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Weekly News Roundup February 5-11

Jill Abramson Fends Off Accusations, Insists She Did Not Plagiarize Author, and former New York Times Executive Editor, Jill Abramson continues to face backlash after “Vice News Tonight” correspondent Michael Moynihan accused Abramson of plagiarizing content in her new book “Merchants of Truth”. The book follows four news organizations—The New York Times, The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, and Vice […]

Arroyo Seco

NASA hopes to reach everyone and it’s in our charter to do so. But of course inspiring the next generation to not only learn about science but go into a STEM field is a goal as well because we need a future workforce. – Heather Doyle

Preview: Mindful Self-Care for Success

Mindfulness. The word evokes statuesque yoga poses and little serene smiles, but it is so much more than carefully curated Instagram poses. In order to truly succeed, one must overcome the constant cycle of stress and sleep deprivation to understand that more can be accomplished by actually doing less.  Michelle Courtney Berry is a national […]

Top 5 Social & Global Impact Sessions

Those who are passionate about the greater impact of technology and social movements will have no trouble finding a panel to attend at the 2019 SXSW conference. Below is a compilation of the top five panels for social and global impact, ranging from entrepreneurship in the modern political era to the damage caused by “Instatourism.” […]

Preview: Fighting Gerrymandering in 2021

Over the course of the past several weeks, I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael McDonald, Ph.D., of the University of Florida. McDonald is a professor of political science and will be a panelist at the Fighting Gerrymandering in 2021 panel along with Michael Li (Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law). I […]