Hopping back on here for the first time in months to share that UVM is searching for its first Assistant Dean and Manager of Postdoctoral Affairs…details 👇
https://t.co/T5zSYKMbsU
I find it so disturbing that applicants are concerned about not having publications when applying to graduate school and that some schools weigh this criteria heavily. This inadvertently penalizes talented scientists from circumstances that don’t align with publishing.
A thread to summarize cuts proposed by the Provost after program review (note that cuts do not include support staff, techs, etc):
Civil and Environmental Engineering: eliminate 6 of 20 faculty
WVU School of Mathematical and Data Sciences update: recommendation for discontinuance of graduate program in math — MS and PhD
How embarrassing for WVU and the state.
🎉 My first big blog post after my parental leave is out! And yes, it's about color; and how smart data vis designers use it to create smart design hierarchies. Plus, I'll show you one of my fav charts (again): https://t.co/FFre0cUVL4
I’m heading to D.C. tomorrow to meet with several members of Congress and their staffers about the rise of black lung in Central Appalachia. You can read my recent investigation into the crisis for @inthesetimesmag here: https://t.co/QbX22YQHlb