Hasn't penetrated US discourse that the next president of Mexico is likely to be its first woman president, a Jewish woman named Claudia Sheinbaum whose grandparents fled Hitler's armies and who has a PhD in energy engineering and worked for the IPCC. Pretty incredible story!
"A year after undergoing a world-first treatment for glioblastoma, Australian doctor Richard Scolyer remains cancer-free. The esteemed pathologist's experimental therapy is based on his own pioneering research on melanoma." https://t.co/PUPyEl8Tpl
I met Denzel Washington today while he was sitting in a train station (probably on a break from filming) and while I stared and gawked at him he asked if I was gonna stand there being pretty or come take a picture… naturally I took that to mean he called me pretty!
"Nearly a third of Africans applying 4 a visa to Europe’s Schengen Area r rejected — the highest refusal rate of any region...That’s despite the continent submitting the lowest number of applications per capita." https://t.co/YTQYwfzxQr cc: @SemaforAfrica
"In 1969, making a gambit for the lucrative rock market, Motown had launched the label Rare Earth Records, signing a flurry of white acts under the direction of veteran music executive Harry Balk." https://t.co/YlNtjCd6UU
"Although it wasn’t the building that was renamed, the street will be a visual marker that tells New Yorkers & Hunter College students: Audre was here. The street will ensure that more New Yorker’s will be reminded of Audre’s legacy..." https://t.co/CGc64oMjzu
In addition, I'll be making a donation to @iHollaback a group that is dedicated to ending harassment.... better yet, DM me your donation receipts & I'll match them. #JossWhedon@ray8fisher@GalGadot
Would anyone have any recommendations for productivity apps or services? In particular, anything that helps with scheduling, receipt tracking, storage, accounting, goal setting, and/or time management. Thank you!
“Still, I write as if I may never write again. I want to get it all down. In case my mind betrays me, let me say one last thing.”
A bold, honest, beautiful essay by Naomi Jackson.
Worth your time to read it, I promise.
https://t.co/vLGjV367sw via @Harpers
Had a lovely lunch w another junior faculty member today and remembered that it’s always good to know folks in other departments who can provide you with other perspectives on the institution.