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Where was I? 2-3.

by T. Ryan Gregory, on January 31st, 2010

Ok, last clue. Looks like someone knows, but I won’t reveal the result just yet.

Choose from among previous guesses, or add a new one:

Where was I? 2-2

by T. Ryan Gregory, on January 29th, 2010

Only one guess so far (Spain)? Must be a hard one. Here’s clue 2:

Choose from among previous guesses, or add a new one:

News about E:EO.

by T. Ryan Gregory, on January 29th, 2010

Given that they have announced it on their Facebook page, I assume it’s ok for me to also mention it here.

I have officially resigned as Associate Editor and member of the editorial board of Evolution: Education and Outreach.

This was a painful decision, and not one that I took lightly, given how much I had invested in getting the journal going from the start. Not to go into detail, but the simple answer is that this was due to differences in opinion over content access policies. I will continue to contribute however I can to evolution education in other ways, and I wish the journal and my friends who have worked so hard on it all the best.

Where was I? 2-1

by T. Ryan Gregory, on January 28th, 2010

It’s time for another round of Where was I?.

Again, I will post up to 3 pictures that provide increasingly specific clues. Guess in the comments.

I don't answer to "Hey".

by T. Ryan Gregory, on January 28th, 2010

The other day I had a meeting with a colleague who indicated that she refuses to answer emails from students addressed to “Hey,”. I was glad to hear this, because although I certainly like to be on a first-name basis with students (including undergrads) working in my lab, I expect students that I don’t know personally to be more respectful. “Dear/Hi Dr./Prof. Gregory” is fine, obviously. “Hi Ryan” from students I don’t know is irritating. But “Hey” is unacceptable. Now that I have tenure, I am probably going to implement a similar “I don’t answer to Hey” policy (though I might let the student know that I won’t be responding, except for the message that indicates that I won’t be responding).

Clarification

I am not talking about:

“Hey Dr. Gregory,

I am enjoying your class.”

(This doesn’t bother me)

I am talking about:

“Hey,

I am interested in taking your class. Can you sign the form to let me register?”

(The student wants something, doesn’t know me, and only writes Hey)