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Dina Gilio-Whitaker There is an old adage that the best way to really learn about a subject is to teach it. I would agree but with a caveat: one must begin with at least a baseline understanding of the topic at hand. Such was the...

Paula Kowal World leaders and international civil society gathered in New York on 22-23 September 2024 for the UN Summit of the Future. The following article takes issue with how the climate-gender-conflict nexus was not discussed in the lead-up to the Summit. Reviewing the summit...

The Green Digital Action (GDA) initiative aims to harness the transformative power of digital technologies in a collective fight against climate change and calls on the technology industry to take responsibility for its environmental impact. The GDA initiative was launched by ITU and over 40...

Jim McDonnell A year is a long time in the world of AI. Back in the halcyon days of the Bletchley Park Summit on Internet Safety in 2003, the great and the good of the AI world convened to discuss and debate the future regulation...

Championing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for advancing inclusive, safe, and reliable digital media spaces! As a global community of digital media makers – including independent media organizations, journalists, digital content creators and civil society groups using digital media for social impact – we recognize that AI...

<article class="media media--image display--large"> <div class="image-container"> <div class="field field-media-image"> <img loading="eager" width="430" height="323" alt="Every year, dozens of professors partner with more than 100 students on research projects that span all STEM fields and the humanities, arts, and social sciences." title="Every year, dozens of professors partner with more than 100 students on research projects that span all STEM fields and the humanities, arts, and social sciences." class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/default_mobile/public/2025-02/ResearchCalvinUniversityChemistryBioChemistry.jpg.png?itok=CvAVfoAp" /> </div> <div class="field field-image-caption">Every year, dozens of professors partner with more than 100 students on research projects that span all STEM fields and the humanities, arts, and social sciences.</div> </div> <div class="field field-image-credit">calvin.edu</div> </article> <br /> Calvin University has officially received the designation of Research College and University (RCU).

<article class="media media--image display--large"> <div class="image-container"> <div class="field field-media-image"> <img loading="eager" width="430" height="323" alt="Dr. Dave Mulder" title="Dr. Dave Mulder" class="lazyload" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/default_mobile/public/2025-02/Dr.%20Dave%20Mulder.png?itok=ErbTvGvB" /> </div> <div class="field field-image-caption">Dr. Dave Mulder</div> </div> <div class="field field-image-credit">Dordt.edu</div> </article> <br /> Dr. Dave Mulder released a new podcast, It's Good to Be Smart, covering a range of STEM resources for practicing teachers.

A Palestinian delegation visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 18 February to participate in deep dialogues on justice, peace, and the dignity of all people. 

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay shared a goodwill message at the Centennial Convention of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, which will be held 19–23 February.

Patriarch Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All of Palestine and Jordan, has said it is feared that the ancient Christian community in Gaza “has now dwindled to under 600 people”.