Sophie Engle
@sjengle.bsky.social
Professor of CS at USFCA. Introvert; daughter of an immigrant. Pronouns: she*/they. Title: Sophie* or Prof. Engle. Black, trans, & queer lives matter. Website: https://sjengle.cs.usfca.edu/
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🚨 NEW PUBLICATION 🚨 "Myocardial reprogramming by HMGN1 underlies heart defects in trisomy 21" published in @nature.com
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Myocardial reprogramming by HMGN1 underlies heart defects in trisomy 21 - Nature
Studies using human pluripotent stem cells and a mouse model of Down syndrome identify HMGN1 as a key contributor to congenital heart defects in individuals with Down syndrome.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION 🚨 "Myocardial reprogramming by HMGN1 underlies heart defects in trisomy 21" published in @nature.com
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Supporting organizations like CodePath, ColorStack, and Girls Who Code is key to empowering the next wave of tech leaders. 💻🔧 See how we're investing in these vital student networks: https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
#LastMileImpact #TechEquity
#LastMileImpact #TechEquity
May 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Supporting organizations like CodePath, ColorStack, and Girls Who Code is key to empowering the next wave of tech leaders. 💻🔧 See how we're investing in these vital student networks: https://www.lastmile-ed.org/impact
#LastMileImpact #TechEquity
#LastMileImpact #TechEquity
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![5-panel comic. (1) [teacher with long hair next to whiteboard] TEACHER: I’m supposed to give you the tools to do good science. (2) [teacher addressing students] But what *are* those tools? Methodology is hard and there are so many ways to get incorrect results. What is the magic ingredient that makes for good science? (3) TEACHER: To figure it out, I ran a regression with all the factors people say are important: [embedded list in sub-panel, cut off at end] Outcome variable: correct scientific results. Predictors: collaboration; skepticism of others’ claims; questioning your own beliefs; trying to falsify hypotheses; checking citations; statistical rigor; blinded analysis; financial disclosure; open data (4) TEACHER: The regression says two ingredients are the most crucial: 1) genuine curiosity about the answer to a question, and 2) ammonium hydroxide. (5) STUDENT: Wait, why did *ammonia* score so high? How did it even get on the list? LONG HAIR: ...And now you’re doing good science!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigzaphhj4mfgfrxddlvdmw47335gnwzqbfqvrnff5x4oovgpf36nq@jpeg)
June 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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HAPPY 75th, NSF!
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
May 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
HAPPY 75th, NSF!
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond.
Read on 🧵(1/11):
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🎮 Retro games shaped generations. But many are vanishing.
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🎮 Retro games shaped generations. But many are vanishing.
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
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BREAKING:
We are suing the Trump admin on behalf of our members for unlawfully cutting off $400 million in federal funding for crucial public health research to force Columbia University to surrender its academic independence.
Stay Tuned.
We are suing the Trump admin on behalf of our members for unlawfully cutting off $400 million in federal funding for crucial public health research to force Columbia University to surrender its academic independence.
Stay Tuned.
@aaup.bsky.social and @aftunion.bsky.social sue over government “using cuts as a cudgel to coerce a private institution.” www.aft.org/press-releas...
FACULTY UNIONS SUE TRUMP ADMIN: NO HALTING SCIENCE RESEARCH TO SUPPRESS SPEECH
NEW YORK– The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the AFT today sued the Trump administration on behalf of their members for unlawfully cutting off $400 million in federal funding...
www.aft.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
BREAKING:
We are suing the Trump admin on behalf of our members for unlawfully cutting off $400 million in federal funding for crucial public health research to force Columbia University to surrender its academic independence.
Stay Tuned.
We are suing the Trump admin on behalf of our members for unlawfully cutting off $400 million in federal funding for crucial public health research to force Columbia University to surrender its academic independence.
Stay Tuned.
Earlier this week, we had to say goodbye to our beloved corgi. I am incredibly grateful for the 15 years of joy he gave us, and miss him *so* much.
March 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Earlier this week, we had to say goodbye to our beloved corgi. I am incredibly grateful for the 15 years of joy he gave us, and miss him *so* much.
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Hello 👋, I'm looking for invited speakers (remote) for my Data Visualization course that meets from 8am-9:45am PDT on Tu/ Th. Any data journalists, visualization practitioners, data visualization designers interested in a short (~25-30 minute) talk on one of your projects in my class? Thanks! 📊
March 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hello 👋, I'm looking for invited speakers (remote) for my Data Visualization course that meets from 8am-9:45am PDT on Tu/ Th. Any data journalists, visualization practitioners, data visualization designers interested in a short (~25-30 minute) talk on one of your projects in my class? Thanks! 📊
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<3 seeing our DIY Web Archiving zine being shared! Learn a code-free way to back up what you care about on the web. You too can download the zine for free (w/a poster too, to help point to piles if you can print extra to leave around work, school, coffee place, etc): zinebakery.com/homemade-zin...
February 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
<3 seeing our DIY Web Archiving zine being shared! Learn a code-free way to back up what you care about on the web. You too can download the zine for free (w/a poster too, to help point to piles if you can print extra to leave around work, school, coffee place, etc): zinebakery.com/homemade-zin...
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The Department of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.
Schools, colleges have 2 weeks to ban DEI. An education expert warns it won't be easy
The Department of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.
www.npr.org
February 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Department of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.
"Computer Science Students Make Strides in AI," by Evan Elliot, USF News, January 27, 2025, www.usfca.edu/news/compute...
#USFCA #USFCS
#USFCA #USFCS
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January 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Computer Science Students Make Strides in AI," by Evan Elliot, USF News, January 27, 2025, www.usfca.edu/news/compute...
#USFCA #USFCS
#USFCA #USFCS
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Meet Riya Mathur, a recipient of @craignewmark.bsky.social Women in Technology Scholarship at the University of San Francisco. Riya was able to attend the 2024 Grace Hopper Celebration. Discover how this scholarship made her GHC journey possible
January 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Meet Riya Mathur, a recipient of @craignewmark.bsky.social Women in Technology Scholarship at the University of San Francisco. Riya was able to attend the 2024 Grace Hopper Celebration. Discover how this scholarship made her GHC journey possible
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Meet Katherine Anthony, a recipient of
@craignewmark.bsky.social Women in Technology scholarship at the University of San Francisco. Katherine was able to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration and meet inspiring women in the tech industry. Read more about her journey below
@craignewmark.bsky.social Women in Technology scholarship at the University of San Francisco. Katherine was able to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration and meet inspiring women in the tech industry. Read more about her journey below
January 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Meet Katherine Anthony, a recipient of
@craignewmark.bsky.social Women in Technology scholarship at the University of San Francisco. Katherine was able to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration and meet inspiring women in the tech industry. Read more about her journey below
@craignewmark.bsky.social Women in Technology scholarship at the University of San Francisco. Katherine was able to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration and meet inspiring women in the tech industry. Read more about her journey below
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Thanks to @craignewmark.bsky.social our students
@usfca.bsky.social have been receiving all kinds of scholarships. We'll be highlighting a few. Here is Jade Hao talking about how the tuition scholarship made a difference for her.
@usfca.bsky.social have been receiving all kinds of scholarships. We'll be highlighting a few. Here is Jade Hao talking about how the tuition scholarship made a difference for her.
January 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Thanks to @craignewmark.bsky.social our students
@usfca.bsky.social have been receiving all kinds of scholarships. We'll be highlighting a few. Here is Jade Hao talking about how the tuition scholarship made a difference for her.
@usfca.bsky.social have been receiving all kinds of scholarships. We'll be highlighting a few. Here is Jade Hao talking about how the tuition scholarship made a difference for her.
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Here is a summary of @craignewmark.bsky.social donations to Women and Military Veterans in Tech at the University of San Francisco www.linkedin.com/pulse/2024-s...
2024 Summary of Craig Newmark’s Donations to Women and Military Veterans in Tech at the University of San Francisco
Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies, donated $250,000 to the University of San Francisco's Women and Military Veterans in Tech initiative this past year. Here’s a...
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January 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Here is a summary of @craignewmark.bsky.social donations to Women and Military Veterans in Tech at the University of San Francisco www.linkedin.com/pulse/2024-s...
In case it is helpful, I updated my semester planner Google Spreadsheet for the Spring 2025 semester:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I use it to plan the topics and major project deadlines around the semester holidays and anticipated travel before creating the course syllabus.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I use it to plan the topics and major project deadlines around the semester holidays and anticipated travel before creating the course syllabus.
Semester Planner - Spring 2025
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January 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
In case it is helpful, I updated my semester planner Google Spreadsheet for the Spring 2025 semester:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I use it to plan the topics and major project deadlines around the semester holidays and anticipated travel before creating the course syllabus.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I use it to plan the topics and major project deadlines around the semester holidays and anticipated travel before creating the course syllabus.
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Six women who have had, and continue to have, a positive impact on the tech world, and whose work should be remembered and shared by everyone working in tech— a thread:
January 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Six women who have had, and continue to have, a positive impact on the tech world, and whose work should be remembered and shared by everyone working in tech— a thread:
☑️ Sabbatical application submitted
December 10, 2024 at 8:04 PM
☑️ Sabbatical application submitted
Hello #SF friends worried about the tsunami alert...
The website with tsunami evacuation zones isn't loading right now, but there is a snapshot on this SF Chronicle news article from 2021:
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
It is supposed to hit San Francisco around 12:10pm. Stay safe!
The website with tsunami evacuation zones isn't loading right now, but there is a snapshot on this SF Chronicle news article from 2021:
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
It is supposed to hit San Francisco around 12:10pm. Stay safe!
New maps show what happens if once-in-a-millennium tsunami hits Bay Area
California Geological Survey tsunami maps have been updated for San Francisco, Contra...
www.sfchronicle.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Hello #SF friends worried about the tsunami alert...
The website with tsunami evacuation zones isn't loading right now, but there is a snapshot on this SF Chronicle news article from 2021:
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
It is supposed to hit San Francisco around 12:10pm. Stay safe!
The website with tsunami evacuation zones isn't loading right now, but there is a snapshot on this SF Chronicle news article from 2021:
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
It is supposed to hit San Francisco around 12:10pm. Stay safe!
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Trying something new:
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
November 20, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Trying something new:
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
When I copy and move a file on the Google Drive web interface, I would love a quick way to view that file. I made the copy because I intend to edit it!
I know you can open the file and move/copy from there, but I don't want to accidentally modify the original and update the timestamp.
I know you can open the file and move/copy from there, but I don't want to accidentally modify the original and update the timestamp.
November 21, 2024 at 6:08 PM
When I copy and move a file on the Google Drive web interface, I would love a quick way to view that file. I made the copy because I intend to edit it!
I know you can open the file and move/copy from there, but I don't want to accidentally modify the original and update the timestamp.
I know you can open the file and move/copy from there, but I don't want to accidentally modify the original and update the timestamp.
I'm giving a lecture to 1st year CS undergrads on debugging. It has to be fairly general---they aren't in the same intro class (learning Python or Java and using different IDEs).
Still, I somehow ended up with over 50 slides? No idea how this is going to go.
Still, I somehow ended up with over 50 slides? No idea how this is going to go.
November 15, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I'm giving a lecture to 1st year CS undergrads on debugging. It has to be fairly general---they aren't in the same intro class (learning Python or Java and using different IDEs).
Still, I somehow ended up with over 50 slides? No idea how this is going to go.
Still, I somehow ended up with over 50 slides? No idea how this is going to go.
I *love* my job as a professor...
But, right now I dream about having a job where I could (a) easily take the sick time I need to finally get over these coughing fits and (b) take the vacation/leave I need to manage my precious dog's complex EOL care.
But, right now I dream about having a job where I could (a) easily take the sick time I need to finally get over these coughing fits and (b) take the vacation/leave I need to manage my precious dog's complex EOL care.
November 14, 2024 at 3:32 PM
I *love* my job as a professor...
But, right now I dream about having a job where I could (a) easily take the sick time I need to finally get over these coughing fits and (b) take the vacation/leave I need to manage my precious dog's complex EOL care.
But, right now I dream about having a job where I could (a) easily take the sick time I need to finally get over these coughing fits and (b) take the vacation/leave I need to manage my precious dog's complex EOL care.
I finally broke down and used my personal funds to buy GitHub stickers for my CS students this semester.
I am grateful for how inclusive they are. It is so fun seeing them pick one out!
I am grateful for how inclusive they are. It is so fun seeing them pick one out!
October 27, 2024 at 5:28 PM
I finally broke down and used my personal funds to buy GitHub stickers for my CS students this semester.
I am grateful for how inclusive they are. It is so fun seeing them pick one out!
I am grateful for how inclusive they are. It is so fun seeing them pick one out!