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Melanie Gareau

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Prof @ UCDavis studying the microbiota-gut-brain axis. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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West coast person attending an early east coast meeting be like: struggling to wake up at 7am (aka 4am PST), after going to bed too late unable to fall asleep until 2am (11pm PST) πŸ˜†πŸ˜†

02.03.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I miss Canadian Tire living in the States. There is no equivalent here.
Perfect for hockey stuff and kitchen stuff and tools! 🀩

22.02.2026 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Tumbler Ridge is full of grace this evening': PM gives emotional address at vigil for mass shooting victims | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney led federal, provincial and local leaders in offering support and praising the resilience and grace of Tumbler Ridge residents at a vigil in memory of the victims of Tuesday...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

14.02.2026 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀯

11.02.2026 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Important info from @cato.org about how immigrants contribute to our country:

"The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023."

Facts matter.

03.02.2026 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 546    πŸ” 235    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 18

Yikes. I didn't realize that's what they were aiming for. Thanks.
I guess it could have been a lot worse 😭

03.02.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh. Thanks.
Does "allows" mean an expectation or requirement that MYF be used for 39% of funds?
Is it at the discretion of POs to use MYF versus the traditional one year at a time method?

03.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Both chambers of Congress have now passed the FY26 minibus with NIH provisions. The President will sign.

(1) $48.7 billion for NIH
(2) Full IDC recovery
(3) No more multi-year funding
(4) No NIH reorganization, maintaining the current IC structure.

03.02.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 12

That's certainly what I'm thinking whenever I actually do answer the phone. Especially at work. 🀣

03.02.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good job Priya πŸ‘
PI in the lab - not so scary πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

30.01.2026 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

😞

30.01.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And there you have it. The bully strategy - said out loud.
Anti-Trump. Not Anti-American.

28.01.2026 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
He was EXECUTED
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl He was EXECUTED

Today is the tipping point.
youtube.com/shorts/LDETj...

25.01.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2210    πŸ” 1035    πŸ’¬ 149    πŸ“Œ 210

Abolish ICE. Shame on all those in congress who didn’t block their funding 🀬

25.01.2026 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Canada thrives because We. Are. Canadian πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

23.01.2026 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OMG. Do I actually agree with Rand Paul on something? 🀯🀯

14.12.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you a postdoc or assistant professor on the job market? Reminder that our department is hiring! We are a scientifically diverse department looking for a colleague that is excited about science, teaching, and potential collaborations! Please apply by 12/5/25!

20.11.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The international terminal has one too. No lounge access required ☺️

16.11.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Immigrants have a credit score of ZERO when they arrive.
It takes years of living here (legally) to gain a decent one. πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

14.11.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Justice Department sues to stop California from redistricting to give Democrats more House seats | CNN Politics The Trump administration moved Thursday to join a Republican-led legal challenge to California’s effort to redraw the state’s congressionalβ€―maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, throwing the full ...

So it's ok for Texas but not for California to redistrict? WTF
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...

13.11.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't even imagine what a headache that will be to reschedule 30+ busy faculty per meeting 😿

13.11.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tesla only still exists because of government subsidies paid by American tax payers.
He shouldn’t be allowed to be that rich πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

07.11.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are private jets being affected by this? Cause we could just cancel all those instead πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

07.11.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a bummer 😣

02.11.2025 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here β€œFAKE” and β€œfraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:

24.10.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 13060    πŸ” 5925    πŸ’¬ 604    πŸ“Œ 510
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Doug Ford on 10/14/25: Let's take Ronald Reagan's words and let's blast it to the American people. And our first launch is going to be on every major network...we're going to launch a $75 million ad, and we're going to repeat that message to every Republican district right across the entire country.

24.10.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4707    πŸ” 1185    πŸ’¬ 232    πŸ“Œ 65

Our dept is hiring! 🀩

23.10.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

while this is good news, the fact that a significantly lower number of awards were funded will cause significant long term damage to the research enterprise in this country. 😞

30.09.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

20.09.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 59055    πŸ” 13371    πŸ’¬ 1781    πŸ“Œ 524
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RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That. While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...

After reading through the descriptions of the autism-related research projects that were cut, I was struck by how complicated the science is β€” especially when compared to the simple (and debunked) theory that vaccines cause autism.

www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...

22.08.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 275    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2