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Rearview of the university graduates line up for degree award in university graduation ceremony. The university graduates are gathering in the university graduation ceremony. Crowd of the graduates.
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President Trump, Please Staple (Conditional) Green Cards to Graduate Degrees

In June 2024, presidential candidate Donald J. Trump said: "You graduate from a college, I think you should get, automatically as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country. That includes junior colleges, too." Trump's comments, which were an entry in the ongoing and recently intensified debate on the right about immigration, tapped into a truth. Read More ›
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Group of homeless people warming themselves by a fire, winter underpass at night.
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Mixed Messages of Hope

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The Graphene Moment

Jim Tour highlights a groundbreaking method called flash graphene, a process that converts carbon-based materials, including waste, into valuable graphene at low cost and high efficiency. The technology promises a cost-effective, scalable solution for waste management, resource recovery, and advancing material science. Walt de Heer discusses his work on epitaxial graphene, a material made by growing graphene layers on silicon Read More ›

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Homelessness Data Suggests Economic Factors Not a Main Driver

Caitlyn McKenney reacts to data shared by the Mayor of Normandy Park WA that shows the role of addiction and mental illness in homelessness. This data should inform policymakers in Washington as they consider a bill that would make it easier to sue cities for restricting public camping. Follow Fix Homelessness at fixhomelessness.org.