Rene Almeling

**New book alert** Seminal offers a kaleidoscopic view of the relationship between sperm, health, and intersecting politics of gender, race, and reproduction. 30 short essays by experts in the social sciences, humanities, law, and medicine. 30% off! Code: NYUAU30 nyupress.org/978147983408...

A Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Helps fuel ICE's deportations -Gave $1M to Trump's inauguration -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $75M for the Melania doc -Donated to Trump's ballroom -Wants to reboot The Apprentice w/ Don Jr

Hey y'all--There are signs the flu season is off to an unusually early start. This means I would amend my typical "by Halloween" advice-*now* is a good time to get your vaccine if you haven't already. Protection takes about 2 weeks to build up. Stay well! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Cornell University, Postdoc on Political Economy and Technology. Due: 10/16. Details: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32502

Over 11,000 people are signed up for tonight's call! Starting in one hour, learn how you can help defeat fascism with Mark Ruffalo. RSVP: www.mobilize.us/indi...

Join me, @paulsonn.bsky.social @profsheenalives.bsky.social and Gerald Epstein on Sept 10 at 4. We'll be talking about new policies for labor that are capable of spurring major change. We'll be talking 4dayweek, raising wages, and job protections w/lots of Q&A time. Please share this announcement!

Exciting news! Michigan is hiring another science and technology policy fellow! The fellow will work in MI's Dept of Agriculture and Rural Development on PFAS and other contaminants. Note: the position is open wrt field, but PhD required. Sept 21 deadline. 🚨Pls circulate!🚨 #scipolicy #techpolicy

Livestream at 1:30PM ET. www.youtube.com/live/Xn555qU...

Learn how you can help defeat fascism and elect a new, fighting Congress.👇

🚨UMichigan's Science, Technology, & Public Policy Program is looking for a Managing Director! 🚨 STPP does research, education, community and policy engagement work, and we have a friendly, vibrant, equity-oriented team. Join us! @stpp-um.bsky.social Apps due August 25. Please circulate widely!

If you'll be in New York this August, come check out my panel on Anti-Capitalist Feminisms, hosted at #SSSP2026 and co-sponsored by the ASA sections on Sex & Gender and Marxist Sociology. Aug. 8, 10:30am-12:10pm. Details on the Sex & Gender section site: asasexandgender.wordpress.com/asa/

I am thrilled to announce the 1st Michigan Science & Tech Policy fellowship! We're looking for someone w/AI expertise & policy interests, to work in the MI Dept of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. App deadline Aug 9. Learn about the MiST fellowships: stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/fellowships/...

You still have time to get in comments on OMB's proposed changes to the federal grant process - the window closes at midnight on July 13th. @popassocamerica.bsky.social wrote a great letter that can be used to help formulate your own comments. higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/POPULATIONAS...

We've hit the 3,000 mark in letters to Congress on the mad power-grab by Russell Vought at OMB to take over all federal grant making with a team of political commissars reporting to him. Let's get to 4,000 letters this week. Share. Share. Share. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

Very excited to be part of this effort to change the game. Nine great teams reimagining what our economy could look like. Check it out. #GamgChangersPolicy

I attended a die-in in Arlington to protest Vought’s schemes to gut federal science & health programs. Vought’s cuts have led to thousands of deaths already, to the ending of clinical trials for cancer, to the gutting of food aid overseas and here in the US. Let people die. That’s the Vought way.

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Helps fuel ICE's deportations -Gave $1M to Trump's inauguration -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $75M for the Melania doc -Donated to Trump's ballroom -Wants to reboot The Apprentice w/ Don Jr

In “Owning the Green Grid,” @joshuabasseches.bsky.social examines how corporate ownership of the electricity grid affects state-level renewable energy policymaking and interest group preferences: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205358...

ASA member Rene Almeling @ralmeling.bsky.social @yale.edu was a guest on NPR's 1A to discuss some of the social, cultural, clinical, and psychological aspects of male infertility. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4fUM5Ji.

Russell Vought has a plan for science, but so do we. Join the fight by taking action against the latest OMB grant funding proposal at the link in our bio, or go here 👉 zurl.co/m6icR #StandUpForScience #Science #OMB #Vought #SaveScience

Our sitewide Spring Sale ends this Friday. 40% off all UC Press books with the promo code SPRING40 www.ucpress.edu

Send us your ASA Travel Award applications before 5 pm Eastern TODAY! If you’re a student member or sociologist who would otherwise find it difficult to attend the annual meeting in NYC, consider applying for assistance via one of our 2 awards. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4dhWL3r

Sharing this cool tool developed by a team at Emory that projects the real-world consequences of reduced vaccine coverage for three vaccine preventable diseases: Rotavirus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), and Pneumococcal Disease.

🧪 Project Drawdown believes science is good for the world. And we are excited to launch the Climate Science Serving America fellowship program -- for Ph.D. scientists & engineers working on climate solutions. Applications due April 17th! drawdown.org/insights/cli...

"After No Kings, Indivisible, one of the lead organizers of the "No Kings" protest, is pivoting to building support for...May Day Strong. The May Day Strong coalition is calling for "No Work, No School, No Shopping" on May 1st." reporting by @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/no-kings-org...

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

Loving all the pics from #NoKings around the world! Headed to the New Haven, CT green at 3pm for our local protest.

Travel Awards for Annual Meeting Open April 7 The Student Forum Travel Award is exclusively for student members, including a waiver of registration fees. Consider contributing / Donate: www.asanet.org/donate and select the top option “Student Travel Award Fund.” #ASA #MedicalSociology

We’re rapidly approaching 3,000 No Kings Day events, which means March 28 is going to be the biggest protest in US history. Let’s make it clear that America rejects the regime’s brutality at home and abroad: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association is hosting a pre-conference here at City College (in our FiDi division)! Our call for abstracts is open until April 1, 2026. asaskat.com/skattoday/

Click to send a note to your Senator: VOTE NO on Casey Means. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

We're looking for scientists who want their research to matter beyond the ivory tower. 🚀 Project Drawdown is hiring 2–3 fellows, Ph.D.-level scientists who are ready to translate their expertise into real-world climate impact. APPLY TODAY! 👉 https://bit.ly/4kx2J1Q Applications due April 17

New Postdoctoral Research Associate positions at @Princeton's Office of Population Research!

We are stepping up to support climate science, solutions, and public service. Announcing the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship program!

Looking forward to speaking at alma mater Rice U Jan 20 on sociology of climate change. Will be at UTMB Jan 22 to talk about male repro health. And will be speaking at Block Island Free Library this Sat at 1pm, sponsored by Low Season Artist Projects. www.blockislandtimes.com/news/explori...

You know what to do folks, flood the phones: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Northeastern is hiring in Ethics and Health! The job is tenure track with great colleagues in a great city. Philosophers of science, bioethicists, research ethicists, and STS scholars, please apply! Soft deadline is December 15th. philjobs.org/job/show/30469

I am so looking forward to spending time with the next generations of STS scholars in South Korea next summer (I'll be keynote instructor)! It's a great opportunity especially for those who are STS-curious, and may not have strong training in the field. Join us! Applications close on December 10th.

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

*CALL FOR PAPERS* Due Dec 1 Gametic Politics: Eggs, Sperm, and Gender/Sex in the 21st Century A Workshop for Early-Career Researchers organized by Rene Almeling & Sarah Richardson April 16-17, 2026 at Yale University Details and application form here: www.renealmeling.com/gametic-poli...

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

Honestly, you can’t make this shit up.