It’s absolutely heartbreaking. We continue to face a black maternal mortality crisis in this country. My heart aches. We have to do more.

Congratulations to Nimmond L. of Redland Middle School for being the third-place winner of UPDFCC and UPSCM's 2023 Substance Use Prevention Poster Contest! Check out his art below, and stay tuned as we announce more winners!

Take the risk of a different path. You already know what the current path gets you and it’s not enough.

Manipulators thrive when you are isolated. Reach out. Break silence. You’re not alone.

Paying PhD students more would go some way to improving their mental health.

Being at a “prestigious” university and graduate program helped me understand why radical change can be so difficult to accomplish. These schools build the gatekeepers of tomorrow.

Black women if you’re reading this, here’s what I learned that I wish someone told me when I started the workforce:

Put that damn cape down! If there’s a problem, ask yourself “is this my actual job or is it someone else’s job to do?“ People LOVE to come to us to help solve their problems. But ask yourself: am I getting credit for this? A pay bump? (The answer is almost always no).

something I feel like isn’t talked about enough is PhD’n while single is different from than while partnered. I actually have to make my stipend livable for me vs having a partner’s income to fall back on. nobody is cooking me dinner after a long day of teaching/writing.

A timeline: Applied M.D. 2003 🚫 Applied Ph.D. 2007 🚫 Applied M.S. 2011 🚫 Applied M.D.-Ph.D. 2015 🚫 Accepted M.D. only ✅️ Applied Ph.D. in med school 2016 🚫 M.D. earned 2019 🥳 Applied M.S. Hopkins 2020 ✅️ M.S. earned 2022 🥳 Applied Ph.D. ✅️ Ph.D. earned 2024 🥳

Grimm Musings 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰 Jeremy Kauffman 🦔🌲🌕 Obama pressured Haiti to keep their minimum wage at 31 cents an hour. That isn't the only thing the American government pressured them to do. Their infrastructure is instable due to the meddling of the American government.

I would not be surprised if the new administration completely take over Tik Tok and fundamentally change the entire app. If you cant beat it, control it

Signing on.

For the record... I'm never going to believe a word Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, or Dan Bongino says ever again. Who else?

Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10 She’s in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview. The 45 year old wife & mother has been moved between facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada. 🧵

You will be known by your works. My brother Felix Bongomin, MD MSc doing the lord’s work Fogarty at NIH #LAUNCH2025 orientation. Well in

Alumni panel- Getting started with your fellowship #LAUNCH2025

Imagine not voting for Kamala Harris because eggs were too expensive only to end up with everything being more expensive, losing your health insurance, the military in your neighborhood and a geriatric president ranting about ending 10 wars.

The BLOC team had a fantastic time connecting with our students and parents at our BLOC open house last month! We introduced families to our UPLIFT, Youth Splash programs, and our College & Career Success Coach, giving them a deeper look into all the resources we offer.