erin brock carlson
@erinbrockcarlson.bsky.social
Assistant prof of professional/technical writing. Once a child of the corn, now a mountain mama™ (literally).
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Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
Hurricane science has come far since Katrina. That progress is now at risk
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
n.pr
August 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
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Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
Public media stations in rural America say emergency alert funding is in jeopardy
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
n.pr
August 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!"
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
July 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!"
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.
Say it sis
I’m tired of seeing takes claiming that educators who voice concerns about GenAI are burying our heads in the sand, or failing to adapt, or choosing to be misinformed about GenAI’s potential, or are ignorant of other technological shifts that have happened throughout history.
May 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Say it sis
I hit repost SO fast
“radical Marxist teacher spent his Thursday afternoon helping student insert footnote in MS Word”
February 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I hit repost SO fast
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Hey students: if you are angry at how your higher ed institution is handling things, let me tell you: You have far more power than you know. (1/x)
February 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Hey students: if you are angry at how your higher ed institution is handling things, let me tell you: You have far more power than you know. (1/x)
And that's the entire point. Full stop.
February 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
And that's the entire point. Full stop.
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Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
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8. It is difficult to overstate what a catastrophe this will be for the US research and education systems, particular in biomedical fields.
It is deliberate and wanton devastation entirely out of scale with any concern about DEI activities on campuses.
The goal is destroy US universities.
It is deliberate and wanton devastation entirely out of scale with any concern about DEI activities on campuses.
The goal is destroy US universities.
February 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
8. It is difficult to overstate what a catastrophe this will be for the US research and education systems, particular in biomedical fields.
It is deliberate and wanton devastation entirely out of scale with any concern about DEI activities on campuses.
The goal is destroy US universities.
It is deliberate and wanton devastation entirely out of scale with any concern about DEI activities on campuses.
The goal is destroy US universities.
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Evaluating Arguments About GenAI: refusal.blog/evaluating-a...
12 Reasons to Refuse GenAI: A Writing Studies Perspective refusal.blog/wp-content/u... (Plain text version available at: refusal.blog/resources/)
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12 Reasons to Refuse GenAI: A Writing Studies Perspective refusal.blog/wp-content/u... (Plain text version available at: refusal.blog/resources/)
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Evaluating Arguments About GenAI
Jennifer Sano-Franchini, West Virginia University 1,2Maggie Fernandes, University of ArkansasMegan McIntyre, University of Arkansas We created Refusing Generative AI in Writing Studies in resp…
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February 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Evaluating Arguments About GenAI: refusal.blog/evaluating-a...
12 Reasons to Refuse GenAI: A Writing Studies Perspective refusal.blog/wp-content/u... (Plain text version available at: refusal.blog/resources/)
@nobugsnous.bsky.social @rcmeg.bsky.social #refusal #rhetcomp #writingstudies
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It’s honestly so disheartening to see this happening at Miami (where I earned my MA), in light of what’s happening at WVU and what happened to English at Purdue (earned my PhD there) several years ago. Am I like the plague or something lolsob
This is currently the plan at my campus & is a nat’t blueprint for mid sized state colleges across the country. We need a federal funding/tenure plan for public higher ed such as Jayapal/Sanders advocated: it should be the critical focus of all organizing www.miamistudent.net/article/2023...
‘This is absolutely heartbreaking’: Miami considers eliminating majors in the humanities
Along with Latin American Studies, 16 other majors were identified as low-enrolled. These majors were given four options and a December deadline to stay at Miami.
www.miamistudent.net
October 5, 2023 at 1:17 PM
It’s honestly so disheartening to see this happening at Miami (where I earned my MA), in light of what’s happening at WVU and what happened to English at Purdue (earned my PhD there) several years ago. Am I like the plague or something lolsob
Uh I’ve somehow gotten to plane crash simulation tik tok and it is not good for my anxiety lol
September 21, 2023 at 7:20 PM
Uh I’ve somehow gotten to plane crash simulation tik tok and it is not good for my anxiety lol
Do I have the energy for this space with everything* going on
*google “WVU” and then google “12-week-old-baby” 🫠
*google “WVU” and then google “12-week-old-baby” 🫠
September 20, 2023 at 1:10 PM
Do I have the energy for this space with everything* going on
*google “WVU” and then google “12-week-old-baby” 🫠
*google “WVU” and then google “12-week-old-baby” 🫠