Amid protests and police raids, US schools try to keep the peace at graduation
Reuters Ahead of the University of Michigan’s commencement on Saturday, the school has trained staff volunteers in how to mitigate disruptions: a change from the usual duties of guiding guests around campus and showing them to their seats. Everyone facilitating the University of Illinois’ commencement the following weekend will have undergone similar special training. At […]
Women hold one in five top science and tech jobs – study
London/New YorkThomson Reuters Foundation Women hold one in five top jobs in science, technology, maths and engineering globally, which slows down innovation, a study of research institutions said last week. While women made up more than 50 per cent of higher education students in those subjects – known collectively as STEM – their numbers fell […]
WOW!: GREEN MACHINES? FLYING TAXIS COULD SLASH EMISSIONS FOR LONG JOURNEYS
SONIA ELKS, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on hopes flying taxis could help provide a more sustainable future…