Dr. Isabell May

Enthusiastic about science communication, social justice oriented pedagogy, and a plant-based lifestyle - older toddler mom - Assoc. Prof SciComm - she/her/hers

[Dr. Monica Cox @DrMonicaCox]

She earned this honor based on merit as a biomedical engineering student, yet she can’t share her perspectives?

She could give a video recorded version of the speech before the ceremony if there are in-person concerns.

People do what they want to for whom they want to.

[Matt Dowell @dowellml]

“COVID is here to stay so deal with it.” “The genocide of Palestinians is here to stay so deal with it.” “AI is here to stay so deal with it.”

Should we discuss all the things that are never here much less to stay and what all the “here to stay” people are complicit with?

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

@davidgmandel Cause nothing says “I’m not scared” like getting a protective order and changing the locks.🤦🏼‍♀️

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

“… DEI advocates, the scientific community, universities, and federal agencies need to collectively call out the dangers of setting aside DEI and come up with robust ways to demonstrate its value to society,” argues Shirley Malcom in a #ScienceEditorial. https://t.co/TPey8Uggmh

[Pitt Griffin @pittgriffin]

I have nothing to add

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

@CanaItch And then there is driving at night 😱🤣

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

@CanaItch I have a separate set of glasses for my screen work in addition to progressives - late 40s are no joke

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

@EnglishOER I also noticed that ChatGPT-4 has trouble summarizing complex and nuanced arguments and analysis and does better with straightforward data

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

@dowellml Yes!!!! And even as a discipline/profession, we need to clarify these terms among ourselves and with others.

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

@EnglishOER @biblioracle So true. And as educators, we need to guide our learners on how to navigate this AI-generated feedback.

[Stephanie M. Smith @Smith4Delegate]

ATTEMPTING to break the spirits of Black children through arbitrary grooming codes is a tradition we need to end. This shameful ruling and ongoing denial of an inclusive learning environment is enraging and heartbreaking. I passed the #CrownAct in Maryland to prevent this madness

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

Yep, they are coming for us. This has been decades in the making.

[Adam Jentleson @AJentleson]

the highly influential heritage foundation, which would help staff and direct a future Trump administration, literally said that a key conservative policy goal is “ending recreational sex.” they said it, not me. IMO we should take them both seriously and literally

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

As someone who has undergone IVF, I can’t imagine what folks who were planning on a transfer in AL must be feeling.

[Natalie Crawford, MD @ncrawfordmd]

A quick primer on IVF to explain the Alabama Supreme Court decision:

In IVF we take eggs and sperm and put them together in a lab. This involves taking hormone shots to mature the eggs in the body, removing the eggs, and fertilizing the eggs with sperm in the lab.
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[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

Can we please stop citing bible verses as legal evidence?

[Natalie Crawford, MD @ncrawfordmd]

In fact, in the AL case a lower court ruled that embryos are not people - but property (as is standard). BUT the AL Supreme Court took this as an opportunity to make a declaration about when life begins. The cited bible verses in their brief. The intent was clear.
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[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

@ProfJillian That makes sense. Thanks!

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

Got this in the exhibitor gift bag at #AAASmtg - can folks help me figure out what it‘s for?

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

Three exhibitors at the #AAASmtg with awesome resources for #SciCommfolks,
@AmericanAcad, @BasicBooks, and
@ORISEconnect
Video description: a white woman with glasses and red lipstick visiting three exhibitors at the annual meeting of the
@aaas @UMBGradSchool @AAASmeeting

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

Interested in learning more about #SciComm? Interested in further developing your science communication practice? Visit the UMB SciComm program booth at the #AAASmtg @UMBGradSchool

[Tamika Moore @Ramrn2010]

@kayewhitehead That level of aggression would never be tolerated from a Black athlete. The media labels them for not talking enough, not smiling enough, celebrating too much, expressing slight frustrations, etc. A tale of two different experiences and tolerances.

[Dr. Isabell May @IsabellCMay]

@MzJaneNova I also thought that the initial letter was very collegial and did not deserve that harsh of a response.