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What's it like to be an IGS Summer Fellow? 2025 fellow Sophia Tigges says, “I have made so much progress on my research, and my ability to concentrate on my work has led my project in an unexpected and exciting direction.” More from this year's class:
www.bu.edu/igs/2025/09/...
www.bu.edu/igs/2025/09/...
September 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
What's it like to be an IGS Summer Fellow? 2025 fellow Sophia Tigges says, “I have made so much progress on my research, and my ability to concentrate on my work has led my project in an unexpected and exciting direction.” More from this year's class:
www.bu.edu/igs/2025/09/...
www.bu.edu/igs/2025/09/...
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🎉 #Congrats to our 2025 IGS #GraduateStudent Summer Fellows on delivering their final #research presentations and posters, capping a summer of interdisciplinary collaboration, mentorship, and discovery. The IGS community gathered for a day of listening and learning with these talented #students!
July 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🎉 #Congrats to our 2025 IGS #GraduateStudent Summer Fellows on delivering their final #research presentations and posters, capping a summer of interdisciplinary collaboration, mentorship, and discovery. The IGS community gathered for a day of listening and learning with these talented #students!
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🧠💔 @katycoduto.bsky.social's survey in collaboration with CRC x Ipsos finds that than twice as many people disagree that AI in dating apps leads to better relationships.
Only 10% of women agree, compared to 20% of men.
📰 Read more here: tinyurl.com/39hr3ebf
#DatingApps #BUCRC
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Only 10% of women agree, compared to 20% of men.
📰 Read more here: tinyurl.com/39hr3ebf
#DatingApps #BUCRC
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June 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🧠💔 @katycoduto.bsky.social's survey in collaboration with CRC x Ipsos finds that than twice as many people disagree that AI in dating apps leads to better relationships.
Only 10% of women agree, compared to 20% of men.
📰 Read more here: tinyurl.com/39hr3ebf
#DatingApps #BUCRC
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Only 10% of women agree, compared to 20% of men.
📰 Read more here: tinyurl.com/39hr3ebf
#DatingApps #BUCRC
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Congratulations to @commscholar.bsky.social, @arunimakrishna.bsky.social, and Dr. Su for winning one of the Top Faculty Paper Awards at AEJMC! 🎉🎉
Their paper is titled, “Apprehensive or Motivational Threat? [...]” and was sponsored by a grant from the Rita Allen Foundation.
Their paper is titled, “Apprehensive or Motivational Threat? [...]” and was sponsored by a grant from the Rita Allen Foundation.
June 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Congratulations to @commscholar.bsky.social, @arunimakrishna.bsky.social, and Dr. Su for winning one of the Top Faculty Paper Awards at AEJMC! 🎉🎉
Their paper is titled, “Apprehensive or Motivational Threat? [...]” and was sponsored by a grant from the Rita Allen Foundation.
Their paper is titled, “Apprehensive or Motivational Threat? [...]” and was sponsored by a grant from the Rita Allen Foundation.
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Game studies folks: I'm looking for some reviewers for HICCS. Specifically folks with expertise in gaming communities, narrative in games, monetization in games, streaming, governance, player motivations, and rhetorical methods and frameworks. HMU if that's you and you could take a paper or two!
a cartoon of a cat wearing headphones sitting at a desk with the word expert written below it
ALT: a cartoon of a cat wearing headphones sitting at a desk with the word expert written below it
media.tenor.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Game studies folks: I'm looking for some reviewers for HICCS. Specifically folks with expertise in gaming communities, narrative in games, monetization in games, streaming, governance, player motivations, and rhetorical methods and frameworks. HMU if that's you and you could take a paper or two!
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Our 2025 cohort of Graduate Student Summer Fellows includes eight @bostonu.bsky.social graduate students from the College of Engineering, @buquestrom.bsky.social, College of Arts & Sciences, and @comatbu.bsky.social:
www.bu.edu/igs/2025/05/...
www.bu.edu/igs/2025/05/...
May 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our 2025 cohort of Graduate Student Summer Fellows includes eight @bostonu.bsky.social graduate students from the College of Engineering, @buquestrom.bsky.social, College of Arts & Sciences, and @comatbu.bsky.social:
www.bu.edu/igs/2025/05/...
www.bu.edu/igs/2025/05/...
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1/ the hyde square task force teens that unearthed pricing differences at two stop & shop locations in 2023 are rejoicing after prices at the two stores are now roughly equal.
but they're pressing on, with hopes that more communities see similar prices.
for @bostonglobe.com:
but they're pressing on, with hopes that more communities see similar prices.
for @bostonglobe.com:
‘A massive win’: After Stop & Shop lowers Jamaica Plain store prices, youth organizers rejoice - The Boston Globe
Members of the Hyde Square Task Force and the Massachusetts delegation are pressing for the corporation to drop prices in more low-income neighborhoods.
www.bostonglobe.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
1/ the hyde square task force teens that unearthed pricing differences at two stop & shop locations in 2023 are rejoicing after prices at the two stores are now roughly equal.
but they're pressing on, with hopes that more communities see similar prices.
for @bostonglobe.com:
but they're pressing on, with hopes that more communities see similar prices.
for @bostonglobe.com:
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DOGE is going to host a hackathon for a "mega API" for the IRS, is interested in Palantir getting involved, what could go wrong? www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
DOGE is going to host a hackathon for a "mega API" for the IRS, is interested in Palantir getting involved, what could go wrong? www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
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Willingly telling people that you don’t shower, unprovoked, is the trait of a hueless hooligan.
For me, not showering IS self care okay
April 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Willingly telling people that you don’t shower, unprovoked, is the trait of a hueless hooligan.
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HandsOff Philly — thousands and thousands now marching down Market Street
April 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
HandsOff Philly — thousands and thousands now marching down Market Street
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I'm so excited for another year of the ICA hackathon 👩💻. I highly encourage those who are going to ICA and interested in learning more about computational methods to attend
🚨 Big news! 🚨 Another year of ICA, another pre-conference hackathon: The 2025 hackathon is happening in Boulder on June 11-12! Stay tuned 🚀
January 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I'm so excited for another year of the ICA hackathon 👩💻. I highly encourage those who are going to ICA and interested in learning more about computational methods to attend
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Today’s romance is a web of scams, AI boyfriends, and Tinder burnout. But a smarter, more human, and more pleasure-filled future is possible.
From our Love & Sex edition:
From our Love & Sex edition:
The Love and Sex Edition
Modern romance is a web of scams, AI boyfriends, and Tinder burnout. But a smarter, more human, and more pleasure-filled future is possible.
wrd.cm
February 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today’s romance is a web of scams, AI boyfriends, and Tinder burnout. But a smarter, more human, and more pleasure-filled future is possible.
From our Love & Sex edition:
From our Love & Sex edition:
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A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily paused the Trump administration’s buyout program that offered incentives for federal workers to resign.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
Federal judge in Mass. temporarily blocks Trump plan offering buyout for federal workers to resign - The Boston Globe
The ruling came hours before the midnight deadline for workers to apply for the deferred resignation program, which has been commonly described as a buyout.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily paused the Trump administration’s buyout program that offered incentives for federal workers to resign.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
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happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
February 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
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I am happy to say the "Followers only" reply setting is getting implemented. We're also adding a way to set default reply settings
If you want your posts to default to "Followers only," that'll become an option
If you want your posts to default to "Followers only," that'll become an option
February 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I am happy to say the "Followers only" reply setting is getting implemented. We're also adding a way to set default reply settings
If you want your posts to default to "Followers only," that'll become an option
If you want your posts to default to "Followers only," that'll become an option
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Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed her first lawsuit against the Trump administration, co-leading more than a dozen other attorneys general in suing President Trump over his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. trib.al/QA9XYPG
January 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed her first lawsuit against the Trump administration, co-leading more than a dozen other attorneys general in suing President Trump over his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. trib.al/QA9XYPG
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Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
The Nazis think this was a Nazi salute, but, hey, what would they know?
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute
Right-wing extremists are abuzz over Elon Musk giving an awkward straight-armed salute during an inauguration rally for Donald Trump.
www.rollingstone.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.
Having the partially frozen Charles River as our view from the conference room is amazing.
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#NECAPowerMkts25
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January 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Having the partially frozen Charles River as our view from the conference room is amazing.
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#NECAPowerMkts25
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#NECAPowerMkts25
Such a good start to my semester!
#NECAPowerMkts25
#NECAPowerMkts25
January 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Such a good start to my semester!
#NECAPowerMkts25
#NECAPowerMkts25
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The state of humanities funding in the US is shocking. For every $1000 the feds spend on research, humanities receive a $1.30 🤯
Of the ~$54 billion in research the federal govt funds in U.S. higher ed, only $69 million goes to the humanities (=0.13% of fed total) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Of the ~$54 billion in research the federal govt funds in U.S. higher ed, only $69 million goes to the humanities (=0.13% of fed total) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Humanities Decline in Darkness: How Humanities Research Funding Works | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core
Humanities Decline in Darkness: How Humanities Research Funding Works - Volume 1
www.cambridge.org
December 28, 2024 at 10:59 AM
The state of humanities funding in the US is shocking. For every $1000 the feds spend on research, humanities receive a $1.30 🤯
Of the ~$54 billion in research the federal govt funds in U.S. higher ed, only $69 million goes to the humanities (=0.13% of fed total) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Of the ~$54 billion in research the federal govt funds in U.S. higher ed, only $69 million goes to the humanities (=0.13% of fed total) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
I don’t actively make New Year Resolutions but I’m gonna make just one this time and it will be to use this app more frequently than the other app and eventually quit that app.
December 30, 2024 at 7:10 PM
I don’t actively make New Year Resolutions but I’m gonna make just one this time and it will be to use this app more frequently than the other app and eventually quit that app.