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Huyen Le

@huyentkle.bsky.social

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Urban transport/health researcher. Assoc Prof @ Ohio State University. Interested in sustainable transportation, environmental exposure, environmental justice, well-being, & coconuts. Personal account. https://u.osu.edu/huyenle/

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Huyen Le @huyentkle.bsky.social · Nov 28

We now have a sizable group of #transport/ #mobility researchers on Bluesky. You can find them below. Let me know if you'd like to be added.

1. Transport/ Mobility Researchers: bsky.app/starter-pack... (I can add you here)

2. Transport Research: bsky.app/starter-pack... (by @transportist.net)

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Huyen Le @huyentkle.bsky.social · 11d

This! 😓

Huyen Le @huyentkle.bsky.social · 11d

As if reviewing isn’t difficult enough and I owed someone something

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Huyen Le @huyentkle.bsky.social · 11d

Why does Elsevier have to make it so hard for reviewers to request for an extension? I had to beg multiple times via emails and through the editorial manager website to no avail. All emails failed to deliver.

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Huyen Le @huyentkle.bsky.social · Aug 7

Funny how people without PhDs in the respective fields insist that their pet product is excellent in something they don't even know about.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Aug 7

OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”

OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’

OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.

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Huyen Le @huyentkle.bsky.social · Feb 16

Something very beautiful and healing to read today:

“How?” I said. “How did you keep from breaking?”
“I broke,” she said. “That is how I kept from breaking.”

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

A Visit to Madam Bedi: A Personal History by Tara Westover

I was estranged from my own mother, so a friend tried to lend me his.

www.newyorker.com

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Feb 6

MIT has created an excellent checklist for those making data backups on their own: libraries.mit.edu/data-managem... Data is special. Treat it with care!

Checklist for USA federal data backups | Data management

Introduction The United States (US) federal government collects, aggregates, and disseminates a large volume of information and data. This content is used by researchers, policymakers, and many others...

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Kyle Walker @kylewalker.bsky.social · Feb 4

A PSA for US Census geodata users: while the TIGER/Line shapefiles are inaccessible, all Census geographies are still up via the TigerWeb API

Endpoints are here: tigerweb.geo.census....

Use @JosiahParry's {arcgislayers} package to pull them into #rstats with minimal fuss

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Huyen Le @huyentkle.bsky.social · Feb 1

Abdirashid's first paper (as the first author)! Proud-advisor moment 🎉

Abdirashid Dahir @abdirashid.bsky.social · Jan 31

My first ever first-author paper has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Transport Geography. I’m profoundly grateful for the great support of my advisor @huyenkle.bsky.social . I’m over the moon 😭 😭 😭

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Huyen Le @huyentkle.bsky.social · Jan 28

And most research universities won't function/exist. More than half of the grant amounts pays for uni's operations (i.e., overhead). At my (public research) uni, state funding only accounts for <11% of its annual budget. The rest comes from endowment, tuition, and of course overhead from grants.

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jan 28

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · Jan 25

"In most cities, ~ 80% of the crashes occur on 15-20% of roadways. We can make changes to that number. We don’t have to change 100% of our roadways, but we can be strategic & target these places and immediately see benefits in no longer killing our neighbours." -Kelcie Ralph

Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians? - Freakonomics

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Huyen Le @huyentkle.bsky.social · Jan 23

Good job Spain! Many studies say marriage is the most influential factor for well-being (not just finance) of children and adults alike, but they omit the fact that most govt's policies are biased toward married couples and biased against unmarried individuals, making the latter struggle even more.

Single Parents Should Get as Much Paid Leave as Couples, Spanish Court Rules

The decision follows a constitutional court ruling that barred discrimination against babies born into single-parent families.

www.nytimes.com

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AHeise @aheise.bsky.social · Jan 23

www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

This site has info on the economic impact of NIH in your state, if you want to write your senators about this.

NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research

Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

www.unitedformedicalresearch.org

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