jackie howells
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Curious human~PhD candidate at Brown. ecologist at heart~ immunology~ systems biology (ecology)~ mentorship & inclusive access~aesthetics | views are my own
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I forgot to share a panel I was honestly honorer to be a part of on our most recent reflections on brain diseases and the coolest research (IMO) looking forward thanks to
@simplyneurosci
for hosting!
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@whatisitdoing
@pengpeng_xiao
True this is actually a massive red flag to consider (obviously with context) in choosing a mentor. If they pick u based on ur obedient rule following nature they will be want to treat u as such
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@hpmacd
I have severe ptsd and pharmaceuticals like this help prevent me from having intrusive thoughts from childhood that prevent me from being able to focus. I didn't grasp the ptsd part until after ten years in basically weekly therapy. You don't know ppls stories, maybe get
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@hpmacd
Do you know who else I know who is prescribed adderall due to severe ptsd? Combat veterans.
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@HARRlS0N_
lol the summer before I went to grad school for my PhD a medical student asked me why in the world I wouldn't choose med school. I said bc I sometimes get emotional if I mess up a cell culture of patient samples bc that came from a real person, they replied "but you'd make $"
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@iGiveYouWings
@pengpeng_xiao
Ur expertise is sorely needed as I think economists try to predict human behavior based solely on what can be sold, unfortunately when u lose touch with society ppl lose the ability to determine what holds value. Econ=bad philosophy with math strapped on the back for validation
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@pengpeng_xiao
I'll be real u probably wouldn't be in mine either, but I would need to read ur essays not ur transcripts and ask u a lot more to get a better idea of potential to progress the field of knowledge, which bc phds are philosophy based we diverge on what progress means
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@esdsantos
Mental disorders are inherently relative and context dependent, what may appear disordered to one and punishable or seen as less than, they are restricting population diversity and restricting their own functional capacity. Sharing in discomfort, rather than othering=equity
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I love my new women in science tarot deck from
@massivesci
Thank you so so much! It’s fusing three of my most treasured loves...archetypes, science, and feminism! 💕I didn’t know it was possible, but here it is and the cards are beautiful!
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@LifeAfterMyPhD
This just helps me discern exactly what the issues are in academia that help me articulate back to them why they are problematic. I appreciate when ppl share their real feelings on criteria bc it's identifying the problem and the responses provide inclusionary diverse counters
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I know politics are divisive & uncomfortable, but at some point stakes are too high to fear voicing opinion. He's the only candidate depending solely on support of average people who demand healthcare, education, social/environmental justice.
#studentsforbernie
#IEndorseBernie
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@psychharm
Something is off when it takes 6 weeks to see if you're more depressed or not. The metric is barely even about increasing health for antidepressants like this . I'm curious as to why we are so want to accept a drug we know close to nothing about. Know someone withdrawing now.
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@AgnesCallard
I don't know if this argument makes sense. I agree with you that outlawing/restriction of rules has historical precidence for increasing less safe options of the inevitable, but may I ask why you couldn't wait to have a romantic relationship until he graduated? Why or why not?
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@KionnaMiller1
@apollovwrld
What I love about this one is in the video he doesn't even mention how rude the first person was who he took the spot from. Really shows how not every story is fully told and the context! But it made me happy that moment bc he did 🤣
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@ZJAyres
I wish I had a good resource but the best I can give is find an unofficial mentor ask how they take notes and prepare things. This is so hard to do but it's the only thing that helped me
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“Sometimes people just want their pain and suffering acknowledged, I’m sorry no one has done that for you” like no absolutely not I would prefer my pain to not be examined by a room of ppl who actively enhance that pain. I want them to stop fucking inflicting suffering
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THANK you for articulating this! I have sat in DEI meetings hearing the woes of white feminist scholars lamenting their struggles(like from womb to tomb trauma dumping) to validate their resolve to "help" only to shut down teh stories/opinions those they mean to "help"
You want us all to be grateful for your “willingness to learn” and “allyship” centering yourself yet again in a conversation that was never about you. You are on an EDI committee but don’t seem to understand that people of color face unique struggles in this world. Incredible!
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@hpmacd
I think everyone should have equal access to thjngs that help them if they want those things. I'm for harm reduction/ issue for me is that there is lack of access for most ppl with fewer resources. it's alarming that more ppl need it & suffer wo it, but not enjoying the suffering
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@worthy_daw
@ryanlei_psych
Not just this, but jeez when did you get your phd and what were your publications? I’d like to compare it side by side with any cell paper out now requiring 50 supplemental figures that were derived from large data sets derived from huge costly experiments and equipments.
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My notebook for the year I decided to apply to gradschool has got to have some of the best ideas that to this day inspire curiousity. I'm so happy I found it
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@fernandaedi
I honestly feel for all of you so much more now that I've had a month away from academic STEM and literally couldn't look at my email without shutting down internally once I finished my PhD in july. Recently sent out several emails to many professors and got insanely fast
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@LucinaUddin
I've been thinking about lor for a while now and I think it's actually odd to use binaries for discussing a human's potential and an odd tradition which is easily decrypted once one understands this binary. Surely they had something positive that made you want to work with them?
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@ShaeMarieM
@giorgiobee
I think you're right, this might just be a semantics issue. people could relate to the term "keeping the score" metaphorically bc technical terms are so niche& debated. Hell even memory is confounded, we have immune memory too! Is that so different conceptually?
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@ZJAyres
While I'm ecstatic for the ppl who do have a fantastic time it'd be cool for them to recognize me as a peer who would also like to enjoy their Phd but the deck I was handed was different. Why not help even the odds instead of name calling?
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This topic is important to me bc I kno/ see this same blueprint for how abuse of power works in academia/what seems to be key to preventing it: "The University ignores the misconduct of star faculty for as long as possible, acting only when compelled by public outrage"
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I passed my qualifying exam!!!! I AM OFFICIALLY A PHD CANDIDATE! Thank you so much to
@karlakaun
@KatieMcCullar
@corinnehutfilz
@KristinScaplen
@Jenna_Wurster
@MaeStaples
@JamieCatalano2
@KavinNunez
@DSilvaNatalie
and Marc Tatar!!!
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@alanrew
@parasociality
@AnarchoPerennis
What like the same exact shape or different shape? I need to know the signaling cofactorsss
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Academia
What’s the closest you’ve ever been to being in a cult?
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@SpearsSam
@OpenAcademics
@PhDVoice
How expansive (good and bad) of an experience it is. The range of what people go through, dream of, push through, fail at, collaborate, fall apart. A piece of advice I'm still trying to somehow follow is to not take it so seriously--tips would be greatly appreciated!
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@saintsoftness
Cats cradle "see the cat, see the cradle?" It's helpful for me to return to as a self map, a book that becomes kinder and kinder with age.
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@hpmacd
I also find it alarming the rate at whcih ssris are handed out like lexapro when we all know full well how it can destroy some ppls lives bc they are given out in massive quantities with no oversight and induce mania in ppl. Do u find ppl who can't get their ssri & suffer funny?
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@ShyamRaji
@weinberz
I have seen it with people who don't even have a ton of money! It's like no one can see the opportunity costs of how much better grants/funding would be if...idk people weren't dealing with tip toeing around the fact that most toxic people r also incompetent in other ways
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@ashleyann_atx
Yes this is so real no one can tell you your story. It's horrific to find it out on ur own tho.😭 hopefully I'm thru it soon
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I cannot overemphasize how helpful having a student organized group navigating the murky waters . I for sure could have used one this past year for advice and comradary, and I’d love to help start one but I’m scared of no interest
@PhDForum
This is so interesting: fighting the 'PhD blues' with writing groups, where PhD students write their thesis and socialise (online). They help with motivation, social interaction, networking.
#phdlife
#phd
#mentalhealth
#depression
#science
#research
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I wanted to add to the sample size of this: there's a very specific sequence & cadence of complaint pipelines in academia& I'll let you fill in why. I'd encourage everyone to search their schools websites for difficult to find flow charts of who reports to whom
Unless you've been through university complaint systems its hard to imagine that they actually don't want justice. I had a lot of faith before that they wanted to be fair. But tactics of dragging it out, saying I'd waited "too long" to file the complaint, quickly came out.
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@KarlHerrup
Amyloid beta is a molecule that much like other "antimicrobial peptides" is capable of recognizing cellular and extracellular biotic/abiotic components & sticking (aggregating) around them, I don't know if it has been shown that AB clears "pathological" components but it does...
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@brent_waggoner
Thank you so much bc I learned this by genuinely trying to engage with ppl from private schools and I'm so confused as someone who came from a hopeless situation growing up and public school saved me, when I found out how ppl applaud public universities but not students from
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@ZJAyres
I feel like we think the exact same thoughts sometimes lol like ppl who are offering all sorts of solutions based on real experience are told they are downers by. The ppl who put them down when they asked for help 😵💫
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@SiegenthalerLab
Thank for being open about this. I don't have words for how grateful I am as it's validating to know I'm not going insane being first gen with no familial support that I'm lost in so many ways and that makes sense why, I've asked myself if my position has increased inequity too
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I would HIGHLY suggest universities like harvard take a good look at how they have allowed serial abusers to remain JUST LIKE THIS FOR DECADES destroying the lives of other humans all for the sake of one person's intellectual status and ego. It's ubiquitous & we have had enough
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@seanluomdphd
@sebatlab
Haha yikes can’t argue with that last sentence. Thanks Dr.Luo, as the poster mentioned no one who hasn’t been in his position should have an opinion on this matter. As a phd student I appreciate your input particularly the rationale in the last sentence
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One of my favorite science communicator and artist has a great new video about THC and CBD. (her drawings are so pleasing to look at!)
We've all heard of THC and CBD, but how much do you know about our endocannabinoids, 2-AG and anandamide? Check out my short little timelapse video for some fun facts!
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I really think this list is important for everyone to remember. Idk what they could have been thinking, or how they aren't giving a response literally rn,it's one thing to defend, but I have not heard of any student receiving this kind of leniency and monetary support.
Here, a consolidated list. These 19 people donated to David Sabatini. There were also 52 anonymous donations, including donations of $10,000 and $25,000.
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Feeling right at home and incredibly inspired, every single talk has been fascinating at
#Tau2020
, I'm so stoked to be here!
@alzforum
@alzassociation
@CurePSP
@RCFNeuro
More than 600 registered attendees at
#Tau2020
discussing tau biology, implications for tauopathies and taking this information to translate to biomarkers and therapeutics - in photo Dr. Marc Patterson from
@MayoClinic
@alzassociation
@RCFNeuro
@CurePSP
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@PostdocVoice
@PhDVoice
In personal experience it's a massive red flag depending on what field you're in, your goals, & what you need from the PI. If u feel confident that you don't need mentorship from the PI to do your work but using this as a transitory period then maybe less of a red flag
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I feel famous because I'm in the same program as
@AshDoesResearch
who did all of the educational illustrations in an actual book that will be seen by the eyes of non-pathologists So honored to share the same intellectual space and learn from people like her
@BrownUPathoGP
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@worthy_daw
@ryanlei_psych
Maybe in your era the bar for publication was quite a bit lower, not in quality but in possibility to achieve, looking at old science papers I’m amazed and how concise they are and focus on one failed experiment using heat or cold and popping that into the pub machine.
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What amazing talks at the
@BrownBoA
Annual Colloquium on Aging. Learned so much from all of the speakers, particularly excited for all the new research from
@bess_frost
@JHElisseeff
&
@RudyTanzi
! So grateful for the opportunities to learn more about their work and perspetives
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Last day
@neutrophil2022
! This has been my favorite conference I've attended! Thanks so much to the neutrophil community for being so kind and so open to new ideas and questions, I'm so inspired and stoked to get back in lab now!
@HinmanKristina
Neutrophil buds 4 life
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My current best friendzzz (at the cellular level ❤️💖😂🤣)
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“For MIT to continue to pay millions of dollars to corporations that lock up the scholarship that comes out of our own campus was just inconsistent with MIT’s history of supporting open education and research,” said Chris Bourg, Director of Libraries at MIT
What happened when MIT stopped paying Elsevier? Not much except they are saving a lot of money. "MIT is interested in collaborating with other libraries to reinvest these funds in community-controlled open publishing initiatives..."
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#Tau2020
was one of the best academic events I’ve ever been to! leaving with a head full of ideas & new friends.Thanks to
@alzassociation
@CurePSP
@RCFNeuro
for giving me the opportunity to share my research. Feeling invigorated to get back to the bench
@BrownUniversity
!
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A day in the life of a drosophila biologist! Song: Curls (instrumental) by Madvillain.
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Thank you
@leukocytebiol
for the honors of the SLB Trainee award & the
@jlb_journal
/
@leukocytebiol
for a Travel award to attend
@neutrophil2022
, a conference that truly embodied the inquisitiveness of science I love so much. Honored to add to the pool of neutrophil knowledge!!
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today I sorted 6000 little drosophila and for some reason calculating the actual number makes me feel better about being in lab this late on a Friday. sigh, hoping to get at least learn some cool stuff from my 6000 lil buds!
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Congratulations to Dr. Kaun!!! A phenomenal scientist, inspiring leader, & an extraordinary mentor. I feel so grateful and lucky to learn from her & so excited that she's here to stay!! 🥳🙌🥳
I’ve got tenuuuuurrrreee! 🎉😳🥳 To all you Asst profs out there... don’t believe what you hear. It’s NOT anti-climactic! Don’t mind me, I’ll be over here in RI celebrating FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR!
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Hi! I made a stop motion for journal club for fig 19&20 of “The connectome of the adult Drosophila mushroom body: implications for function”
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It's weird that our world's "smartest l biologists are having so many conferences unmasked while traveling to in person conferences and getting sick whereas at anime Boston not one person wasn't wearing a mask even while eating this was tightly regulated. Anime > Professors? Lol
Conference organizers: please enforce mask wearing. I've managed to avoid Covid from several superspreader events by being the weirdo who masks no matter what, but I can only dodge this bullet for so long...it's really OK to ask people to wear their masks inside!
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If any of the below come to give a lecture, is it against the rules for me to ask them about their ethical choices wrt to their donations here to an illegal (at time of donation) act of support for a sexual abuser? Bioethics is required at my school so idk y not?
Here, a consolidated list. These 19 people donated to David Sabatini. There were also 52 anonymous donations, including donations of $10,000 and $25,000.
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@B_quaintrelle
@Joe_Bruch
I had the same question and found this article linked from a Vanderbilt career page(popped up in my google search first) but it seems to explain it! I honestly didn't understand it at all wrt academic salaries/positions
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@pengpeng_xiao
Also like Tesla would have probably not been in ur top ten by these metrics ? Lol I need this weird baseless metric system to stop bc it's weird. Schools don't have standards for grades, I went to sf Lowell high school, uc Berkeley so imagine my shock at ivy's grading policies
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@esdsantos
I have been told in every way possible that divulging mental health needs is both important and accepted, but when I do I'm told it's uncomfortable, and when I don't I'm told I'm not communicating well or falling behind. I spend more time justifying my existence than science
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So beautiful and such cool tech!
#DNAPAINT
and
@Readcoor
#spatialsequencing
#bloodbrainbarrier
on a chip, wow would be so exciting to use!!!
Explore some of the startups launched by our technology translation engine
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This is currently one of my favorite papers I've read in the past year. It combines the theories me (immunology & neurodegeneration- & my fellow lab grad (cold diapause and chromatin reg) have been debating!
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@AgnesCallard
Also the resources you're mentionjng have failed so many students who are legit being abused even if u feel u didn't abuse anyone. Have you considered that as a prof you quite literally override any admin who could protect the student? Not to mention intrinsic politics involved
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@saintsoftness
@AgnesCallard
Laughing only bc it's easier than feeling terrified of how naive first years, some of whom are at their most vulnerable state ever in life to power dynamics like this. I mean half of first years haven't had a long term relationship in adulthood. The impulsive flight too...
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Honestly leaders and ppl with privilege need to listen to folks earnestly. You can't just say that you're listening while actively demonstrating you haven't integrated a word or emotion another has said bc u can't move past what has made you uncomfortable.This post is an example
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It’s wonderful to see the hard work of a lab mate be recognized, and Jamie is doing really important and research on opioid use disorder in
@karlakaun
’s lab. I lost a dear friend to this far too early, so I am personally grateful for Jamie’s efforts!
Three
@BrownUniversity
students receive Carney graduate awards for the 2020/2021 academic year. Get to know the students and their projects:
#BrownBrainScience
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I'm tired of it too. It happened to me, and if I had money for a lawyer I'd feel safe even saying remotely what happened to me, but unfortunately their titles, the institutional support, intentional opacity, media representation of false prophets as "brilliant heroes" ...
Some thoughts on sexual harassment on academia. I’m tired of it, tired of the shitty takes, tired of feeling gaslit. This is where I’m at.
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Of how pathetic and deranged it comes off when you just can't fathom someone's experiences being completely different from yours have have some bizarre fetish for putting yourself in the same box so you don't have to actually do actions that help others without immense validation
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@HelloPhD
I got my pet cat when I moved across the country for grad school knowing no one. I thought it might be too much responsibility but after a year I realize How much emotional support she gives me, also she keeps me on a schedule. I’d be much more stressed w.o. her
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Who knew I'd see like 50 cute bunnies if I just woke up early to watch the sunrise more often!
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Does anyone have any good examples of lab "handbooks" i.e. a manual for any new individual in the lab? thanks!
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Had a really constructive committee meeting today and I think I finally realized what a healthy graduate school support system looks like: supporting the goals I have and aligning them to reality. Really incredibly grateful for my current mentors for showing me this guidance
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Honestly I kno a lot off ppl will write off emotional posts like this bc they assume emotions impede rationality as if calm/happy aren't also emotional, you have all watched academic abuse happen In real time & I will never forget how little DEI means to any of u silent ones
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When known abusers are protected and get to maintain/be a part of a community (even if surface level at best/enforced via control & abuse of power by complicit cowardly individuals) while someone who has been abused is pretty much hung out to dry for the sake of how it looks.
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Shining example, at a dei meeting we sat in a circle and admin went around sharing each of their past histories, one of which resonated with me so much so that my response was "if we have what seems to be the same abuses occuring, 40 yrs apart, that's a huge concern"
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Seeing Diego Rivera's work, particularly "Man, controller of the universe" is something that has deeply impacted my feelings/values re: science and it's value depending on context. Art contextualizes and grounds scientists.
if you want to get your kids interested in science, you can take them not just to a planetarium but also to an art museum ⬇️
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I've definitely had people say there are so many ways they are working behind the scenes to help only to be completely ghosted (yeah kinda feels like u could be dead & they would carry on anyway), so I just document and note it. highly recommend keeping records of ppl's claims
wow it's really upsetting to see how people who I know for a fact are toxic to their trainees have learned the language of DEI and are able to put on a face of advocacy in public while treating people like shit behind closed doors...
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THANK U. Someone made an interesting point on how this would impact the folks who just simply have less funding for whatever reason, while true, don't punch down, ex to finger point to: associate deans who get paid the most for labor none of us see tbh. Honest pay for honest work
Aargh It is just ridiculous to use the "they are supported by external grants" argument that I keep seeing as a reason to not adjust the salary of PhD students and PostDocs in response to the strike
#ucstrike
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Sounds like ur friend found his calling, glass blowing is incredibly hard and takes massive skills , not to mention the satisfaction of making something beautiful and useful using skills u enjoy
Smartest guy I know from high school is now blowing glass for 60k a year. What the fuck fr. Guy knew _everything_ at like 14yrs old.
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I can't believe I am saying this but controls are also really FUN to think about and provide a ridiculous amount of information if you aren't too attached to a specific outcome that might blind you/open to possibility.
•Controls are not boring.
•Controls are not for the reviewers.
•Controls are not for inexperienced students who make mistakes.
•Controls are essential to any scientific experiment.
•Controls are essential to distinguishing between technical and methodological failures.
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I also said "what do we do to resolve injustices that have been occurring for literal decades that you've seen?" Them: *shrugs*. "invest in the next generation?" Me: you've been doing that for 40 years so with all due respect this method doesn't work it just perpetuates"
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How can you know how to help if you aren't even listening to the problems from those experiencing them, but are so self absorbed with ur past, indicating ur not healed enough responsibly participate in these discussions, maybe these folks need to meet with a professional
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These stories go beyond horror, mostly because they are true. How do I know they are true? If you are capable of pattern recognition you start to see the same exact scenarios, down to the wording of experiences. People always ask, do you have any advice for incoming grads?
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It’s the only way any information stays in my head so yes. It’s just not the same with typing how things get stored. Also the freedom that notetaking by hand allows for is unbeatable
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Id love to hear people who are on admissions explain! Honestly I think it would save a lot of ppl a lot of pain (both the institution and students) if they were jsut honest about what the standards were
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