Sobering (but thus useful) experimental findings on bias in teaching evaluations: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Still to need to tweak the algorithm to get important content to #econskyexplore.org/fat-bear-week
Fat Bear Week 2024
If there are any current grad students interested in financial literacy who want to do a fixed-price (as a contractor) project for me, shoot me an email and tell me about you/why you're interested! It'll be a great way to kickstart your way in the field. Will start ASAP and must be US-based.
Some professional news from earlier this summer, moving tenure from SPH to SOM took a little longer, but everything is sharpie & social media official now
As semesters start and you find yourself repeatedly answering emails with the same questions from students, this is my annual reminder that you can make all your frequent responses email signatures and just select them from your signature list to respond. You're welcome. #academicsky
We need to consider older people w cognitive impairment donating too much for their fixed incomes to support with the continual text messages. @lhnicholas.bsky.social What say you?
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Serious medical errors rose in hospitals after they were taken over by private equity firms, although deaths slightly decreased, a new study found. Researchers reported increases in infections, bed sores and patient falls.
A new study shows an increase in the rate of inpatient complications, including infections and falls, though patients were no more likely to die.