Jeannho

Jeannho, 14 days ago to Palestine

“For Whom Is Campus to Be Safe?”

“…For students and faculty exercising their right to academic freedom including the freedom to protest? Or for those who require a militarized system of surveillance and policing in order to feel “comfortable” in maintaining a status quo that has continued for far too long?”

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/for-whom-is-campus-to-be-safe/

#Gaza #StudentSpring #Antisemitism #Palestine #Notantisemitism #HigherEd #Universities #HigherEducation

Jeannho, 1 month ago to Texas

How the only tenure-track Black faculty member at Texas A&M University’s School of Nursing was targeted for harassment by white anti-DEI conservatives which led to her decision to leave.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-pawn-in-a-game

#DEI #DiversityEquityInclusion #BlackWomen #Texas #HigherEducation #HigherEd #Racism

Jeannho, 1 month ago to Texas

Here are some photos from my phone during a trip to catch the solar eclipse in Waco, Texas. It suddenly turned very cloudy as it entered totality but I managed to capture a glimpse before it was completely covered by clouds.

#Eclipse #Totality #Texas

Crescent shadows on the ground during the solar eclipse
A view of a building in downtown Waco, Texas against the darkened sky during totality during the solar eclipse.

onepict, 1 month ago to random

I'm a signee of @phpledge .

This means that I won't attend, speak at, or promote conferences that do not have a robust #PublicHealthPolicy .

It's a hard line for me. Because if you cannot enforce public health measures, I have absolutely no faith that you will enforce your Codes of Conduct, to protect folks from harassment.

If you consider yourself an inclusive conference with a diverse community and you don't have a public health policy. You aren't as inclusive as you think you are.

Jeannho, 2 months ago to Weather

“Northern Lights slash a surprising amount of winter energy bills. Here’s why.

High aurora activity can cause temperatures to rise and decrease energy consumption, according to a study conducted in Finland”

https://wapo.st/3vp7bui

#Auroras #Weather #Climate #EnergyConsumption #NorthernLights

Jeannho, 2 months ago to random

"How the press manufactured consent for never-ending COVID reinfections: Continual reinfection was not the "new normal" Biden advertised. How did we get here?"

Great summary of how public messaging (and what we were led to expect) changed over the course of the pandemic.

https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-consent

#Covid #Covid19

Jeannho, 3 months ago to random

I’m highlighting this part since it may be easily missed:

“The White House has yet to sign off on the guidance that the agency is expected to release in April for public feedback, officials said. One agency official said the timing could “move around a bit” until the guidance is finalized.”

They need to hear a ton of pushback from as many of us as possible.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/02/13/covid-isolation-guidelines-cdc-change/

#CovidIsNotOver #CDC #Covid

Jeannho, 3 months ago to random

“#LD42023 II: Getting to Know Each Other, Librarians in the Wikidata World”

“So, what has brought librarians to participate in the Linked Open Data movement in Wikidata?” Some answers that were recorded during the LD4 2023 conference:

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/02/02/ld42023-ii-getting-to-know-each-other-librarians-in-the-wikidata-world/

#Libraries #Wikidata #LinkedOpenData #LD4_23

Jeannho, 3 months ago to Georgia

“The American Library Association (ALA) strongly opposes the proposed Georgia legislation that would prohibit the expenditure of public funds and private donations on services, materials, or operations provided by ALA.”

https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2024/02/american-library-association-opposes-proposed-georgia-legislation

#ala #Libraries #georgia

Jeannho, 4 months ago to NativeAmerican

“We're reclaiming what we believed was ours to begin with': Tonkawa tribe buys Sugarloaf Mountain”

Here is another story about an indigenous tribe regaining ownership over their ancestral lands:

https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/milam-county/were-reclaiming-what-we-believed-was-ours-to-begin-with-tonkawa-tribe-buys-sugarloaf-mountain

#indigenous #nativeamerican #Tonkawa #Texas

Jeannho, 6 months ago to random

"Can’t Think, Can’t Remember: More Americans Say They’re in a Cognitive Fog: Adults in their 20s, 30s and 40s are driving the trend. Researchers point to long Covid as a major cause."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/13/upshot/long-covid-disability.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-kw.dFZ9.5ckalJuOdMw&smid=url-share

#Covid #Longcovid #CovidIsNotOver

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Jeannho, 7 months ago to random

ALA has announced the longlist for the 2024 #ALA_Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. See the titles here: https://www.ala.org/rusa/awards/carnegie-medals/2024-winners

#bookstodon #ala #book

Jeannho, 1 year ago to random

Mural on the wall of the Mexic-Arte Museum in downtown Austin, Texas.