US Rhodes Scholars for 2022 Includes More Women, Immigrants
The class of U.S. Rhodes scholars for 2022 includes the largest number of women ever selected for the scholarship in one year, the Rhodes Trust announced Sunday. Of the 32 students chosen to study at the University of Oxford in…
Why Singapore, Zurich and Oslo are the world’s ‘smartest’ cities
Published by Relaxnews Singapore tops the Smart City Index 2021, a ranking of the global cities most actively embracing technology, but also ecological, health and societal issues. The Asian city comes ahead of Zurich and Oslo. These are all cities…
Pandemic Dents Turnout at Brazil University Entrance Exams
RIO DE JANEIRO — Turnout for Brazil’s standardized university admission exam on Sunday appeared to be the lowest in 15 years, in large part reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s education, according to experts.Just over 3 milli…
Somalia faces ‘rapidly worsening’ drought: UN
Somalia’s “rapidly worsening” drought has left more than two million people facing severe food and water shortages, the United Nations said, warning of a fourth consecutive season of poor rainfall in the conflict-wracked country. “About 2.3 million p…
Chinese Students in US Reflect on COVID Chaos
Ryan Wang was among hundreds of thousands of Chinese students at U.S. colleges or universities who struggled over whether to return home to China or remain in the United States when the COVID-19 pandemic surged in the spring of 2020.“When the pandemic …
As most schools reopen, much remains to be done to improve children’s education in the Middle East and North Africa
Schools have reopened in 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Most are applying a blended approach combining in-person and remote teaching and learning for children and teachers.“The reopening of schools is so critical, not only for childr…
Facebook Shuts Down Facial Recognition Technology
Facebook says it is shutting down its facial recognition system.Citing “growing societal concerns” about the technology that can automatically identify people in photos and videos, the company says it will continue to work on the technology to try to a…
Nebraska School District Hires Students as Interpreters
OMAHA, NEBRASKA — Facing staff shortages, public schools in Nebraska’s largest city have turned to bilingual high school students to interpret when families talk with teachers during report card conferences.The Omaha school district has some full-time …
In Somalia, a Rare Female Artist Promotes Images of Peace
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — Among the once-taboo professions emerging from Somalia’s decades of conflict and Islamic extremism is the world of arts, and a 21-year-old female painter has faced more opposition than most.A rare woman artist in the highly conserv…
A meme a day keeps the therapist away, study on pandemic stress shows
Washington, Viral memes could be some of the best medicine for dealing with pandemic stress – that’s the lesson of fresh research into the impact of humorous online content during the pandemic. People who look at the right kinds of memes are more posit…