Trump takes aim at Ivy League universities
The president’s threat to withdraw funding from the country’s leading educational institutions is already jeopardizing their research work
Harvard stands up to Trump: ‘A tremendous battle will have to be fought to defend academic freedom’
The most powerful university in the United States, supported by a growing number of schools, has rejected the Republican administration’s attempts at subjugation and censorship over alleged antisemitism on campus
When Metallica took on Napster: 25 years of the trial that changed the music industry forever
In April 2000, the band sued a website for copyright infringement. They won, but their popularity was seriously affected and they didn’t achieve much: Napster had already dictated how we would listen to music in the 21st century
US scientists who want to move to Europe because of Trump speak out: ‘I’m scared of fascism’
Leading centers in cities like Barcelona and Madrid have been receiving dozens of applications from researchers who fear loss of funds or deportation
Rafael Yuste, neuroscientist: ‘We have to avoid a fracture in humanity between people who have cognitive augmentation and those who do not’
The researcher, who teaches at Columbia University, has been promoting the new National Center for Neurotechnology in his native Spain. The institute will manufacture devices capable of tapping the human mind and modifying it
Surrounded by microplastics: The tiny pollution we drink, eat and breathe
Although this type of plastic pollution usually enters the human body in very small concentrations, it is precisely its tiny size that is alarming scientists
Basil Rodríguez, student arrested in Gaza solidarity camp at Columbia: ‘I couldn’t continue with my life as if nothing had happened’
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The U.S. university student of Palestinian origin remembers the night of her arrest and how the war turned her into an activist
New York police clear building occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia
Officers have swept through other campuses across the US over the last two weeks, leading to confrontations and more than 1,100 arrests in at least 20 states
Gaza protests at US universities deepen divisions among Democrats
The breakdown in negotiations between Columbia administrators and student representatives has exacerbated a phenomenon sweeping higher education centers in the United States
The largest mobilization since the beginning of the Gaza war shakes up US universities
With its epicenter at Columbia University, pro-Palestinian camps on several campuses are raising tension and reviving the debate on antisemitism
Nikki Haley scores her first victory against Trump in the District of Columbia primaries
Low turnout and Washington’s hostility towards the former president saw the Republican presidential hopeful win 19 delegates
So good, but so unlucky: The cult-favorite band Big Star
A series of misfortunes cut short the career of Alex Chilton and Chris Bell’s band, an inspiration for alternative rock. Now, the sole surviving member will tour with a group of admirers, including R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, to play the Memphis band’s repertoire
Why do juries view crime scenes like the Murdaugh estate?
Crime scene visits by juries are relatively rare but have occurred in a number of other high-profile prosecutions