Stephen Sekula steve@hub.polari.us
Dallas, TX, USA
Husband; Associate Professor of Physics; I teach at SMU in Dallas, TX; I study the Higgs Particle with the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN; writer and blogger; drummer; programmer; teacher; scientist; traveler; runner; gardener; open-source aficionado.
2020-08-13T11:01:17Z via NavierStokes To: Public
“A Georgia district returned to school last week. More than 900 students and staff are now quarantined.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/12/school-coronavirus-outbreak-georgia-quarantine/2020-08-13T00:11:25Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From NASA on Twitter: Beautiful Mars! Our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched 15 years ago today to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere, weather, subsurface water, and more. But the mission might best be known for the images sent by its @HiRISE camera: https://t.co/Z7pOAes4tA https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1293627322554351616/photo/12020-08-13T00:11:20Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From NASA on Twitter: Beautiful Mars! Our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched 15 years ago today to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere, weather, subsurface water, and more. But the mission might best be known for the images sent by its @HiRISE camera: https://t.co/Z7pOAes4tA https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1293627322554351616/photo/12020-08-13T00:11:16Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From NASA on Twitter: Beautiful Mars! Our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched 15 years ago today to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere, weather, subsurface water, and more. But the mission might best be known for the images sent by its @HiRISE camera: https://t.co/Z7pOAes4tA https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1293627322554351616/photo/12020-08-13T00:11:12Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From NASA on Twitter: Beautiful Mars! Our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched 15 years ago today to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere, weather, subsurface water, and more. But the mission might best be known for the images sent by its @HiRISE camera: https://t.co/Z7pOAes4tA https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1293627322554351616/photo/12020-08-12T22:20:40Z via NavierStokes To: Public
Faculty mental health seems to be collectively shot... ... and for many of us it's not even day 1 of the fall term yet.2020-08-12T11:51:29Z via NavierStokes To: Public
“UNC-Chapel Hill launches in person despite coronavirus crisis” Ambassadors at the doors to tell you which way to go. Traffic pattern markings. And that is just from the front door to the classroom. You need a multimedia team for what happens next. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/unc-chapel-hill-launches-in-person-despite-coronavirus-crisis/2020/08/11/972681b2-da38-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.htmlStephen Michael Kellat likes this.
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2020-08-12T11:41:24Z via NavierStokes To: Public
“As Big Ten and Pac-12 cancel fall seasons, college football splinters and teeters” https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/11/big-ten-pac-12-cancel-fall-seasons-college-football-splinters-teeters/2020-08-12T01:50:53Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From UTAmcnair on Twitter: Jackie Baeza-Rubio (Physics) was awarded the Kathryn A. Head Scholarship for her outstanding commitment to her research and the goals of the McNair Scholars Program. She is an author on a peer-reviewed publication and works with faculty mentor Dr. Ben Jones. https://twitter.com/UTAmcnair/status/1293308400504197120/photo/12020-08-12T01:50:52Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From UTAmcnair on Twitter: Jackie Baeza-Rubio (Physics) was awarded the Kathryn A. Head Scholarship for her outstanding commitment to her research and the goals of the McNair Scholars Program. She is an author on a peer-reviewed publication and works with faculty mentor Dr. Ben Jones. https://twitter.com/UTAmcnair/status/1293308400504197120/photo/12020-08-12T01:50:51Z via NavierStokes To: Public
From UTAmcnair on Twitter: Jackie Baeza-Rubio (Physics) was awarded the Kathryn A. Head Scholarship for her outstanding commitment to her research and the goals of the McNair Scholars Program. She is an author on a peer-reviewed publication and works with faculty mentor Dr. Ben Jones. https://twitter.com/UTAmcnair/status/1293308400504197120/photo/12020-08-11T11:52:39Z via NavierStokes To: Public
“Back-to-school laptop guide: Pandemic survival edition” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/10/laptop-buyers-guide-distance-learning/2020-08-11T00:20:55Z via NavierStokes To: Public
While my county, Collin, is apparently headed in the right direction with total tests... the state as a whole seems to be in trouble. https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/12929620301949173792020-08-11T00:20:53Z via NavierStokes To: Public
COVID-19 cases in Collin County, TX, are shooting up... but this appears to be driven by a recent surge in testing. The County now reports about 3000 tests/day, up from 1000/day just last week. This drives positivity rate from 16% to 7%. Will take time to settle this out. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1292977584683266049/photo/12020-08-11T00:20:51Z via NavierStokes To: Public
COVID-19 cases in Collin County, TX, are shooting up... but this appears to be driven by a recent surge in testing. The County now reports about 3000 tests/day, up from 1000/day just last week. This drives positivity rate from 16% to 7%. Will take time to settle this out. https://twitter.com/drsekula/status/1292977584683266049/photo/12020-08-10T11:21:30Z via NavierStokes To: Public
“Teaching Hack-a-Thons – SMU Department of Physics” Lessons from the @SMUPhysics teaching Hack-a-Thons last week are publicly available. These will continue this week, with more lessons and tips to come! https://blog.smu.edu/smuphysics/teaching-hack-a-thons/2020-08-10T11:21:30Z via NavierStokes To: Public
“Chaos coast to coast as a school year like no other launches” https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/schools-colleges-covid-reopen/2020/08/09/44a78044-d826-11ea-930e-d88518c57dcc_story.html2020-08-10T11:11:32Z via NavierStokes To: Public
“In college towns and neighborhoods, permanent residents brace for students’ return” College campuses are “leaky cruise ships” where anyone can go ashore anytime they want. This has consequences for our neighbors. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/in-college-towns-and-neighborhoods-permanent-residents-brace-for-students-return/2020/08/09/f4fdfc50-d760-11ea-9c3b-dfc394c03988_story.html2020-08-09T21:30:44Z via NavierStokes To: Public
"COVID's Hidden Toll" What is means to be an essential worker in the U.S. food supply, but also be ignored by the very people who both need you and who can protect you. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/covids-hidden-toll/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share_button via @frontlinepbs2020-08-09T12:51:33Z via NavierStokes To: Public
“Packed dorms are risky. A student housing company still pressured colleges to not limit capacity.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/08/08/packed-dorms-are-risky-student-housing-company-still-pressured-colleges-not-limit-capacity/