An uncertain future for environmental justice
The Flint, Michigan, water crisis was perhaps the most high-profile example of the social inequalities tied to environmental issues.
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College offers free-tuition ‘test drive’
Blackburn College is initiating a new program to welcome transfer students with free tuition.
White supremacist upsurge puts US universities under pressure
Emerson College seemed a curious place for flyers to appear promoting white supremacist organisation American Vanguard.
This gadget turns iPhones into photo printers — with a virtual twist
In 2017, people around the world will take an estimated 1.2 trillion digital photos, according to digital imaging research firm InfoTrends.
Blacklisted for BDS?
Popular Native American studies scholar who was named faculty dean at Dartmouth withdraws from position, following criticism of his past support for Israel boycott. Some fear impact on academic freedom.
How Rising Seas and Coastal Storms Drowned the U.S. Flood Insurance Program
Sea level rise and more severe storms are overwhelming U.S. coastal communities, causing billions of dollars in damage and essentially bankrupting the federal flood insurance program.
Free tuition offer in New York could cost local schools
An offer of free tuition for some New York students has officials from area colleges wondering how much it will cost Northeast Pennsylvania.
The science of preparing cities for natural disasters
As Robert Muir-Wood sees it, there’s a basic flaw in how cities perceive disaster risk.
US university plans dozens of overseas ‘microcampuses’
Rather than build its own brick-and-mortar branch campuses, the University of Arizona is embarking on a plan to open more than 25 “microcampuses” at international partner universities over the next three years ...
China, Vietnam fight human-trafficking
China and Vietnam will expand intelligence sharing and case investigations in the fight against rampant cross-border trafficking of women, a senior Ministry of Public Security official said.
