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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · 19d

I don’t run it any longer but it’s still a great resource! Let me know if you’d like any help, though!

Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Aug 19

First session of “Hacking College” by Ned Laff and @carlsonics.bsky.social book group yesterday with new academic advisors at SUNY Potsdam. So much excitement about implementing ideas into our model of student support.

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Jul 19

I always feel like if there’s a bodega cat there, it makes itself known!

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Jul 19

Has a cat
Sells weed pens
Is playing a baseball game
Is playing a cricket match
Sells lottery tickets

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Jun 25

Really wanted to send in a piece for your contest, @carlsonics.bsky.social but this month has been a whirlwind of real estate and moving. You will just have to take a vacation again next year! 😁

Reposted by Susan Perkins

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · May 22

This is absolutely terrible news.

With the shifting regulatory climate (i.e., antivax ratfuckery), Moderna has withdrawn their application for their eagerly anticipated COVID-flu combo vaccine. This vaccine offered better protection than getting each shot separately.

h/t @merz.bsky.social

Moderna withdraws application for COVID-flu combination vaccine

Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and COVID combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

www.reuters.com

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · May 18

say it again:

4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities

ROI for NIH and NSF for local economies is conservatively 4x, often close to 10x

demolishing higher education is economic sabotage

Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · May 18

There is a false dichotomy drawn between "the ivory tower" and "the real world," and I'm here to report that in a post-industrial society, your real-world economy absolutely hinges on the university.

University towns are factory towns. Universities drive economic activity, not the other way around.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · May 18

A must read

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · May 15

Um…these numbers/proportions say quite a lot.

www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

www.science.org

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · May 12

OK, this is wild.

In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.

It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.

What the HELL?

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Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · May 10

I obviously loved it. Bought 5 more copies for the advising team at Potsdam and excited to discuss. Hoping to do a pilot cohort this fall! Let’s keep in touch about this!

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · May 5

She is so ridiculous.

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · May 3

As I remember the amazing and special @jillsobule.bsky.social , this one just went up several notches. It’s brilliant and fun - just like her. open.spotify.com/track/26Cm9S...

Karen by Night

Jill Sobule · Jill Sobule · Song · 1995

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · May 3

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Measles: The race to understand 'immune amnesia'

Scientists have known for years that measles can alter the immune system – but the latest evidence suggests it's less of a mild tweaking, and more of a total reset.

www.bbc.com

Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · May 3

Hey everyone! Your friendly microbiologist here with a PSA. Measles can wipe out a lots of your B cells…the memory cells of your immune system. It’s called “immune amnesia” - so, you might survive the measles infection…but your immunity to every other infection could be lost/diminished for years.

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · May 3

Who is ready for #Caturday?! Reese is!!

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · May 3

For decades, the US raced to be the best in STEM. Now, while we are in a race to literally sustain human life on this planet, the US has benched its starters and canceled all training camps. It won’t just end our country - it may cause the extinction of our species. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science

Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

www.nature.com

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Apr 29

Just read the phrase “rapidly evolving research landscape.” I would prefer “temporarily bass-ackwards.”

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Apr 19

Is it #Caturday yet?

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Apr 8

(It is paywalled, but most colleges have a library subscription!)

Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Apr 8

Such a good essay! “If the federal government holds an abiding distrust of universities, why would it leave the nation’s research infrastructure even more completely in their hands?” www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

Opinion | The Incoherent Policy Change Wreaking Havoc on University Research

The fight over NIH indirect costs has high stakes.

www.chronicle.com

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Apr 6

For freaks sake, stop saying protestors are paid. It’s literally what the protests were about - I.e., paying to get what you want as opposed to democratic decisions.

Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Apr 6

Happy #Caturday

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Apr 4

It will be live.

Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Apr 4

Everyone download this now. open.spotify.com/track/7kjg2N...

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Gil Scott-Heron · Pieces of a Man · Song · 1971

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Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Apr 4

Everyone download this now. open.spotify.com/track/7kjg2N...

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Gil Scott-Heron · Pieces of a Man · Song · 1971

open.spotify.com

Susan Perkins @nycuratrix.bsky.social · Apr 1

Rapa Nui is magical!!

c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Apr 1

You're seeing a hypothesis being tested: Terry Hunt & Carl Lipo (anthropology faculty at U of Hawai'i) investigated oral legends that Easter Island Moai statues "walked" from the quarry to their locations by the sea, where they stare into the island, signifying the spirit of ancestors & leaders.

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