Mihai’s musings

A collection of Mihai’s random thoughts on varied topics.  Purposefully not a blog. Some of them appear on Medium.
The opinions expressed here are (obviously) not endorsed by the University of Maryland.

TitleDate originally written
Scientific microaggressionsSeptember 28, 2024
Worrying that chatGPT can pass an exam is missing the pointAugust 14, 2023
Why don’t more people look like me?January 24, 2023
Faculty who are not attending diversity conferences are missing out!July 24, 2022
The uphill battle towards changing cultureAugust 27, 2021
Academic leaders must innovate, just not in the way you think
April 13, 2021
From boats to microbes: the story of my academic careerJuly 9, 2020
Why now? What next?June 4, 2020
It is time to privatize intercollegiate athleticsMay 20, 2020
Sailing and academic leadershipAugust 9, 2019
Academic metamorphosis – Faculty Voice 33(4) 2018 November 9, 2018
The front porchOctober 30, 2018
More guns won’t helpApril 1, 2018
Machine learning is not artificial intelligenceApril 1, 2018
Propaganda worksJanuary 26, 2017
Healthcare is a moral, not an economic issueJanuary 16, 2017
Diversity mattersDecember 16, 2016
Bioinformatics textbooks, where to? September 22, 2016
Thoughts on Open Access June 22, 2010