Vandana Bajaj

Linguistics PhD turned higher ed administrator. Lover of dance, science, Bach, tea, and uninterrupted sidewalks.

[Vandana Bajaj @topicalized]

@AllOfItWNYC I had some sonic devices plugged in by an exterminator a few years ago to deal with mice. But since then some mice occasionally still get into my apartment! Any recommendations?

[Vandana Bajaj @topicalized]

Such great fun getting to be on @NPRWeekend today to try my hand at playing the Puzzle. Thanks so much, @ayesharascoe and Will Shortz! :) https://t.co/6RnxvJrrNX

[Vandana Bajaj @topicalized]

Had an amazing conversation with @PikaGoldin and others this morning about the history of women's participation in the labor force, and what it means for today and tomorrow.

[Vandana Bajaj @topicalized]

Grad students, come work with us this fall!

[Peter Krause @KrausePeterW]

The #GradFUTURES team @PrincetonGrad announces an exciting opportunity for students interested in languages, linguistics, & academia: the Center for Language Study U. Admin. Fellowship. Actively seeking applicants! Apply:https://t.co/x6e4UlLeIK @jmvanwyck @eva_kubu @Sonali_M_19

[Vandana Bajaj @topicalized]

Great film!

[Kanopy @Kanopy]

We're excited to welcome SUBJECTS OF DESIRE (2021), which explores the cultural shift in North American beauty standards towards embracing Black female aesthetics while exposing portrayals of Black women in media. https://t.co/8tMV0Z4FIp #BlackHistoryMonth Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦|🇦🇺|🇬🇧

[America ReFramed @americareframed]

Winning a local election would make Father El-Yateem the first Arab American councilman of his district. But will his campaign be able to overcome intense political division and islamophobia? Watch #BrooklynInshallah from @filistiafilms on 12/14 at 8/7c on @worldchannel

[The Riverdale Press @riverdalepress]

For years, lawmakers like @SenatorBiaggi and @NYSenatorRivera have promised universal health care in New York. So where is it? When might we see it? As @Estarkmiller finds out, the wait might be longer than we thought ... https://t.co/NPcSpymidT?

[Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 @celinegounder]

19/ This led to incorrect, delayed & highly confusing recommendations on masking, wearing high-quality respirators & improving ventilation.

With a variant as infectious as Omicron, you should up your mask game.

Wear an N95, KN95, or KF94 (buy here: https://t.co/SWNY0dCTXW).

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Among childless adults in the United States surveyed by Morning Consult last year, one in four cited climate change as a factor in why they do not currently have children.

[Jessica Ramos @jessicaramosqns]

The Interborough Express is a legacy project that’s going to reconnect communities of color in a profound way. I encourage @GovKathyHochul to go big - extend the line to include the rest of Queens and the Bronx.

Read more: https://t.co/mnsVqpVmuz

[Vandana Bajaj @topicalized]

Wow, what a great, fitting design! And this book is one of my absolute favorite novels ever. This makes me feel like re-reading it. :)

[Min Jin Lee @minjinlee11]

Today. A new cover for my first novel, which I published in 2007. In 2017, I published my second. Writing my third now. Grateful that I still get to read, research, write, rewrite, and hope.

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

So let’s look at what we know

Here’s a graphic from @FT by @jburnmurdoch that's adapted from @michaelmina_lab piece in @NEJM

Simply speaking, there are three periods of time you can be PCR+ (I label as A, B, and C)

Its an excellent graphic and critical to this whole story

5/n

[Vandana Bajaj @topicalized]

Free at-home COVID tests kits available in New Jersey https://t.co/RG5U4wD9WC

[Brian Romero, MSW @Brianr4NY]

FYI - NYC is distributing 500K test at-home kits & 1M masks to CBOs to distribute on 12/20. You can ask for test at-home kits at nyc sites & skip the line. They come with 2 tests & instructions in 13 languages on what to do if you test positive.

[Vandana Bajaj @topicalized]

Really glad to see that @CoachUSABus @RideSuburbanBus has begun restoring weekend service! https://t.co/kx6M0oJ1oX

[Lynne Tillman @glossitis]

“Black people in these books are oppressed. White people are clueless and privileged. And never the twain shall meet,” Danzy Senna writes in her review of Robin DiAngelo’s “Nice Racism” and Courtney E. Martin’s “Learning in Public.” https://t.co/DQNbiedOLE

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

For decades, Black writers and producers have had to tell stories that fit what white TV executives deemed “authentic,” @hannahgiorgis writes in @TheAtlantic’s October cover story. Could that finally be changing? https://t.co/ZtrfSCkERG

[Vandana Bajaj @topicalized]

Intriguing and informative look at the life and work of Keller. I didn't know that as an adult she was a passionate activist for socialism and some other causes.

[American Masters @PBSAmerMasters]

Were you surprised by anything you learned about Helen Keller's life? Stream the full film here: https://t.co/bCYCbfUaTE #AmericanMastersPBS #HelenKeller #NDEAM

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

With CDC decision, here's the Booster bottom line

For folks who got Moderna/Pfizer

Get the booster if you are:

older or
have chronic diseases or
have significant work exposure

For folks with J&J:

Get the booster. Period

And by the way..

Doesn't hugely matter which booster

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

"Marriage as the prevailing ideal is losing its grip. And the stigma of being unmarried is also losing its grip, as it should. Now government policy that rewards the married while punishing the single must also loosen up," Charles Blow writes. https://t.co/JrgPlkPbBc