Chris Evans

It's great to be back, but we already miss the fun interactions and lovely people.

adult and baby hyenas

zebras

hippos

adult and baby elephants crossing a river at sunset

We also went to Kruger NP for 2 days.

chris feeding a barn owlet

julie bottle feeding a duiker

Jana the serval looking outside of her eclosure

Angus the baby river otter grabbing julie by her shoe

It was great to let go, and give back (even just a little).

Truly wonderful people and mission. We were fortunate to learn about conservation projects, and we had tons of hands-on experiences.

Umoya Khulula Wildlife Centre - Non-profit Rehabilitation Facility Umoya Khulula is a non-profit rehabilitation facility in South Africa dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of local wildlife.

Just back from an amazing trip to S. Africa. Julie and I spent 2 wks volunteering at Umoya Khulula wildlife rehab ctr.

umoyakhululawildlife.org

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Another evening spent writing to Dr. Bhattacharya about important issues, in this case, the importance of animal models in fundamental and mechanistic research.

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...or listening 👂

www.loyalbooks.com/book/the-fed...

Research Guides: Federalist Papers: Primary Documents in American History: Full Text of The Federalist Papers The Federalist Papers were a series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pen name "Publius." This guide compiles Library of Congress digital materials, extern...

Recommended reading 👀
guides.loc.gov/federalist-p...

Today, President Trump reiterated his unconstitutional idea to deport certain US-born American citizens. His administration is also pursuing a process to denaturalize and deport some Americans who went through the naturalization process. Angeline McCall reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social.

YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning Saving money vs. saving lives

Ted Koppel interviews my Hopkins colleague Prof. Liz Jaffee, world expert in pancreatic cancer, about the devastating cuts and slow roll out of cancer research funding by the NIH.

See this CBS Sunday morning show video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLwc...

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

I'm sorry, what part of this is "Restoring Gold Standard Science"?

WE BRAKE FOR NOBODY!

Mel Brooks' Spaceballs was released 38 years ago today.

And a sequel was recently announced for 2027 - the 40th anniversary.

🤮

A letter to the NIH Director noting the FACT that clinical trials have been halted.

Thanks, @amyaconroy.bsky.social

“I’m not robbing a bank. I’m robbing the bank’s vault!”

UPDATE AT 5:10 P.M.: Crapo joining Risch in opposition to sell-off of ... Proposal to sell federal land is provision in 'Big Beautiful Bill' that U.S. Senate is considering

Breaking: Idaho Senator Crapo joins Senator Risch in opposing Mike Lee’s public land sell off. And Montana Senator Daines went on the record with his opposition too!!!
Activism works!!!

www.lmtribune.com/local-news/r...

Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes | NEJM Zimislecel is an allogeneic stem cell–derived islet-cell therapy. Data on the safety and efficacy of zimislecel in persons with type 1 diabetes are needed. We conducted a phase 1–2 study of zimisle...

New @nejm.org
Pluripotent stem cells for Type 1 diabetes restored pancreatic islet cell function, improved glucose regulation, and decreased the need for insulin in 14 participants #ADASciSessions www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

So grateful for my family, who have put up with my late nights and distractedness and shorter than usual fuse with the stress of these past 4+ months. They challenge me to be better every day.

Big lawsuit filed today defending NSF.

It’s a coalition including @aaup.bsky.social , @uaw.org , and @democracyforward.org .

See thread🧪

Red states and blue states alike

Equal opportunity damage to biomedical research and the US economy

A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.

I’m sure the Trump Administration will be canceling all grants to the University of Florida because of their failure to combat anti-Semitism. Any day now.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...

What are some ways to potentially avoid this? For example, would submitting RPPRs very early help get things through prior to an FY cut-off?

This Times article is very important. Here is a similar report in Politico earlier this week.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

An Interview With A Psychiatric Nurse Whose Research Funding Was Cut By The Trump Administration | Defector Laura Mata López was born and raised in a low-income community in San José, Costa Rica. Some of her earliest memories were of the impact poverty and a lack of support for mental health had on her neig...

I have been meaning to share this story all week (but it has been busy)...

[Free with registration]

defector.com/an-interview...

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SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide

Important update about local impacts of funding cuts.

Depressing but compelling...

Thanks to @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and his team for putting this together.

scienceimpacts.org

Arbitrarily blocking grants is NOT legal.

The findings at the recent trial and today's Columbia chaos is pushing me to the edge.

I just sent the following email...