Mark Huising
@huisinglab.bsky.social
Prof@UCDavis, Islet researcher, teacher of physiology and immunology, runner. Climate advocate and active transportation proponent. Cargobike Dad. Views mine.
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Mark Huising
@huisinglab.bsky.social
· Aug 15
I have had my SUV (sustainable urban vehicle) for two full years! 🎉🚲🍾I biked 5400 miles across 2700 trips. This works out to just over 2 miles per trip. These things are so much FUN to ride, plus they are tremendously efficient compared to cars and saved us thousands of 💵Here's what I learned: 1/15
Was asked by a curious passerby if I could take her for a ride as I got to @ucdavis.bsky.social campus this morning. Happy to oblige. Happy Friday ;-)
October 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Was asked by a curious passerby if I could take her for a ride as I got to @ucdavis.bsky.social campus this morning. Happy to oblige. Happy Friday ;-)
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Participated in a rally yesterday to ask @ucdavis.bsky.social for safer roads for cyclists on campus after we lost Lincoln Sabini in a car/bike collision on campus in April this year and Tris Yasay in a collision with a trash truck 2022.
October 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Participated in a rally yesterday to ask @ucdavis.bsky.social for safer roads for cyclists on campus after we lost Lincoln Sabini in a car/bike collision on campus in April this year and Tris Yasay in a collision with a trash truck 2022.
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September 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target.
Open access:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Open access:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target.
Open access:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Open access:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Denmark is trolling Trump.
September 26, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
September 23, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
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Amazing that the Dems can afford to put these campaign signs on like every corner!
Amazing that the Dems can afford to put these campaign signs on like every corner!
Diesel hits an all-time high in Pennsylvania as fuel prices keep climbing
Diesel is $6.41 a gallon in Pennsylvania as of Wednesday, and those higher prices mean more expensive transportation for a long list of everyday goods.
keystonenewsroom.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Amazing that the Dems can afford to put these campaign signs on like every corner!
Amazing that the Dems can afford to put these campaign signs on like every corner!
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This one seems worth repeating.
It’s nothing to cheer about though, as the proceeds of ridiculous gas prices fuelled by irrational wars and rampant car dependency go to oil companies instead of to the public as useful carbon taxes. #UrbanTruth
It’s nothing to cheer about though, as the proceeds of ridiculous gas prices fuelled by irrational wars and rampant car dependency go to oil companies instead of to the public as useful carbon taxes. #UrbanTruth
September 16, 2026 at 4:39 AM
This one seems worth repeating.
It’s nothing to cheer about though, as the proceeds of ridiculous gas prices fuelled by irrational wars and rampant car dependency go to oil companies instead of to the public as useful carbon taxes. #UrbanTruth
It’s nothing to cheer about though, as the proceeds of ridiculous gas prices fuelled by irrational wars and rampant car dependency go to oil companies instead of to the public as useful carbon taxes. #UrbanTruth
Very much this!!
The way the press is just treating OpenAI/Anthropic x-risk goons as somehow being the experts on things that are risks to humanity despite a half-century plus of climate scientists being ignored on climate risks and over-industrialization leading to runaway emissions is just fucking bleak man
September 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Very much this!!
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Governor Newsom to Support Sustainable Communities, Sign SB 1087. If you want less urban sprawl that locks people out of local affordable homes and into expensive car-centric transportation, please write too: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Governor Newsom to Support Sustainable Communities, Sign SB 1087
Twenty years ago, California passed a landmark land-use bill designed to get more homes built near daily destinations. The Sustainable Communities Act has increased investments in transit and safe, wa...
actionnetwork.org
September 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Governor Newsom to Support Sustainable Communities, Sign SB 1087. If you want less urban sprawl that locks people out of local affordable homes and into expensive car-centric transportation, please write too: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
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September 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
#Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
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Imagine if the media took the words of climate scientists as seriously as it does that rando from Anthropic…
Air pollution and climate change from fossil fuel use are literally killing millions of people every year, but sure, let’s focus on the idiocy that “AI is going to kill everyone in 10”.
Air pollution and climate change from fossil fuel use are literally killing millions of people every year, but sure, let’s focus on the idiocy that “AI is going to kill everyone in 10”.
September 10, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Imagine if the media took the words of climate scientists as seriously as it does that rando from Anthropic…
Air pollution and climate change from fossil fuel use are literally killing millions of people every year, but sure, let’s focus on the idiocy that “AI is going to kill everyone in 10”.
Air pollution and climate change from fossil fuel use are literally killing millions of people every year, but sure, let’s focus on the idiocy that “AI is going to kill everyone in 10”.
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I know that image ;-) Grateful for the work led by the excellent @ryanhart13.bsky.social to make the cover. Appreciate having access to strong international journal from an organization that still values editorial independence (looking at you @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social ).
Our Sept cover shows a mouse pancreatic islet (alpha cells in pink & beta cells in blue), highlighting single cell calcium responses to stimuli. In this issue, Hart et al report that SST inhibits insulin secretion by restraining alpha cell calcium and cAMP link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I know that image ;-) Grateful for the work led by the excellent @ryanhart13.bsky.social to make the cover. Appreciate having access to strong international journal from an organization that still values editorial independence (looking at you @amdiabetesassn.bsky.social ).
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“Bel was a varsity soccer player for Springfield City School District…He was on the National Honor Society and a member of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps”.
He was a legal immigrant, and MAGA couldn’t tolerate his excellence, so now he’s dead.
He was a legal immigrant, and MAGA couldn’t tolerate his excellence, so now he’s dead.
Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
www.springfieldnewssun.com
September 1, 2026 at 2:25 PM
“Bel was a varsity soccer player for Springfield City School District…He was on the National Honor Society and a member of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps”.
He was a legal immigrant, and MAGA couldn’t tolerate his excellence, so now he’s dead.
He was a legal immigrant, and MAGA couldn’t tolerate his excellence, so now he’s dead.
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Gavin Newsom has a national reputation as a Climate Champion. But his record on funding alternatives to driving tells a different story, culminating in leaving major cuts on the table for his successor.
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Shocked by Newsom's Cuts to Transit? Don't Be. - Streetsblog California
When the going got tough, Newsom looked to cut transportation money that would have reduced car dependency for the last half-decade.
cal.streetsblog.org
August 31, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Gavin Newsom has a national reputation as a Climate Champion. But his record on funding alternatives to driving tells a different story, culminating in leaving major cuts on the table for his successor.
cal.streetsblog.org/2026/08/31/s...
cal.streetsblog.org/2026/08/31/s...
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BIG SCIENCE NEWS: Our bill authorizing a $7.5B science bond passed the Assembly. It heads back to the Senate for a final vote today.
As Trump tears apart federal science investment, CA must triple down as global science leader. SB 895 — sending the bond to the March 2028 ballot — is a huge step.
As Trump tears apart federal science investment, CA must triple down as global science leader. SB 895 — sending the bond to the March 2028 ballot — is a huge step.
August 31, 2026 at 11:18 PM
BIG SCIENCE NEWS: Our bill authorizing a $7.5B science bond passed the Assembly. It heads back to the Senate for a final vote today.
As Trump tears apart federal science investment, CA must triple down as global science leader. SB 895 — sending the bond to the March 2028 ballot — is a huge step.
As Trump tears apart federal science investment, CA must triple down as global science leader. SB 895 — sending the bond to the March 2028 ballot — is a huge step.
Ugh, looks like wildfire smoke is finally catching up with us, as it has with so much of the US this summer.
August 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Ugh, looks like wildfire smoke is finally catching up with us, as it has with so much of the US this summer.
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"Once the car became the American way of life, we essentially morphed into a series of car companies with a minor country problem."
A fantastic video on how cars took over and what we can do to get American biking again, via @climatetown.bsky.social
A fantastic video on how cars took over and what we can do to get American biking again, via @climatetown.bsky.social
America Hates Bikes
YouTube video by Climate Town
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August 27, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"Once the car became the American way of life, we essentially morphed into a series of car companies with a minor country problem."
A fantastic video on how cars took over and what we can do to get American biking again, via @climatetown.bsky.social
A fantastic video on how cars took over and what we can do to get American biking again, via @climatetown.bsky.social
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40 kids, separated from their parents, and held in detention by our government, despite committing no crimes. Those were the cases I sat in on today in immigration court. (1/2)
August 25, 2026 at 10:28 PM
40 kids, separated from their parents, and held in detention by our government, despite committing no crimes. Those were the cases I sat in on today in immigration court. (1/2)
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An investigation revealed that glyphosate is being sprayed in California forests at record levels by timber companies and the U.S. Forest Service. https://to.pbs.org/4xgOgN6
U.S. Forest Service, timber companies spraying record amounts of glyphosate in California
An investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting has revealed that glyphosate is being sprayed in California forests at record levels by timber companies and the U.S. Forest Service. Glyphos...
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August 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
An investigation revealed that glyphosate is being sprayed in California forests at record levels by timber companies and the U.S. Forest Service. https://to.pbs.org/4xgOgN6
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Morning commute on a bike lane that Doug Ford wants to rip out. 21 bikes and 4 cars clearing an intersection in 23 seconds. Which mode fights congestion?
August 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Morning commute on a bike lane that Doug Ford wants to rip out. 21 bikes and 4 cars clearing an intersection in 23 seconds. Which mode fights congestion?
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Fighting back works. After tens of thousands of public comments & emails, the Senate paused the OMB Proposal until December. Now, we need to stop the proposal entirely. Contact your MoCs and tell them to Revoke the Rule at the link: zurl.co/tp9xz
#OMB #Vought #Science #StandUpForScience #StopVought
#OMB #Vought #Science #StandUpForScience #StopVought
August 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Fighting back works. After tens of thousands of public comments & emails, the Senate paused the OMB Proposal until December. Now, we need to stop the proposal entirely. Contact your MoCs and tell them to Revoke the Rule at the link: zurl.co/tp9xz
#OMB #Vought #Science #StandUpForScience #StopVought
#OMB #Vought #Science #StandUpForScience #StopVought
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A Dutch bank has warned that Europe risks falling into a “doom loop” in which climate damage slows economic growth, prompting governments to weaken climate policy, and so leaving the continent even more exposed to future heatwaves. euobserver.com/232026/eu-fu...
EU fuelling economic ‘doom loop’ by weakening climate rules during record heatwave, Dutch bank says
Dutch bank Triodos argues that by prioritising “competitiveness” over tougher carbon pricing amid this summer's heat crisis, the EU is leaving its economy more exposed to future climate shocks.
euobserver.com
August 17, 2026 at 4:56 AM
A Dutch bank has warned that Europe risks falling into a “doom loop” in which climate damage slows economic growth, prompting governments to weaken climate policy, and so leaving the continent even more exposed to future heatwaves. euobserver.com/232026/eu-fu...