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Day two: Health 🧠🩺⚕️

“#Professor #PatMcGorry, #psychiatrist and executive director of youth mental health organisation #Orygen, said iatrogenic harm was a direct result of *chronic neglect* of the #MentalHealth system that was now “absolutely terminal”.

Let us see what the political muppets from both (all) sides have to say about health & mental health funding and initiatives.

#AusPol <archive.md/ScLot> / <smh.com.au/politics/nsw/this-s> (paywall)

The Sydney Morning Herald · ‘This should never have happened’: Why almost 100 admissions only made Bec sickerBy Kate Aubusson
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Her Maths Story

“My PhD was all about understanding what happens to blood flow in collapsible blood vessels like the giraffe jugular vein. In my postdoc I was investigating how to optimise ventilator settings for patients in ICU and then how to deliver inhaled therapies into the lungs. Since then, my focus has been in trying to understand how diseases like Asthma and other respiratory diseases originate and then progress. This involves incorporating biology and physics into mathematical and computational models, using approaches from different areas of applied maths. More recently I have started to look into the mechanisms that could lead to a rare lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and Long Covid.” - Bindi Brook

➡️ hermathsstory.eu/bindi-brook/

Portrait picture of Bindi Brook, Professor
#Academia#PhD#Professor
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Still Mad About CD Prices

IDK if this helps a lot, but when the news says "X University" did something, it usually means the president did. Almost all US #universities are #authoritarian hierarchies where exactly one person has ultimate power* over hiring/firing budgets, salaries, and policy, and that person was appointed by bodies higher up the hierarchy, not elected or meaningfully chosen by faculty, staff, or students. The president often delegates things to the provost(s), deans, directors, or VPs, but still ultimately has all responsibility for, and power over, their decisions.

The faculty tend to be a diverse bunch, but many are much more committed to basic values than the president. We just don't have any power, and we all too frequently fail to use our voice.

danieldrezner.substack.com/p/g

  • There are some exceptions/nuances to this, like #faculty usually go through a long and complicated hiring process, though the president must approve their choices; and #tenure provides some job protection at some universities, though a determined president can usually find ways to get around this.
#highered#uspol#columbiauniversity
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Dr. Ferrous 🧁

An updated #Introduction for 2025:

I’m a mom, #cat whisperer, #maker, avid #reader, #gamer, and #dice goblin. I’m a #chemistry #professor and #education #researcher. I love #traveling, #cooking, #photography, #tattoos and #3Dprinting. Ich spreche und lese etwas Deutsch. I use #Mac and #Linux machines and bought a mechanical keyboard for my birthday. I love #DnD and my #SteamDeck. #Masotodon is my primary social media and I love it here.

I contain multitudes. So do you.

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Still Mad About CD Prices

I'm not shocked, just disappointed. When I asked my local #faculty union president how the #union would respond if I was fired etc. for speaking up about the Palestinian #genocide, I got a response significantly different from the Union's "we protect academic freedom" line.

I think I'm being told I'm on my own if I say anything publicly about #Gaza.

Edit: Asked if this was different from if I were targeted for protesting on behalf of nonwhite, LGBTQ, etc. students. The president said, "No, each case is unique and depends on the circumstances."

I got back with the third image. I'll post some response when the president responds. I'm cautiously hopeful, but only a little. This union has never missed a chance to say "That's not in line with our current objectives" or similar.

Final edit: Fourth image. I suppose this is better news, though I still don't know what the union would actually do. I will try to talk to the president soon and get stories about what the union did in similar situations. Commitment to specifics would be really nice, but I guess this is something.

Hi, [redacted], What will [redacted]'s action be if faculty are targeted by administration or law enforcement for using their free speech to support Palestine or criticize the actions of Netanyahu and the IDF? Will [redacted] defend faculty who are threatened with job or legal action if their only "offense" is saying politically unpopular things about Palestine, Israel, and/or the US funding (and potentially now military involvement) in the ongoing actions against Palestinians?
Hi [redacted] This is a complicated issue and each case would be unique so | can't provide a standard response. We would represent our members at the university, but the specifics would have to be looked at. We would have no ability or authority to defend in any criminal matter or investigation. Thanks,
OK, thanks for clarification. I'm reading that faculty cannot count on [redacted] to defend them from administrative actions resulting from expression of free speech; any faculty member saying something that the administration might find upsetting will just have to wait to find out whether [redacted] will do anything in support (unless "representing faculty" implies defending their free speech rights). Is this accurate?
No, that is not accurate. Faculty can count on [union] to support their academic freedom. However, since each case is unique | cannot give a blanket statement as to what the actions taken will be. Thanks, [president]
#ethniccleansing#palestine#professor
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Stephen Sekula

With a bunch of new folks likely coming into the fediverse in the coming days, it is time for a re- #introduction

I am a #Professor of #Physics at #QueensUniversity in Ontario, on secondment to #SNOLAB to serve as the Research Group Manager. SNOLAB is #Canada's deep underground science lab.

I am a #writer, mostly of non-fiction science books for general and specialized audiences.

I love federated social media. I love #teaching, #astronomy, #astrophysics, #DarkMatter, and #neutrinos.

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Oliver Czulo

Mit @leavingacademia habe ich darüber gesprochen, was mich bewogen hat, nach inzwischen 11 Jahren als #Professor (Junior+Voll) einen anderen Karriereweg zu versuchen. Es geht um #Freiheit'sgrade, #Ressourcenmangel und darum, ob ich gescheitert sei. Kleiner Spoiler: Mit dem Ausgründungsprojekt institut-translatologie.de will ich in #Translatologie-Forschung und -Transfer weiter aktiv sein. Im Frühjahr 2025 soll das Institut an den Start gehen! #Wissenschaft #ZeitFürNeues

open.spotify.com/episode/7EESx

Eine Hinweiskarte zu einer Podcastfolge, in der Sandra Jansen mich dazu interviewt, warum ich meine Professur aufgegeben habe.
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OhSnap!Dragon

Taught my last class of the semester today, on Aldous Huxley's final novel Island. I broke down the 15 chapters in terms of the protagonist's (Will Farnaby's) character arc, from "sheer despair" to "enlightenment", with special attention to Huxley's use of Buddhist philosophy in the novel.
Most students, even the "check out and go on social media" ones, were attentive, and interested in the lecture.
Always a good feeling, but especially so on the last day.
#Professor #Teaching

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