Please join Mom Demand Action and Mothers Against Greg Abbott tomorrow at 1 pm for a Vigil at the Governors Mansion honoring the victims of the Uvalde shooting. #MDA #MomsDemandAction #MomsDemand #GunControl #GunControlNow #GunReformNow #txlege #Texas

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Now we know why science is inaccessible! #Science #STEM

This is American Horror Story...

Exceptionalism, or specialism

When I first started as an assistant professor I was told our job is an assistant to everyone, our own graduate and undergraduate students, and occasionally other professors

All, please consider submitting to HICSS 2023 (due 06/15), expected to be a regular in person conf in Maui on 01/03-06. HICSS is an annual conference in one of Hawaii's islands early January. Perfect winter getaway! The author instructions are at hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/

#male #engineering students explained why his #female classmates are not his equals. #STEM #STEMeducation #femalepower

Deadline extended to June 10 (recommendation letter due June 17) - please apply and spread the word!

This explains why...

O say can we see, by the Gone’s early flight, What so loudly we failed at the mornlight’s past gleaming, Whose flawed stripes and strifed scars, through the perilous plight, Our wan hearts, we watched, stirred and valiantly screaming. (1/2)

ercot is facing a wind drought today

discussing ERCOT grid stress in the past week with Accuweather #electricity #ercot #extremeheat accuweather.com/en/videos/expe… via AccuWeather

Boris Polyak (1935) passed away today. An immensely gentle person the way I knew him, and a giant of science in general and optimization in particular. His name, results and legacy will live forever.

Who falls under the exception in Texas' abortion ban? A lawsuit is seeking clarity. l8r.it/kj7h

A proposed tenure ban has raised concerns for Texas faculty about whether Texas is the best state to build their career. The bill's expected to face opposition in the House, but job candidates are already hesitating to accept positions at Texas schools. bit.ly/3nueBIS

very excited to be part of this effort

NEW w/ Kate McGee Balagia: Texas A&M suspended respected opioids expert accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture. The complaint began w/ Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham whose daughter attended the lecture. texastribune.org/2023/07/25/tex… via Texas Tribune

Congrats to the inaugural cohort of the Research Leaders Academy! 15 researchers from 10 colleges were chosen to participate. We are excited to partner with UT Austin - Provost’s Office to help UT researchers develop their leadership skills. bit.ly/3E1q07L #TexasResearch

A very impactful tool for LLM alignment from my group that is led by Amrit Singh Bedi at UCF