Painful but important perspective themarkaz.org/a-year-of-wa...

A Year of War Without End

In guise of an editorial, senior editor Lina Mounzer struggles to find the words to describe the horror of the past year.

"Results of the first randomized controlled trial of single-dose HPV vaccine, published in Lancet Global Health in March 2024, showed greater than 97% efficacy against the HPV16 and HPV18 strains at 36 months among women in Kenya." Imagine virtually ending cervical cancer.

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Now that the World Health Organization has endorsed a one-dose vaccine, global health groups are amping up their effort to inoculate the world's girls. How are they doing?

Whatever happened to ... the global effort to wipe out cervical cancer with a vaccine?

Now that the World Health Organization has endorsed a one-dose vaccine, global health groups are amping up their effort to inoculate the world's girls. How are they doing?

This is so cool! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Improving microbial phylogeny with citizen science within a mass-market video game - Nature Biotechnology

Gamification of the multiple sequence alignment problem improves microbial phylogeny estimates.

New York City libraries are facing a $58.3 million budget cut that could force most branches to reduce service to just five days a week. On the Day of Action for Libraries, tell @NYCMayor & @NYCCouncil: #NoCutsToLibrariesinvestinlibraries.org/dayofaction

I've been having many conversations about the value of quitting lately: "when we are getting strong signals that we're losing...we don't merely refuse to quit. We will double and triple down... and we will strengthen our belief that we are on the right path." www.okdoomer.io/just-dont-do...

Just Don't Do It

Americans don't know when to quit.

If you're interesting in the #H5N1virological.org/t/preliminar...

"The videos showed counterprotesters attacking students in the pro-Palestinian encampment for several hours, including beating them with sticks, using chemical sprays and launching fireworks as weapons. No arrests had been made in connection with the attack" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Counterprotesters at U.C.L.A. Provoked Violence, Unchecked for Hours

The New York Times used videos filmed by journalists, witnesses and protesters to analyze hours of clashes — and a delayed police response — at a pro-Palestinian encampment on Tuesday.

Tyson Foods dumped millions of pounds of toxic pollutants directly into American rivers and lakes over the last five years, a new investigation revealed

Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes

Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide among the 371m lb of pollutants released by just 41 plants in five years

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Y'all need to be listening to Columbia student radio right now... These incredible students www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/