Dana Howard

Benjamin McKean

@blmckean.bsky.social

FYI I strongly encourage any Ohio State faculty instructors who face issues like these restrictions on conference attendance, use of research funds, etc, to let @osuaaup.bsky.social know by filling out our Campus Concern Form so we can support you: www.aaup-osu.org/campus-conce...

Campus Concern
Form
Campus is under threat by new federal and state laws, including SB1, funding cuts, and ICE abductions. OSU is a large institution, and AAUP-OSU can only organize faculty support and resistance when we are aware of what is happening, so we want to hear from you.
Submit a Concern ^

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Laura Lopez

@ohdearz.bsky.social

Here is the email from the provost reversing the decision & saying we can attend if presenting research. However, we still cannot recruit or attend without research benefit. Also many students did have registration cancelled (or missed registration deadlines) when OSU was prohibiting attendance.

SACNAS NDiSTEM conference update
Hi All,

Please see the email below from the provost with new guidance related to the SACNAS conference.

Best regards,
Todd

From: Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda <ADMIN-Provost@osu.edu>
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
To: Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda <ADMIN-Provost@osu.edu>
Cc: Garcia, Anne <garcia.680@osu.edu>
Subject: SACNAS NDiSTEM conference update

Hi everyone,

Our office has been working with the Office of Legal Affairs regarding participation in the upcoming SACNAS NDiSTEM conference in light of the outreach the university received last week from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Based on our conversations, the Office of Academic Affairs is recommending the following as it relates to participation in this year’s SACNAS conference:

If an Ohio State faculty member or student is scheduled to present research or participate in sessions that advance their research at the SACNAS conference, then the faculty member or student can attend and use university funds to do so.

If an Ohio State faculty member or student is NOT scheduled to present research or participate in sessions that advance their research (e.g., the purpose of attending is solely for recruitment) at the SACNAS conference but wishes to participate in the conference, they may still attend but must use personal resources to do so.

For participation as a research presenter or in sessions that advance their research, we are requesting that a designee within each college or unit (e.g., the Associate Dean of Research) affirms that the participation is in fact to present or advance research as part of the approval process for university funding.

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Benjamin McKean

@blmckean.bsky.social

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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Dana Howard

@thedanahoward.bsky.social

“ chatbots created new tasks for 8.4% of respondents and that “25% spend more time on the same tasks they initially saved time on.”

by Dana Howard

Dana Howard

@thedanahoward.bsky.social

Use=\=usefulness: “For technology to be used, it simply needs to make one person’s job simpler. To be useful, it has to make many jobs simpler, rather than redistributing effort, oversight and attention.”

Fabio Chiusi @fabiochiusi.bsky.social · 7h

"we should not assume that technological revolutions are productivity revolutions. The rate of productivity growth has been in sharp decline since 2003, and today sits where it stood before the widespread adoption of the personal computer"

www.techpolicy.press/generative-a...

Generative AI’s Productivity Myth | TechPolicy.Press

People may be using artificial intelligence, but that doesn’t mean it’s useful, writes Eryk Salvaggio.

www.techpolicy.press

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Fabio Chiusi

@fabiochiusi.bsky.social

"we should not assume that technological revolutions are productivity revolutions. The rate of productivity growth has been in sharp decline since 2003, and today sits where it stood before the widespread adoption of the personal computer"

www.techpolicy.press/generative-a...

Generative AI’s Productivity Myth | TechPolicy.Press

People may be using artificial intelligence, but that doesn’t mean it’s useful, writes Eryk Salvaggio.

www.techpolicy.press

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Geoffrey Hughes

@geofffhughes.bsky.social

The part that really struck me is the observation that rackets are one of the rare forms of economic predation where obtaining the victim's "consent" is a key part of the crime. It raises the question of why coercive attempts to extract such displays of "consent" have become so central to politics.

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TRAstonDrs

@castltrastondrs.bsky.social

#Medsky🧪 @uk.theconversation.com
Every medical student learns #anatomy from historical illustrations, but few ask who those dissected bodies belonged to…
theconversation.com/the-dark-his...

The dark history of medical illustrations and the question of consent

Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.

theconversation.com

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by Dana Howard

Dana Howard

@thedanahoward.bsky.social

“So, the most important takeaway from this for states is that nothing has changed,” Zettler said. “Nothing’s going to change tomorrow and nothing’s changed today.” Great write up showcasing OSU expertise! @pzettler.bsky.social

Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 16h

Ohio reproductive rights providers and advocates are keeping an eye on federal discussions about a longtime FDA-approved drug used in medication abortion, while maintaining a resolute message in a state with constitutional protections for abortion ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/13/o...

Ohio experts trust decades of medical evidence on abortion drug safety as federal review requested • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio reproductive rights providers and advocates are keeping an eye on federal discussions about a longtime FDA-approved drug used in medication abortion, while maintaining a resolute message in a…

ohiocapitaljournal.com

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Ohio Capital Journal

@ohiocapitaljournal.com

Ohio reproductive rights providers and advocates are keeping an eye on federal discussions about a longtime FDA-approved drug used in medication abortion, while maintaining a resolute message in a state with constitutional protections for abortion ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/13/o...

Ohio experts trust decades of medical evidence on abortion drug safety as federal review requested • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio reproductive rights providers and advocates are keeping an eye on federal discussions about a longtime FDA-approved drug used in medication abortion, while maintaining a resolute message in a…

ohiocapitaljournal.com

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Sarah Karlin-Smith

@sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social

“If we had a normal FDA where political leaders were not going to meddle in decisions about specific applications, I’d be more sanguine about Makary’s involvement in this negotiation. But that’s not what we have,” @hollylynchez.bsky.social said.

insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/m...

US FDA Commissioner’s Involvement In AstraZeneca Pricing Deal Raises Ethical, Legal Questions

Marty Makary's role in helping negotiation the Trump Administration's second "most favored nations" drug pricing deal is raising concerns as the Trump team has suggested it would use drug pricing as a...

insights.citeline.com

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Ohio Capital Journal

@ohiocapitaljournal.com

Commentary: Blunt property tax measures could threaten Ohio community vitality. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/07/b...

Blunt property tax measures could threaten Ohio community vitality • Ohio Capital Journal

Last week, Ohio lawmakers overrode a governor’s veto, prohibiting schools from proposing emergency levies to maintain financial sustainability. Blunting local public finance will only make it harder…

ohiocapitaljournal.com

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by Dana Howard

Dana Howard

@thedanahoward.bsky.social

I love me some smoked fish and lox. BUT if it is a good bagel place nothing beats: toasted sesame with butter.

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by Dana Howard

Dana Howard

@thedanahoward.bsky.social

The quote-skeets are truly delightful to read. Everyone recalling a moment in college in which they experienced true inspiration, rolled with it, and impressed themselves with what their minds came up with. so many wonderful memories of learning what you are capable of.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 5d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Dana Howard

@thedanahoward.bsky.social

This is why I’m not doing age verification for any of these social media apps. i will sacrifice DM functionality on Bluesky.

404 Media @404media.co · 5d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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404 Media

@404media.co

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34

@monkeyminion.com

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

@bermaninstitute.bsky.social

Scientists Just Reversed Alzheimer’s in Mice. Could They Do It in Humans? gizmodo.com/scientists-j...

Scientists Just Reversed Alzheimer’s in Mice. Could They Do It in Humans?

Instead of targeting neurons, the researchers specifically sought to repair a critical part of the brain that keeps disease-inducing toxins out.

gizmodo.com

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Honesty for Ohio Education

@honesty4ohioed.bsky.social

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A debate is unfolding inside the Ohio Statehouse over a proposed bill known as "The Charlie Kirk Heritage Act," which aims to incorporate teachings on the positive impacts of Christianity in Ohio's schools.
abc6onyourside.com/news/local/o...

Charlie Kirk bill sparks debate over teaching impact of Christianity in Ohio schools

An Ohio bill, the “Charlie Kirk Heritage Act,” would require teaching Christianity’s influence on U.S. history, sparking church-state debate.

abc6onyourside.com

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Richard Pettigrew

@wiglet1981.bsky.social

If you have an inkling you might win a Nobel prize, do you feel some urge to ensure you’re in a really noteworthy inaccessible place when it’s announced so you’ve got a good story about getting the news. ‘So, it was as our submersible rose from the Mariana Trench when my phone started pinging…’

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The Cut

@thecut.com

In a rare piece of good abortion-rights news, the FDA approved another generic form of mifepristone. But that doesn’t mean anyone can rest easy about abortion-pill access going forward.

What FDA Approval of a New Generic Abortion Pill Means for Access

In a rare piece of good abortion-rights news, the FDA approved another generic form of mifepristone. But that doesn’t mean anyone can rest easy about abortion-pill access going forward.

www.thecut.com

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by Dana Howard

Dana Howard

@thedanahoward.bsky.social

clears throat:

Black and white image of parachutes with caption: "Parachutes reduce the risk of injury after gravitational challenge, but their effectiveness has not been proved with randomised controlled trials."

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Zack Ford

@zackford.bsky.social

ADF once again attacks the studies as having biased sampling. There isn't a single study affirming LGBTQ people's experiences that the right wouldn't attack, because they KNOW the "perfect randomized study" they demand that tests *obviously* harmful effects could never ethically be conducted.

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Zack Ford

@zackford.bsky.social

Colorado's lawyer lays out how ludicrous it would be to try to do some kind of randomized study ON CHILDREN to prove conversion therapy is harmful. We already know enough to know that there's no way such research could be performed ethically, and we know plenty enough without it.

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Michael R. Ulrich

@michaelrulrich.bsky.social

Oral argument for Chiles v. Salazar, challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors is set to begin

Me & @turban.bsky.social talked about the implications of the case in @jamapediatrics.com

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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by Dana Howard

Dana Howard

@thedanahoward.bsky.social

Hey fellow Brown alums, have you signed this yet? standstrongbrown.org/reject-trump...

Brown must reject Trump’s so-called “Compact for Academic Excellence” – Stand Strong Brown

standstrongbrown.org

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by Dana Howard

Dana Howard

@thedanahoward.bsky.social

Also some of the background navy service personnel seem to be clapping plenty about no longer being ”politically correct” at other parts of the speech so 🙃

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