Join us tomorrow (Wed, 6/24) for our virtual session at 11 am-12:30 pm ET: "Health, Family, and Public Institutions in Contexts of Mobility and Precarity" with papers on undocumented patients in NYC, AI digital pathology, and human donor milk. virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/74989/...

Thankful for the reviews from early readers too 🙏

📚 My book 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 has a publication date of Dec 2026, and the website is live and now available for pre-order at @columbiaup.bsky.social! cup.columbia.edu/book/dreams-...

📚 My book 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 has a publication date of Dec 2026, and the website is live and now available for pre-order at @columbiaup.bsky.social! cup.columbia.edu/book/dreams-...

Really looking forward to presenting some new work at the Science, Knowledge and Technology pre-conference at ASA in August!

Take a look at a preview of the programming for the @asaskat.bsky.social conference on Aug 7 at CUNY! docs.google.com/document/d/e...

Google AI going well... (but looking forward to this play!)

Please join us for a virtual symposium on Rewiring the Medical Network of Expertise organized with RC52 Sociology of Professional Groups at the International Sociological Association from June 16 to 18. Register for free: eventmobi.com/website/RC52... (go to the bottom of page click “register now")

The China at CUNY Initiative (CACI) is accepting applications for Graduate Fellows for Fall 2026 and Faculty Fellows for 2026-27. We support our fellows in integrating aspects of China Studies into their teaching at CUNY. Both applications are due June 15, 2026. chinacuny.org

“The deskilling, denigration, and displacement of teachers and scholars have historically been central to fascist takeovers, since educators serve as bulwarks against propaganda, anti-intellectualism, and illiteracy.” — @olivia.science www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...

Come join us for the PRI Innovation Forum: Empowering Hyperlocal Response on May 5 (Tues), 2026 pandemicresponse.columbia.edu/event/pri-in...

WSJ reviewed the entire chatlog and has published excerpts.

SKAT Pre-Conference submission deadline extended to April 15, consider sending something in! forms.gle/cA9nRNmszRfe...

🔈 2 weeks to our Long Covid & Society symposium! Updated speakers include: Dr. Wes Ely (Vanderbilt), Dr. Ian Simon (Former Director of the HHS Office of Long Covid), Teresa Tindle Akintonwa (Black Covid-19 Survivors Alliance), Julia Moore Vogel (Scripps/Patient-Led Research Collaborative), & more!

Great book to spark conversations about dystopian tech futures, credit scores, surveillance, etc.

New event poster with updated speakers for our Long Covid & Society Symposium on April 20!

🔈 Join us on April 20, 2026 at Columbia University (in-person and virtually) for a free and public one-day symposium on "Long Covid and Society". 🔗 Learn more and register: longcov.id/society

🔈 Join us on April 20, 2026 at Columbia University (in-person and virtually) for a free and public one-day symposium on "Long Covid and Society". 🔗 Learn more and register: longcov.id/society

The Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association is hosting a pre-conference here at City College (in our FiDi division)! Our call for abstracts is open until April 1, 2026. asaskat.com/skattoday/

Our section is hosting a pre-conference for the ASA annual meeting—Science, Knowledge, and Technology Today: Meeting the Moment, Engendering Just Futures. Join us on Friday, August 7 in NYC! The call for papers is now open, with abstract submissions due April 1: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Are female economists treated differently than males in academic seminars? These authors wanted to know whether gender shapes how scholars are treated when presenting research. So they built a massive dataset of 2,000+ economics seminars, job talks, and conference presentations from 2019–2023...

We're convening a one-day symposium on Long Covid and Society in New York City on April 20, 2026. If anyone's interested in helping plan, attend, or potentially speaking, please reach out 🙂

I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures". Open panel submissions portal is open! ls! Deadline: 2nd February 2026 www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...

🔬 Robert K. Merton Book Award (Deadline: 1/15/2026) @asaskat.bsky.social invites nominations for the 2026 Robert K. Merton Book Award. The award is given annually in recognition of an outstanding book on science, knowledge, and/or technology published during the preceding two years (2025/2024).

🔬 Robert K. Merton Book Award (Deadline: 1/15/2026) @asaskat.bsky.social invites nominations for the 2026 Robert K. Merton Book Award. The award is given annually in recognition of an outstanding book on science, knowledge, and/or technology published during the preceding two years (2025/2024).

"The vast disparities in how people live across city tiers make me rethink what lies behind labels such as 'weak demand' and 'involution', and what cannot be priced into markets."

“An increasing number of “crazy rich” clients are commissioning dozens, or even hundreds, of U.S.-born babies with the goal of “forging an unstoppable family dynasty,” he said.” www.wsj.com/us-news/chin...

Our dog Binu with foster dog #22 Jerry ❄️

Northeastern is hiring in Ethics and Health! The job is tenure track with great colleagues in a great city. Philosophers of science, bioethicists, research ethicists, and STS scholars, please apply! Soft deadline is December 15th. philjobs.org/job/show/30469

"the term has come full circle to its roots describing unproductive economic activity. Might one say the word neijuan … has made a full involution?" www.npr.org/2025/12/10/n...

📝 Sharing a new paper with collaborators on algorithmic bias in AI medicine and clinical trial diversity, and a new computational tool that we developed to help identify endpoints that may lead to bias dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar....

Submissions for #SASE2026 in Bordeaux closes on Dec 16. Consider submitting a paper to the Health Network. Happy to chat about fit and more about our meetings! Submit here: sase.org/events/2026-...

Here's @npr.org's Obituary of Alice Wong: www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n...

Upcoming Virtual Panel! Navigating the Academic Job Market for SKAT Scholars Details ⤵️ 🗓️ Friday, November 14, 1-2pm ET SKAT section members and other ASA members on the job market are invited to join. Panelists will speak about their recent experiences navigating the market, followed by a Q&A.

For CUNY folks: The China at CUNY Initiative (CACI) is recruiting Fellows for Spring 2026. CACI aims to integrate China Studies into the curriculum across CUNY campuses. The fellowship provides support to graduate students teaching their own courses. More information: chinacuny.org/spring2026/

Got this plaque today, and had a chance to talk about my book project! 🏆

📖 Consider nominating yourselves or others for the Robert K. Merton Book Award from @asaskat.bsky.social. Books published in 2024 or 2025 are eligible. Looking forward to reading this year's nominations! More info: asaskat.com/call-for-awa...

This is fascinating! Sima Qian is surely making a comeback! People wrote Shiji-style biographies of Li Wenliang during Wuhan lockdown - my piece on this is just out, open-access journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Emergency Medicaid accounts for <1% of Medicaid spending — yet saves lives & money. Restricting it ignores evidence, burdens states, and harms communities. Our latest via @nejm.org Emergency Medicaid at Risk - Preserving State Authority and Access to Care www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... 🧵1/6

Our new NEJM commentary argues on the need to preserve state autonomy for Emergency Medicaid, and the critical role EM plays in supporting undocumented immigrants and safety net hospitals www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Bryn Mawr College is hiring an Assistant Professor in Sociology with a specialization in social movements! The applications are due on September 19th. It is a fantastic place to be a scholar and educator—please spread the word! I'm happy to answer questions to the best of my ability!

Next week, @fuzheng.bsky.social and I will workshop our paper on public perception of AI evaluation in China based on a national survey. If you are at NYC - come and say hi!

🗞️ NYC-area researchers, come join us for the TASKS (Theory and Analysis in Science, Knowledge, and Society) Workshop this Fall. Papers on AI governance, self-tracking devices, air pollution and climate change, and Chinese investment capital in the US. 🔗 More info: tasks.commons.gc.cuny.edu

Weekend lecture prep on the history of medicine, condensing this book into 2.5 hours of class time

Kicked off our Fall seminar series at the China at CUNY Initiative last week with talks from faculty affiliates on Chinese immigrant tech workers, public opinion in China, and stratified citizenship and labor protests. Exciting semester ahead: chinacuny.org

The Department of Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the area of “Science, Technology, and Governance.” #HPS #STS #PhilJobs academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30301

Required reading for this semester’s class 📖

📝 Our #LongCovid in Brazil paper is out in Sociology of Health & Illness: "Contested Illness and Alternative Expertise Networks in Global Health: Post-COVID Syndrome in Brazil" (w/ Renan Gonçalves Leonel da Silva, Amanda Curi, Cristian Capotescu, Gil Eyal) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

@cuny.edu is providing consultation with an attorney for all current students and employees who need help with immigration issues! This is an amazing resource and other colleges should do the same. Good for CUNY for stepping up to the plate in this way. cuny.edu/CIAP

Now published at PNAS ‼️ w/ @innovation.bsky.social How does peer reviewer diversity affect fairness in peer review and the direction of published science? We find a "geographical representation bias" in 60 STEM journals published by @ioppublishing.bsky.social. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...