Amid funding cuts to scientific institutions across the country, Isako Di Tomassi co-founded the McClintock Letters initiative, a science communication project that publishes opinion pieces written by scientists about their work and why it should continue to be funded. From protecting apples in Washington state to developing novel insecticides in Indiana, the initiative has published over 200 op-eds, all written by scientists defending their federally funded science, across 46 states.
Anuva Wardah, a junior at Stony Brook University (SBU), submitted her resume, transcript and three references to the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Internship program. She was offered the two-year position in October and was set to spend her summer in Washington, D.C. In accordance with President Trump’s hiring freeze, the offer was rescinded in March.
The Office of the Provost confirmed Monday that 11 international students’ immigration statuses were reinstated after the federal government terminated them.
SBU students took to the fountain on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s revocation of 11 international students’ visas. Their demands to the University include financial support for international students, filing a restraining order against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and more.
Mimas, recently discovered to be one of Saturn’s moons, should be scorching hot. Instead, it’s frozen over with ice.
The Exchange’s website states that the project is committed to environmental justice by improving “discriminatory practices of the past” and acknowledges the damage that climate change does specifically to “low-income communities and communities of color.” However, none of the partner coalitions and social organizations under The Exchange have been identified as Indigenous or Indigenous-affiliated.
Think of Tess like ChatGPT, but, instead of curing your boredom, Tess is intended to support your mental health like a therapist would. With some studies showing a reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety in its users, Tess is one of the many “robot therapists” being proposed as an adjunct to traditional therapy.