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My mom nailed this Halloween 🎃

#JGSSAdvAccess study finds older adults feel ~9 years younger than their actual age! Subjective aging happens slower than actual aging, esp. in younger cohorts. Health limitations reduce this "feeling younger" gap by 1-3 years. Gerontological Society of America (GSA) OUP Medicine doi.org/10.1093/geronb…

Learn insider tips on publishing in peer-reviewed journals at the 11/21 Zoom panel! ASA Sociology SASE APSA Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University BU Arts & Sciences Wheelock College, Boston University

“Bad Medicine” by Sarah A. Whitt is a must read! She discusses how boarding schools, asylums, factories, and hospitals formed a system of settler domination over Indigenous peoples. A powerful read on history and ongoing resistance. #NativeHistory #IndigenousRights #DukePress

First person in the family to become an academic: Cons: - No money - No investments - Questionable career prospects - Wearing a backpack Pros: - more peer-reviewed articles than siblings

I don’t understand academics who flat out refuse to give their students a few extra days to finish up an assignment, but then themselves repeatedly turn in their own work (peer reviews, revisions, etc) months late.

We are pleased to announce that the CSLS Visiting Scholar application period for the 2025-26 Academic year has been extended. Applications are now due by January 8, 2025, submitted via e-mail at [email protected]. For full details, please visit csls.berkeley.edu/opportunities/…

✨ Very excited that my book proofs have arrived! “The Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice” will be out in May from Duke University Press ✨ It’s starting to feel real!

So much to unpack in this short film. A powerful mix of symbolism and critique, with a heartfelt message bridging older and younger Puerto Ricans. Ty Bad Bunny. BAD BUNNY - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film) youtu.be/gLSzEYVDads?si… via YouTube

Me trying to look at where the next GSA (Gerontological Society of America) conference is, and by a mistake finding the Geological Society of America’s conference list and getting all excited about the locations, which makes a little more sense for people in geology lol

More than 40% of all births in this country are covered by Medicaid, more than 60% of all seniors in nursing homes rely on Medicaid coverage –– this is what they're gutting to pay for billionaire tax cuts.

It’s not “Twitter” and it’s not “X.” It’s “Twitter—I mean X.”

The idea that nations should be 'grateful' for U.S. intervention is not new. As Pérez Jr. shows, after 1898, the U.S. framed its control over Cuba as a debt of gratitude. Today, we see echoes of this in aid to Ukraine. History repeats itself. jstor.org/stable/2650370

Older People Are Opening Up About What's It's Like To Age In Today's Society, And It's Heartbreaking - BuzzFeed apple.news/A7d0487FGSh2a1…

📚☀️ Excited to share my new work on grandparenthood in JGSS (doi.org/10.1093/geronb…)! We examined the longitudinal link between grandparenting and social participation. Key takeaway: caring for grandchildren enhances grandparents' social well-being! Gerontology Research Gerontological Society of America (GSA)

Heads up! The Social Security commissioner is consulting with the Justice Department about shutting down the agency. “This move would immediately begin halting benefits payments for millions of Americans.” This app appears to be throttling posts with links, so I’ll try words.

Puerto Rico’s failing electric grid is a humanitarian crisis—one that will only worsen during the summer months, when electricity demand reaches its peak.

Inside the ‘multibillion-dollar game’ to funnel cash from nursing homes to sister companies - nj.com nj.com/news/2025/04/i…

Many nursing homes feed residents on less than $10 a day: ‘That’s appallingly low.’ - nj.com nj.com/news/2025/04/m…