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Richard Corsi

@corsiaq.bsky.social

Dean - College of Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Indoor air quality researcher. Dog lover. Music lover. Acoustic guitarist. Faith in younger generations. Posts are my own.

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The Technically Hip: UC Davis Engineers Rock in This Faculty & Staff Jam Band
YouTube video by UC Davis College of Engineering The Technically Hip: UC Davis Engineers Rock in This Faculty & Staff Jam Band

I am so excited. Our @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social rock band - The Technically Hip - has just added a saxophonist, and rumor has it that there may even be some cowbell in our future.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnzW...

02.12.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great list, @meganranney.bsky.social!

I will add:

* Higher education 🏫

* Science βš—οΈ

* Great colleagues

* Music 🎸

* Dogs πŸ•

* Tofu

27.11.2025 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nov 21st Update:

NWSS is back! After what may have been the lowest transmission rates since 2021, we are seeing rises again. Expect this to accelerate into the holiday season, especially in MW&NE
Estimates:

πŸ”Έ150,000 new inf/day
πŸ”Έ~1 in 220 currently infected
πŸ”Έ~1 in 550 are significantly infectious

21.11.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

All the chickens touched the same elevator button

22.11.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
The Technically Hip: UC Davis Engineers Rock in This Faculty & Staff Jam Band
YouTube video by UC Davis College of Engineering The Technically Hip: UC Davis Engineers Rock in This Faculty & Staff Jam Band

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnzW...

21.11.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A white egret stands in water with reeds in the background.  Its reflection in the water below it is evident, partially obscured by plants in the foreground.

A white egret stands in water with reeds in the background. Its reflection in the water below it is evident, partially obscured by plants in the foreground.

Egret and its reflection.

@ucdavis.bsky.social arboretum

20.11.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Vaccine Safety
MENU V
For Everyone
NOV. 19, 2025
KEY POINTS
β€’ The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.
β€’ Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.
β€’ HHS has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism,
including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and potential causal links.

Vaccine Safety MENU V For Everyone NOV. 19, 2025 KEY POINTS β€’ The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. β€’ Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities. β€’ HHS has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism, including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and potential causal links.

The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.

Period.

This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.

20.11.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2951    πŸ” 1136    πŸ’¬ 109    πŸ“Œ 87
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Arizona's dust storms getting a ranking system like tornadoes A team 22 meteorologists and weather experts has spent years developing the first standardized dust storm scale.

cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2025/11/19/p...

20.11.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I occasionally do :)

17.11.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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UC Davis Engineering Faculty Find Harmony on and Off Stage At UC Davis, the College of Engineering is known for innovation, academic excellence and now, for rocking out. A band comprised entirely of faculty and staff members, The Technically Hip, is striking ...

We are educating future engineers & doing research that will better society & the planet, and also rocking out!

I am so proud that the @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social has its own rock band, the Technically Hip.

Check out the rockumentary link in the story below.

www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/uc-...

17.11.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A do-it-yourself air cleaner constructed with walls that are themselves air filters configured and held together with yellow and blue duct tape and powered by a box fan sits on a table in a classroom.  A window in the background shows a courtyard with picnic tables, trees, and grass.

A do-it-yourself air cleaner constructed with walls that are themselves air filters configured and held together with yellow and blue duct tape and powered by a box fan sits on a table in a classroom. A window in the background shows a courtyard with picnic tables, trees, and grass.

4/ Consider a CR Box. It is highly effective at removing respiratory aerosol particles across a wide range of particle sizes that convey viruses, and the additional mixing added to rooms can cause rapid dispersion of respiratory plumes when in close contact with those infected.

17.11.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
A man wearing glasses and a respirator to protect himself from airborne viruses sits in a commercial aircraft with violet lighting.

A man wearing glasses and a respirator to protect himself from airborne viruses sits in a commercial aircraft with violet lighting.

3/ Public empowerment is important, folks. Reducing the amount of respiratory aerosol particles you inhale in shared spaces will dramatically reduce your risk of infection. Increase ventilation when possible, wear an N95, KN95 or better mask/respirator in shared public spaces, improve filtration.

17.11.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

2/ "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t provided a detailed, national report on flu activity since Sept. 26 because of the government shutdown."

17.11.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Warnings rise for U.S. as severe flu strain causes outbreaks in Canada, U.K. A flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing "unprecedented" outbreaks in Japan, as well as in Canada and the U.K. The CDC hasn't provided insights on flu in the U.S. in nearly two months.

1/ H3N2 that’s circulated worldwide this year β€œacquired 7 new mutations over the summer,” Antonia Ho, of Scotland’s U of Glasgow, said.

That β€œmeans the virus is quite different to the H3N2 strain included in this year’s vaccine,” she said.

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

17.11.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7
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We recently saw a randomized trial of exercise markedly improve cancer disease-free survival
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.....
How can this be explained?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

14.11.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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End of day rainbow over @ucdavis.bsky.social today.

14.11.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Study Finds COVID mRNA Vaccines Boost Cancer Treatment New research found that mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 could enhance cancer treatments and help patients live longer.

mRNA vaccines help vs cancer
Our @scifri.bsky.social conversation, with transcript
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/cov...
Remarkable improved survival data and mechanism reviewed here erictopol.substack.com/p/how-mrna-v...

12.11.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 395    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Awesome lineup. Wish I could attend.

13.11.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”ΈοΈEarly data suggests we could be in for a worse than normal flu season, brought on by a cluster of escape mutations in H3N2 this year that may lift the Re from 1.2 to 1.4. We are starting to see an uptick in the US. Data from BIOFIRE.

11.11.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6
Gordon Lightfoot - "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" - Chicago - 1979
YouTube video by Jonathan Clark Gordon Lightfoot - "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" - Chicago - 1979

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald happened 50 years ago today.

Gordon Lightfoot memorialized the tragedy in a haunting song.

Bob Dylan once implied that Gordon Lightfoot was the greatest songwriter of all time. He was certainly one of the great ones.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV9P...

11.11.2025 05:37 β€” πŸ‘ 468    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 3

Grew up a Dodger's fan & sustained my allegiance through the years out of memory of my father's love for the Brooklyn & later Los Angeles Dodgers. I also loved going to Blue Jays games in the early 1990s while living in ONT.

Blue Jays played like champs. Respect to both teams for a GREAT series.

02.11.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ right on! Thanks, @meganranney.bsky.social.

02.11.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Moment of Zen

Weir in @ucdavis.bsky.social
arboretum.

02.11.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No matter who wins, this World Series is one of, if not the best, of my lifetime. Wow!

02.11.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long COVID in Kids: What Pediatricians Need to Know New research suggests that children and teens who get COVID a second time face twice the risk for developing long COVID.

Getting COVID twice doubles risk for long COVID in kids.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

31.10.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need the help of chimps.

30.10.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Covid in pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues, study says A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pand...

Oh, the (very sad) irony.

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

30.10.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s been obvious now for years for Covid-19, but this adds to the evidence for other viral infections.

30.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)

The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.

29.10.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 872    πŸ” 309    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 26

Please post a photo of your Corsi-Rosenthal Box if you are decorating one or more for Halloween.

@crfoundationus.bsky.social

30.10.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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