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World Book Day: cost of living pushes schools to ditch dress-up plans
Some schools report that the annual call for children to wear book-themed costumes has been dropped to avoid further stretching family budgets Read more
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Could product passports revolutionise the way we shop?
"Every year across Europe, there are about 30 million mattresses that are at the end of their life," says Benjamin Marien. "The vast majority of them end up in landfill or being burned." Read more
UCSB Black Studies faculty plan ‘day of interruption’ to protest protections for Jews
The UC Santa Barbara Black Studies Department has organized a “day of interruption” for March 7 and subsequent “work slowdowns” to protest steps administrators recently took to support Jewish students and quell antisemitic protests on campus. Read more
After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes
Administrators from Notre Dame College in Ohio have announced that the century-old Roman Catholic school in Ohio will be closing its doors at the end of the semester. The college has already coordinated Teach-Out agreements with several neighboring colleges and universities to ensure the closure does not hurt its students. Read more
California Offers Stipends to Financially Vulnerable Community College Students
A new pilot program gives students who were formerly incarcerated or in the foster care system, and some low-income parents, money to help pay their living costs. Read more
New PA legislation would block colleges from requiring DEI courses
Republican State Rep. Stephenie Scialabba introduced a bill in Pennsylvania to stop universities from mandating DEI-based courses and trainings. Read more
Climate researcher sacked for refusing to fly loses appeal
Gianluca Grimalda says too many scientists are ‘unaware or not prepared to take action’ when it comes to addressing the impact of work travel on climate Read more
‘Disinformation’ expert professor: U.S. needs ‘common sense’ speech restrictions
The University of Michigan law professor who claimed Donald Trump could be charged with manslaughter for the January 6 “insurrection” and that the Hunter Biden laptop was all “Russia” recently proclaimed we need “common sense” speech restrictions. Read more
More Latinas are going to college than ever before. But they still face a wage gap.
The University of California, Los Angeles’ Latino Policy and Politics Institute analyzed data from the 2021 American Community Survey and found that more Latinas are pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher than ever before. Read more
Star dune: Scientists solve mystery behind Earth’s largest desert sands
The age of one of Earth's largest and most complex types of sand dune has been calculated for the first time. Read more
