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An internet entrepreneur and a SpaceX engineer have become the first private astronauts to walk in space.

On college campuses, women are making inroads in male-dominated fields like engineering and business. But that is not eliminating the earnings gaps in leadership and income in the workplace.

New research finds sitting for long hours increases the risk of death.

A trove of secret documents show teens’ increasing reliance on TikTok and how executives were acutely aware of the potential harm the app can cause young people, but appeared unconcerned.

If the Senate puts up a fight against President-elect Trump's demand for recess appointments, could Trump force Congress to adjourn and ram his nominees through anyway?

A baby pygmy hippopotamus in a Thailand zoo has become a worldwide internet sensation, leading to crowds at the zoo. Zoo officials say the increased attention has led to some bad visitor behavior.

Amateur writers using AI tools produced stories that were deemed more creative, but the research suggests the creativity of the group overall went down.

Largely unknown to most Americans, over the last 20 years, the United States has lost almost five times as many active service members and veterans to suicide than have been lost in all of the Global War on Terrorism operations. “Final Fight: When the Trauma of War Comes Home” goes deeper than any documentary to date in revealing the root causes of this tragic epidemic by profiling a diverse group of veterans struggling with either combat and sexual assault-related Post Traumatic Stress. Leading experts in the field of PTS therapy and brain science offer hope and answers to the struggling veterans profiled in the series as well as to the family and friends who love them. 95 MINS WEST COAST PREMIERE Established in 2015, the GI Film Festival San Diego is a multi-day showcase of films for, by, and about military and veteran experiences. Films featured in the festival reveal the struggles, triumphs, and experiences of service members and veterans. The festival also provides veterans and service members with an opportunity to further their creative skills. GI Film Festival San Diego on Facebook / KPBS on Instagram

Illume/Warwicks: In Conversation with Colum McCann The USD College of Arts and Sciences and Humanities Center, along with Warwick’s bookstore, will host National Book Award-winning author Colum McCann, as he discusses his first major non-fiction book, "American Mother." American Mother takes us deep into the story of Diane Foley, whose son Jim, a freelance journalist, was held captive by ISIS before being beheaded in the Syrian desert-the video shared online for all the world to see. In American Mother; Diane’s voice is channeled into searing reality by National Book Award winning author Colum McCann, who brings us on a journey of strength, resilience, and radical empathy. McCann will be in conversation with Avi Spiegel, PhD, JD, associate professor of political science and international relations. Colum McCann has received some of the world's most prestigious literary awards and honors, including the U.S National Book Award, the International Dublin Literary Prize, a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French government, election to the Irish arts academy, several European awards, the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China, and an Oscar nomination. His novels TransAtlantic (2013) and Apeirogon (2020) were longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In 2017 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts. Free admission for USD students and staff by registering with your USD email and promo code. The code will be announced in the Humanities Center newsletter or you may contact us directly at humanitiescenter@sandiego.edu. For information of parking, visit sandiego.edu For more information visit: warwicks.com

In the fall of 2022, the Humanities Center commenced an ambitious three-year exploration of the connection between the human imagination and the diverse array of landscapes in our world. In the first three parts of this series, we focused on the ocean, the desert and the forest. This semester, we investigate the frozen realms — the wintry worlds of icefields, ice plateaus, glaciers and polar landscapes. Aspects of these strange and dreamlike environments will be showcased in our gallery exhibitions, while in a wide-ranging series of panel discussions and presentations, scholars from a diverse array of disciplines will reflect upon the qualities and the evocative appeal of the earth’s icy regions. Humanities Center, Saints Tekakwitha and Serra Hall, Room 200 February 13 | The Frozen Realms: An Interdisciplinary Introduction and Opening Reception Brian Clack, PhD | Philosophy Ron Kaufmann, PhD | Environmental and Ocean Sciences The Science of Ice and Coldness| February 20 Sue Lowery, PhD | Biology Michael Mayer, PhD | Biology Maren Mossman, PhD | Physics Illume Guest Lecture: Arctic Art Now | February 27 Christopher P. Heuer, PhD | University of Rochester Imagining the Cold in Literature and Music | March 5 Christopher Adler, PhD | Music Fred Miller Robinson, PhD | English (ret.) Lisa Smith | English After Icebergs: Mark Dion and Farrah Karapetian in Conversation with Derrick Cartwright| March 12 Derrick Cartwright, PhD | Art, Architecture + Art History Mark Dion, BFA | Artist Farrah Karapetian, MFA | Art, Architecture + Art History Human Communities in Frozen Realms | March 19 Jennifer Parkinson, PhD | Anthropology Thomas Reifer, PhD | Sociology Meaghan Weatherdon, PhD | Theology and Religious Studies The Fate of the Ice | April 9 Michel Boudrias, PhD | Environmental and Ocean Sciences Colin Fisher, PhD | History Sarah Gray, PhD | Environmental and Ocean Sciences Exploring the Frozen Realms | April 16 Hugh Ellis, PhD | Biology Ron Kaufmann, PhD | Environmental and Ocean Sciences Bryson Patterson | Alum, ‘22 (BA) and ‘23 (MS) For information on parking, visit www.sandiego.edu/parking/parking-information/guests.php