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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
Academic Link Will Become Owlstown Profiles
In a week or two, Academic Link is being retired and rolled into Owlstown Profiles — one profile, living under your own site instead of a shared domain.
What's changing
Today your public profile lives at a shared address: https://academic.link...
Post · July 30, 2026
A New Visual Text Block with Font Sizing and Per-Paragraph Alignment
Writing shouldn't mean fighting with your formatting tools. Today we're rolling out a new Visual Text block — with independent font sizing, per-paragraph alignment, and a toolbar that stays out of your way until you need it.
What's new
The ne...
Post · July 30, 2026
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