AI to stop water pollution before it happens
Artificial intelligence will be used in south-west England to predict pollution before it happens and help prevent it. Read more
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Sanders introduces bill to make community college free by taxing wall street
The College for All Act of 2023 would massively change the higher education landscape in the U.S., taking a step toward Sanders’s long-standing goal of making public college free for all. It would make community college and public vocational schools tuition-free for all students, while making any public college and university free for students from single-parent households making less than $125,000 or couples making less than $250,000 — or, the vast majority of families in the U.S. Read more
Springfield College tells students to avoid using terms ‘mother’ and ‘father’
Springfield College in Massachusetts offers pronoun guidelines that discourage students from using the words “mother,” “father,” and other “gender specific” terms. Read more
Glum Chinese graduates go viral with pictures of misery amid jobs anxiety
As millions of young people in China graduate from university this month, the traditional pictures of joyful students throwing their hats and gowns into the air have been replaced by photos of them lying on the ground or throwing their degree certificates into the bin. Read more
Drexel and Salus Universities have decided to proceed with a merger
The presidents of Drexel and Salus Universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger of the two institutions and will aim to have it take effect next summer. Read more
Gov. Abbott signs Texas law banning biological men from female collegiate sports
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday signed into law legislation that prohibits biological men from competing in women’s collegiate sports. Read more
Meta scientist Yann LeCun says AI won’t destroy jobs forever
One of the three "godfathers of AI" has said it won't take over the world or permanently destroy jobs. Read more
Harvard Morgue Manager Indicted for Stealing Human Remains
he manager of a morgue at Harvard Medical School allegedly stole human body parts that had been donated for educational use, according to a federal indictment Read more
Backlash against Johns Hopkins after university erases ‘women’ from definition of ‘lesbian’
Johns Hopkins University was slammed online this week for erasing women from the word “lesbian” in its LGBTQ glossary. Read more
Canada man who allegedly yelled anti-trans hate at girl banned from school sports
A Canadian man who allegedly shouted at a nine-year-old girl and questioned whether she was transgender has been banned from attending elementary school athletics competitions, after an incident that activists say reflects a broader rise in anti-trans hate across the country. Read more
