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Anthony Rowe, an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, wants bikes to feed information to nearby cars to avoid collisions. His bike is fitted with an array of precise instruments and a battery hidden in the water bottle.

Bikes May Have To Talk To Self-Driving Cars For Safety's Sake

Autonomous vehicles have gotten pretty good at detecting other cars and pedestrians. But "seeing" bikes and predicting what they'll do is still a challenge. The answer may lie in bikes themselves.

Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, will be acting White House chief of staff when John Kelly leaves at the end of the year.

President Trump Names Mick Mulvaney As Acting White House Chief Of Staff

It's unclear how long the OMB director will serve in the role, succeeding outgoing chief of staff John Kelly. On Dec. 8, Trump announced that Kelly would be leaving the job at the end of the year.

High-Achieving, Low-Income Students: Where Elite Colleges Are Falling Short

Top students from low-income families make up just 3 percent of enrollment on elite campuses, and a new report says there are lots of things higher ed can do to fix that.

Students at Betty Shabazz Academy in Chicago show off Desmond "Des Money" Owusu's new school uniform designs.

Denver Teacher Strike Ends; Chicago Designer Revamps School Uniforms

Also in this week's education roundup, a new study suggest that a high-crime neighborhood can have an effect on student attendance.

Fatima Avelica, 13, daughter of of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, attends a rally with loved ones and supporters for his release outside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices on March 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

This Week In Race: ICE Sends Chills Across US, Kaepernick, Others, Write Big Checks

While much of the focus has been on deportations of Latinx, other groups have been under increased scrutiny.

Sri Lankan security personnel inspect the debris of a van after it explodes on Monday near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo. More than 300 people died and more than 500 others were wounded after Sunday's attacks on churches and hotels.

After Sri Lanka Attacks, Islamist Group Blamed And Victims Named

Sri Lankans mourned the deaths of more than 300 people who were caught in Easter Sunday's coordinated church and hotel bombings. Officials blamed the National Thowfeek Jamaath, a local militant group.

The Eastern Sierra mountains near Mammoth Lakes, Calif. The town is surrounded by U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land and, with the government shutdown, 'the landlords are absent.'

'An Eerie Silence' Where Federal Land Agency Workers Are Furloughed

The partial federal government shutdown has furloughed thousands of people who work on millions of acres of public land across the country. That means work on critical projects has mostly stopped.219

James Jean and Patrice Worthy, photographed in New York City. They model clothing by Ikiré Jones.

Stunning Photos Depict Migrants 'As They'd Rather Be Seen'

The photos avoid war, destruction and poverty — and instead focus on the beauty and resilience of people who leave home in search of a better life.

People listen to the radio as the results of the presidential elections are announced in Kireka, Uganda, in February. Many rural Ugandans don't have Internet access, and the radio is a central source of news — and platform for citizens' opinions.

Turn On, Tune In, Transcribe: U.N. Develops Radio-Listening Tool

In rural Uganda, "radio is everything," as one journalist puts it. So the U.N., hoping to hear more rural voices, used a tiny amount of data to build speech recognition software for new languages.

Where's Masculinity Headed? Men's Groups And Therapists Are Talking

American men face higher rates of suicide than women and higher rates of incarceration. In the age of #MeToo, some men are turning to each other to build healthy esteem that builds up others too.

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