Current administration is cutting funds to #InstituteOfMuseumAndLibraryServices #IMLS provides critical funding to #libraries and #museums. Write to reverse these cuts. #DrWattAtUSC #HistoryMatters #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain t.congressweb.com/w/?LOKATMOLFC

Statement by JANM in response to invocation of the #AlienEnemiesAct. #History repeating with implications that extends to all #Americans. Watch & see if they start calling #citizens #EnemyAliens. #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain #HistoryMatters janm.org/press/release/…

4 those wondering why I volunteer at JANM, read this article. The storied history of #Americans of #JapaneseAncestry has gained more relevance to all Americans as we face new challenges as a country #HistoryMatters #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain hyperallergic.com/998856/japanes…

As expected, #NationalEndowmentForTheHumanities & #InstituteForMuseumAndLibraryServices clawed back funding adversely affecting museums & libraries across the nation, Pls click below & read our plea for donations to support programs at risk. bit.ly/3YrqMoZ

Msg frm this article: #DOGE activities have neg effects in all communities. JANM (#JANM) continues its mission and #ScrubNothing. History of #Americans of #JapaneseAncestry holds many lessons for #America today. #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain laist.com/news/arts-and-…

#EdwardRMurrow quote that is relevant today: "We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it." #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain #HistoryMatters

#EdwardRMurrow quote that is relevant today: "No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices." #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain #HistoryMatters

#EdwardRMurrow quote that is relevant today: "Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions." #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain #HistoryMatters

Much happening in #BiomedicalSciences that is #NoBueno. #RobertFKennedyJr killed the current #VaccineAdvisoryCommittee and will likely replace them with folks who make decisions to meet a #PoliticalOutcome, rather than protect #health. #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain

Have tried to post this a couple of times, but X doesn't seem to like. Trying this approach... #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain

Our latest work appears in July issue of Diabetes, a research journal of the ADA 🧪. How some #genetic variants may affect #LiverFat and their interaction with dieatry #fructose. Many thx to my #students for brining this all together. #Diabetes #Physiology

Doin' a series on my blog on the current attack on #BiomedicalResearch hoping 2 explain the severely negative impact proposed changes are/will have. 1st post on overhead rates. rtkotonk.blogspot.com/.../the-attack…... #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain

2nd segment in my series on the current attack on #BiomedicalResearch; education (primarily #PhD-level) & damage done to the future of research in America. rtkotonk.blogspot.com/.../the-attack…... Next post will be on student visas #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain

3rd segment in my series on the current attack on #BiomedicalResearch as a natural followup to part 2; student visas. Not sure what topic I'll hit next... #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain rtkotonk.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-at…

Our latest publication appears in the #JournalOfClinicalEndocrinologyAndMetabolism on a #bone-derived hormone, #osteocalcin, on glucose metabolism. Very proud of the many students who contributed to this project. #Diabetes #Endocrinology academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-a…

A while ago #DiabetesBio (podcast of the #AmericanDiabetesAssociation's journal #Diabetes), highlighted our work that appeared in July. Our bit starts at 22:25. diabetesbio.libsyn.com/suganami-tanak… Population and Public Health Sciences at USC Keck School of Medicine of USC USC

After an unexpected pause, returned to my series on the #AttackOnBiomedicalResearch. Part 4 touches on things affecting morale. Next in the series, #DEI. #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain #Science #BiomedicalScience #BiomedicalResearch rtkotonk.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-at…

Part 5 in my series on the Attack on #BiomedicalResearch. Here I briefly (VERY briefly) touch on #DEI. Up next, leadership (or the lack of). rtkotonk.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-at… #LetsMakeAmericaBuenoAgain #science #BiomedicalScience