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Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher should be better known as a civil rights figure. She challenged segregation at @UofOklahoma and won in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1948 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lo…. Thurgood Marshall was her attorney. OU president George Lynne Cross helped bolster the case. 1/n
This is a great opportunity for a three-year postdoc position in plant biology. Contact me if you are interested. We can do some really cool plant genetics/genomics.
simonsfoundation.org/grant/s…
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Just published @molecology - an exploration of loci putatively involved in adaptation to heat and water limitations in cowpea, a staple food source in West Africa. Thanks to @FoundationFAR for funding w/ @gatesfoundation!
Primarily work from Roland Akakpo
doi.org/10.1111/mec.70327
Uneven font sizes, no mention of my name or anyone else's, and the invitation to click a link to find out about salary changes. ChatGPT says this is likely spam or phishing. Or maybe @UMNews HR is sending out salary adjustment announcements that smell exactly like phishing?
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For transparency, we should insist retailers list the amount of new federal sales tax on each item. Ideally this would appear both on price listings and on receipts as the “Trump tariff“ charge. If Trump’s signature was on stimulus checks, he also deserves credit for new taxes!
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Gmail accounts are ending abruptly for anyone leaving a university. Tracking down an alternative email for folks still involved in research can be a challenge. @UMNews could follow other universities in setting up a forwarding service. Minimal investment
insidehighered.com/news/tech…
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This looks useful. Natural language queries to accomplish tasks in the UNIX shell. warp.dev/blog/agent-mode
@warpdotdev
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More on medical cannabis.
UMN medical cannabis study highlights the differences in THC and CBD mndaily.com/?p=280265
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How do instructors manage unexcused absences? What if the absence includes the first exam? I’ve always tried to be as accommodating as possible around excused absences, whatever the reason. Never had a great answer to “I’m going on a fun trip and want my exam rescheduled for ...”
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Tomorrow is the first day of legal recreational marijuana in Minnesota. It was great to get to talk to @CathyWurzer @MPRnews! Thanks @gretch_brown @UMNews @CFANS!
The science behind growing your own cannabis mprnews.org/episode/2023/07/…
We have seminars from three candidates for a USDA-ARS Research Geneticist position on the mornings of 27-29 June at 9:00 am in 491 Borlaug Hall. There are also meetings with the candidates in the same room at 1 or 2 pm each day. DM for a Zoom link to the seminar.
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Really enjoyed working with @yongfeng_zhou and @Alan_Nan_Wang who provide a great demonstration of the utility of genome-level data to address multiple issues related to crop wild relative conservation!
Crop wild relatives (CWR) are essential resources for crop breeding to feed 8 billion, however, 1/3 CWRs were endangered. With @PeterLMorrell, @Alan_Nan_Wang, we studied genomic conservation of CWR dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.… @PLOSGenetics @CropWildRelativ @CropTrust @inaturalist
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The article that we discuss in the “preview” is another nice contribution from @yongfeng_zhou @EdBuckler et al.
Great input from @middle_author and Laura Shannon in our take on their paper.
New paper alert with coauthors @PeterLMorrell and Laura Shannon! This short preview article gives a glimpse into how a reduction in ploidy and better genomic tools will change (hopefully improve!) potato breeding. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
@ChaochihLiu and her partner Jason enjoying a well-earned barley beverage after a successful PhD defense!
Special thanks to @turtlemcgaugh @flagelbagel @laurashannon who have been a terrific committee.
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Counterpoint: Minnesota disallows a practice that's key to Mississippi's education miracle startribune.com/counterpoint…
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@ChaochihLiu will present and defend her dissertation next Monday morning, 12 June, 9:30 am. 105 Cargill or you can join via Zoom link on the poster.
Diverse topics, including the nature of mutagen-induced mutations, introgression in wild barley, and quantifying crossover freq.
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In MN, the recreational use of marijuana recently won approval. In an official @UMNews email on campus policy, VP Ken Horstman includes this line:
“...nor should such plants be visible on camera during remote work."
@UMNpublicsafety will arrest anyone w/ weed visible on Zoom?
@UMNews, what are the biggest positive changes at the state’s flagship university in response to the deaths of George Floyd and Philando Castile? – How Minneapolis has changed three years after the murder of George Floyd mprnews.org/story/2023/05/24…
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