Sushmita
@sushmitakhan.bsky.social
HCC PhD Candidate, Clemson University; AI, Privacy, Education research; just another crazy 😺 lady; ♥️🌈
My paper "Inclusive Recommender Systems: Addressing needs of Users with ADHD" has been accepted to AMC TORS
I am so happy and excited to share this work with the world! A lot of love went into this work and I am so incredibly happy it's finally out! Preprint coming soon!
I am so happy and excited to share this work with the world! A lot of love went into this work and I am so incredibly happy it's finally out! Preprint coming soon!
September 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My paper "Inclusive Recommender Systems: Addressing needs of Users with ADHD" has been accepted to AMC TORS
I am so happy and excited to share this work with the world! A lot of love went into this work and I am so incredibly happy it's finally out! Preprint coming soon!
I am so happy and excited to share this work with the world! A lot of love went into this work and I am so incredibly happy it's finally out! Preprint coming soon!
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A.I. chatbots posing as therapists that are programmed to reinforce, rather than to challenge, a user’s thinking, could drive vulnerable people to harm themselves or others, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.
Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders
Chatbots posing as therapists may encourage users to commit harmful acts, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A.I. chatbots posing as therapists that are programmed to reinforce, rather than to challenge, a user’s thinking, could drive vulnerable people to harm themselves or others, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.
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Surgeons in Boston successfully transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a 66-year-old man with kidney failure last month, Massachusetts General Hospital announced. It's the fourth transplant of its kind in the U.S., and is part of a new clinical trial sanctioned by the FDA.
Surgeons Transplant Engineered Pig Kidney Into Fourth Patient
A 66-year-old man from New Hampshire became the fourth person to receive a pig’s kidney.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Surgeons in Boston successfully transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a 66-year-old man with kidney failure last month, Massachusetts General Hospital announced. It's the fourth transplant of its kind in the U.S., and is part of a new clinical trial sanctioned by the FDA.
This is amazing! ♥️
The FDA approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of serious complications in people who have both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, further broadening the use of the popular drug.
F.D.A. Approves Ozempic to Treat Kidney Disease
The decision will further broaden the use of the blockbuster drug.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is amazing! ♥️
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I’m an NSF panel reviewer that was scheduled to meet today. Just got notice that all NSF panels were canceled today. I reviewed some innovative proposals in support of students. Devastating if these scholars don’t get to do this work. For the love of science & students I hope this is just a delay.💔
January 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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A policy raising the teacher salary floor in New Jersey boosted teacher pay statewide and led to improvements in student achievement and longer-term outcomes (most likely due to changes in the composition of entering teachers and teacher motivation) edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1104
What Happens When We Pay Our Teachers More? Evidence from New Jersey Public Schools
This paper examines the impact of increasing teacher salaries on student outcomes by exploiting variation from the “50K The First Day” campaign that established a $50K salary floor for new teachers ac...
edworkingpapers.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A policy raising the teacher salary floor in New Jersey boosted teacher pay statewide and led to improvements in student achievement and longer-term outcomes (most likely due to changes in the composition of entering teachers and teacher motivation) edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1104
I feel like NEURIPS statement on the keynote was insufficient? I don't know what could they have done differently but the statement isn't good enough either IMO
December 17, 2024 at 5:57 PM
I feel like NEURIPS statement on the keynote was insufficient? I don't know what could they have done differently but the statement isn't good enough either IMO
In case you are wondering what happy looks like. Or if you aren't wondering. Either way it works
December 2, 2024 at 7:55 PM
In case you are wondering what happy looks like. Or if you aren't wondering. Either way it works
My first, first authored CHI 2024 paper has its first citation! OMG this moment 🥹😊
December 2, 2024 at 3:44 AM
My first, first authored CHI 2024 paper has its first citation! OMG this moment 🥹😊