Really good deep dive from @bakerdphd.bsky.social#FAFSAwww.brookings.edu/articles/lon...

Long-term solutions for college affordability require congressional and state action | Brookings

College affordability has emerged as one of the central issues in the upcoming presidential election for certain voters—especially younger voters—with student loans receiving particular attention.

Could I please be added as a contributor? I am a cancer biologist. orcid.org/0000-0002-44... Thank you!

"Nothing in academia makes sense, except in the light of prestige"

OSsobchuk.bsky.socialDec 13, 2023 1:06pm

Journal fees for open access are becoming obscene. But what are we, scientists, paying for? I made a simple plot with journals in my research area(s). Clearly, we are paying for prestige: a shockingly clean correlation between the impact factor and journal fees

Yes, this is the energy we all need for 2024. There for it.

EAemandras.bsky.socialDec 13, 2023 3:47pm

And also to contribute more to fostering the next generation of scientists and educators. Already, can confirm that the SDSU academic community is a warm, collegial place where ideals of education and equity thrive. We look forward to being a part of it next year. Happy 2024 to everyone (in advance)

Huge change coming up for the Haricharan Lab. We are moving, en masse, to San Diego State University next month. We've loved our time at SBP but are looking forward to new adventures. A large part of the decision to move was a growing need to feel more a part of the wider academic community

Spent the day at the California Breast Cancer Research Program council meeting, my first as a council member and I can honestly say I am proud to serve this amazing organization

Steps towards precision medicine equity

GAgnomad-project.bsky.socialNov 1, 2023 6:35pm

The #gnomAD team is proud to announce the release of gnomAD v4! The v4 dataset includes 730,947 exomes & 76,215 genomes, which is ~5x larger than the v2 & v3 releases combined, & includes nearly 120K indivs of non-European genetic ancestry broad.io/gnomad #ASHG23 (1/11)

Our new @biorxiv-cancer.bsky.social#scicommsciencecast.org/casts/0e4skl...

"If these endeavors don’t count toward promotion and tenure, then universities should stop giving faculty the impression that activities other than publishing and garnering grants matter." IME most research-intensive places don't even bother pretending.