The Russia-Ukraine War has Important Geopolitical and Human Rights Ramifications

Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, marking the start of a war and causing widespread geopolitical and human rights ramifications.    Invading Ukraine is one aspect of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategy for rebuilding the Soviet-era Russian empire. Putin seeks to seize control of Ukraine and establish a pro-Russia, pro-Putin government in the country. …

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Hunter College’s New Art Exhibit Presents Viewers With an “Alternative Practice”

At Hunter College’s Leubsdorf Gallery, The Black Index celebrates Black art and history, seeking to change the way Blackness is viewed in the art world and beyond.    How is Black identity understood and constructed? What is the significance of self-representation and containment? How does art upend notions of convention and truth?    “The Black…

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CBS’s “Survivor” Tests Survival of the Fittest on a Whole New Level

The first season of “Survivor” initially premiered in May 2000, before some of its viewers were even born. Often referred to as “the greatest social experiment” by host Jeff Probst, the show has been pushing boundaries in reality television since its inception, always pushing itself to do more to be new and exciting. But have…

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Recent Scientific Research Raises Concerns About Antibiotic Tolerance to COVID-19

People building tolerance to prescribed antibiotics can make way for “superbugs” more harmful than COVID-19 in the future.   More than 35,000 people in the United States have died due to antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in 2019. The cost to treat these antibiotic-resistant infections is estimated to be more than $4.6 billion. Yet, the bigger challenge…

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