Faculty Handbook Update Available Online

October 17, 2021

The new edition of the Faculty Handbook, effective October 1, 2021, is now available online at

http://provost.yale.edu/faculty-handbook.

The Handbook contains information on governance; appointment procedures; faculty ranks; compensation and benefits; policies regarding teaching and research; and a range of other important topics for faculty members. We encourage all faculty and academic staff to review this document.


America’s consumer-price inflation stays above 5% in August | The Economist

October 17, 2021

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/americas-consumer-price-inflation-stays-above-5-in-august/21804762

use of the trimmed mean


Beyond Sterling Hall: Clinical Excellence

October 17, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/magazine/autoimmune-polyglandular-syndrome-diagnosis.html

DIAGNOSIS

He Had Chest Pain and Dangerously Low Blood Pressure. What Was Wrong?

Could a wayward breath mint have caused his symptoms?


Secondary_appt Updated Handbook

October 17, 2021

an updated graduate student handbook has been posted on the CS website. https://cpsc.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/GRADHandbook%2021-22(3).pdf


Google Pixel 6 release date, price, leaks and news | TechRadar

October 17, 2021

https://www.techradar.com/news/google-pixel-6-news

19 Oct.


Covid and Age – The New York Times

October 17, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/briefing/covid-age-risk-infection-vaccine.html


graph genome applied in Rice pan-genome

October 17, 2021

Cell
2021 Jun 24;184(13):3542-3558.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.04.046. Epub 2021 May 28.
Pan-genome analysis of 33 genetically diverse rice accessions reveals hidden genomic variations
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009286742100581X


Scientific acronyms

October 17, 2021

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=25516539
BMJ. 2014 Dec 16;349:g7092. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g7092.

SearCh for humourIstic and Extravagant acroNyms and Thoroughly Inappropriate names For Important Clinical trials (SCIENTIFIC): qualitative and quantitative systematic study.

Pottegård A1, Haastrup MB2, Stage TB3, Hansen MR3, Larsen KS3, Meegaard PM4, Meegaard LH5, Horneberg H3, Gils C2, Dideriksen D2, Aagaard L3, Almarsdottir AB6, Hallas J6, Damkier P6.


Compute It!

October 17, 2021

https://compute-it.toxicode.fr/


As E-Scooter and E-Bike Use Grows, So Do Safety Challenges – The New York Times

October 16, 2021

Walkers are major losers as well….
Difficult not to feel bicyclists have lost badly, as glorified motorcycles and souped up e-scooters intrude into Parks and colonize bike lanes. And no enforcement. – The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/nyregion/electric-scooters-bikes-new-york.html