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Re:UC Berkeley boosts Latino admissions by 40% in one year
on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @12:09AM (#24046486)
There are enough competitive Asian-American US citizens for the the statement to not be a non-issue.
Re:UC Berkeley boosts Latino admissions by 40% in one year
on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @12:05AM (#24046464)
If targeted outreach can yield 40% gains in year, the admissions/outreach office has been screwing up big time for the past 30 years.
It's weird they defend this dramatic admissions change by saying the SAT scores are unchanged, yet at the same time, they're getting rid of SAT scores as an admissions criteria moving forward. Are they holding back URMs or not?
Re:Diluting blood plasma rejuvenates tissue, reverses aging in mice
on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @08:39PM (#23558559)
No plasma donors. Old plasma is replaced with saline and albumin.
Re:Chan Zuckerberg Initiative scientists: FB’s practices ‘antithetical...
on Saturday June 06, 2020 @09:01PM (#23443770)
I'm a scientist that benefits from this money. I'm not a Zuck fan, but I don't like strict policing of speech so I'm alright Zuck's move here. Moderate scientists keep quiet in academia for their own good.
Re:Age Reduction Breakthrough?
on Monday May 11, 2020 @06:48PM (#23148070)
I'm a grad student in the aging bio field. Steve Horvath is well known and well regarded, but I'm pretty sure he just did the regressions. Other characters on the paper are more unusual including a former Investment Banker from India. I think the mainstream aging community view would be "wow these results too good to be true and I wish they presented more methodical details and individual data points". If it's true, it's quite exciting. In my own work, I've seen the rejuvenating effects of young blood.
Re:Age Reduction Breakthrough?
on Monday May 11, 2020 @06:43PM (#23148027)
Some of the figures are based on N=6 treated old rats.