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Comment · 6 years ago
There are enough competitive Asian-American US citizens for the the statement to not be a non-issue.
Comment · 6 years ago
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?

Comment · 6 years ago
No plasma donors. Old plasma is replaced with saline and albumin.
Comment · 6 years ago
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.
Comment · 6 years ago
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.
Comment · 6 years ago
Some of the figures are based on N=6 treated old rats.

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