First box is here! I’m excited to announce that the Vassar College class of 2027 will be reading Year of the Tiger as their summer Common Read. We look forward to hearing Alice Wong 王美華 discuss her amazing book in September. Packing these up soon to send to students.

Feeling the love.

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I wonder if there's an art project I can do with eleventy hundred leftover business cards.

All empty and ready for the next Dean of First Years!

First intro orgo lecture since 2018 is done! I was super nervous (yes, profs get nervous too) and ended up talking 5 minutes over because I forgot that my class ended at 11:20 and not 11:25. Bless the students' hearts they were too polite to tell me to finish up.

Forget political debates. I stay on this trash site for the real controversial takes.

3 Lectures. That's how long it took me to say something completely wrong in class and now I have to email everyone a retraction. Happy Friday.

Lotería is a traditional Mexican game of chance, using images on a deck of cards instead of numbers. I decided to create my own version of lotería cards with science-related images, such as gloves, centrifuge, pipette, and even a reviewer. I wanted to combine my passion for

I just found an old powerpoint for a presentation I'm doing in a couple of weeks. It's all in comic sans. The shame!

Back in the orgo classroom after 4 years. IUPAC rules changed and now the longest chain takes priority over chains containing double bonds. And a methylene is now a methylidene. My life is a lie. Is it too late to go back to administration?

Looking forward to hearing Alice Wong Alice Wong 王美華 give the Danziger Distinguished Lecture tonight Vassar College. She will discuss #YearoftheTiger, the Class of 2027 Common Read, and will answer questions submitted by students and faculty. See you at 5:30 in the Villard!

Most Latino and Black college students attend / start at community college in California Dr. Michael Galvez + myself are both medical subspecialists + community college grads from the Bay Area, CA Medical schools CAN consider community college as a strategy to diversify

Shared with permission - this note I (and the Dean of Studies team) got after the Alice Wong 王美華 event last week. So happy to have been part of this. Thanks again to Alice Wong!

How's my 1st semester back teaching full time, you ask? Well I have had several small mental breakdowns and have apologized more to students in the last few months than I have in years. On the plus side, if you need an extension for anything, you got it friend. No questions asked

Final exam day. Which translates to I can close 2938 tabs day.

New spring art on the 2nd floor of the Bridge ready for Admitted Students Day Vassar College

My heart is with the Rice University community today. As the parent of a college student, a faculty member, and a Rice alum, I can't imagine what they are feeling today and I send all my best thoughts to anyone affected by this tragedy.