Michael Glass
@mrglassphd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Director of the Urban Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Researching infrastructure, regionalism, and urban redevelopment.
Logan Circle, Washington DC on a Sunday morning.
August 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Logan Circle, Washington DC on a Sunday morning.
Today's economic development interviews took me to Washington County, PA...locus of the Whiskey Rebellion, Pittsburgh's southern exurbs, and sitting atop the Marcellus Shale gas field.
June 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Today's economic development interviews took me to Washington County, PA...locus of the Whiskey Rebellion, Pittsburgh's southern exurbs, and sitting atop the Marcellus Shale gas field.
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@mrglassphd.bsky.social and I have reflected on comparable reverberations from bridge failure in Pittsburgh and the temporal dynamics of infrastructure crises and infrastructure-based futuring here:
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June 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
@mrglassphd.bsky.social and I have reflected on comparable reverberations from bridge failure in Pittsburgh and the temporal dynamics of infrastructure crises and infrastructure-based futuring here:
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Check out my reflections on NOIR's session on infrastructural regionalism and inclusion at the @regstud.bsky.social annual meeting this month.
cc @mrglassphd.bsky.social @jpaddie.bsky.social
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Inclusive innovation and the dynamics of regional transformation: Reflections on NOIR’s contribution to RSA 2025
Jen Nelles (Oxford Brookes University)NOIR had a strong presence at RSA 2025, organizing a session on “Inclusive innovation and the dynamics of regional transformation” (SS23), organized by NOIR co-di...
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May 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Check out my reflections on NOIR's session on infrastructural regionalism and inclusion at the @regstud.bsky.social annual meeting this month.
cc @mrglassphd.bsky.social @jpaddie.bsky.social
www.noir-rsa.com/post/inclusi...
cc @mrglassphd.bsky.social @jpaddie.bsky.social
www.noir-rsa.com/post/inclusi...
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So much fun today @regstud.bsky.social 2025 co-chairing a NOIR session on infrastructural regionalism and inclusion with @mrglassphd.bsky.social featuring some excellent presentations on innovation districts, Auckland, and freight rail in Brazil.
May 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
So much fun today @regstud.bsky.social 2025 co-chairing a NOIR session on infrastructural regionalism and inclusion with @mrglassphd.bsky.social featuring some excellent presentations on innovation districts, Auckland, and freight rail in Brazil.
My summer reading list (recreational)
May 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
My summer reading list (recreational)
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President Alexander Stubb of Finland, who has emerged as a prominent voice of Europe’s smaller nations on Russia’s war against Ukraine, says in an interview he doesn’t want Ukraine to suffer the same fate his country once endured.
Finnish Leader Warns Russia: ‘You Don’t Play With President Trump’
President Alexander Stubb of Finland, who has become an interlocutor in peace talks, says in an interview he doesn’t want Ukraine to suffer the same fate his country once endured.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
President Alexander Stubb of Finland, who has emerged as a prominent voice of Europe’s smaller nations on Russia’s war against Ukraine, says in an interview he doesn’t want Ukraine to suffer the same fate his country once endured.
Starting at 1pm today, the @pittsociology.bsky.social 'Technically Urban' workshop engages with the linkages between cities and technology
April 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Starting at 1pm today, the @pittsociology.bsky.social 'Technically Urban' workshop engages with the linkages between cities and technology
Grateful to the @pittsociology.bsky.social department for hosting my work in progress book symposium today... thanks also to the generous discussants for their engagement.
April 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Grateful to the @pittsociology.bsky.social department for hosting my work in progress book symposium today... thanks also to the generous discussants for their engagement.
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Actually. How the US benefitted from outsourcing its research interests to experts in universities.
April 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Actually. How the US benefitted from outsourcing its research interests to experts in universities.
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
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"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
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Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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Very sad to hear of the passing yesterday of Warren Magnusson. He was a generous scholar, a brilliant political theorist, a captivating speaker, and deep believer in the emancipatory possibilities of the city. @uvic.ca #urbanpoltics
April 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Very sad to hear of the passing yesterday of Warren Magnusson. He was a generous scholar, a brilliant political theorist, a captivating speaker, and deep believer in the emancipatory possibilities of the city. @uvic.ca #urbanpoltics
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If you are a published author, check your name on the LibGen database which list works illegally used by Meta to train AI.
30 of my books and papers are in this database.
The sheer scale of this intellectual theft is beyond imagination.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
30 of my books and papers are in this database.
The sheer scale of this intellectual theft is beyond imagination.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem
Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.
www.theatlantic.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If you are a published author, check your name on the LibGen database which list works illegally used by Meta to train AI.
30 of my books and papers are in this database.
The sheer scale of this intellectual theft is beyond imagination.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
30 of my books and papers are in this database.
The sheer scale of this intellectual theft is beyond imagination.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
BookBot at the North Carolina State University library. Efficient storage and retrieval, but so much for accidentally discovering a book in the stacks!
March 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
BookBot at the North Carolina State University library. Efficient storage and retrieval, but so much for accidentally discovering a book in the stacks!
Three great @regstud.bsky.social research network sessions at the Detroit @geographers.bsky.social meeting yesterday, brought to you by the Network on Infrastructural Regionalism (NOIR). Thanks to all who participated.
March 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Three great @regstud.bsky.social research network sessions at the Detroit @geographers.bsky.social meeting yesterday, brought to you by the Network on Infrastructural Regionalism (NOIR). Thanks to all who participated.
Starting now: the first of the sessions on Infrastructural Regionalism at @geographers.bsky.social - sponsored by the @regstud.bsky.social research network NOIR (Network on Infrastructural Regionalism) #Detroit2025
March 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Starting now: the first of the sessions on Infrastructural Regionalism at @geographers.bsky.social - sponsored by the @regstud.bsky.social research network NOIR (Network on Infrastructural Regionalism) #Detroit2025
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Thanks to all the editors and delegates who contributed to a rich discussion about publishing regional research at #AAG25 @jclarkcrp.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social @mrglassphd.bsky.social @financeandspace.bsky.social @rsa-tpg.bsky.social @bdrudder.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Thanks to all the editors and delegates who contributed to a rich discussion about publishing regional research at #AAG25 @jclarkcrp.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social @mrglassphd.bsky.social @financeandspace.bsky.social @rsa-tpg.bsky.social @bdrudder.bsky.social
There are publishing options at all career stages, and for all flavors of regional research through @regstud.bsky.social
Meetthe editors this morning at @geographers.bsky.social
Meetthe editors this morning at @geographers.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
There are publishing options at all career stages, and for all flavors of regional research through @regstud.bsky.social
Meetthe editors this morning at @geographers.bsky.social
Meetthe editors this morning at @geographers.bsky.social
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I am co-editing this new issue on “Regional Development towards new Regional Futures” for @cjres.bsky.social (details below 👇🏻) if you work on alternative #regionaldevelopment frameworks, the spatial and policy implications of #heterodox economics, #growth and #post-growth debates: this is for you!
New Call for Papers🔥
Rethinking Regional Development in Polarised Times: Towards new Regional Futures?
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Submission of abstracts: 1st July 2025
Rethinking Regional Development in Polarised Times: Towards new Regional Futures?
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Submission of abstracts: 1st July 2025
Rethinking Regional Development in Polarised Times: Towards new Regional Futures?
Editors: Emil Evenhuis, Stefania Fiorentino, Huiwen Gong, Ron Martin, Johan Miörner and Christian Schulz.
The world is facing a number of historic challenges,
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March 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I am co-editing this new issue on “Regional Development towards new Regional Futures” for @cjres.bsky.social (details below 👇🏻) if you work on alternative #regionaldevelopment frameworks, the spatial and policy implications of #heterodox economics, #growth and #post-growth debates: this is for you!
New regional energy landscapes bringing about infrastructural erasure and renewal.
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Homer City plant's implosion marks 'downfall of coal' as plans for natural gas plant remain on track
Six and a half out of seven structures came toppling down Saturday morning as crews imploded four smokestacks and three cooling towers of the shuttered Homer City power plant in Indiana County. The st...
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March 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New regional energy landscapes bringing about infrastructural erasure and renewal.
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And then they came for the planners...
How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her
Ranjani Srinivasan’s student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities. That was just the start of her odyssey.
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March 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And then they came for the planners...
How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/n...
I am in the midst of some truly enlightening interviews on infrastructure, regional governance, and the scale question. Watch this space...
March 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I am in the midst of some truly enlightening interviews on infrastructure, regional governance, and the scale question. Watch this space...
Clairton, PA. Worker's diner adjacent to the notorious polluting US Steel coke works.
March 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Clairton, PA. Worker's diner adjacent to the notorious polluting US Steel coke works.
