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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 12h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social · 3d

Ancient historians, we're so excited for this search! Spread the news far and wide!

AHA Career Center @historyjobs.bsky.social · 3d

New History Job Posted Today: Assistant Professor of Ancient History | University of Maryland Department of History

Assistant Professor of Ancient History | University of Maryland Department of History

College Park, Maryland, The University of Maryland, College Park Department of History, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position from historians of the Ancient Mediterranean worlds within the broad geographical zone that extends into Asia, Africa, and Europe. Chronological specialization is open. However, expertise in the Roman Imperial or late antique periods in particular aligns with existing areas of teaching and research expertise in the department. Preference will be given to scholars whose work engages with the diversity and complexity of the Mediterranean world in such areas as ethnicity, gender, environment, or connectivity. In addition to exceptional scholarly promise, the successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in teaching. Responsibilities include teaching a general survey of the ancient Mediterranean and the Near East, other lecture courses, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate seminars as they align with the candidate’s interests and departmental requirements, as well as engaging in curriculum development. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education: A Ph.D. in History or a related field is required in hand by August 1, 2026 Experience: Teaching experience at the college or university level is required. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to all the pillars of the College of Arts and Humanities’ Strategic Plan: Transformative Thinking; Boundless Creativity; Expansive Empathy; and Meaningful Futures. Contributions toward those goals and values might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, research, or service toward building an equitable and inclusive scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of all individuals equitably and fairly. The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. This search is contingent upon the availability of funds. Apply Here

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 3d

Me: Oh my god is this another LLM?
Personify Health, ripping off mask: Oh my GOSH how do you keep finding me??????

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 3d

Cigna: please complete our health assessment
Me: oh great another stupid service
Cigna: access it here
Me: why...why does it want me to log in to another service
Cigna: it's just our health partner, Personify Health!
Me: what...what does that do
Cigna: ohhhhhhh... helps you advocate for your needs

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AHA Career Center @historyjobs.bsky.social · 3d

New History Job Posted Today: Assistant Professor of Ancient History | University of Maryland Department of History

Assistant Professor of Ancient History | University of Maryland Department of History

College Park, Maryland, The University of Maryland, College Park Department of History, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position from historians of the Ancient Mediterranean worlds within the broad geographical zone that extends into Asia, Africa, and Europe. Chronological specialization is open. However, expertise in the Roman Imperial or late antique periods in particular aligns with existing areas of teaching and research expertise in the department. Preference will be given to scholars whose work engages with the diversity and complexity of the Mediterranean world in such areas as ethnicity, gender, environment, or connectivity. In addition to exceptional scholarly promise, the successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in teaching. Responsibilities include teaching a general survey of the ancient Mediterranean and the Near East, other lecture courses, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate seminars as they align with the candidate’s interests and departmental requirements, as well as engaging in curriculum development. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education: A Ph.D. in History or a related field is required in hand by August 1, 2026 Experience: Teaching experience at the college or university level is required. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to all the pillars of the College of Arts and Humanities’ Strategic Plan: Transformative Thinking; Boundless Creativity; Expansive Empathy; and Meaningful Futures. Contributions toward those goals and values might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, research, or service toward building an equitable and inclusive scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of all individuals equitably and fairly. The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. This search is contingent upon the availability of funds. Apply Here

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CMI Communications @cmicomms.bsky.social · 5d

🎙️ Just published: Communicable E37: 'Peer review is broken'

Hosted by @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @anniejoseph.bsky.social

w/ invited guests: Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social & Serge Horbach

Listen on Communicable:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #peerreview #AI

Communicable E37: 'Peer review is broken'

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Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social · 8d

Fellow academics, this is worth doing. See if your book is in here. If you've got an ISBN it almost certainly is (mine was).

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 9d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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Submit a Claim

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 8d

This guy? Who literally said he wants to put civil servants “in trauma?”

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 9d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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Submit a Claim

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Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 13d

Meek Mill is in for a treat

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Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social · 13d

"Non-existent referrer stack value in URL. Please contact support for assistance."

GAAAAH. I wonder how many hours of scholarly productivity have been sucked down the black hole of ScholarOne Manuscripts login attempts?? 🫠

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · Sep 10

www.denverpost.com/2025/09/10/e... "The shooting at Evergreen High is at least the seventh school shooting in Colorado since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School that killed 12 students and one teacher."

2 students injured in Evergreen High School shooting; suspect also hospitalized

At least three students from Evergreen High School, including a suspected shooter, are in critical condition after a shooting involving an “active assailant,” Jefferson County officials…

www.denverpost.com

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hey my guy, do me two favours before you have your "AI" "solve crime" or whatever:
1) Define "crime;"
2) Tell me the moral of the television series Person Of Interest.

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UMD Department of History @umdhistory.bsky.social · Sep 2

The UMD First Year Book committee has selected the U.S. Constitution as this year’s book!

Join our own Holly Brewer and Michael Ross in "We the Terps: Why the Constitution Matters." For more information and for the day's schedule of events, follow this link! fyb.umd.edu/events.html

Events | UMD FYB 2025

fyb.umd.edu

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Will Thomas @williamthomas.bsky.social · Aug 22

In this week's history newsletter from AIP, @rebeccacharbon.bsky.social spotlights the new article by @tiffanynichols.bsky.social in Isis, digging into the rise and fall of an early proposal to site a @ligo.org detector in Maine's Blueberry Barrens.

Article spotlight: When LIGO might have been in Maine

AIP History Weekly Edition: August 22, 2025

www.aip.org

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