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Author: Aaron Meyer

.gitignore

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ vendor
 .bundle
 _site
 .ruby-version
+.aider*

Gemfile.lock

@@ -3,54 +3,66 @@ GEM
   specs:
     addressable (2.8.7)
       public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 7.0)
+    base64 (0.2.0)
     bibtex-ruby (6.1.0)
       latex-decode (~> 0.0)
       racc (~> 1.7)
-    bigdecimal (3.1.8)
-    citeproc (1.0.10)
+    bigdecimal (3.1.9)
+    citeproc (1.1.0)
+      date
+      forwardable
+      json
       namae (~> 1.0)
+      observer (< 1.0)
+      open-uri (< 1.0)
     citeproc-ruby (1.1.14)
       citeproc (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.9)
       csl (~> 1.6)
     colorator (1.1.0)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.3.4)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.3.5)
     csl (1.6.0)
       namae (~> 1.0)
       rexml
     csl-styles (1.0.1.11)
       csl (~> 1.0)
+    csv (3.3.3)
+    date (3.4.1)
     em-websocket (0.5.3)
       eventmachine (>= 0.12.9)
       http_parser.rb (~> 0)
     eventmachine (1.2.7)
-    ffi (1.17.0)
+    ffi (1.17.1)
+    forwardable (1.3.3)
     forwardable-extended (2.6.0)
-    google-protobuf (4.29.0)
+    google-protobuf (4.30.1)
       bigdecimal
       rake (>= 13)
     http_parser.rb (0.8.0)
-    i18n (1.14.6)
+    i18n (1.14.7)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    jekyll (4.3.4)
+    jekyll (4.4.1)
       addressable (~> 2.4)
+      base64 (~> 0.2)
       colorator (~> 1.0)
+      csv (~> 3.0)
       em-websocket (~> 0.5)
       i18n (~> 1.0)
       jekyll-sass-converter (>= 2.0, < 4.0)
       jekyll-watch (~> 2.0)
+      json (~> 2.6)
       kramdown (~> 2.3, >= 2.3.1)
       kramdown-parser-gfm (~> 1.0)
       liquid (~> 4.0)
-      mercenary (>= 0.3.6, < 0.5)
+      mercenary (~> 0.3, >= 0.3.6)
       pathutil (~> 0.9)
       rouge (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
       safe_yaml (~> 1.0)
       terminal-table (>= 1.8, < 4.0)
       webrick (~> 1.7)
-    jekyll-archives (2.2.1)
+    jekyll-archives (2.3.0)
       jekyll (>= 3.6, < 5.0)
-    jekyll-sass-converter (3.0.0)
-      sass-embedded (~> 1.54)
+    jekyll-sass-converter (3.1.0)
+      sass-embedded (~> 1.75)
     jekyll-scholar (7.1.3)
       bibtex-ruby (~> 6.0)
       citeproc-ruby (~> 1.0)
@@ -60,6 +72,7 @@ GEM
       jekyll (>= 3.7, < 5.0)
     jekyll-watch (2.2.1)
       listen (~> 3.0)
+    json (2.10.2)
     kramdown (2.5.1)
       rexml (>= 3.3.9)
     kramdown-parser-gfm (1.1.0)
@@ -72,6 +85,11 @@ GEM
     mercenary (0.4.0)
     namae (1.2.0)
       racc (~> 1.7)
+    observer (0.1.2)
+    open-uri (0.5.0)
+      stringio
+      time
+      uri
     pathutil (0.16.2)
       forwardable-extended (~> 2.6)
     public_suffix (6.0.1)
@@ -80,16 +98,20 @@ GEM
     rb-fsevent (0.11.2)
     rb-inotify (0.11.1)
       ffi (~> 1.0)
-    rexml (3.3.9)
+    rexml (3.4.1)
     rouge (4.5.1)
     safe_yaml (1.0.5)
-    sass-embedded (1.81.0)
-      google-protobuf (~> 4.28)
+    sass-embedded (1.86.0)
+      google-protobuf (~> 4.30)
       rake (>= 13)
+    stringio (3.1.6)
     terminal-table (3.0.2)
       unicode-display_width (>= 1.1.1, < 3)
+    time (0.4.1)
+      date
     unicode-display_width (2.6.0)
-    webrick (1.9.0)
+    uri (1.0.3)
+    webrick (1.9.1)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby

index.html

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ <h2>Meyer Lab at UCLA</h2>
 
 <h3>Opportunities</h3>
 
-We welcome applications from qualified candidates at all levels. Given the high volume of inquiries we receive and the limitations of email communication in fully understanding candidates' interests and potential fit with our lab, we encourage interested individuals to <a href="https://calendar.app.google/1iYzSAq2Mrjd5i2f6">schedule a personal consultation with Dr. Meyer at this link</a>. You should become familiar with the lab's research before meeting; <a href="/publications/examples.html">there is a reduced list of example papers here to help with this</a>. Please note that we are unable to respond to individual email inquiries about positions.
+We welcome applications from qualified candidates at all levels. To ensure that we get to know you, <a href="https://forms.gle/JLt7gtaPHywepNvD8">we have created a form with a few simple questions</a>. Please note that we are unable to respond to individual email inquiries about positions.
 
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