominable and a war crime to go after water sources. @petergleick.bsky.social has written a bunch on water being targets in this conflict thebulletin.org/2026/03/desa...

The Hidden Nutrient: Why Water Security is the Foundation of Health YouTube video by Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Over the past 2 years I've been guest editing a special issue for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on #water & #nutrition in a changing world. I spoke w/ the EIC of JAND Linda Snetselaar about this SI & why #watersecurity is critical to nutrition and health
www.youtube.com/watch?v=poZ8...

The Hidden Nutrient: Why Water Security is the Foundation of Health YouTube video by Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Over the past 2 years I've been guest editing a special issue for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on #water & #nutrition in a changing world. I spoke w/ the EIC of JAND Linda Snetselaar about this SI & why #watersecurity is critical to nutrition and health
www.youtube.com/watch?v=poZ8...

Two postdoctoral opportunities in evolutionary anthropology at Duke - HBES https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30783 Position Description The Pontzer Lab in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University seeks two Postdoctoral Associates for research in h...

Two postdoctoral opportunities in evolutionary anthropology at Duke University!
The Pontzer Lab is hiring for projects on human ecology, energetics, and aging & health.
More info: www.hbes.com/two-postdoct...

This combined with the fact that if a person is dehydrated and they rehydrate with SSBs that leads to increased kidney injury!

In the quest to maximize hydration, do you really need extra electrolytes? : Short Wave U.S. consumers spend more than $10 billion a year on sports drinks, according to Beverage Industry, a trade publication. And we can’t lie that sometimes a Gatorade or electrolyte tablet sounds really ...

I was on @npr.org's #Shortwave Science Podcast in which they discuss whether you really need sports drinks talking about #hydration, oral rehydration salts, and more! Check it out: www.npr.org/transcripts/...

High water turnover, hydration status, and heat stress among Daasanach pastoralists in a hot, semi-arid climate AbstractBackground and objectives. Water is essential for proper physiological function. As temperatures increase, populations may struggle to meet water n

In hotter environments, it is critical to have locally-based water and heat based recommendations to ensure proper health and kidney function
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Water turnover (the gold standard measurement) peaks around 7 liters per day for adults at age 40. Further we show that higher water turnover was associated with better hydration status and healthier kidney function.

High water turnover, hydration status, and heat stress among Daasanach pastoralists in a hot, semi-arid climate AbstractBackground and objectives. Water is essential for proper physiological function. As temperatures increase, populations may struggle to meet water n

In this new paper led by Amanda McGrosky, we demonstrate that #water needs are substantially higher among pastoralists living in a hot, semi-arid environment than worldwide water recommendations.
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Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

🎙️ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: @ciddpsu.bsky.social Ctr for Infectious Disease Dynamics at PSU is searching for a Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling. This is a unique, cross-university search for someone to become a leader in our community!

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That's so kind of you to say @zoonotic1.bsky.social! Hope all is well

This is great. And it’s even more fun when that person is one of the best students you ever had the privilege to teach. Well done!

What's the deal with electrolyte drinks — do you need them to stay hydrated? Seems like nobody's drinking plain water these days. Electrolyte packets or colorful sports drinks are everywhere. But do you need them?

It was really fun getting texts and calls from old friends that they heard me on NPR this morning! Really enjoyed talking to NPR's @pien-huang.bsky.social about #water needs and #dehydration - have a listen! @psuanthro.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @pop.psu.edu
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

What's the deal with electrolyte drinks — do you need them to stay hydrated? Seems like nobody's drinking plain water these days. Electrolyte packets or colorful sports drinks are everywhere. But do you need them?

one of my favorite things about knowing so many amazing researchers is hearing them on @npr.org! I woke up to texts this morning from people saying they heard @asherrosinger.bsky.social talking about hydration!! www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

Excited to share our paper in the Aug issue of Hypertension! Shockingly no health standards exist for sodium & chloride in drinking water, only palatability standards. We show water NaCl is assoc w higher BP, hypertension & albuminuria w effects below palatability
www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....

All-star alert! Huge congratulations to @kellyrosinger.bsky.social and team on their Gates Foundation grant!

The NIH budget is on a fast track to disaster An NIH insider explains what Republicans are likely to do next, and what we can do

New at Can We Still Govern: An anonymous NIH employee maps out the GOP budget gameplan to permanently gut our most important science agency.
Impoundment, delay and red tape will create artificial "savings" that become the new benchmark for NIH budgets.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nih-bu...

In and around Illeret

On this #WorldWaterDay2025, I'm up in northern Kenya working to better understand how variation in drinking water salinity is affecting human health & potential interventions. This issue will be increasingly important as freshwater salinization affects more water supplies hhd.psu.edu/college-news...

Ambient temperature and wet bulb globe temperature outperform heat index in predicting hydration status and heat perception in a semi-arid environment Climate change is increasing temperatures, frequency of heatwaves, and erratic rainfall, which threatens human biology and health, particularly in already extreme environments. Therefore, it is imp...

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This contribution to our latest Article Collection reports on hydration status & heat perception among children & adults in a semi-arid environment in relation to heat stress measures

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Drinking water is getting saltier. How does that affect humans? In the United States and across the world, research shows that groundwater is becoming saltier. Higher levels of salts in water may be harmful to people...

“Salt intake is a key risk factor for hypertension and chronic kidney disease. Yet, drinking water is overlooked as a source of salt,” Rosinger explained. “This study will help us understand how much it matters when saltwater enters our drinking water”
smartwatermagazine.com/news/penn-st...

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World (Gift Article) Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World. Story by @stephanienolen.bsky.social Gift link nyti.ms/41yWNgN

Really important thread from one of the best program officers NSF had - if you are wondering about NSF read below

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

I saw that one report - but I haven't seen any other news stories about it

The NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative website (climateandhealth.nih.gov) is still down - any insights? @davidcorn.bsky.social

YIKES!!! The climate change and health initiative website at NIH is gone! All these websites from climateandhealth.nih.gov are down

cc' @katharinehayhoe.com @cchyale.bsky.social @climatehealthcafe.bsky.social

Thanks to the National Science Foundation - Research Experiences for Undergraduates in particular for funding the field school. Those programs are incredibly valuable for providing research and training experiences as well as mentorship that results in real products that help the careers of students

A bright spot - one of my mentored undergrads just had a first author paper published!! We evaluated how different #heatstress measures relate to #hydration status & #thermal #heat perception in a semi-arid environment.
tl/dr: Ambient temp & WBGT > heat index
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

YIKES!!! The climate change and health initiative website at NIH is gone! All these websites from climateandhealth.nih.gov are down

cc' @katharinehayhoe.com @cchyale.bsky.social @climatehealthcafe.bsky.social