Emily Caldwell

Hello, I am Emily Caldwell, longtime science communicator and now director of research communications at Ohio State University. I am asking to be added to the feed. My most recent article: news.osu.edu/one-way-brai... Our website: news.osu.edu Many thanks!

Bacteria resisting viral infection can still sink carbon to ocean floor Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but many operate in constant threat of being infected by viruses called…

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| #microbes | #marine | #phage | #viruses | By @ekcaldwell.bsky.social via news .osu .edu

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I nudge my glasses down my nose so the screen is blurry. And then I still might close my eyes.

Ohio US Sen. Husted takes down post of him laughing with lobbyists, bragging about Trump's bill • Ohio Capital Journal The office of Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted deleted a social media post Thursday claiming the new Trump spending law is a "pro-family" bill "for "working class families." The law will take…

The office of Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted deleted a social media post claiming the Trump spending law is a "pro-family" bill for "working class families." The law will take health insurance and food support away from thousands of low-income, working Ohioans. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/15/o...

9% of young US employees use alcohol, drugs at work, study finds Almost 1 in 10 workers in their 30s uses alcohol, marijuana or hard drugs like cocaine while on the job in the United States, a new study has found. The risk for substance use among young employees wa...

Catching up on sharing my science stories. Almost 1 in 10 workers in their 30s uses alcohol, marijuana or hard drugs while on the job in the United States. The reddit response suggests this is well known, especially in food and construction industries. 🧪 news.osu.edu/9-of-young-u...

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Oops, how could I leave out RFK Jr.?

HHS agency communications offices have been gutted by this administration. Today, the NIH sent out a press release a day early, breaking the embargo on a journal published by one of its own agencies. Heckuva job, Elon & DOGE!

Stress, depression factor into link between insomnia, heavy drinking Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol. A new study sug...

Interesting findings from a lab studying the connection between hazardous drinking and insomnia. Stress and depression contribute to the relationship, but which has the strongest influence depends on whether poor sleep or heavy drinking came first. news.osu.edu/stress-depre...

Ruling by a Trump-appointed judge - AP can't be kicked out of the White House.

My husband called Bernie Moreno's office to complain about our senator calling Schumer "fuhrer." The staffer feigned ignorance while also defending what he said. She didn't know the difference b/w National Socialism and socialized medicine. "My job is too stressful to read the news," she said.

Sincerest thanks from an Ohioan.

Thank you, Cory Booker!

DISRUPT!

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Any member of Congress voting to hand over federal spending power to this Executive Branch, or any Executive Branch, should be considered a very, very bad and stupid member of Congress.

Memory is impaired in aged rats after 3 days of high-fat eating Just a few days of eating a diet high in saturated fat could be enough to cause memory problems and related brain inflammation in older adults, a new study in rats suggests. Researchers fed separate g...

Important new study from @ruthbarrientos.bsky.social: Within 3 days on a high-fat diet, long before obesity sets in, aged rats perform poorly on memory tests and show negative inflammatory changes in the brain. news.osu.edu/memory-is-im...

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RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.

1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.

Anyone who has taken care of someone with Alzheimer’s should watch Man on the Inside, in my opinion. Plus, it’s Ted Danson at his best.

‘Junk’ RNA segments play role in protein production, cell stress response Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to oxid...

A significant new finding about cell biology - important basic science funded by the National Institutes of Health. news.osu.edu/junk-rna-seg...

Hegseth’s visit to U.S. base in Germany met with student walkout The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of DEI initiatives.

Middle school students at a U.S. military school walked out in protest of Pete Hegseth's visit, while a group of adults booed him and chanted "DEI" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

There is also Ohio, home to Ohio State, which reported $245 million in NIH funding of medical research in FY24.

Fuck him indeed. Looking forward to tiny crowds, no TV coverage and the enormously joyful national celebration at the ceremony when normalcy is restored.

Federal Workers Block Doors of Admin Building Over Elon Musk Data Breach - DCMediaGroup Nearly 100 Federal employees took part in a protest now into its second day of a takeover by Elon Musk surrogates of the high administration arm of the Federal government. Photo: DCMediaGroup Washingt...

Workers in DC are fighting to block Musk's minions.

"About 100 Federal employees and supporters...blocked the doors to...‘data miners’....The small group of young men eventually left without entering after the protesters would not let them near the front doors." dcmediagroup.us/2025/02/02/f...

Called Sen. Bernie Moreno's office to urge him to be bold and call for the release of the Congressionally appropriated federal funding currently blocked by OMB (per exec order) - an action harming Medicaid recipients. Left a voice mail. Hope they're overwhelmed. Want to feel less helpless.

And just like that, my new award from the @StateDept to help Pakistan grapple with air pollution and climate change is no more, thanks to this new administration

The proteins that make cell-to-cell cargo transport possible Scientists have revealed the secret to the structural integrity of tiny particles that transport cargo from cell to cell through blood vessels and bodily fluids: special proteins that keep their membr...

Latest story about a study that is the first to show special proteins (ion channels) in the membranes of tiny particles called extracellular vesicles enable them to stay intact as they transport cargo. news.osu.edu/the-proteins...

A group of men sit in front of a chart that incorrectly spells "military" as "miltary."

GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!

Dense human population is linked to longer urban coyote survival Tracking coyote movement in metropolitan areas shows the animals spend lots of time in natural settings, but a new study suggests the human element of city life has a bigger impact than the environmen...

One of my favorite research topics to cover: coyotes living in urban areas. The newest study shows a positive relationship between urban coyotes’ survival rate and higher human population density, suggesting access to nature isn’t key to their success in the city. news.osu.edu/dense-human-...

Long COVID’s effects on employment: financial distress, fear of judgment Though research has shown that people with long COVID are more likely to be unemployed, the statistics don’t reveal what patients go through before they cut their hours, stop working or lose their job...

New story on long Covid’s effects on employment: Study participants report lacking energy after working, loss of income and higher expenses with job change/loss, and emotional distress of managing a misunderstood illness. news.osu.edu/long-covids-...