The Vannevar Group

The Vannevar Group generates and advocates for the implementation of evidence-based science policy.
RT's are not endorsements & opinions are our own.

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

Introducing The Vannevar Group Spring 2023 Policy Agenda:

💻 Dual-Use AI
🫀 Vital Organs
🩺 A SANE Approach to Justice
🍏 VetRx
🌙 Project Blue Moon

Please reach out to [email protected] or DM us here if you are interested in meeting to discuss our agenda #TVG2023

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

#ProjectBlueMoon🌙 Cobalt is a scarce metal essential for modern technology, but cobalt mining is becoming untenable on Earth and contributes to massive human rights abuses. Believe it or not, mining the moon is a viable alternative as soon as 2035. Follow TVG to learn more.

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

#aSANEapproach🩺Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) provide comprehensive care to victims of sexual assault. There is an increased risk of sexual assault and under-reporting for college students, but there is a lack of SANEs on most college campuses. Follow TVG to learn more!

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

#DualUseAI 💻 Artificial intelligence (AI) is a useful tool, but there are currently no laws on its use, especially in scientific research and data collection. AI capabilities are expanding faster than legislation is being written. Follow TVG to learn more!

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

#VitalOrgans🫀The organ transplant system in the United States is broken on the supply and demand side. Let’s address the issue comprehensively by targeting the illegal business of organ trafficking, too.

Organ trafficking IS human trafficking.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Breaking news: U.S. plans to overhaul organ transplant system, including breaking up the monopoly power of the nonprofit organization that runs it https://t.co/iEt7eGONHW

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

#VitalOrgans🫀 The illegal business of buying and selling organs is a global human rights and security issue. Most known cases are conducted through transnational organized crime, but are rarely detected, reported, or prosecuted. Follow TVG to learn more!

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

Eddie Bernice Johnson has been a pioneer of good-faith science policy since the beginning of her career. Check out this interview with Congresswoman Johnson as she details her five decades of public service and advocacy! #BlackHistoryMonth #WomeninSTEM

https://t.co/vnCbBsbU7q

[ERG Program@Georgetown @ErgProgram]

Part of the ERGP family at ABSA’s 2nd Biosecurity Symposium. Great sessions by top experts in the field including our very own @Julie_E_Fischer, @rshouser and @jmwelchtn

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

Before #TeacherAppreciationWeek comes to a close we want to send a shout out to all teachers, especially acknowledging the importance of early art & foreign language education in creating a more creative & multicultural society. #TVG2021 #PickingUpSTEAM #BuildingBLOCKs

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

We must act to stop the digital theft of our data and protect the fair and consensual conduct of human research. 2/2

#DefendOurData #TVG2022 #TVG🧬➡️

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

This reprehensible misleading of customers carries on a shameful legacy that we can trace back to Henrietta Lacks, the victims of the Tuskegee Experiment, and more. 1/2

https://t.co/uDQshjII80

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

#RandyTheRacoon🦝 says #DontGetBit
#MarcelTheMongoose🐾 says #DontGetBit
#SavannahTheSkunk🦨 says #DontGetBit
For fox sake, #DontGetBit🦊
But if you do get bit, get jabbed (PEP)
#WildlifePSA🦇 #EndRabiesUSA #RabiesIsFatal #ProtectWildlife #ProtectYourself #TVG2022 #TVG

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

While rabies is still found in wildlife, the U.S. has been been free of dog rabies variants since 2007. By regulating importation of dogs we can prevent the reintroduction of this type of rabies. #EndRabiesUSA #TVG2022

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Ukrainians have been lining up at the U.S.-Mexico border since the Russian invasion, but some who fled the war with their pets have hit a barrier: Federal guidelines that limit the entry of pets from countries like Ukraine with a high incidence of rabies. https://t.co/oA6FQOvxit

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

Half of Americans have not used potentially life-saving genetic testing services recently because of privacy concerns. Let's make #genetictesting a comfortable #YES.
#DefendOurData #myDNAmyData #TVG2022 #TVG

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

@OIEAnimalHealth This includes oral rabies vaccines for wildlife.

💊🦝💊🦊💊🦨

#EndRabiesNow #EndRabiesUSA

[The Vannevar Group @VannevarGroup]

#PrEPscribe2Thrive💊 #TVG2022 #TVG🧬➡️

[CDC HIV @CDC_HIV]

CDC's guidance for #PrEP programs affected by #COVID19 discusses home specimen collection kits for #HIV and #STD testing, HIV self-testing, and the benefits of providing a 90-day supply of medication once HIV-negative status is confirmed.

Learn more: https://t.co/hHT5Itsp3x

[Kite & Key Media @kiteandkeymedia]

☀️ Solar panels require arsenic, gallium, germanium, indium, and tellurium.
🌬 Wind turbines require aluminum and rare earths.
🔋 Batteries require cobalt, graphite, lithium, and manganese.

On #EarthDay, let's keep in mind: The greener we try to be, the more mining it requires.

[CDC HIV @CDC_HIV]

This Earth Day let's take care of our minds, bodies, & planet. Spending time in nature helps us to destress, & build mental & physical resilience so we can live well no matter our #HIV status.

Learn more: https://t.co/dMMp3apkqi

#StopHIVTogether
#HIVTreatmentWorks #EarthDay2022

[World Organisation for Animal Health @WOAH]

#DYK? When more than 25% of original 🌳 forest cover 🌳 is lost, humans & their livestock are more likely to encounter #wildlife, increasing likelihood of disease transmission.

We must #InvestInOurPlanet 🌎 – protecting #ecosystem health protects our health. #EarthDay #OneHealth