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2025-12-12

Physicists just invented a math proof so complex, it doubles as a new form of for grad students 🤯🔢. Meanwhile, Quanta Magazine's editors are busy patting themselves on the back for making math sound like the latest Netflix 🎬📚.
quantamagazine.org/string-theo

2025-12-08

Overleaf to VS Code in the browser in under 2 minutes: youtu.be/GjyMxwYbdXk

#gradstudents #openscience #latex

2025-05-22

When ChatGPT Writes Your Research Proposal: Scientific Creativity in the Age of Generative AI https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/13/5/55 #AI #creativity #GradStudents

Text Shot: Specifically, we compare AI-generated responses with those of graduate students in terms of their ability to generate scientific hypotheses, design experiments, and justify their ideas for a fictitious research scenario in the field of experimental psychology. We asked students to write and prompted ChatGPT to generate a brief version of a research proposal containing four separate assignments (i.e., formulating a hypothesis, designing an experiment, listing the required equipment, and justifying the chosen method). Using a structured (blinded) rating, two experts from the field evaluated students’ research proposals and proposals generated by ChatGPT in terms of their scientific creativity. Our results indicate that ChatGPT received significantly higher overall scores, but even more crucially exceeded students in sub-scores measuring originality or meaningfulness of the ideas. In addition to a statistical evaluation, we qualitatively assess our data providing a more…
2025-05-22

When ChatGPT Writes Your Research Proposal: Scientific Creativity in the Age of Generative AI mdpi.com/2079-3200/13/5/55 #AI #creativity #GradStudents

Text Shot: Specifically, we compare AI-generated responses with those of graduate students in terms of their ability to generate scientific hypotheses, design experiments, and justify their ideas for a fictitious research scenario in the field of experimental psychology. We asked students to write and prompted ChatGPT to generate a brief version of a research proposal containing four separate assignments (i.e., formulating a hypothesis, designing an experiment, listing the required equipment, and justifying the chosen method). Using a structured (blinded) rating, two experts from the field evaluated students’ research proposals and proposals generated by ChatGPT in terms of their scientific creativity. Our results indicate that ChatGPT received significantly higher overall scores, but even more crucially exceeded students in sub-scores measuring originality or meaningfulness of the ideas. In addition to a statistical evaluation, we qualitatively assess our data providing a more…
2025-05-05

Hello! This week is nuclear fusion week (see link: usfusionenergy.org/fusion-ener). Some grad students of ours will be having lightning talks that the public can attend online. Feel free to attend tomorrow May 6th at 3:45 PM EST, at this zoom link : columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/9

Poster that states "What do donuts and fusion power plants have in common? Come find out at Fusion Energy Week Lightning Talks, 5-minute-long talks about the past, present, and future of fusion energy" follower by a zoom link. Underneath that it states "3:45-5:45 PM May 6th, 2025". There is a logo for fusion energy week in the upper right hand corner,  in the bottom left a logo of a crown with magnetic field lines coming from it, and in the bottom right a logo of a crown with hammers. The background features a blue mountain landscape with lightning.
2025-04-10

AI for research: the ultimate guide to choosing the right tool https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01069-0 #AI #DeepResearch #GradStudents

Text Shot: Chuck Downing, a PhD student in accounting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, says that these deep-research tools have been especially useful when digging into unfamiliar topics. During one project, Downing used OpenAI’s Deep Research to create a report ranking various approaches for reducing emissions at manufacturing plants. “I didn’t know much going in, but I learnt quite a bit, and so I use these deep dives all the time now,” he says. “It’s better than anything else I’ve used so far at finding good papers and in presenting the information in a way that I can easily understand.”
2025-04-10

AI for research: the ultimate guide to choosing the right tool nature.com/articles/d41586-025 #AI #DeepResearch #GradStudents

Text Shot: Chuck Downing, a PhD student in accounting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, says that these deep-research tools have been especially useful when digging into unfamiliar topics. During one project, Downing used OpenAI’s Deep Research to create a report ranking various approaches for reducing emissions at manufacturing plants. “I didn’t know much going in, but I learnt quite a bit, and so I use these deep dives all the time now,” he says. “It’s better than anything else I’ve used so far at finding good papers and in presenting the information in a way that I can easily understand.”
S Zhangsxzhang
2025-04-03

Get a free 15min consultation at for how to navigate this torturous system.

Screenshot for 15min free consultation available to UCD graduate students to help navigate health care system / associated advocacy.
S Zhangsxzhang
2025-03-14

ICAR travel fellowship & registration discount for and . Deadline Apr. 12: arabidopsiscommunity.org/icar-

S Zhangsxzhang
2025-02-20
NRC research associateship programs flyer.
S Zhangsxzhang
2025-01-30

and mentorship thing at for and , for your development:

S Zhangsxzhang
2025-01-30

for advancement of rights and wellbeing. Up to 2.5K due Feb. 26, open to and globallearning.ucdavis.edu/res

S Zhangsxzhang
2025-01-23

2k$ for and due early March:

2025-01-20

Askja cake Club

Great social activity in our building
Nearly every Friday...
Wonderful for the social dynamics in academia

Andreas brought lobster-cake

Where lobster was made of strawberries
#cake #UICELAND #scademicChatter #gradstudents #SocialInnovation #Iceland

S Zhangsxzhang
2025-01-13

Just learned about a free 24/7 resource for students ( and ) to help you find the help you need (health, mental health, and recovery): fire.ucdavis.edu/health34

S Zhangsxzhang
2024-12-03

The Orion Funds Awards for students with serious illnesses & injuries: theorionfund.org/students

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