Michael Schill resigned from Northwestern University last week, concluding a turbulent three-year tenure marred by political pressure and campus protests. The post A slew of presidents plan retirement, resign as fall semester enters full swing appeared first on University Business.| University Business
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The European Union privacy directive fundamentally transformed how organisations worldwide handle personal data, creating ripple effects that extend far beyond European borders. What began as... The post European Union Privacy Directive: From Directive 95/46/EC to GDPR appeared first on GDPR Local.| GDPR Local
Ozempic and similar drugs promise rapid weight loss, but for trans people on HRT, the risks and unknowns run deeper than influencer hype admits.| TransVitae
Groundbreaking research shows gender-affirming care reduces suicide risk and boosts mental health for trans youth, countering harmful political attacks.| www.transvitae.com
Also at Medium May 1st was potato planting day in Sweden this year; at least according to Transition Sweden (part of Transition Network). The Transition initiative Närjord (translates approximately to Local Soil) in Söderhamn, Sweden, has been working for food resilience during several years. They saw the corona crisis as the straw that might break […]| Pella Thiel
We aim to provide secondary schools with some guidelines about what level of pupil attendance in Year 6 may be cause for concern in their incoming Year 7 cohorts.| FFT Education Datalab
Did you lose your federal job to the DOGE patrol? Decided to jump to the private sector? Don't know how? Here's how to land softly.| Ask The Headhunter®
Keith’s note: I was on Deutsche Welle tonight just after 6:00 pm EST to talk about Parker Solar Probe’s close encounter with our sun [Audio] See video below. I pre-taped a segment for CNN’s Christmas show which aired on Wednesday [Audio]. Update: I was on DW again on Friday to talk about Parker Solar Probe phoning home [Audio] See video below. 26 December 2024 27 December 2024 The post NASAWatch On TV Yet Again appeared first on NASA Watch.| News Archives - NASA Watch
Saskatchewan offers diverse options for separation & divorce: negotiation, collaborative law, mediation, and arbitration, helping you avoid court.| The Western Producer
Depuis 2008, cette tendance de fond résulte des déséquilibres du modèle économique et de l’absence de solutions systémiques. Le New Yorker recense en février 20241 des prévisions d’effondrement total du secteur des médias en Amérique du Nord : « Brian Morrissey, un autre analyste des médias, a récemment écrit dans sa lettre d’information The Rebooting que ce qui va […] L’article Mutation des médias aux États-Unis est apparu en premier sur La revue européenne des...| La revue européenne des médias et du numérique
Yesterday I made the plunge and signed up for a vocal feminization course through Undead Voice Lab. I met the voice coach at Trans Pride Seattle and decided that now was as good a time as any to restart that work. It’s expensive but I was able to get a partial scholarship to make the…Read more (Re)starting Vocal Feminization| Finding Haven
Today is Trans Day of Visibility and while not all trans people want to be visible, I am very happy that I am. A lot of people are sharing before and after photos but for me, there never was a true…| Finding Haven
Keith’s note: It looks like the NASAPRS “NASA Task Book is down for maintenance” according to its website at https://taskbook.nasaprs.com/. It has been offline since last week. Have a look at these two papers I found rather quickly that use a forbidden DEIA word. I’ll bet they are not there when this resource comes back online. I have an archive online here at Astrobiology.com The post The NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List Is Offline appeared first on NASA Watch.| Space Life Science Archives - NASA Watch
The exits of the department’s CTO and CISO come amid major turnover in the agency’s IT shop.| FedScoop
This post does not reflect the views on current, past or future employers. The opinions in this article are my own. I have worked on the next generation Internet Protocol, IPv6 for near 25 years. I have worked on implementations, standardisation and deployment of pretty much every aspect of IPv6. It’s not an understatement that I have spent most of my working career on the protocol development and the transition of the Internet from IPv4 to IPv6.| The IPv6 agnostic blog
My favorite tips and strategies for doing laundry in college dorms and keeping items organized in the dorms, from a student with low vision| Veroniiiica
Housewife? I feel my cheeks flush. Is that really the best way to describe the unpaid hours of labor I’ve spent raising a tiny human for the last thirteen months? Does being a housewife imply I’m married to my home?| The Barefoot Beat
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i don’t normally celebrate birthdays, as to me, every day is a birth day. When you wake up to a new day, it’s a whole set of new experiences, and ruminations on older ones. We are never the same person we were the day before. That said, today is a day where my life undoubtedly […]| things i've been knowing…
i woke up today, feeling extremely heavy; this weight of doubt, guilt, acceptance have all combined. i sprung right up, wondering if i’m doing the right thing. i sat up wondering if she is okay with all of this- how much pain is she in? i look over and see her, and a wave of […]| things i've been knowing…
How extraordinary, is it not, the way Mother Gaia has gained our attention at last? Such a tiny, subtle flourish to settle this gentle, CoVid blanket onto us and bring our braying, jangling civilisation into a moment of suspension. Neither … Continue reading →| Integral Yeshe
How I learned to navigate my tech internship building as a PM intern with low vision who uses a blindness cane with help from my mentor.| Veroniiiica
How blind and low vision college students can benefit from vocational rehabilitation services| Veroniiiica
What I wish my Teacher of the Visually Impaired taught me that would’ve helped me prepare for college as a student with low vision, great for students and TSVI| Veroniiiica
Learn about disability housing accommodations and how to choose a dorm layout, building, and room location| Veroniiiica
This post in our Presidential transition series highlights the need to manage the electronic messages and social media accounts of political appointees and senior officials as they enter and exit Federal Service. It is important for these officials to keep personal materials separate from official accounts or systems to avoid the laborious and difficult task … Continue reading Transition Post 3: Managing Electronic Messages and Social Media Accounts| Records Express
A 1,000 page report influencing IMF, UN and EU policymakers claims we don't have enough materials to support a global shift to clean energy. But the report is deeply flawed, based on indefensible unscientific assumptions, and totally ignores key scientific findings.| Age of Transformation
Gemma McLean-Carr is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh working on a project about smell, odour, and British perceptions of China and ‘Chinatowns’ (1842-1946). She studied for a BA in History at the University of Lincoln from 2019-2022 and went on to do an MSc in Contemporary History at the University of Edinburgh.Continue reading Imposter Syndrome and History: a student project| Making Digital History
A blog reader who is planning on attending the same college as me reached out asking if they really needed to get a Disability Services file for college,| Veroniiiica
Ten tech skills every college student needs for virtual classes to ensure college success- great for students with disabilities!| Veroniiiica
How to create a disability services file for receiving disability accommodations in college, since IEPs do not transfer to college and 504 plans need additional documentation| Veroniiiica
A few years ago, one of my best friends called me late at night feeling extremely distressed, because they were trying to figure out if they should report| Veroniiiica
Tips for managing chronic migraines in college and my experience as a college student who had a migraine every day.| Veroniiiica
As a student with low vision, I am used to requesting and explaining disability accommodations in my college classes and in other testing environments.| Veroniiiica
My talk at A Future Date virtual conference all about what I wish I learned about assistive technology before starting college. A 15-minute video great for students of all ages!| Veroniiiica
I’m getting a M.Ed. in Assistive Technology- here are things I wish I learned about my low vision and using assistive technology before starting grad school| Veroniiiica
I have created a new OpenPGP key 54265e8c and will be transitioning away from my old key. If you have signed my old key, I would appreciate signatures on my new key as well. I have created a transition statement Continue reading OpenPGP Key Transition Statement→| Simon Josefsson's blog
Love beneath your feet In high school, my oldest friend Matt stumbled into a genius child-mind practice. Packing up the Christmas tree at the end of the holidays, that preternatural force that visi…| Pau hana, new hana
The Networks of Relationships Series at The Future of Leadership Substack Every day I become more convinced that the skills of networking are the most important ones for the future. In this video, I discuss the importance of networking and how it factors into The Eddy Network Podcast. The Networks of Relationships Series on Substack… The post The Networks of Relationships Series appeared first on Dr. Ed Brenegar.| Dr. Ed Brenegar
The Spectacle of the Real Series at The Future of Leadership Substack It is difficult to imagine that much of what we see today is not a representation of reality. Instead, different types of media are either masking or replacing reality. I addressed this reality/alt-reality distinction a decade ago. This hyperreal experience is not a… The post The Spectacle of the Real Series appeared first on Dr. Ed Brenegar.| Dr. Ed Brenegar
Ces derniers mois les contestations contre les Zones à faibles émissions (ZFE) ont pris de l’ampleur. Les métropoles, chargées d’interdire graduellement la circulation des véhicules les plus polluants pour améliorer la qualité de l’air, font face à une montée en puissance des sentiments d’injustice. Certaines décident déjà de ralentir le calendrier d’application ou d’en restreindre le … Continuer la lecture de « »| Partie Prenante
En matière de transition écologique dans les territoires, les lignes bougent. Et cela s’accélère ! Canicules, feux de forêts, pluies diluviennes, inondations… Les effets du dérèglement climatique deviennent de plus en plus palpables dans un nombre croissant de territoires. Avec la sécheresse de cet été et la crise d’énergie de cet hiver, la crise écologique est … Continuer la lecture de « »| Partie Prenante
La justice sociale comme condition de réussite de la décarbonation des mobilités est encore un impensé. Pourtant, les 10 % les plus riches émettent 29,2 tonnes de CO2 contre seulement 5,1 tonnes pour les 10 % les plus pauvres. L’enjeu des inégalités d’émission de CO2 ou des impacts de la décarbonation pour les différentes catégories de ménages … Continuer la lecture de « »| Partie Prenante
The Lubuntu Team has been hard at work already this development cycle polishing the Lubuntu desktop in time for our upcoming Long-Term Support release, 24.04 (codenamed Noble Numbat). We have pioneered groundbreaking features and achieved remarkable stability in crucial components. These enhancements are not just technical milestones; they're transformative changes you'll experience when you install the next version of Lubuntu.| Lubuntu
Well, well, well…hey there, friends. It’s been a hot minute. Allow me to give an update: I haven’t been super excited to write these days because inspiration has been at an all-ti…| Things We Didn't Know
By Elisa Lanzi (OECD Environment Directorate), Francesca Borgonovi (OECD Centre for Skills) and Helke Seitz (OECD Centre for Skills) Students around the world who have recently finished their secon…| Environment Focus
On 23 June 2023, the commando of the Wagner Group announced a rally for truth and justice to end the Kremlin’s bloody war in Ukraine. The ultimatum was clear. Putin’s quest to occupy Ukraine and hi…| Alter Publicus
I have been fascinated with people who start things. It is embedded in my definition of leadership. "All leadership begins with personal initiative ...' However, to start something is to recognize that there is a reason for doing so. Some things we start are experimental projects to see what works. Others are business ideas that we think will gather loyal customers. Then there are those people who love to solve problems. ... To solve a problem is to respond to a creative drive that resides in...| Dr. Ed Brenegar
A number of years ago I saw a sign over a trash can that read: When you throw it away, remember: there is no ‘away’. It struck me because I realized: Some part of me really did believe in “away”. O…| Relentless Dawn
There’s something odd going on with the human race. If we look at it as a collective whole like it’s a single organism, it seems to act like a traumatized child. I bet you’re familiar with wh…| Relentless Dawn
Recently I was part of an online chat with other yoga practitioners. The topic of “owning your power” came up. I think there’s a lot of confusion in the world right now about what…| Relentless Dawn
I want to talk here about humanity’s future — about the “Age of Aquarius” or the “Global Awakening” or the “Singularity” or however a given person wants to…| Relentless Dawn