Meta-analysis shows student ranks based on achievement test scores are relatively stable over time whereas those based on school grades are not. Overall, this suggests placement decisions based on these measures should be reassessed at least every 1-2 years. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

Co-Author Jennifer Caputo is a FSU Sociology alum!!

We are thrilled to have Laura Schechter join us Monday to present her Dakar study investigating the extent to which collusion can explain the under-provision of clean sanitation technologies in developing countries. psc.isr.umich.edu/events/zivin... @uwcsde.bsky.social

Join the Program in Survey and Data Science for Curtiss Cobb (VP of Research, Meta): Balancing Theory with Practice: How to Develop Successful Industry Research Practitioners Wednesday, October 1, 12:00-1:00 EDT Details including abstract & zoom link: myumi.ch/R3yJX 1070 ISR-Thompson

#academicsky #open #skybrarians

I am looking for absolutely stellar examples of specific aims' pages. Does anyone have one that they wouldn't mind sharing? I am talking about, basically the perfect one-pager. TIA. #academicsky #proposalwriting #writing

A paper in Nature reports that people cheat more when they delegate tasks to artificial intelligence, and large language models are more likely than humans to comply with unethical instructions—a risk that can be minimized by introducing prohibitive, task-specific guardrails. 🧪

🎯 One project per stage = a strong scholarly identity. 🌐 Many projects = a wide network and multiple outlets. ⚖️ The balance? That’s the art of career design. My post describes my own experience (and discusses others I've witnessed) www.raulpacheco.org/2025/06/doin... #RPVSky

📚 “Reading more” is on every scholar’s to-do list… but it’s hard to sustain it. I wrote about 4 reasons to commit and 5 practical tips to help you build a reading practice that lasts. My post can be read here 👉 www.raulpacheco.org/2025/04/deve... #RPVSky

You're not alone if you struggle saying everything you want in your paper and keep to the word limit! Here are 7 tips for you to avoid hours of last-minute word cutting: https://annaclemens.com/blog/reduce-word-count-scientific-paper-grant-proposal/ #AcademicSky #phd #Postdoc

Where did political conflicts about race, gender, and education erupt? Maybe not where you expected... Nicely complements this piece by @mirya.bsky.social, @simko.bsky.social, and Rebecca Johnson that explores a similar question using school board meeting videos: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1102

🚨from Jammer (@AcrossTheMersey) on Twitter: "The US became an example of how not to handle a pandemic. Prioritizing profits over people led to devastating outcomes, particularly for working class and high risk professions..." Full 🧵: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19603...

remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature

Here's GREAT news for educators! You know all the hard work you put in to design outside of class activities to help your students learn? Well, when they do those things, in the order you intended, they actually learn more! Check it out: dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

This is such a great idea. Excess mortality estimates are so crucial... and *so* tricky. We have very little expert consensus about how they should be done. Changing that is a really smart, consequential research frontier to focus effort on.

1/7🧵Ignoring race, gender & income doesn’t deliver fairness—it deepens inequity. 🚫 Policies that erase demographic data in admissions don’t level the field. They hide barriers and advantage those already holding resources. Check out the evidence below! #EduSky #SciSci @aaascsew.bsky.social 🧪 🎓

If a president wanted to become effectively a dictator, he’d likely: 1. Purge govt of non loyalists 2. Weaponize law against opponents 3. Use military to police opposition strongholds 4. Threaten media, schools, businesses w penalties to get them to heel 5. Change election rules in his favor.

"But sometimes you have to be like Tom Hanks in the scene near the end of Saving Private Ryan, duty-bound to fire your last six bullets at the approaching Tiger tank, in the hope that it just might explode. Occasionally the editor does step up and sends some rocket-firing P-51s.”

“Dormant cancer cells are like the embers left in an abandoned campfire, and respiratory viruses are like a strong wind that reignites the flames” Very accessible explainer of what some might consider a good reason to keep investing in vaccines for flu and Covid 🤦🏻‍♀️

For those working on a Specific Aims page, check out this article describing the recipe for a successful aims page: the four key components, what should be in each section, and best practices for tone, layout, and formatting. #academicsky #grantwriting pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Published the 6th Vol of the Monthly Health Equity Research Reader earlier this week. Basically rounds up recent interdisciplinary scholarship on health equity. jessibishoproyse.substack.com/p/tmherr-vol...

The most feedback I had from my recent presentation (zenodo.org/records/1564...) was around prompt injection and what that looks like with automated/"AI" peer review. Here's another example - asia.nikkei.com/business/tec... #scholcomms #skybrarians #academicsky #peerreview

You may feel like entering the Best Personal Academic Websites Contest isn't for you because your website isn't good enough. Academics, is this you? #AcademicSky #ScienceSky A thread 🧵

Came across a brilliant article about the problems with how health equity has often been conceptualized (that white communities don't realize that they benefit from attempts to improve health equity). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

This year, for some bizarre reason, I’m only writing letters of Promotion-To-Full rather than Tenure-And-Promotion-to-Associate, but I agree with Professor Feeney here. I developed a folder of materials I found on how to write tenure and promotion letters which I will find and share on here.

Thrilled to share that a chapter I worked on with a gradschool friend was published earlier this year in "Betrayal U: The Politics of Belonging in Higher Education". It was edited by Martinez and @mjcasper.bsky.social was published by U of Arizona Press.https://buff.ly/NTH1tIt

Perhaps of interest to #medlibs ? #skybrarians #academicsky

I am in the process of assembling my materials for promotion. And I feel mostly good about it. Except for the fact that I have been fighting for my life trying to get data into a table for the last hour. And that raises some real questions.

#AcademicSky #edusky #edleadershipchat #blueskyeducationpeeps #teachinglearningbsky #learninganddevelopment Since I’m on a team theme….

Agree 100% with this. Have long thought that a funded "center for replication studies and research quality" could have a broad base of support doing important work. In a similar role to the author of the article, I find myself somewhat more agile and able to respond to emerging research.

Whose idea was it for journals to send a followup "thank you for declining this invitation to review email"? I just wanna talk. #academicsky

#feminism #Blacksky #theresistance 💪🏽 #philsky #academicsky #edusky

I working on a special issue for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health on the Challenges in Addressing Maternal and Infant Health Disparities (deadline: May 31, 2026). Find the CFP here: buff.ly/BNkfGnD #academicsky #specialissue

Taking a brief break from vacation to beg #A2Council to reject the memo one or more City Councilmembers has written instructing the Planning Commissioners to yet again restrict development over the next 25 years in favor of "respecting neighborhood context." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/mor...

blog.popdata.org/ipums-mlp-li... IPUMS MLP: Revolutionizing Linked Data – Use It for Good

Around 25% of U.S. infants lack detectable Bifidobacterium, regardless of birth or feeding method. This deficit could have implications for immune health and the trajectory of noncommunicable diseases, according to a study published in Communications Biology. go.nature.com/4lgA1ls 🧪

Interested in social epidemiology but don't have access to formal training, or do you want more than your current training program offers? Check out new online course from University of Toronto, including lectures from yours truly on social policy evaluation: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/social-epide...

Wonderful idea for a massive scientific undertaking. Lots of fascinating points in the thread. Overall message: science works well, but where it breaks down, it does so in predictable ways; a funding landscape that incentivizes chasing exciting new topics leads to less reliable science.

I think it’s hard for a lot of people to understand the dirt the US government does and gets into- because they haven’t reconsidered their belief systems about the US. Their belief that the “US is a beacon of freedom and is the best country” exists because they haven’t read enough history. 1/

Helpful meta-analysis on what kinds of prompts are associated with improved learning in digital learning environments. Prompts tailored to participants and triggered by user actions, rather than being time-triggered, were most effective. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1016/j.ed...

Rebecca Makkai's series of short essays on literary point of view and ear are so helpful if you're interested in writing craft. (They've also introduced me to several new-to-me authors and books that I've enjoyed on a spectrum from "medium" to "HOLY SHIT, SO MUCH.")

The geographical locale of TX dual enrollment courses (college courses taught to high school students) & using an early college high school model predicted students' positive outcomes better than characteristics of the dual enrollment itself. @laurenschudde.bsky.social #AcademicSky #highered

Very cool paper published with @milkievu.bsky.social in Journal of Community Health. Using NIH CEAL Common Survey 2 data, the paper examines whether there were distinct groups of vaccine perceptions among survey participants buff.ly/36l2cMX

Reserve your seat for the Summer School, 28 July to 1 August – Ideal for data-driven professionals Register Here: nuel.ink/a681yk #PhdChat #AcademicChatter

Trying to Build a Knowledge Base in Health Equity Research jbishoproyse.com/2025/06/27/6...

I am editing a special issue for IJERPH: Challenges in Addressing Maternal and Infant Health Disparities, with a deadline of 31 May 2026. The call can be found here: buff.ly/BNkfGnD #academicsky #specialissue

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Thrilled to announce that I am editing a special issue for IJERPH: Challenges in Addressing Maternal and Infant Health Disparities. I am hoping to receive papers from diverse authors and focused on diverse populations. The deadline is 31 May 2026. The call can be found here: buff.ly/BNkfGnD