Stephanie Zhang

Me: I love books. I will never stop buying them. I will die buried beneath them like a cairn.

Me while packing: whose shitass idea was this?

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

do i have a good idea or have i just been stuck indoors for too long

We talked about running these numbers at UM soc when it became so obvious that women TAs got more complaints for the same classes. Glad someone tested it formally.

Come visit MPIDR in ☀️Summer 2026☀️
📣Call for Application for the "Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program"
📅☀️June 8th – August 21st, 2026☀️
🗺️MPIDR in Rostock, Germany
Application Deadline: Jan 14, 2026
Apply here and learn more:
incubator.demogr.mpg.de

The call for applications for the Summer Incubator 2026 at the @mpidr.bsky.social is open!

Deadline: Jan 14, 2026.

Topics/Teams:
1) Spatial Mobility and Scientific Production
2) Digitalization, AI and Inequalities

Check out the brand new website for information:
www.incubator.demogr.mpg.de

Jim Ryan letter

Jim Ryan’s account of his forced resignation as UVA President makes plain the depth of misconduct and bad faith the faculty have long suspected of the BOV. Every member of the UVA community should read this letter and appreciate the need for new leadership.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

i miss bodos and making bagels has been keeping me sane
(ft: blueberry, sesame, everything and garam masala bagels)

UVA has rejected the compact! And on the heels of a 1000 person rally today. When we organize we win!!!
First public university to reject Trump’s poisonous loyalty oath. ❤️❤️

cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...

Twitter dreams of AI: understanding AI futurity through sentence embeddings This study uses a novel approach, Sentence BERT (SBERT) to examine Twitter (X) discourse around artificial intelligence (AI). As AI becomes increasingly prevalent, use, development, and conflict ha...

#OutNow in #iCS
Zhang applies Sentence-BERT to trace AI discourse on X, uncovering how narratives of futurity and expertise emerge through platform dynamics—shaping what AI is imagined to be, and by whom.
doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Twitter dreams of AI: understanding AI futurity through sentence embeddings This study uses a novel approach, Sentence BERT (SBERT) to examine Twitter (X) discourse around artificial intelligence (AI). As AI becomes increasingly prevalent, use, development, and conflict ha...

Three years after I started this project, one cycle of PhD applications, one ASA, and two rounds of revisions later it's finally out! In this paper I examine Twitter discourse around AI using SBERT and highlight how the potential of AI reshapes understandings of expertise

doi.org/10.1080/1369...

This is a watershed moment.

Everyone who benefits from higher education should be deeply concerned.

Ryan was a moderate who presided over one of the more conservative institutions of higher education.

He followed the law when it comes to DEI. But that wasn't enough. Trump demands absolute fealty.

How gentrification is killing the bus: California’s rising rents are pushing out commuters Gentrification has led to fewer bus and train riders, a study from UCLA researchers found, showing how the housing crisis affects all areas.

If you're fan of transit-oriented development (TOD) because it will ⬆️ridership, you should really be focused on antidisplacement efforts (esp from ⬆️ rents & property taxes for existing residents) & *equitable* TOD, with substantial deep affordability built-in. Otw, you may lose your ridership base.

Congratulations to UVA Sociology’s Ian Mullins, who won an All-University Teaching Award for years of incredible mentoring and innovative course design!

MPIDR - Publications The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock is one of the leading demographic research centers in the world. At the MPIDR, researchers from all over the world investigate demo...

Our (@stephzzhang.bsky.social @monjalexander.bsky.social @demography.bsky.social) working paper on the migrant mortality advantage among 18th and 19th century United Kingdom & Ireland emigrants has been updated -- spoiler, we find an advantage in this context too!

doi.org/10.4054/MPID...

Are Federal Infrastructure Dollars Meeting Your Community’s Needs? Data analysis tracking whether the billions in funding that the US has committed to its roads, bridges, housing, and other infrastructure are getting to the communities that need it most.

New data tool launch today 🚨 @urbaninstitute.bsky.social's Federal Infrastructure site.

It includes detailed information on funds from 110 programs across all states, counties & metro areas.

Tool pinpoints the support that communities receive for transportation, housing, energy, water & broadband.

mood

Me: idk, I feel like the Samuel L. Jackson bits were maybe too heavyhanded, we don’t need the subtext spelled out for us, the audience is smarter than that

Me after reading several insane takes about the halftime show: I think maybe the Samuel L. Jackson bits were not heavyhanded enough

Researching and so re-reading “Back to Slavery” by Du Bois about the fall of Reconstruction, and, just whew.

LA restaurants offering free meals to fire evacuees:

Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations)

Bar Etoile (East Hollywood)

Fiorelli Pizza (Venice)

Bé Ù (Silver Lake)

Danny Boy's (Downtown + Westwood)

Oy Bar (Studio City)

Sunday Gravy (Inglewood)

Dudley Market (Venice)

LaSorted's (Silver Lake)

For SoCal friends,

Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.

For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla

Are you a #student who is interested in #Demography and #DataScience & you have no plans for ☀️☀️☀️#summer 2025☀️☀️☀️☀️ yet? Look no more! @mpidr.bsky.social has just the program for you: Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program! Apply until Jan 8, 2025 demogr.mpg.de/go/Incubator...