UNBELIEVABLE: 7 | History Defined

As World Heats Up, UN Cools Itself The Cool Way: With Water

Deep in the bowels of the UN headquarters, a pump sucks in huge amounts of water from the East River to help cool the complex with an old but energy-efficient mechanism.

International Business Times · May 12, 2025

Trump administration halts funding for research on infants with heart defects

The Trump administration withdrew a grant to fund research on a device that improves blood flow to infants with holes between the chambers of their heart

The Independent UK · May 10, 2025

Kehlani responds to Cornell show cancellation over ‘anti-Israel’ comments

‘I am anti-genocide, I am anti the actions of the Israeli government,’ said the R&B singer

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

About $1.8 billion in federal money for Cornell and Northwestern are frozen, the White House says

Cornell University and Northwestern University say they haven't received any notice from the U.S. government about paused federal funding even though the White House says more than $1 billion for Cornell and about $790 million for Northwestern have been frozen

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

White House freezes funds for Cornell and Northwestern in latest crackdown

Pauses come after Trump officials sent warning letters to 60 US universities for ‘failure to protect Jewish students’

The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2025

Cornell student protester facing deportation leaves the US on his 'own terms' after losing faith

A Cornell University student facing deportation after his visa was revoked over campus activism said he decided to leave the United States

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025

US could see return of acid rain due to Trump’s rollbacks, says scientist who discovered it

Gene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’

The Guardian - US · Mar 27, 2025

US honeybee deaths hit record high as scientists scramble to find main cause

US Department of Agriculture calls in university to help study decline as Trump administration staff cuts sting

The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2025

ICE Asks Cornell Student Who Sued Trump Administration to 'Surrender' to Authorities

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement are allegedly attempting to detain a Cornell University student who filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for seeking to deport foreign students and staff advocating for pro-Palestinian causes.

Latin Times · Mar 22, 2025

Ice requests Cornell student who sued Trump administration to ‘surrender’ to immigration authorities

Momodou Taal, dual citizen of the UK and The Gambia, received email from homeland security days after filing lawsuit

The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2025