📢 Call for submissions for LatinR 2026 has been extended!
There’s still time to share your projects, experiences, and work with the R community in Latin America 💜
🗓️ New deadline: June 1
🔗 latinr.org
💬 Official languages: Spanish, Portuguese, English
#rstats
I was recently interviewed by Prime Chess. Check it out: youtu.be/1r8lNoUsUoc
Also, I am back to playing classical, over-the-board chess this weekend, at the Southern California State Championship: scchess.com/tournaments_n_re…
I'll provide recaps here, as always!
The new Bajoran Kai is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Interstellar Policy. I don’t want a Kai who thinks it’s OK for the Gorn to have a Genesis Weapon and to meet with Opaka Sympathizers. The Vedek Assembly needs to get their act together. PRESIDENT Gul Dukat
#StarTrek#Sisko197
The Evidence Synthesis Hackathon is coming to Norway!
ESH-Norge is a hands-on, collaborative event for people working with systematic reviews, evidence maps, meta-analysis, methods, and decision support across disciplines
June 2–4 | Trondheim
Apply Now: bit.ly/ESH-Norge
It’s been awhile since I released an R package but horsey is now on CRAN. If you’ve ever wanted to use #rstats to download chess games from Lichess you’re in luck! cran.r-project.org/web/packa…
Once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat. Congratulations #UCM2025 grads and welcome to the alumni association! We're excited to join you on this new chapter of your journey as leaders, trailblazers, and changemakers. #LetTheJourneyContinue 🙌
Nearly 400 Bobcats celebrated Fall Commencement in downtown Merced. From first-gen milestones to powerful reminders to write your own story, the Class of 2025 made it official.🎓💛💙 ucm.edu/cw2nwb
We lost someone extraordinary
Ethan Neumann, a PhD candidate in my lab, worked tirelessly to study #fibrolamellar carcinoma, the cancer that would ultimately claim his life
On the day before he died he officially became Dr. Neumann:
myarchoan.wixsite.com/yarcho…
This is devastating. This is horrible. This is the very antithesis of what America is. Every Republican should lose in 2026 because of this. Every single one. This is on them. This is on all of them.👇
“Officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
wgbh.org/news/local/2025-12-…
“Officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
wgbh.org/news/local/2025-12-…
This #GivingTuesday, we invite our Bobcats to make a meaningful gift. Learn how your support can fund emerging opportunities, expand programs and student support initiatives, and assist promising scholars with direct financial assistance. giveto.ucmerced.edu
This Giving Tuesday, we launch Give to UC Merced, not as a single day of giving but as a month dedicated to hope, opportunity and impact. 💛 Your support fuels the next generation. Learn more 🔗 ucm.edu/wggg2p or give now 🔗 giveto.ucmerced.edu/
Tune in tonight at 5:30 PM (PST), to learn how the @UCAdvocacy Network (UCAN) equips alumni to advocate for UC, impact state and federal policy, and take action on major 2026 priorities.
Register now at ucm.edu/b3vxk3