Really good deep dive from @bakerdphd.bsky.social#FAFSAwww.brookings.edu/articles/lon...
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.
"Nothing in academia makes sense, except in the light of prestige"
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
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.
"the authors seek to explore an important question: why does the diversity reduce as we climb the academic ladder? Among the numerous potential reasons, the preprint authors...focused on potential biases in mentoring practices, which are linked to things like diversity, well-being, and productivity"
Diversity: the next frontier. These are the challenges of the STEM field. Its mission: to tackle global problems; to seek out new answers and new questions; to boldly go into a future where all voices...
I was asked to serve as a community leader at a Conrad Prebys Foundation event to talk about what inclusivity in San Diego means to academia. Given the often nomadic nature of scientists' existence, being considered as belonging to a city gave me all the feels. Join us on Oct 4th if you're in SD 🧪