Behind the schoolroom door. And should I live
To see his coming forth, a life away,
I know my hope, but do not know its form
Among his teachers have a care of him…—“September, The First Day Of School” | Howard Nemerov
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United States Consumer Sentiment
⛔️UMich Consumer #Sentiment relapsed in August amid new tariff announcements & higher expected inflation — across age, income & stock wealth groups
🔻Sentiment: -5.7%
🔻Current Conditions -9.3%
🔻Expectations -3.1%⚠️"Perceptions of many aspects of the economy slipped" pic.twitter.com/4wYXLRPfAN
— Gregory Daco (@GregDaco) August 29, 2025
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI) is released twice a month:
- Preliminary Report – Released mid-month (usually the second Friday of the month).
- Final Report – Released at the end of the month (usually the fourth Friday of the month).
Both reports are published at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (ET).
Consumer sentiment down amid disagreements on new government policies
Consumer sentiment fell for the first time in six months, edging down 4% from December.
While assessments of personal finances inched up for the fifth consecutive month, both the short- and long-run business… pic.twitter.com/r2mPTc5XiO
— Michigan News (@UMichiganNews) January 24, 2025
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Colloquy (August)
Whatever anyone wants to talk about. If no one has any suggestions, how about we poke at any of these new releases:
ANSI RELEASES REPORT: STANDARDIZATION EMPOWERING AI-ENABLED SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE
NIST: AI Standards: Federal Engagement
IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence
Ann Arbor’s Argus Farm Stop, which was founded in 2014 by U-M alums Kathy Sample and Bill Brinkerhoff, has shared its “playbook” to help launch the concept and deliver fresh food in communities across the state of Michigan. Feature from @UMichiganNews: https://t.co/vIuWwZQXmV pic.twitter.com/OKaGgeZEqe
— University of Michigan (@UMich) July 31, 2025
SES Paper Deadline
Lovely to gather with some of the members of the SES Board to celebrate #worldstandardsday #worldstanardsday. Can’t wait to see connect again with our standards community at #ses2023 on March 29th -31st in Portland, Oregon. pic.twitter.com/WCH2UYuEkg
— SES (@SES_Standards) October 13, 2022

We’re “organized” but not too organized; like the bookseller who knows where every book can be found.
at a conference where you don’t have to present
— Peyman Milanfar (@docmilanfar) April 4, 2025
#AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter
Academics be like 👇 pic.twitter.com/6cpVEw3PVS
— Reviewer 2 (@GrumpyReviewer2) April 2, 2024