Dr. Acacia Ackles

@alackles.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. Interested in computation, evolution, and how to teach those things to curious students.

I drew his attention to the fact that he would be welcome in a hundred academic centers abroad and asked him whether he had not thought of taking residence outside this country. His answer, given to me with tears in his eyes: ‘Damn it, I happen to love this country.’

Two women, one Korean and one Indian, standing in front of a scientific poster in a conference hall. The poster's title is "Biomphalaria glabrata shows differential CNS transcriptomics in parasite-susceptible vs. -resistant strains."