#Academic

Kaylee T. Matheny

kayleetmatheny

Excited to share our working paper out today from me, @marissaelena94, @ctownley_flores, and @seanfreardon called “Uneven Progress: Recent Trends in Academic Performance.” In it, we describe the wide variation in

Subhasree Ray

DrSubhasree

Role of #VitaminD in immunity during #COVID19. 1. Vit D is a major precursor for activation of T-cell (for any disease)2. Vitamin D controls cytokines storm in COVID that causes

Miguel Angel Gómez-Serrano

GomezSerrano_MA

Human activities have an impact on breeding shorebirds (waders) http://ow.ly/NGQ150BpSvF But Can we assess whether we are disturbing birds? Yeah! These species often perform distracting behaviors to keep intruders away

Theresa Liao

TheresaLiao

There are a lot of nuances in the discussion re: PhD or not...A thread on experience & advice from someone (me) who actually decided to leave halfway through /1 I chose

Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega

raulpacheco

One reflection on online writing retreats. I joined @prof_mirya ‘s today from 2-5 pm. I also joined @amandabittner ‘s from 8-10 am. Here are things that work for me: -

Bonnie Stewart

bonstewart

i wrote a thing.we talk a LOT about academic integrity, in higher ed.i think proctoring tools do more to undermine academic integrity - at the core level of student trust

Sussex UCU

sussexucu

Motion carried unanimously by Sussex UCU Extraordinary General Meeting: “This meeting calls for the University Executive Group (UEG) to cancel immediate plans to withdraw the proposed Languages & Intercultural Studies

Sam Freedman

Samfr

Worth taking a step back from the specific exam fiasco this year and look at why we put so much emphasis on high-stakes exams in the English system (not uniquely

Marc Lipsitch

mlipsitch

This week @US_FDA called for confirmed infection (+-symptoms) as a primary or secondary endpoint in #SARSCoV2 #vaccine trials. Last year @rebeccajk13 @Steve_Bellan Rui Wang and Matt HItchings we recently proposed

matt blaze

mattblaze

Traditionally, we indicate a successful dissertation defense by saying "congratulations, doctor". Not "congratulations, kiddo", as Mr. Epstein of the @WSJ appears to believe. The unspeakably condescending misogyny aside,

Liam Bright

lastpositivist

I've seen or heard a few people saying that analytic philosophy is or has been taken over by the woke and now it's just another woke humanities field etc -

Chand Miyan चाँद मियाँ | Sanghi Maulana

Malaitikkaroll

Key features of the New Education Policy-:- Revamped after a staggering 34 years.- Ministry of HRD now renamed as Ministry of education. Aims- Multidisciplinary higher education institutions to be established

R. Vincent Pohl

rvpohl

A few thoughts on working in policy research as an Economics PhD. A thread that could be interesting for Econ JMCs in light of a shortage of academic jobs, but

𝑨𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒌𝒑𝒖 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑 (𝑴𝑺𝑷𝑯)

AaronAkpuPhilip

WRITING A WINNING STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (SOP)PART AThis VERY long thread will break down the process of writing an SOP using six questions that have worked for me in the

Max

LighthouseMax

It really sucks being an active member of an organization that commits to equity and inclusion in every manner and facet - except when it comes to Jews. Being in

Brendan Keogh

BRKeogh

(Thread) Academic labour is notoriously hard to measure. I have tried to rectify this over the last few years by keeping close track of how many hours I work, and

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