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UBNow: Paris Wicker Named 2026 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow
"Paris Wicker, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy in the Graduate School of Education, has been selected as a 2026 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow — one of just 25 scholars c...
Post · August 04, 2026
Meinungsfreiheit und Selbstbestimmung
Ich habe in früheren Texten immer wieder darauf hingewiesen, dass es eigentlich nicht Sache des Staates sein kann, vorzugeben, wie Gendernonkonformität individuell interpretiert werden kann oder soll. In einer Diskussion mit dem deutschen Influenc...
Post · August 03, 2026
7th Anniversary of Jadavji Laboratory & Grant Writing Lessons Learned
The Jadavji Laboratory turned 7 years old this month! I can’t believe I have been doing this for 7 years, but I also can. 🙃
This month we also had our first clinical data accepted for publication in the Journal of Translational Stroke Research. ...
Post · August 02, 2026
Raspberry Scotch Whisky Highball
We are barrelling along through the season for fresh berries in Appalachia. The entire region is a great spot for strawberries, raspberries (especially the treasured black raspberry), and my favorite, blackberries, which grow wild everywhere here ...
Post · August 02, 2026
I’m Gay and Queer. It Matters.
Listen, you can be a they/them non-binary whatever. That is your right to self-expression. But when it comes to substantial politics and real LGBTQ-issues, I consider a couple comprising a male and a female to be an ordinary straight couple. You m...
Post · August 02, 2026
A Day on the Antarctic Shelf
During the summer months, sunlight is a constant in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean surrounding our driest continent. It was during this season, in 2016, that I had the amazing opportunity to join the SANAE 56 relief voyage to Antarctica as a sh...
Post · July 31, 2026
Pairing Primary and Secondary Sources
When choosing readings for assigned readings or class activities, I try to pair short excerpts of primary sources with secondary sources. There are 2 main versions of these pairings I make. The first is a set where the primary source is used in th...
Post · July 30, 2026
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