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Republicans want to link Penn's Chinese donors to Joe Biden, but experts say that's a stretch

WASHINGTON — As Republicans targeting President Joe Biden take aim at the University of Pennsylvania and the offices where classified documents were found, they've also piled on another fraught topic: Penn's financial support from Chinese donors.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 3, 2023

Columbia University graduate gunned down in Israel; 2 Palestinians arrested

NEW YORK — A Jewish graduate of Columbia University was gunned down while visiting Israel for a friend’s wedding, and two Palestinian suspects were arrested Wednesday in the killing.

Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023

Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years

Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says

The Guardian - US · Mar 1, 2023

Study Finds Most Children In US Use Potentially Toxic Makeup Products

According to a recent study conducted by scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Earthjustice, most youngsters in the United States use makeup that may contain carcinogens and other harmful substances. Read full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 3, 2023

Editorial: A welcome revolt against the flawed college ranking system

A handful of top medical schools, including Stanford and Columbia, pulled out of U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings in January, following a similar exodus of more than a dozen law schools, including UC Berkeley, Yale and Harvard, late last year. It’s a welcome development that is overdue. Undergraduate…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2023

Twenty years after the Columbia disaster, a NASA official reflects on lessons learned

Seven astronauts died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy looks back on the tragedy and how it shaped the agency.

WEKU · Feb 1, 2023

The Australian spider experiment on board the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia, 20 years ago

In 2003, one of the greatest tragedies in space exploration history killed seven astronauts — and ended an Australian school group's experiment.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents used their house to bail him out. But they rent the land from Stanford

Shortly before Christmas, FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried, indicted on federal charges of fraud and money laundering, was released on a $250 million bail bond that was secured by his parents’ Palo Alto-area home.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 30, 2023

Lessons from shuttle Columbia disaster could stave off next tragedy

ORLANDO, Fla. — “Never again” is the phrase echoed among NASA leaders recalling the last major tragedy in the space program that occurred 20 years ago this week, when Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003, never making its way back home to Florida.

Orlando Sentinel · Jan 29, 2023

NASA marks 20 years since space shuttle Columbia disaster

NASA is marking the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023