Universities Close Offices, Halt Research in Response to Trump’s Ban on DEI
Moves intended to avert threats to vital federal funding.
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UB alum maps minerals for USGS
Hubbard, who first joined the USGS as a postdoc, is part of the agency’s Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI).
DC plane crash: Mapping the flight paths that put jet and helicopter on collision course
The crash occurred in a difficult to navigate airspace. Flight data, video and air traffic control audio reveal details ...
Several Oklahoma school districts closed, move to virtual learning Friday due to sickness
Several school districts statewide and in the Oklahoma City metro are shifting to virtual learning or canceling classes on Friday due to the large number of students and faculty who are out sick.
American Airlines plane, Army helicopter collide outside Reagan National Airport near Washington DC
An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside ...
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Helicopters flying along Potomac River frequently pose dangers to passenger jets
On Tuesday night, just 24 hours before a deadly collision between a military helicopter and a regional jet at Reagan National Airport, a different passenger jet coming in for a landing at the airport ...
Computer science has gone mainstream in US education, yet young women are still underrepresented
ScholarshipInstitute.org analyzed Code.org's 2024 State of Computer Science in Education report to understand the gender gap ...
Trump’s orders stun college campuses as he follows through on promise to ‘attack the universities’
The opening days of the second Trump administration have sent many higher education communities into a state of confusion and raw fear.
No tax on tips? Tax deduction for gambling losses? NC lawmakers return with new ideas
Rep. Erin Paré, a Holly Springs Republican who was recently appointed a chair of the House Appropriations Committee, filed ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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Before Google maps, there was Gladys West, the woman who shaped modern GPS technology
In the early 1980s, Gladys led a five-member team that was programming the IBM 7030 computer, popularly known as Stretch. She ...
Why 2 North Carolina counties are swapping residents in 4 days despite local opposition
JR Hopson, a 35-year-old Lincoln County resident, said he bought his home in 2019 to be closer to family and because he ...