Prof. Brittany Miles

I love driving into the sun along the 210 west during rush hour !

BIG BREAKING: Democrat Zohran Mamdani is elected Mayor of New York City, in the largest turnout vote since 1969. He becomes the first Muslim and immigrant mayor of New York City, and the first Muslim to be elected of a major U.S. city.

If this ancient JWST test cryostat actually works I will be over the moon bruh.

If you see someone stealing food - no you didn't.

sharing the history of the radio dedication and Art Laboe with department visitors

Autocrats want you to feel like pushing back is hopeless. It’s not! Trump is a paper tiger. Most Americans don’t want this authoritarian takeover.

I learn a new meme each week from my undergrads

My cat finally learned the trick "stand" (his 5th trick). Soon he will become literate #manifesting

just two as PI as come as co-I, but it was alot. Last year I got a 1st quintile rejection and spent some time trying to get it over the hump.

A woman breaking her chains in the sunset.

What’s especially wild (legally) about this is that NSBP, NSHP, and SACNAS have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, including white people. NSHP has had a white president, my SACNAS leadership institute class has several white members, and NSBP has a sizable white membership.

The protest flyer is on a black background with a transparent, black and white image of Old Main, and “We are keeping DEI” chalked on the sidewalk in the foreground. There is a fist with yellow rays around it at the top right corner. At the top left reads: “No Compact 9 presents” in red lettering. Underneath the name is a subtitle that reads: “A coalition cross the nine initial campuses” in white lettering. In the center reads: “UA Protest” in white lettering with a red shadow. Below is the subtitle that reads: “National day of action” in yellow lettering. Other logistics read: “10/17/2025, Old Main, 4-6 PM” in peach lettering. At the lower left reads: “Don’t sign. Don’t fold. No loyalty oaths. No compact.” in yellow lettering.

The protest flyer is on a black background with various endorsing organizations from the University of Arizona. The title reads: “Join us” in white lettering with a red shadow. The subtitle reads: “louder together, stronger together.” in yellow lettering. At the bottom cetner is a quote from the 1968 SFSC student strike led by BSU and TWLF that reads: “Our struggle is everyone’s struggle against the hypocrisy and contradictions of American society.” in yellow lettering. The logos include are from: “MEHCA, Deflock Tucson, UA SFS, UCWAZ, Iota Phi Theta, UA BSU, UA Resist, CPSW, UA SJP, UA PPGEN, FORCE, Pride Alliance, Students Disability Advocates UA, UA LGBTQ2S+RC, UA CAC, UA College Democrats, Franke Lavender Scholars, and ASA.”

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

About 80 top U of A professors urge rejection of Trump compact There's no assurance the University of Arizona would actually get funding benefits for complying, the Regents professors warn.

80 of the University of Arizona's most elite faculty, all Regents professors, are calling for rejection of the Trump administration's proposed compact. They make a key point I hadn't really focused on: The compact's benefits are completely nebulous.
tucson.com/news/local/s...

Arizona pls

Brief life update: On Monday I resigned from my appointment at Lowell Observatory. I wish my remaining friends and colleagues the best of luckin their endeavors in increasing new visitor center visitation, and continuing to pursue world-class research in the face of having ended tenure today.

JADES: An Abundance of Ultra-Distant T- and Y-Dwarfs in Deep Extragalactic Data Ultra-cool T- (T$_{\mathrm{eff}} \approx$ 500 - 1200 K) and Y-dwarfs (T$_{\mathrm{eff}}$ $\lessapprox 500$ K) have historically been found only a few hundred parsecs from the Sun. The sensitivity and ...

I wrote another paper! And yes it's about brown dwarfs wait don't go anywhere they're really neat

arxiv.org/abs/2510.00111

hopefully the University of Arizona and ABOR rejects the ridiculous compact the president sent.

Someone asked if I was a student today (AGAIN). I said no I just dont have the grey hair mod yet. Then we just stared at each other.

Once in a while, you're reminded that Cheryl Reeve is part of the Bill Laimbeer coaching tree. #WNBA

I finally got a set of trees to survive javelinas and the summer heat.

HISTORY MADE 🏆

A’ja Wilson is the 2025 WNBA Kia Most Valuable Player — the first player in league history to win 4 MVPs.

#KiaMVP | #WelcometotheW

Shoutout to the Phoenix Mercury for knocking out the Liberty.

I love seeing videos of Endeavour moving from LAX to the CA Science Center. My sister and I got to see it in Inglewood. People brought out speakers to play music by the wings.

NASA Study: Celestial ‘Accident’ Sheds Light on Jupiter, Saturn Riddle An unusual cosmic object is helping scientists better understand the chemistry hidden deep in Jupiter and Saturn’s atmospheres — and potentially those of exoplanets.

Our (Faherty et al) newly published JWST detection of silane (SiH4) in the brown dwarf W1534 (aka "The Accident")! This molecule isn't seen on Jupiter because it's removed by deep silicate clouds, but unusual chemical properties of W1534 allow SiH4 to be mixed up into the visible atmosphere 🔭 🧪

Outlook praying on my downfall

www.war.gov Yikes

Please brain lemme finish draft today.

a unicorn is running in a field with the words heute show on the bottom right ALT: a unicorn is running in a field with the words heute show on the bottom right

Also, I have been so privileged to have great mascots in my life. I am proud to be a LACES Unicorn and a UCSC Banana Slug

Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award The Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award recognizes UC Santa Cruz graduate alumni for notable achievement in a career directly related to their degree program. The recipient’s graduate degree from UC Santa Cruz played a significant part in their career success. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (M.S. ’05, astronomy and astrophysics) With a photo of me in the center

Some happy news! I am the 2025 UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award winner!

Can the person who nominated me please identify themselves?? I want to thank you!

alumni.ucsc.edu/events-progr...