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UPDATE Dec. 29, 5 p.m.: The University of California, Merced has launched an inquiry into Abbas Ghassemi’s conduct related to his Twitter account.
A teaching professor in the UC Merced School of Engineering is the owner of a Twitter account that had a pattern of antisemitic posts, J. has discovered. The content was described by the Anti-Defamation League as “repulsive” and promoting “antisemitic tropes.”
On June 14, Abbas Ghassemi tweeted “… reality bites!!!!!!” along with a photo of a “Zionist brain” with labels such as “frontal money lobe,” “Holocaust memory centre” and “world domination lobe.” That same image can be found on the website “Jew World Order,” which peddles antisemitic conspiracy theories.
An in-depth study of centuries-old community acequia systems in northern New Mexico reveals why they have been resilient. Sam Fernald, New Mexico State University professor in the Extension animal sciences and natural resources department, reviews data while studying the Rio Hondo acequia. Fernald was the principal investigator in a 10-year study of three acequia systems in northern New Mexico. Seventeen researchers from NMSU, University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratory present their findings in a new NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences publication. (NMSU photo by Jane Moorman) During the Rio Hondo acequia research, lines were placed in the Rio Hondo to measure water temperature. Many hours were spent measuring the relationship of the ground water, surface water and river flow in the Alcalde, Rio Hondo and El Rio acequia systems. (NMSU photo by Jane Moorman)
UC Merced professor maintained Twitter account rife with anti-Semitism
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UC Merced School of Engineering Professor Abbas Ghassemi recently deleted a Twitter account he maintained that included tweets and images rife with anti-Semitic remarks and content. The university did not say whether it planned to take any action related to the account.Courtesy of UC Merced
It wasn’t clear last week whether the UC Merced School of Engineering planned to take any action against a professor who maintained a Twitter account replete with anti-Semitic remarks and images.
Abbas Ghassemi tweeted antisemitic posts using “IsraHell” in place of “Israel,” and posted images found on anti-Semitic conspiracy websites, according to a report from the Jewish News of Northern California.
A grant from the National Science Foundation is funding a tenure-track faculty position in New Mexico State Universitys astronomy department to integrate research and education in solar magnetic fields. The grant comes through the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences. Juie Shetye, will join New Mexico State Universitys astronomy department in spring 2021 as an assistant professor to integrate research and education in solar magnetic fields. Her position is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation through the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences. (Courtesy photo)
This is one of only six positions funded by the NSF for this purpose, said Enrico Pontelli, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Juie Shetye comes to NMSU from England to join our astronomy faculty. She will be charged with developing an interdisciplinary solar and space sciences research and education program with a focus on establishing partnerships b