I happily announce that the future 4th edition of my book Linear Algebra Done Right will be an Open Access book. Thus the electronic version of the book will be legally free to the world. The print version, to be published by Springer, will be reasonably priced. #LinearAlgebra

Pedagogy questions are inseparable from labor conditions questions. Teaching philosophies are inseparable from labor politics. Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions. Addressing pedagogy without addressing labor is, in the big picture, useless.

This is my house, on the left photo. My family alive. Today I wanna ask you is it morally acceptable to work with people like Elon Musk who think that I shod be ok with russian war and occupation? please retweet this massage, I wanna hear answer #ElonMuskSupportsRussianAggression

saw ted chiang give a talk yesterday where he basically told a bunch of ai bros, "we are nowhere near having real ai, and what we call ai today is just a tool of capitalism. i don't fear ai, i fear capitalism" and the ai bros got their feelings hurt. it was great.

Most recent work from the lab just out nature. By combining ancient DNA work, population genomics, and in vitro infections we show that the Black Death shaped the evolution of immune genes. Kuddos to co-first authors Tauras Vilgalys and Jennifer Klunk. nature.com/articles/s4158…

So proud of our very own Lily Grothe representing our ⁦UMN Pediatrics⁩ AST team’s work on penicillin allergy delabeling at her very first #IDweek ⁦@merebavir⁩

MIT just emailed postdocs announcing raising the postdoc minimum to $65k starting Jan 2023. It’s ~$10k more than the previous minimum. With cost of living & inflation the extra will help. Thank you for listening to us! And thank you to those who advocated for us!

🇮🇷 Islamic Republic of Iran assault on protesters: 314 killed 5,328 injured 14,170 arrested 🇺🇳 UN Human Rights Council U.N. Human Rights Council reaction: 0 resolutions 0 emergency sessions 0 commissions of inquiry

BREAKING: For the first time ever, the Tehran regime publicly warned the UN not to hold a session on Iran. Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian called UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres last night to oppose a possible UN Human Rights Council meeting, which we have been demanding.

This is what union power looks like across several of the UC campuses 🎉 (featuring UCB, UCSD, UCR, and UCLA)

When Amara Strande was just 16, a 15-pound tumor was found embedded in her liver. Nearly the size of a volleyball. She was one of many students at Tartan High School in Oakdale who got cancer. Students joked about the water fountains, saying, “Don’t drink the 3M cancer water.” 🧵

Congratulations to Dr. Beth Thielen for being interviewed by Star Tribune. Learn more about the article at: startribune.com/numerous-respi… #umnpeds #award #UMNmed #pediatrics #umnstaff #universityofminnesota #hospital #startribune #interview

University of Minnesota MD-PhD Program’s Pre-MSTP Mentorship Program has extended its application deadline until Dec. 23rd! Any URM or disadvantaged undergrad or post-bacc student interested in guidance through prep and application into the MD/PhD track is encouraged to apply! #ScienceTwitter #MedTwitter

Her name is #AidaRostami, a doctor who helped injured protesters in Iran. On Dec 12, she left the hospital & never came back. The next day police told her family she had an accident. No one believes the lies of the regime. UN Human Rights Council investigate! #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی #آیدا_رستمی

Happy to share my article about being a Black woman in science Tired of persevering science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Thanks Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) for giving Olivia Toles this incredible training opportunity and UMN Pediatrics and PIDS for their investment in supporting early career scientists like Olivia to gain these skills. #WomenInSTEM

Learning and applying pathogen genomics in Bangladesh, with friends from around the world! 🇲🇾🇺🇸🇧🇩 We ended our 2-week hands-on training with a dorky presentation on how genomics helps us understand outbreaks (and save the world in the process). ✌🏾

We inaugurated a genomics lab today dedicated towards training the next generation of scientists. A sequencing machine dedicated to fighting diseases by empowering, engaging, and educating local scientists. Thank you Illumina for all your support! A new journey begins here...

The Global South continues to suffer from lack of access to vaccines and therapeutics. But we keep fighting back 💪🏾 Senjuti Saha, PhD | সেঁজুতি সাহা, scientist and activist, shares her story in this heartfelt thread.