Profa de Cs de Cómputos/CS Prof,PI of NSF grant 1928543 ISSS, Univ Sagrado Corazón (USC), PR.All ideas expressed in my tweets are my own. Pronouns she/her.
Florida’s HB 999 would destroy academic freedom, tenure, shared governance, and university independence in the state’s public #highered system. Join with @aaup, @AFTunion, and @ncacensorship and fight back: https://t.co/StKYQfHd13
Last Friday the @WHO Emergency Committee met to consider whether #COVID19 remains a Public Health Emergency of Intl. Concern. In their view, the outbreak remains a global health emergency, and I agree. This morning, I updated the #EB152 on the way forward. https://t.co/LNH6n5s0jd
A reminder to anyone who writes or tweets about space exploration the terms are “crewed, uncrewed and robotic” not manned or unmanned. NASA style guide (and thoughtful writers) do not use gendered terms for space flight. Women have been going to space for 60 years.
Things that Schools should teach: 🧠
• Being wrong is not a bad thing.
• It's Okay to question what you have been taught.
• Grades aren't as valuable as skills.
• Understanding is more important than memorization.
• Making mistakes is Okay. Learn from your mistakes.
Congrats to Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho 2023 recipient of the Humphreys Award for impactful/multidimensional mentoring activities that have enabled the success of generations of talented scientists and mathematicians, regardless of race, ethnicity, socio-economic class, or gender.
Elon Musk now owns Twitter.
Trump owns Truth Social.
Zuckerberg controls Facebook & Instagram.
Bezos owns the Washington Post.
Kayne wants to own Parler.
Billionaires are buying our elections.
It's not a win for free speech or democracy.
It’s a win for the billionaires.
Congratulations to all student presenters for completing their presentations for #2022NDiSTEM! You should all be SO proud of your hard work and dedication!