Over 140 depts (including 35 biology/EEB programs) have dropped the GRE requirement so far. #GRExit #DiversityinSTEM

Of the 7 billion human beings alive today, no one wants to suffer; no one chooses to have problems. Yet, many of the problems we face are our own creation. Why? Because of ignorance. But ignorance is not permanent and whether we overcome it depends on whether we make the effort.

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A great move-in day for the newest Tartans. Orientation continues in the morning with the president's welcome. Sleep well in your new home. 😴🛏️ Here's the entire orientation schedule: cmu.is/OrientationSch… #cmusocial #tartanpride #iamcmu #youbelonghere

Running around sunsphere in Knoxville. Gearing up for move to CMU back from Oakridge National Lab ift.tt/2MovMYf

Looking at micron-scale (~20um) electrodes on piezoelectric material with Michael Rivera ift.tt/345Sxpu

Sometimes you are just in the wrong year for your ideas :) The suffragette who rode a scooter in 1916 mashable.com/2015/06/15/191… via Mashable

Really liked this work on TetraSki (Leveraging Shared Control to Empower People with Spinal Cord Injury to Participate in Extreme Sports) at #ASSETS2019 by Ahmad Alsaleem and colleagues. Check out the videos: tetradapt.us/tetraski-adapt…

When individuals are too self-centred, they tend to be prone to fear, suspicion, anxiety and anger. Compassion and restraining from harming others, act as an antidote to this. Scientists say that it is basic human nature to be compassionate, because we are social animals.

The comparison game can be intense in academia, but it is built on the lie that there can only be one winner at the end of the game. Define what winning means for you and recognize that someone else achieving their win likely does not prevent you from achieving yours.

Nice update on how 3D printing has progressed along the years to where it is now from VICE HBO youtu.be/GV8zPtqOyqg

Some wonky thoughts on economic policy in a time of pandemic. A number of people have been saying similar things, but I thought it might be useful to put them in a sort of standard, Econ 101 framework — namely, aggregate supply and aggregate demand 1/

If your city is having trouble convincing people to stay at home, might I suggest Boulder's solution? reddit.com/r/aww/comments…

I just want to sit in the sun at PNC Park for nine innings and watch the Pittsburgh Pirates lose a game of baseball.

"No country is safe until every country is safe … that is why the vaccine must become a global, public good where the issue is not about profit, but getting access to all of humanity" - powerful statement, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Via TIME: bit.ly/368bGIG

Attending UbiComp 2021? Come join the N^2 women event #panel #discussion on "How to effectively succeed and create leaders in academia and industry settings?" with an amazing lineup of panelists juliekientz, Judy Kay, @lamanachman, Dr. Jennifer Healey & Amelie Bonde

Fantastic Panel on "Reflecting on the 30th anniversary of Weiser’s famous article" happening now. If you are attending ubicomp, now is the time to tune in. UbiComp #UbiComp2021 #HCI