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Is Indigenous Peoples Day 2025 a federal holiday? Here is a look at why it's called Indigenous Peoples Day, the history behind it and how people celebrate.

4 years ago, President Biden issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day meant to “honor America’s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today.”

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day

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Visualizing Multiple Sexual Identity Responses Using a Network Approach - Christopher A. Julian, Lauren Newmyer, Wendy D. Manning, Claire M. Kamp Dush, 2024 Measurement strategies for gauging sexual identity within the United States’s population-based data infrastructure are evolving. Despite notable advancements, m...

Measurement strategies for sexual identity in U.S. pop data are evolving but still fall short in capturing the complexity of multiple and diverse identities. #DataInclusion #SOGIData @chrisajulian.bsky.social @wendymanning.bsky.social @clairekampdush.bsky.social
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Gaza Still Needs You This fight is not over.

Wrote about the temptation to put Gaza on the back burner now that the ceasefire is solidifying—and why we can't let that happen. Gaza still needs you, and me, and everyone to fight until real Palestinian liberation is won. www.discourseblog.com/p/gaza-still...

“From a business perspective, it seems fiscally irresponsible to stop supporting an approved project midstream and risk compromising the results of the research.” 💸

A person is speaking at a podium. Behind them, a slideshow reads “role during psychiatric episodes” and lists forms of family support

Mercedes Hernandez gave a great presentation on the importance
of family support for #Latinx people experiencing serious mental illness. Family involvement is hugely influential in promoting recovery; however, few family members report receiving psychological support or psychoeducation. #SRP2025

A man is speaking at a podium. A slideshow behind him reads “we still have a problem” with sections “we know…” and “we don’t know…”

Scott Sponheim kicked off #SRP2025 with an excellent talk on “time, brain, and #schizophrenia.” Neural oscillations are impacted in #psychosis and may be a treatment target for neuromodulation!

Information flyer for graduate program in neuroscience at the University of Minnesota. Virtual open house events on October 6th and 30th.

For those interested in a neuroscience PhD - the University of Minnesota Graduate Program in Neuroscience www.neuroscience.umn.edu is hosting virtual open house events coming up on Oct 6th and Oct 30th. Learn about the program and meet students and faculty! Register here: forms.gle/kANEp4Fmd3ut...

For those looking for postbacc positions, here are some resources that you might find helpful! (See thread) 🧵

And all the scientists rejoiced 🙌🏻

A poster hanging on a brick wall that says Leave your leaves for lightning bugs! with lightning bugs on new purple asters . There's too-small-to-read text in a box with the heading Lightning bugs are struggling to survive, help them thrive by taking these actions. The actions are: 1) Leave your leaves. Lightning bug babies live in fallen leaves. When we send away our leaves, we kill the babies! Leave your leaves on the ground, or pile them in a corner. 2) Don't use Pesticides. Pesticides kill lightning bugs! Cut them out of your yard care routine. 3) Turn off the lights. Lightning bugs need darkness to communicate. 4) Tell your friends! Our actions become much more powerful when we take them as a community. Get your friends and family involved too.

4 12x18 inch posters on a brick and concrete wall. The top left is pink and says funding science saves lives, written in microbes, next to a microscope. The one on the right says Biology is bigger than binaries, with a fish, a lily, and a bee. The bottom left says Protecting wildlife starts wtih you, with a bunch of adiorable woodland creatues in yellow, white and black, including an owl, fungi, a... um. weasel? salamanders, butterflies, slugs, and a rotting log. The bottom right says Will our oceans thrive or nosedive the choice is yours, with the ocean represented in a circle, half of which is dead and half of which is alive, including kelp and a mackerel

Hi I know we're all talking about something else at this particular momennnttt, but can I interest any of you in educational posters?

I've got 'em in a pack & seasonal lightning bugs too!

It helps support SaS and makes it easy for you to spread important messages in your community!

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Are you accepting PhD applications in Clinical Psychology for Fall 2026 (U.S.)?
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.

Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social

Since it's a topic many people are talking about today, just want to share some resources I have found helpful when responding to someone who is actively experiencing suicidal thoughts, bc most of us are only ever told to post a hotline number and not how to actually *respond*

Despite these similarities, Bluesky has two notable distinctions in scholarly communication. First, it demonstrates a substantially higher level of interactive engagement than has been reported in prior studies of X. Earlier research on X found that the proportion of tweets receiving at least ten interactions varied by discipline, ranging from 3.9-7.5% for likes, 1.4-4.4% for reposts, 0-0.2% for quotes, and 0-0.1% for replies (Fang et al., 2022). In contrast, our findings show that 48.2% of Bluesky scholarly posts received at least ten likes, 34.4% received ten or more reposts, 10.4% received ten or more quotes, and 11.0% received ten or more replies. The prevalence of likes and reposts on Bluesky is more than an order of magnitude higher than that previously reported for X, while quotes and replies occur at rates approaching two orders of magnitude greater, indicating a markedly higher level of active engagement with scholarly content on the emerging platform. Second, Bluesky shows a higher level of content originality in scholarly discourse. Our analysis of cosine similarity between post texts and article titles revealed that only 6.3% of Bluesky posts replicate article titles nearly verbatim (i.e., cosine similarity between 0.9 and 1). In contrast, prior studies of X reported title replication rates ranging from 11.8% to 92.4%, varying by discipline (Didegah et al., 2018; Kumar et al., 2019; Na, 2015; Sergiadis, 2018; Thelwall, Tsou, et al., 2013). Bluesky was also found to have a higher proportion of original posts and a lower proportion of reposts compared to X (Taylor & Areia, 2025). This contrast suggests that, whereas X has primarily served as a dissemination tool (Htoo & Na, 2017), Bluesky may support a more interpretive, reflective mode of science communication.

The "How is science discussed on Bluesky?" study finds posts about science 🧪 articles here have more content originality (not just article title/journal name) than posts on X. And, as has frequently been noted, science research posts here tend to generate A LOT more engagement.

A photograph of the cover of the book Of Many Minds. The main title is in bright blue, green, and red, and down the edges of the page you see a multitude of different pens, pencils, and highlighters, no two the same

A photograph of the first page of an essay, by me, called "For Those Who Do Not Love the Archives."

My copy of the wonderful -Of Many Minds: Neurodiversity and Mental Health Among University Faculty and Staff- arrived! I'm honored to have the first essay in this collection; it's far past time for us to talk about all the minds that work (sometimes idiosyncratically, always creatively) in higher ed

Intermanual transfer and the default mode network. In the study by Rezaei and colleagues, participants initially learned a sensorimotor task with their right hand (the initial learning phase). When they later performed the same task with their left hand (the transfer phase), they made fewer errors at first. Rezaei and colleagues found that brain connectivity patterns, especially those linked to the part of the default mode network (the red region), were notably similar during the early stages of the initial learning (green shaded area) and transfer (orange shaded region) phases. The brain image shows the medial surface of the left hemisphere.

Applying skills gained in one context to different situations enables efficient #learning, even from limited data. This Primer explores a @plosbiology.org study which shows that the #DefaultModeNetwork plays a key role in this ability 🧪 Paper: plos.io/41LOAWf Primer: plos.io/417aTpd

Important reminders! To interrupt the cycle of rumination - practice mindful awareness, take breaks, remain compassionate, and identify the next action (no matter how small/simple)!

Not only does vaccination help protect you from serious illness - it is also a practical way to show care for your community 💪🏻💉❤️

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Scientists!

@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!

We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15

If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
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Mount Sinai publishes 1st US guide for infection-linked chronic illnesses - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has released the country’s first clinical manual for treating infection-associated chronic illnesses, according to an Aug. 13 news release.  The clinical ...

Really proud of my team for getting this out. It has been a heavy lift. When we opened the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness, we wanted to create a place that could provide the very best of care for people with #LongCOVID, #MECFS,
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Potential grad applicants: I'm hoping to take 1-2 new students this cycle!

There's no need to email me in advance unless you have specific questions that aren't answered on the lab or psych department's website - everyone's applications will be considered equally.

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We’re part of the problem (too many podcasts) but also trying to be part of the solution (accessible, fewer episodes + focus on high-quality stress science)!

Your reminder to listen to the Stress Puzzle podcast as prompted by the Las Culturistas Culture Awards!: www.ryanlinnbrown.com/stresspuzzle

Study advert for Developing a consensus definition of relapse in psychosis: A Delphi Study - an online survey for people who have experienced psychosis, their supporters, researchers and clinicians. by Alice Thomson. University of Glasgow.

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Relapse in psychosis is a term that is used a lot, but what does it mean?

A (fab) DClinPsy trainee I am co-supervising is conducting an online survey to find out people's views and perspectives. Please consider taking part or reposting this study invitation.

How about a Q&A for #psychology PhD #applicants? 👩🏻‍🏫❓🧑🏾‍🏫

Applicants: what questions do have about the graduate application process?

Current graduate students/post-docs/faculty: what advice do you have for applicants?

Over 53% of #academic articles on #psychosis use stigmatizing language, like #schizophrenia patient or #schizophrenic. Authors and journals should screen their articles for #stigmatizing language and adhere to person-centered language guidelines. institutionalrepository.aah.org/jpcrr/vol12/...

Careers We especially encourage applicants from under-represented minorities to apply.

My lab is #hiring! 🎉🧠 TRiCAM lab at the University of Minnesota looking to hire a full-time research assistant to support recruitment and data collection for an EEG study of #psychosis. This position is ideal for a college graduate who wants to grow their #psychology #research career!

A large conference room. Many people are seated, facing a stage with several panelists. Two screens display “Welcome to Brisbane OHBM 2025” overhead.

A screen displaying a scientific figure titled “Final summary: EEG-based brain health clocks linked to biophysical mechanisms in aging, dementia, and neuroplasticity.” The figure shows that negative modulators (eg smoking), positive modulators (eg exercise) affect hyperexcitability. Accelerated brain aging is affected by genetics and other factors and leads to hypoexcitability, disconnectivity, and dementia.

Brisbane, Australia gave us a warm welcome at the #OHBM2025 conference! Especially cool to see how other researchers are using machine-estimated “brain age” to explore the effects of stress, scarcity, and illness on accelerated aging/neurodegeneration.

Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.

I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding.

It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.

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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...

Viewpoint in JAMA details the consequences of the proposed cuts to NIH:

❌15% reduction in new therapies
❌reduction in life expectancy by 83M life years in the US = $8.2T
❌loss of $51B in economic output annually

All to save $20B annually. The math ain't mathin.'
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Jess is sitting on a couch in an apartment. Three film crew members are sitting nearby with cameras and microphones set up all around them.

This week, I was interviewed about my journey to #psychology research as part of a documentary to promote participation in #STEM.

I grew up without seeing women and LGBTQ+ people represented in science. So cool to help be the model for others that I didn’t have myself 🥹❤️ #SciComm

Interesting cognitive science paper which has implications for understanding decision-making and beliefs in psychosis!