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In Retrospect: Poland, Russia, Europe

In April I spent a few days with Zryw, a Polish non-profit organization that recruits young people to enter politics and public life. Their aim is to build a new generation of civic leaders in Poland. I’ve followed their evolution from the beginning; my son is one of the founders. (“Zryw” means “impulse” or “burst of speed” in Polish). Julie Chmielewska, one of Zryw’s leaders, interviewed me at the event. Here is the conversation, lightly edited for grammar and context: Julia Chmielewska: Assuming that culture shapes institutions, could we conclude that some cultures are more prone to authoritarianism? Anne Applebaum: I don’t think so. Every culture, every nation, and every country has the potential for change. When we look at history, we can see that nations do change. Poland has changed, for example, from the 1980s to today. There’s a completely different mentality here than the one I encountered when I first visited, in 1988. The current generation sees the world through a different frame. So no, I don’t believe that certain nations are doomed to authoritarianism, or to anything. Of course, there are political and cultural traditions, but they can always be challenged. JC: So do you think there’s something intrinsic in human nature that pushes people to democracy, freedom? AA: I think there is something in human nature, a deep instinct, that pushes people towards freedom, yes. People who live in authoritarian countries – and I’ve heard this from them over and over again – sooner or later find themselves angered by a feeling of helplessness. They can see the unfairness of crooked courts, irrational political decisions. They naturally dislike the fact that somebody has all the power while they have none. In those circumstances, people who have no political background at all sometimes are politicized just by that frustration. I’m thinking of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, for example, who was a Belarusian housewife, until the circumstances of her husband’s arrest forced her to become a politician. I met a woman who is a Uyghur from China, and who had come to live in Turkey. After several of her family members were arrested, she too was propelled into a political role. These kinds of experiences make people interested in democracy or political reform, even if they thought they didn’t care. I also think that the opposite is true: some people instinctively prefer homogeneity, order, hierarchy. They don’t like the confrontation of opinions or the noise of debate, and they lean towards a single leader or a unified regime. I think that most of modern history is shaped by the clash between those two different sides of human nature. JC: Which force do you find more powerful today? AA: I think they both have a lot of power and there’s no way of predicting who wins. Even in countries that seem very shut off or stuck in an authoritarian system can change. We’ve seen that happen. And vice versa, I think democracies can also begin to fail and slide into authoritarianism. So it’s very important not to be complacent in either direction. JC: I want to go into your history and your experiences. You’ve lived in Russia during a time of incredible change in the late 80s, and then you came back to do research in post-Soviet Russia. AA: I was a student in Russia just before the collapse of the Soviet Union. I then traveled and worked there extensively in the 1990s, and I met people who really were full of hope. They hoped that Russia could become a democracy, or at least a place that guaranteed freedom of speech, freedom of the press. These weren’t ideas that came from Washington. Although now the narrative in the Kremlin is different, I met many people who were working towards exactly that kind of transformation. A friend of mine ran a series of seminars – once a year, and then later several times a year, in cities all over Russia – designed to get people to discuss politics in new ways. She invited young politicians and journalists, as well as foreigners. I went to many of them, in Moscow as well as Volgograd and Novosibirsk. Over two decades, hundreds of people came to these seminars, and all of them wanted Russia to be different. I remain convinced that many Russians still want Russia to be different. It’s just that the old system, in the form of Putin, a representative of that system, returned. The KGB reimposed their power. And this wasn’t because of something to do with culture, this was to do with money and politics, and who was in charge. JC: You’ve partially answered my question... I wanted to ask whether that excitement of the 1990s was an exception from the Russian historical norm which has been rather authoritarian? AA: Of course, if you look at the history of Russia since the 18th century, there have always been liberal groups, reformers and revolutionaries. There were the Decembrists, in the early 19th century, and the rural populists later on, who tried to organize the peasantry. A significant group of liberal Russians appeared at the turn of the 20th century, people like the father of the writer Vladimir Nabokov, who was a Russian politician before the revolution. These groups were small in number, but sometimes had a broader significance. The Russian dissident movement in the 1950s and 1960s actually invented the modern human rights movement. It was their idea to hold the leaders of the Soviet Union accountable for the language they used, to remind them of the treaties they had signed and the promised they had made. They created the Helsinki group, for example, that held Soviet leadership to the language of the Helsinki Treaty, which formally ended the Second World War and which contained guarantees of human rights, at least on paper. That idea spread to Eastern Europe, and similar tactics were used here in Poland. (Benjamin Nathans recently wrote a great book about the Soviet dissidents, To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause) JC: But seemingly, even if they do ever get power, they could never hold on to it. AA: We don’t know, because they have never really had power. But in any case, we also don’t know what will happen in the future. There is no reason to assume that Russia will forever be condemned to totalitarianism. Even during the first fifteen years of Putin’s regime there was some form of democratic politics. Only when the full-scale war began did he bring everything to an end: he shut down all remaining independent organizations and killed his most important opponent, Alexi Navalny. But does that mean he is popular, that he enjoys legitimacy? Even now, we don’t really know what Russians think about him, or about the war. There is no way of doing real polling in Russia because nobody will answer an independent pollster over the phone. JC: Do you think that the flock of young people, especially young men, who fled Russia after the start of the war represent a continuation of liberal movements that refuse to partake in the authoritarian state, or do you think they are moving for the sake of self-preservation – “I don’t want to go to the army, so I leave”? AA: I’m sure it’s both. I actually know many people who left Russia for political reasons either in the very last years before the war, or else just after the war began. JC: And do you see a change in the young generation versus the old one that have fled? AA: It’s hard for me to say because the people who I know were mostly already politicized. I do know some younger people who left, but most of them were already either active in the opposition, or working as journalists. Many of them very self-consciously think of themselves as maintaining Russian culture abroad, just as in the 20th century the Soviet dissidents or the anti-communist White Russians once thought of themselves as people who maintained the true Russian culture, outside of Bolshevik Russia. JC: Let’s move on to Poland. One of your first experiences with Poland was reporting on Margaret Thatcher’s first state visit, in the autumn of 1988. You followed her around the farmers’ market. AA: She was making a symbolic gesture. She wanted to welcome free markets, but the only one she could really visit was the farmers’ market at Hala Mirowska. JC: And I want to talk about this area because today you can look out of any window in that district, Mirów, and see rows and rows of skyscrapers. How does it feel to see a country built from the ground in such a short time, both politically and economically? AA: You know, when you’re living in a period of dramatic change, it’s always hard to know whether the change is positive or negative. The transformation in Poland created winners and losers, as well as new classes of people, new political movements of different kinds. At the time, it sometimes just felt like turbulence. Now, we can look back at the 1990s and early 2000s in Poland and see in retrospect that the country was headed in towards prosperity and European integration. In around 2009 or 2010, I remember speaking to a woman who worked cleaning government offices, and who asked me if her daughter should study in Amsterdam or in London. This seemed to me to be a real transformation, and it happened very fast: within a few years, Poles stopped feeling like second-class Europeans, and a generation of younger Poles appeared who had no qualms about crossing borders. JC: We again live in turbulent times. Do you think we’re heading towards positive outcomes? AA: I can’t make predictions, because everything that happens tomorrow depends on what people do today. Also, history doesn’t have a trajectory. It doesn’t move in a particular direction. You only think it does afterwards. As I said, you can look afterwards at Poland in the 1990s and you could say this was a period of great progress. But not everybody at the time saw that. Sometimes people are very wrong about a given country’s trajectory. I remember people writing about Ukraine in the 1990s, about how dangerous it was that Ukraine was independent, that this was going to be an anti-semitic state, that Ukrainian nationalism was going to come back... and although you can say many bad things about Ukraine, the country made many bad choices, actually it became a pretty tolerant state which now has a Jewish president and until recently a Muslim defense minister. JC: In the 1990s Poland’s and Ukraine’s GDP were roughly similar. Ukraine was even a bit richer. So the starting point was similar for both of these countries, but they’ve turned out very, very differently. Even if we stop in 2014. Why do you think Ukraine “chose East”? Was it external influence? AA: No, I think Ukraine was in a different position. First of all, central and eastern Ukraine had been part of the Soviet Union since the 1920s, and had therefore experienced a longer period of occupation, repression, Sovietization and even Russification. Ukraine did not have, as Poland did, an alternative elite: a large cadre of economists and politicians, who already had some experience in opposition politics and in independent thinking. In Poland, the transformative finance minister, Leszek Balcerowicz, had already thought about how an economy might be decentralized before he took office. We can argue about how successful he was, but at least he was prepared to try something new. In Ukraine, people weren’t prepared. For one, there hadn’t been much space even for an illegal opposition in the previous couple of decades. Ukraine was also in many ways still emerging from colonial occupation. For the previous couple of centuries, many of the most capable Ukrainians had moved to Russia, and the first generation of leaders in independent Ukraine tended to be former Soviet apparatchiks. They didn’t immediately seek to become closer to western Europe. Instead, they looked for some kind of economic and political “third way” and an accomodation with Russia. Ukraine became stuck in this position, half-in, half-out and became pretty profoundly corrupt. JC: The Polish alternative elite had a vision of where they wanted the country to go. I think the general perception now is that this vision ends with the next election, right? Is this a natural process of gaining power? AA: Their vision, and it was shared by the time by politicians who now call themselves both left and right, was that Poland should join the EU and NATO, as fast as possible. My husband (Radek Sikorski) was in the very first government that said it wanted to join NATO. At the time this was taken very badly in Washington: the demand for NATO membership absolutely came from Poland, not from the US. But even then, in the early 1990s, many Poles already understood that the Russian sphere of influence would grow once again, that it was important to become part of the transatlantic alliance and an integrated Europe as fast as possible: NATO, the EU, the Council of Europe, all of the trading and security alliances. That consensus lasted through several different governments and over many years, even governments containing former communists. For twenty years, right, left and center disagreed about many things, but they all agreed on the direction that the country should go. In retrospect, that consensus created the basis for prosperity in Poland. JC: And regarding the Polish-Ukrainian relations. We know that antagonisms, e.g. the myth of Wołyń [a massacre of Poles that took place in what is now Western Ukraine, in 1943] are increasingly used in Polish political discourse today. In Ukraine, nationalist historians make heroes out of UPA, the Ukrainian revolutionary army, which is held responsible for this tragedy. Where do you see a start for burying the hatchet? Is the reconciliation of our nations possible? AA: So here’s a strange thing: For more than a decade after they both gained independence, Poland and Ukraine participated in a number of projects that were designed to solve exactly these kinds of Polish-Ukrainian differences. Books were published that were jointly written by Polish and Ukrainian historians, monuments were built. These projects were successful: If you’d asked me this question in 2010, I would have said that there are no real historical issues between Poland and Ukraine, that the two countries had mostly reconciled. For a number of reasons, this began to shift. In Poland, children and grandchildren of victims of the Wołyń massacre felt their tragedy hadn’t been fully recognized. In Ukraine, nationalist groups wanted the UPA partisans who had fought against the Soviet Union recognized for their heroism, despite the fact that some in this broad and not well-defined group were also linked to Wołyń. In both eastern Poland and western Ukraine, the memory of the ethnic cleansing that took place there in the late 1940s - Poles were moved West, Ukrainians East - to accomodate new borders has left feelings of displacement and bitterness. The wave of Ukrainian immigration, which started before the war, may have provoked some of this. But don’t underestimate the role played by Russia, which has always wanted to create discord between Poland and Ukraine, and pumps out propaganda to that effect in both countries. Vandalism on both sides of the border, damage done to cemeteries and monuments, is sometimes carried out by provacateurs working for Russia, just to create bad feelings. The Polish-Ukrainian conflict also hides a different reality: although there are real grievances and bad memories, the truth is that the biggest tragedies both nations experienced in the twentieth century were inflicted by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. That should unite these two countries, not divide them. JC: This week (19.04.2026 – Ed.) in Hungary we saw that using historical narratives to create grievance has no longer worked. Are you optimistic about the direction after Orban’s loss? AA: The Hungarian election was really important because it shows that people can actually resist powerful, dominant propaganda. The ruling party Fidesz controlled all of the TV, 90% of the newspapers, the constitutional court, the bureaucracy... and yet people had the nerve to vote against it and resist it. It’s also an important election because Hungary created a huge network of well-funded think tanks and foundations that were funding other far right groups and projects. So that loss is going to have a knock-on effect in other places too, maybe even in Poland. JC: What you’ve said about resisting propaganda reminds me of one of the interviews you did about talking to Russians in the post-Soviet era who claimed that people knew that the system was lying. Why do people choose to believe in these regimes anyway? AA: Because it’s useful. Stephen Kotkin, an American historian, once described how people would learn how to “speak Bolshevik”: It was just a language that you needed to use in order to get by in society. If you didn’t talk the way the regime wanted you to talk, then you might have problems, or lose your job, or your kids would not get into university. It was a way of getting along. Communist Poland was similar, at least in the early years. When I was writing a book about the Sovietization of Eastern Europe after World War II, I met a lot of people who wanted to talk a lot about the war, when many of them had done really heroic things. But almost nobody wanted to talk about the decade afterwards, between 1945 and 1956. This was when you had the short period of terror, violence and Polish Stalinism. To stay safe, people felt the need to just go along with what others were saying, or stay out of politics, or use communist jargon without necessarily believing it. I don’t judge them for it, and I wouldn’t describe all of those people as collaborators. It’s easy to feel moral certainty in retrospect, because we know that communism ended. But if you were living in 1949, it might not have been clear to you that communism was going to end. In very repressive societies, maybe about 10% of people who are really evil – collaborators, torturers. Maybe 10% of people are really brave and who find ways to resist. And then around 80% of people have kids, they have parents, they have to have jobs and they’ve had to get through it somehow. Strange though it may sound, I’ve found that the work I did on that book is now very useful in explaining some of what’s going on in the United States today. There are plenty of members of the Republican Party in Congress who know perfectly well that Donald Trump says many things that aren’t true. But they avoid criticizing him because it’s inconvenient, because they would get in trouble, because someone would attack them on the internet. So actually you don’t even need mass terror to get people to conform. JC: Is Gen Z reinventing agency? AA: We’ll see. In any generation you can find groups of people who want agency. If you live in a society that’s unfair, for example where a tiny number of people have captured most of the wealth, then at a certain point people rebel. This is always easier for younger people, who have you have less to lose. The question now is how the internet will affect the relationships between citizens and the state, and how it will change organizations. The “Twitter revolutions” people spoke about as early as 2008-9, mass protests organized online, have often proved to be very superficial. Although you can easily join something just by clicking, the work of creating a real movement requires physical participation. Successful mass movements of the past, for example the Civil Rights movement in the United States, were built by people who had spent many years together. They had participated in non-violent workshops together. They practiced and prepared. Just using the you can get everybody to show up at a certain moment, but then when the protest is broken up, nothing happens. It’s also true that the repressive regimes have more recently learned how to use the internet to undermine leaders and movements. Most of all, they now understand how to make people cynical. The form of propaganda that most modern authoritarians use - and I think the Russians really pioneered this - deploys sneering cynicism. Instead of praising the rulers, the regime propagandists mock the opposition movement leadership for being supposedly corrupt or sexually degenerate, with the goal of undermining any kind of idealism. JC: MAGA grew on the internet? AA: MAGA is a real grassroots movement. They had symbols, red hats, they showed up at rallies. But you’re right that the cynicism, the sarcasm and the distrust that the movement embodies came originally from the internet, and this is different. Fifty years ago, most European political parties had a social base in real organizations, in trade unions for Social Democrats, in church groups for Christian Democrats. As people stopped going to church and as the trade unions became smaller, the social base of these parties disappeared. Now people who wouldn’t have known one another in the past meet on the internet and create new movements, many of which don’t last. JC: Is history ending? Going in stale circles? AA: History never ends. In truth, human beings want contradictory things at the same time: order and freedom, stability and change. These things are never resolved, and when a society swings too far in one direction, people always push it the other way. But each time that happens, the result is different. Certainly it is true that we are now in a period when old philosophers and ideas from the 1930s are undergoing a revival. Carl Schmitt, who was a philosopher who was very influential on the Nazis, is back as an influence on both the far left and the far right, once again inspiring people to think that all politics has to be existential, that all politics is about defining and defeating enemies. In the US, some are also bringing back dominionism, the idea that we need a Christian and not a secular state. It’s also true that we are living through a more fundamental shift. The old left-right divide, which was mostly about the size of the state, is much less important now. Instead, we are arguing about more fundamental things: what are our rights, what protects our freedom. Or how much power do we want to give small elites, versus how much power to give ordinary people. In America a small group of very wealthy people now control information, because they control the social media platforms and AI, which means they determine what people will read and learn. Finding a way to preserve preserve zones of autonomy and independent thinking, this is going to be the main task for the next generation. JC: What is the one book that a person interested in Central Europe should read? AA: You could read my book “Iron Curtain: the Crushing of Eastern Europe” which tells the story of how the Soviet Union imposed its culture on the region. Or read Tim Snyder’s history of the region, “The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus 1569-1999.” And everyone should read “The Captive Mind” by Czesław Miłosz, which describes exactly the phenomenon we were talking about: why do people collaborate? I joined Scott Galloway and the brilliant Fiona Hill in a discussion about the wars in Ukraine and Iran, the future of global power, and what these conflicts reveal about America's role in the world. 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That structure has shaped how he thinks about efficiency and professionalism. “We’ve always kind of had the mentality of we’re never working on the car for maintenance at the track,” he said. “Our goal is to do as little work as possible to the car because it should be ready when that car rolls out of the trailer to go racing.” That mindset shows up in routines: bolt checks, tire procedures, safety equipment and a repeatable process designed to limit errors. “Once I fire the car up and put my helmet on, that’s when it’s go time,” he said. “You can plan as much as possible for how the race is going to play out, but until you take the green flag … you don’t know how it’s going to go.” Photo courtesy of Charlie Baur First-generation driver, student of the game In racing, “first-generation” matters — and Baur wears that label with pride. “A lot of the drivers are third or fourth generation,” he said. “My family has never been in motorsports. So for me, we’ve always looked at it as we’re new to it and we want to be as different as possible. From a marketing standpoint, it helps us stand out.” It also pushes him to seek out mentors — especially veteran drivers who have seen every scenario, solved every problem and won in multiple eras. Baur credits accomplished driver Jason Blonde, a 10-time champion, for becoming his driver coach and helping him develop as a competitor. “To me, learning from Jason helps me because he has had lots of success and knows what to do,” Baur said. “You have to humble yourself and say, ‘I don’t know what to do; can you help me out?’” That willingness to learn extends off the track, too. Baur says one of his biggest challenges is not a mechanical limitation, but credibility. “It’s my age,” he said. “Some people won’t take me seriously because I’m so young. Even though … I do know what we’re talking about and have a general idea.” His answer has been to out-prepare, out-communicate and treat the operation like a real enterprise — because it is. Photo courtesy of Charlie Baur Northwood’s role: Turning passion into a plan Baur is majoring in automotive aftermarket management and pursuing an accelerated path that pairs undergraduate study with graduate work. He’s also exploring how to align his studies with motorsports-focused coursework as Northwood advances related programs and pathways. He sees the value clearly: motorsports needs business-literate professionals who understand budgets, sponsorship, marketing, operations and long-term strategy — and who can translate between the language of the shop and the language of the boardroom. That’s why his Northwood experience isn’t limited to the classroom. He has been involved with the Northwood University International Auto Show and serves as motorsports chair — a leadership role that demands outreach, contracts, coordination and a steady professional demeanor. “There’s so much outside work that makes the auto show successful that people don’t realize,” he said. “And it is truly student led.” He’s also participated in industry experiences through Northwood at major events such as AAPEX, SEMA and PRI, along with other automotive networking events — opportunities he describes as a fast track to understanding how business really gets done. “You learn a lot in the classroom,” he said. “But if you learn it and you can’t apply it to the real world, it loses its value. Or if you learn it and can apply it, but you don’t know anyone, it is still of no value.” In his words, Northwood helps him win because it “gives me the tools to succeed” — including flexibility and faculty support as he balances travel and racing commitments with academics. Photo courtesy of Charlie Baur Racing as an ecosystem — and a talent gap waiting to be filled Baur is blunt about what he sees across the motorsports world: a deep bench of experienced professionals, and not enough young talent entering the pipeline. “I go to car shows, I go to these different events, and typically … the average age is between 45 to 55,” he said. “There’s not a lot of young people going into the motorsports world.” That reality reinforces Northwood’s communications focus: positioning motorsports not as a narrow lane, but as a wide ecosystem of business careers — sponsorship, logistics, data, media, leadership, hospitality and innovation — with real demand for prepared graduates. It also shapes how Baur talks to younger students who love racing but aren’t sure what their future looks like. “If you have a passion for motorsports, there’s gonna be a spot for you somewhere,” he said, emphasizing that driving is only one of many career paths — and that local tracks and hands-on experience are often the best first step. But if someone is interested in driving as a career path, it will take a team to make that happen. Baur’s team includes Stahl’s Motors and Music Experience, Rhino Racing, Randy Wise Buick GMC Chevrolet, Western Michigan Fleet Parts, Mother’s Polish, Schaeffer’s Oil, Hepfner Racing Products, Ameriguard Storage Centers, Justice Brothers, Race 1 Wraps, TBM Brakes, Behind Your Design, CharlieBaur.com and Northwood University. “There are so many people who invest not only in myself but in my race team and who believe in us to succeed,” he added. Pictured: Charlie Bauer’s sprint race car. Looking ahead: A headline worth chasing Ask Baur to imagine 2035, and he’ll give you two answers — one dream, one blueprint. “In a perfect world,” he said, “winning the Indy 500.” Realistically, he wants to build a life where business ownership and racing reinforce each other and where he can pay forward the help he has received by mentoring younger drivers, especially those trying to break into motorsports without a family legacy. “When I retire from full-time racing, I want to be able to provide the same opportunities that were presented to myself to the next generation of drivers,” Baur said. “I know how difficult it is to get your foot in the door.” For now, the focus is simple: keep building the operation, keep learning the business, and keep showing up prepared — because in sprint car racing, as in life, process matters. And once the helmet goes on? “It’s go time,” Baur said. Photo courtesy of Charlie Baur Learn more Students interested in motorsports careers — whether in competition, team operations, marketing, finance, sponsorship, data, or management — can explore opportunities through Northwood University’s Center for Automotive and Mobility Studies. For Charlie Baur’s latest motorsports adventures, follow Charlie_Baur and Charlie Baur Racing on social media. To learn more about Northwood’s Bachelor of Business Administration in Automotive and Mobility Studies and motorsports management concentration, visit www.northwood.edu/programs/automotive-mobility-studies/. Photo courtesy of Charlie Baur Pictured: Charlie Baur at Butler Motor Speedway on May 31, 2026. Share this page

Jun 9 • 8:30 AM EDT • Business • northwood.edu

Robert Charles details Maine's political climate and need for change

Robert Charles, Maine gubernatorial candidate, discusses his strong polling lead despite being outspent. He highlights Mainers' frustration with 'woke' schools, high taxes, crime and insiders, emphasizing a grassroots movement for 'massive change.'

Jun 9 • 7:06 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com

Apple introduces innovative features and intelligence experiences across services

Jun 8 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • apple.com

$1.5M Gift Establishes the Chase-Bear-Dyer Advanced Triage Unit at UConn Health and the Chase-Bear-Dyer Family Classroom at the UConn School of Law

The gift will expand the emergency care department at UConn Health and enhance learning spaces for School of Law students

Jun 8 • 7:15 AM EDT • Health • today.uconn.edu

Weatherhead Women in Business empowers local high school students through leadership symposium | CWRU Newsroom

Members of Weatherhead Women in Business partnered with Saint Joseph Academy in March to help inspire and mentor the next generation of women leaders ...

Jun 8 • 6:14 AM EDT • Business • case.edu

Due to DMA, Siri AI delayed in EU for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

Due to the Digital Markets Act, Apple will not be able to ship Siri AI in the European Union with the release of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.

Jun 7 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • apple.com

Wildlife ecologist says her favorite science talk this year was in her children's classroom

"The kids are alright, and they sure are ready to protect the natural world into the future."

Jun 6 • 5:35 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com

Virtua Fighter Crossroads announced

Publisher SEGA and developer RGG Studio have officially announced Virtua Fighter Crossroads, previously known as Virtua Fighter New Project. It will launch in 2027.

Jun 5 • 5:55 PM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com

In the News: Manjeet Rege on AI Deepfakes in Politics - Newsroom

Manjeet Rege discusses how advances in artificial intelligence are making deepfakes harder to detect and raising concerns about their use in politics.

Jun 5 • 4:56 PM EDT • Politics • news.stthomas.edu

Beckwith defends Islam comments, gas tax suspension| Crossroads Politics

Jun 5 • 3:23 PM EDT • Politics • wthr.com

Surgical technologist apprenticeship helps stay at home mom rejoin workforce

A stay-at-home mom of three home-schooled children, Rebecca Johnson was looking to rejoin the workforce, preferably in the medical field.

Jun 5 • 11:22 AM EDT • Health • essentiahealth.org

Morning Preview: A Jobs Report Surprise, Immigration Showdown and Rising Heat Risks

Today, economists and consumers are reacting to a better-than-expected job report and regulators are rethinking how schools spend billions on internet access and classroom technology. At the same time, the first major heat waves of the season are putting pressure on public health systems as summer ...

Jun 5 • 10:02 AM EDT • Health • usnews.com

Charlotte Hornets 2025-26 player grades: Antonio Reeves

After making 45 appearances with the Pelicans last season, Antonio Reeves played his second NBA season with the Charlotte Hornets.

Jun 4 • 8:44 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Be There for Every Customer With Meta Business Agent

Meta Business Agent is AI that lets every business show up for every customer, as if they had an infinite team behind them.

Jun 3 • 9:40 AM EDT • Business • about.fb.com

SFA business students gain global edge through immersive study abroad tour of Spain and Portugal

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Nearly 50 students from Stephen F. Austin State University’s Nelson Rusche College of Business participated in an intensive, faculty-led study abroad program in Spain and Portugal May 10-21.Led by Dr. Matthew Lindsey, chair of the Department of Management and Marketing, and Dr. Mikhail Kouliavtsev, chair of the Department of Economics and Finance, the experiential learning trip bridged classroom business theory with real-world international operations across the Iberian Peninsula.

Jun 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • sfasu.edu

Inspiring future innovators: 400+ middle, high school students explore career paths at App State STEAM Expo

Over 400 middle and high school students took part in App State’s STEAM Expo this spring, exploring science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics through hands-on learning and interactive engagement with App State faculty and students. The annual event helps students connect classroom concepts to future academic and career possibilities.

Jun 3 • 7:33 AM EDT • Science • today.appstate.edu

Robert De Niro still hasn't seen 'Focker In-Law' costar Ariana Grande in 'Wicked'

Robert De Niro says his 'Focker In-Law' costar is a 'great kid' who was 'very professional' while shooting the comedy sequel, but admitted that he hasn't watched her in 'Wicked' yet: 'I still am trying to see it.'

Jun 2 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com

ASRock Radeon RX 9070 GRE Steel Legend Review

ASRock's Radeon RX 9070 GRE Steel Legend features the most powerful cooler among all the cards tested today. With its triple-slot, triple-fan design, it runs cool and quiet. The Steel Legend is also the only card with RGB lighting. Gaming performance is solid, making it a great fit for 1440p gaming, and at $550, the GRE could be a strong alternative to NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070.

Jun 2 • 8:54 AM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com

With new grant, Portage schools hopes to put mental health experts right beside classrooms

A new grant will help the Portage Community School District create an in-house clinic offering mental health support to students at school.

Jun 2 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • wpr.org

Reno high school fire science academy expands to four-year program

Students at Reno’s AACT Fire Science Academy train through hands-on drills and classroom lessons, with some heading to summer fire camps. The program expands to four years.

Jun 2 • 12:59 AM EDT • Science • fox5vegas.com

Reno high school fire science academy expands to four-year program

Students at Reno’s AACT Fire Science Academy train through hands-on drills and classroom lessons, with some heading to summer fire camps.

Jun 2 • 12:59 AM EDT • Science • wabi.tv

Reno high school fire science academy expands to four-year program

Students at Reno’s AACT Fire Science Academy train through hands-on drills and classroom lessons, with some heading to summer fire camps.

Jun 2 • 12:59 AM EDT • Science • wcax.com

The Rockets’ Kawhi Leonard Trade Rumors Are Heating Up

Houston’s youth movement faces a crossroads as the front office weighs sacrificing elite prospects for a veteran juggernaut to forge a terrifying new championship core.

Jun 2 • 12:23 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Hims & Hers Completes Acquisition of Eucalyptus, Advancing its Position as the World’s Largest Consumer Health Platform

The acquisition extends the company's leadership position across Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom, with the scale to redefine healthcare for hundreds of millions of people Hims Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS) has completed its acquisition of Eucalyptus, advancing its position as the world's largest consumer health platform. Building on the earlier acquisitions of ZAVA and Livewell , Hims Hers now has a leading presence across the US, UK, Australian, and Canadi

Jun 1 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • investors.hims.com

How We’re Reimagining The Future of Health for Hundreds of Millions of People

Today’s closing of our acquisition of Eucalyptus marks more than an expansion. It's the moment scale, local expertise, and technology converge to redefine healthcare for hundreds of millions of people

Jun 1 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • news.hims.com

Rounding up Essentia media coverage from May

Each month, we share some of our favorite Essentia Health-related stories on the Newsroom.

Jun 1 • 11:13 AM EDT • Health • essentiahealth.org

GW Serves: Sparking a Love of Science in Local Classrooms | GW Today | The George Washington University

Through a workshop series supported by GW’s Nashman Center, rising sophomore Sonse Ransibrahmanakul hosted workshops at area high schools to make biology lessons more hands-on for students.

Jun 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • gwtoday.gwu.edu

The Pepperdine College of Health Science Unveils Newly Dedicated Joyce Plueger Health Assessment Laboratory

To honor the Plueger family’s contribution, the College of Health Science hosted a dedication ceremony held on the college’s Calabasas campus on May 29, 2026.

May 29 • 7:57 PM EDT • Science • pepperdine.edu

The Pepperdine College of Health Science Unveils Newly Dedicated Joyce Plueger Health Assessment Laboratory

To honor the Plueger family’s contribution, the College of Health Science hosted a dedication ceremony held on the college’s Calabasas campus on May 29, 2026.

May 29 • 7:57 PM EDT • Health • pepperdine.edu

Eagle business students shine at mock interview event

Morehead State University takes pride in helping Eagles soar after graduation by ensuring they have knowledge in the classroom and opportunities for real-world experience and career preparation. MSU business students with the Elmer R. Smith College of Business & Technology were able to display their preparedness for one of the key steps in the hiring process as they participated in a Mock Interview Event with hiring managers from across the region this spring. Hosted by MSU's Center for Career Development & Experiential Education and hosted by Instructor of Business Communication and Management Dr. Christy L. Trent (Class of 2006), the event allowed 33 undergraduate business students to sharpen their interviewing skills in a high-pressure situation. For more information, contact the Center for Career Development & Experiential Education at careerservices@moreheadstate.edu or 606-783-2233.

May 29 • 2:13 PM EDT • Business • moreheadstate.edu

J.J. McCarthy Uses ‘Classroom’ Analogy to Describe Relationship With Kyler Murray

In his first public comments since Murray signed with the eager-to-contend Vikings, McCarthy sounded as though he understood the situation but did not necessarily appreciate it.

May 27 • 8:52 PM EDT • Sports • foxsports.com

Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic welcomes Anna Maher to practice obstetrics and gynecology

Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic welcomes Anna Maher to practice obstetrics and gynecology

May 27 • 2:30 PM EDT • Health • essentiahealth.org

Mr K winner sipped deeply with community; now it’s savoring Small Business of the Year accolades

Built at the crossroads of coffee and cultural placemaking, the KC Chamber’s just-announced Small Business of the Year has brewed more than a thriving family business — it’s a story steeped in creating space for the region’s Latin and Indigenous communities alongside incoming FIFA World Cup visitors.

May 27 • 1:57 PM EDT • Business • startlandnews.com

Essentia Health to host pediatrics open house in Bismarck

Essentia Health will host a Pediatrics Open House on Tuesday, June 2, to help new and expecting families learn more about Essentia’s pediatrics team and available services.

May 27 • 11:12 AM EDT • Health • essentiahealth.org

ESPN earns 10 Sports Emmy Awards led by College GameDay, NFL Live and E60

ESPN earned 10 Sports Emmys as the National Academy of Television and Sciences honored the best in sports media during the 47th Annual Sports Emmy Awards ceremony Tuesday night in New York City. The winners included honors across storytelling and journalism, along with wins for several of the company’s marquee studio shows.

May 27 • 8:53 AM EDT • Sports • espnpressroom.com

Public Health Graduate Students Reflect on Their Capstone Experience - University of New Haven

Candidates in the University of New Haven’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program applied classroom learning to real-world public health projects focused on mental health, food insecurity, and community-health assessment.

May 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • newhaven.edu

'First of its kind' hub to focus on female sport

The hub's work educates grassroots coaches about the importance of injury risk in young girls.

May 27 • 7:44 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Raising awareness, not alarm on teen mental health

Suicide is the second leading cause of death in kids aged 10 to 14.

May 27 • 7:30 AM EDT • Health • spectrumlocalnews.com

Editorial: CTU rank-and-file finds its nerve and votes down dues hike to fund politics

This internal vote looks less like simple sticker shock than a warning from members that CTU leadership has drifted too far from the classroom and too deep into politics.

May 27 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • chicagotribune.com

Bari Weiss: Think For Yourself, Not By Yourself

When we launched The Free Press, the plan was simple: Tell the truth plainly, and let readers come to their own conclusions. I thought there would be a sizable enough group of people who would pay the cost of one coffee a month to read high-quality news and opinion journalism. But what happened next surprised even me. Yes, you came for the stories—for the investigations, essays, debates, interviews, podcasts, and arguments. But over the past few years, you also found one another. I’ve watched strangers become friends in the lobby before our debates. I’ve seen people trade numbers after live recordings of Honestly, launch businesses after Free Press dinners, fall in love after our meetups—even get married (!?), and say some version of the same sentence over and over again: I thought I was the only one. We live in the most connected age in history, and yet, millions of people feel isolated, alienated, politically homeless, and starved for real conversation. We have followers and no neighbors. Algorithms instead of interlocutors. Our social media feeds are like troughs, but what we really need is a table to gather around. The Free Press is a publication, yes, but it is also a gathering place for independent minds. So today, I’m thrilled to share our new investment in you. We are launching a new world of community experiences for our paid subscribers, designed to bring _Free Press_ers together online and in real life. Introducing Our Community Launch The Free Press Forum Our new digital home for paid subscribers, the Forum, is now live. This is where _Free Press_ers can meet, debate, recommend, organize, joke, argue, and converse like civilized people. Imagine that. This is not social media as you know it. No bots. No algorithmic rage bait. No performative nonsense. Just smart people talking to one another. Inside the Forum, you’ll find conversations on the things our readers already care about most: the issues of the day, recommendations (books, music, travel), work and networking, parenting, dating, and where to find your people—online and in real life. Jump in! Introduce yourself and join the first conversations in the Free Press Forum here. You’ll also find announcements from us (paid subscribers are first to hear!) and our writers, hosting regular Ask Me Anythings (AMAs)—live conversations where subscribers can ask questions, push back, and continue the discussion beyond the page. This Thursday, subscribers can chat with our brilliant reporter, culture vulture, and co-founder Suzy Weiss. Friday, I’ll be lending you Nellie Bowles, queen of TGIF, to answer subscriber questions live. Read more about The Forum directly from Nellie here. The Free Press Supper Club The best part of being a _Free Press_er is meeting other _Free Press_ers. So we’re inviting you all to dinner to do just that. It’s part salon, part blind date, part old-fashioned dinner party. Here’s how it works: You answer a short questionnaire. We match you with a small group of _Free Press_ers in your city. We send you to a great restaurant. You show up for supper. The rest is up to you. Your next best friend, co-founder, or future spouse may already be waiting at the table. Learn more and sign up here for our first Supper Club in 12 cities in three countries taking place on June 18. Don’t see your city? Raise your hand if you’d like a Free Press Supper Club near you. Yes, St. Louis—we hear you. The Free Press Retreats and Excursions We’re also building something new for 2027: immersive experiences for Free Press readers who want to continue the conversation trailside, poolside, or around a fire long after dessert. The Free Press Retreat will be an intimate long weekend built around big ideas, outdoor adventure, great meals, and the kinds of discussions that happen when curious people spend meaningful time together. Bring your spouse, your parents, your children—or come on your own. Free Press Excursions will take us farther afield: curated trips with Free Press writers and contributors exploring places that help explain the world we live in, from the battlefields of Gettysburg and Normandy to the Vatican in Rome. We’ll share more details this summer. If you’d like an early look when these experiences open for registration, show your interest here.**A Note to Our Subscribers** These new offerings exist because of our paying subscribers. If you’re already one: Thank you. You built this. And you keep us going. If you’ve been reading us for free and wondering whether to join, this is a very good time. For a short while only, we’re offering a rare 20 percent discount for you to join our community as a paid subscriber. You’ll unlock everything we publish, plus exclusive access to our members-only Forum, Supper Clubs, and more insider perks. Thinking for yourself shouldn’t mean thinking by yourself. See you there. —Bari

May 26 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • thefp.com

Dayton Business Journal: Wright State, Premier Health secure $2.5M grant for expansion of healthcare program

A $2.5 million grant — the first of its kind awarded in Ohio — will allow two major organizations to expand a critical healthcare program in Dayton. Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and Premier Health received a $2.5 … Continue reading →

May 26 • 10:10 AM EDT • Business • webapp2.wright.edu

Students combine art and environmental science

Students at JW Ray Learning Center are digging into environmental science through art. NBC 5’s Wayne Carter is in the classroom to share what the students are learning.

May 22 • 6:02 PM EDT • Science • nbcdfw.com

Learning to teach, learning to discover

Nik Sandu, an MIT materials science and engineering major and student teacher, combines research in earth sciences and magnetic materials with classroom teaching and community involvement as she prepares for a PhD.

May 22 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • news.mit.edu

Leaked ‘Virtua Fighter Crossroads’ developer diary appears online

A video of what seems to be a behind the scenes developer diary of the next Virtua Fighter game, titled Virtua Fighter Crossroads, was posted on a Bilibili user’s account today.

May 21 • 10:59 AM EDT • Technology • gematsu.com

Apple TV to air first major live pro sports event shot on iPhone 17 Pro

On May 23, Apple TV presents a special MLS match captured on iPhone 17 Pro — a first for a major professional live sports event.

May 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • apple.com

Apple TV to air first major live pro sports event shot on iPhone 17 Pro

On May 23, Apple TV presents a special MLS match captured on iPhone 17 Pro — a first for a major professional live sports event.

May 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • apple.com

Philly progressives taking a victory lap after Rabb win; supporters credit old-school grassroots organizing

The groundwork for Rabb’s success may have been laid over the last several years as progressives fought for control over local Democratic committees.

May 20 • 6:02 PM EDT • Politics • whyy.org

Essentia Health-Virginia breaks ground on new emergency department

Essentia Health staff, community partners, local leaders and elected officials gathered Wednesday, May 20, to break ground on a new emergency department at Essentia Health-Virginia, marking the start of construction on a $13 million project that will improve the patient experience and strengthen emergency care on the Iron Range.

May 20 • 4:26 PM EDT • Health • essentiahealth.org

e-Fest's 10th Year Adds Challenge From Tommie Alum's Business - Newsroom | University of St. Thomas

The University of St. Thomas welcomes 25 of the country’s top student startup teams to campus each spring for a three-day e-Fest, the nation’s largest cash-prize competition for undergraduates. In this year’s Innovation Challenge, students worked on a real business challenge from a company founded by a University of St. Thomas alum. “For the 10th anniversary,…

May 20 • 3:22 PM EDT • Business • news.stthomas.edu

What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 20, 2026: A new opponent enters playoffs: rain

For a week and a half, weather has not been a factor in the WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs.

May 20 • 4:15 AM EDT • Sports • tribhssn.triblive.com

UNMC's NE SciFest spawns 'incredible celebration of science'

Take a look at some of the scenes from around the popular month-long science festival, presented by UNMC.

May 20 • 2:58 AM EDT • Science • unmc.edu

Sports promoter Barry Hearn to receive civic honour

The sports promoter and founder of Matchroom says he is "honoured" to be awarded the title.

May 20 • 1:26 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Jonathan Weigel named one of the World's Best 40-Under-40 Graduate Business Professors by Poets & Quants - Haas News

Assistant Professor Jonathan Weigel, who teaches business ethics to MBA students and studies how fragile states can build more accountable governance, has been named one of Poets & Quants’ “World’s Best 40-Under-40 Graduate Business Professors of 2026.” Weigel was selected from more than 1,700 nominations from students, administrators, and faculty members at business schools around […]

May 19 • 4:36 PM EDT • Business • newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu

Taylor Bishop soars toward political career thanks to MSU internships

When Taylor Bishop (Class of 2026) came to Morehead State University from nearly three hours away in Greensburg, he found two things that put him on a clear path to college graduation and his future career. The first was his interest in history growing up, which expanded into political science after he started taking classes at MSU. "I really got interested in politics when I got to Morehead State," Bishop said. "It was like learning a language that I'd never known, and I fell in love with it instantly." The second key factor that shaped much of Bishop's college experience was taking his First-Year Seminar with instructor Rebecca Wright. Wright is also the coordinator of internships for MSU's Center for Career Development & Experiential Education and gave Bishop some important advice. For more information on gaining real-world experience like education abroad and internships at Morehead State University, contact the Center for Career Development & Experiential Education at careerservices@moreheadstate.edu or 606-783-2233. To learn more about MSU's Department of History, Philosophy, Politics, Global Studies and Legal Studies programs, contact hgpl@moreheadstate.edu or 606-783-2655. "You need to get internships wherever you can so it can get you wherever you want." Bishop took those words to heart and for much of his undergraduate career, he benefited from several meaningful experiences outside of the classroom that expanded both his knowledge and his confidence to succeed.

May 19 • 3:38 PM EDT • Politics • moreheadstate.edu

Detroit’s small businesses are at a crossroads - Chase wants to help

May 19 • 1:58 PM EDT • Business • clickondetroit.com

The $600 Billion Wake-up Call: New Splunk Research Reveals Downtime is a Systemic Business Crisis

Downtime has become a systemic business crisis that threatens revenue, brand equity and shareholder value.

May 19 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • newsroom.cisco.com

Gen Z’s political gender divide is now showing up in schools

Young men and women split sharply in 2024. Teachers and students say that rift is reshaping classrooms, friendships and dating.

May 19 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • 19thnews.org

Gen Z’s Political Gender Divide Is Now Showing Up in Schools

Young men and women split sharply in 2024. Teachers and students say that rift is reshaping classrooms, friendships and dating.

May 19 • 5:59 AM EDT • Politics • the74million.org

Events to promote Mental Health Awareness, AAPI Heritage months

One of the featured events is an address on AI by Ryan Lee, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Radiology.

May 19 • 2:54 AM EDT • Health • unmc.edu

Northwestern professors navigate politics, pedagogy in Trump-era classrooms

As history Prof. Michael Allen lectured about the Vietnam War in his American Wars class this quarter, he drew a connection between South Vietnamese police tactics and present-day immigration enforcement in the U.S.: that police force can alienate civilians rather than winning them over. He said this comparison was not meant to tell students what...

May 19 • 2:46 AM EDT • Politics • dailynorthwestern.com

Apple unveils new accessibility features, and updates powered by Apple Intelligence

May 18 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • apple.com

Politics in the Park conversations in Oshkosh aim to build community

This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. On a late April evening, in an Oshkosh park bordering the shores of Lake Winnebago, Nikolas ...

May 18 • 5:05 PM EDT • Politics • pbswisconsin.org

How reality TV stars seeking office are changing politics

Discuss how political candidates are capitalizing on name recognition through past exposure from reality TV

May 18 • 4:14 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

UW Business Lecturer Livingston Receives Ellbogen Meritorious Classroo

Creative, effective teaching approaches and a genuine concern for his students are among the trademarks of University of Wyoming College of Business Assistant Lecturer Greg Livingston, his colleagues

May 18 • 3:32 PM EDT • Business • uwyo.edu

How teaching the history of science can help equip students to face polarized times

For decades, science educators have been encouraged to "stick to the science" and leave politics at the classroom door. But as disinformation spreads online and public trust in science seems to erode ...

May 18 • 3:00 PM EDT • Science • phys.org

Opus Alumni Businesses Support Locals in Need - Newsroom | University of St. Thomas

Several local businesses operated by Opus College of Business alumni or students found ways to support individuals and families in their communities during a challenging time for the metro area.

May 18 • 2:59 PM EDT • Business • news.stthomas.edu

Teaching with food boosts preschoolers' science knowledge and vocabulary

Using food in the classroom can help preschoolers learn more about science and increase their vocabulary skills, according to new research from North Carolina State University and East Carolina University. ...

May 18 • 1:20 PM EDT • Science • phys.org

Training Naturalists Behind Prison Walls

A kestrel swoops to grab a smaller bird on the wing and eats it, right in front of a group of men in the garden at California Health Care Facility, or CHCF, a prison in Stockton, where the garden has become both a thriving ecosystem and a science classroom for people incarcerated there. As the feathers fly, UC Davis researcher Laci Gerhart pulls out a bird guide and shows the incarcerated men how to identify the bird by its size and coloration, noting that kestrels are North America’s smallest raptor and one of the few that are sexually dimorphic.

May 18 • 1:03 PM EDT • Science • biology.ucdavis.edu

How teaching the history of science can help equip students to face polarized times

If science teachers embrace history as a lens for teaching complex accounts of science, we open possibilities for more socially relevant classrooms.

May 18 • 8:19 AM EDT • Science • theconversation.com

Water Science, Community Conservation Efforts Hold Key To India’s Future: Experts

Nagpur: Padma awardees and experts said that water conservation cannot succeed through infrastructure projects alone and requires a deeper understanding of water science, grassroots participation and stronger public awareness.

May 17 • 4:27 PM EDT • Science • timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Hydroponic System Boosts Science Program

Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom logo ” data-image-caption=” Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom logo ” data-large-file=”https://www.midwestfarmreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vertical3-e1670437798419-864×1024.jpg”> Kaukauna teacher Nick Mees

May 17 • 1:52 PM EDT • Science • q106.com

SNAPSHOT: Small Animal Science Program at WSWHE BOCES

The Small Animal Science Program at the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE BOCES) is wrapping up its 2025–2026 school year, celebrating its fourth year of hands-on animal science education. The classroom houses cats, rabbits, …

May 17 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • saratogian.com

SNAPSHOT: Small Animal Science Program at WSWHE BOCES

The Small Animal Science Program at the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE BOCES) is wrapping up its 2025–2026 school year, celebrating its fourth year of hands-on animal science education. The classroom houses cats, rabbits, …

May 17 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • troyrecord.com

Trevor Story’s trip to IL brings potential for real change

How will Chad Tracy handle this opportunity?

May 17 • 7:56 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Bill Nye Says 'It's Still Hard to Grasp' the Impact of His Beloved Science Show: 'Put My Heart and Soul into It' (Exclusive)

'Bill Nye the Science Guy' premiered in 1993 and ran until 1998 on PBS, later becoming a staple across classrooms in the country

May 16 • 2:58 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com

California colleges are seeing a rise of conservative voices. Some classes are tense

Turning Point USA chapters are growing on California campuses after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, as tensions rise both in and out of the classroom.

May 16 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org

Middle school students in Kaukauna gets hands‑on with food production

Kaukauna teacher brings modern agriculture to middle schoolers with hydroponic growing system.

May 16 • 6:01 AM EDT • Science • wisfarmer.com

ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces ROG NUC 16

ROG NUC 16: ASUS unveils a compact gaming PC for gamers and creators. Features Intel Core Ultra, NVIDIA RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, AI-enhanced graphics, QuietFlow cooling, and versatile dual-orientation design. Subscribe to ASUS Pressroom for the latest tech updates!

May 15 • 1:09 PM EDT • Technology • press.asus.com

Craft Academy students expand learning through travel

Morehead State’s Craft Academy students spent spring break learning beyond the classroom with trips to Washington, D.C., and Paris.

May 15 • 1:08 PM EDT • Science • moreheadstate.edu