Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
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Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/
Cover of Te reo o te repo: The voice of the wetlands. The Te Reo o Te Repo – the Voice of the Wetland handbook series was developed to give voice to the wetlands through the voices of our people.Te Reo o Te Repo is about sharing stories with each other and in doing so, give our wetlands a voice.
Cover of Te Reo o Te Repo – Kei konei tonu au: The Voice of the Wetland – I am still here. Volume 2 of the wetland handbook series.
#WorldWetlandsDay AoNZ lost >90% of its original repo (wetlands), raising ongoing concerns about the health and future of these culturally significant ecosystems. This series responds to specific needs identified by Māori & gives voice to wetlands through the voices of our people.
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Tile with text that says: "Measles, new case in Tauranga."
A new measles case has been confirmed in Tauranga. It is related to overseas travel & not connected to the previous outbreak late last year. Check locations of interest and symptoms. Make sure your MMR vaccinations are up to date.
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The NZ Ministry for the Environment is doing a "final input" consultation on voluntary nature and carbon markets, ending 30 January. Unfortunately their mailing list for has missed some key people: email NatureMarket@mfe.govt.nz to get the information asap if that's you! Info is NOT on their website
"We should be demanding a government-wide commitment to climate risk reduction, incl. binding emissions cuts, adaptation plans, and a national programme to stabilise vulnerable landscapes using science-informed, Indigenous-led land stewardship." manucaddie540258.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi... #nzpol
🌿 We’re #InTheNews
Check out @rnz.co.nz.web.brid.gy feature on our Te Urewera ngahere research partnership exploring native-forest propolis and its potential health benefits.
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By @manucaddie.bsky.social. Worth a follow.
Kia ora Kura Tāwhiti 💚🩶🤍💛
Help Aotearoa NZ flood & landslide affected: links to Help Matakaoa, Help Tairawhiti, Help Thames-Coromandel, Help Western Bay of Plenty. Collated by awesome @emilywrites.co.nz.
To those American academics out there who have chosen to remain silent/mostly silent about the horror going on in the USA these days at every corner of the federal government, please start speaking out and fighting back.
Before joining the Veterans Administration, Alex Pretti did medical research to help treat cancer. His work is published in medical journals.
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Fahrenheit!! Hell hath frozen over.
Chilling reduction in U.S. women’s bodily autonomy.
“Since the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the constitutional right to abortion… nearly half of U.S. states have banned or significantly restricted the procedure… many Republican-led states are now seeking to curb access to mifepristone”
“X shows the fragility of relying on tech corporations for business continuity and knowledge sharing. Ultimately universities have no influence on these technologies, but they can adapt quicker to ensure some level of ethical professionalism.”
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Polio once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children every year. Thanks to the global polio eradication efforts, cases have fallen by 99.9% since 1988.
But polio is not gone yet.
Dr. Jamal Ahmad explains why #EndPolio still matters and what’s at stake if we don’t finish the job.
📢 Auckland Uni among the world's best universities, but report shows NZ has work to do.
📢 NY Times: The 'seed oils are poison' movement ignores decades of research, experts say.
Crêpe-gate
Maria Vasilievna Pavlova, Мария Павлова, was a palaeontologist who discovered several hoofed mammals & proved Hipparion was not the direct ancestor of modern horses, changing our understanding Eurasian horse ancestry. adalovelaceday.subst...
Thanks Radio NZ for careful, reporting of NZ’s record temperatures via Earth Science. My frustration is with @tvnz.bsky.social no climate editor leaves TVNZ reliant on reporters, many great but others need help-not mentioning climate change/causes once was unacceptable www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Our article in today's NZ Medical Journal - a disgraceful story of structural racism in NZ health policy. It highlights govt refusal to address a glaring inequity despite clear evidence and sustained advocacy. The result is avoidable disease and mortality for Māori and Pacific people.
I mean this sincerely, cordially, and in good humor: to anyone out there just now coming online to the fact that we have fallen under the thumb of a fascist dictator, welcome to Year 10 of some of us writing on that very subject and yes for the record we are *fucking exhausted*
Great to see someone with reach sharing this beautiful protest song
Thank you & arohanui for follow backs. Slowly finding you here 😊
A host of new science books are due to hit shelves in January, by authors including Claudia Hammond, Deborah Cohen and Daisy Fancourt
There’s a harmful myth that most patients regret their decision to have an abortion.
In fact, the opposite is true. The majority of Turnaway Study participants reported feeling relief even years after their abortion.
A thoughtful read, thanks for sharing!
All I want for Christmas is for Trump to resign in disgrace.