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Heather Hernandez, center, quit her job at a nursing home to help her 10 kids with school work. They d fallen behind in at-home schooling in Denver during the pandemic. From left, Julian, 9, Samuel, 12 and Diana, 8, on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Colorado Public Radio
The pandemic set all women back, especially those who have low incomes or are people of color.
Women overtook men in the number of payroll jobs for the second time ever in January 2020.
Then, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and women across the country quit their jobs or stopped looking for work. Many blamed a lack of child care.
“You Just
Have to Read This. . .” Books by Wesleyan Alumni Aspray ’73, MA ’73, Morris ’76, Roth ’70
April 29, 2021
In this continuing series, Annie Roach ’22, an English and Italian studies major from Middletown, Del., reviews alumni books and offers a selection for those in search of knowledge, insight, and inspiration. The volumes, sent to us by alumni, are forwarded to Olin Library as donations to the University’s collection and made available to the Wesleyan community.
William Aspray ’73, MA ’73 and Melissa Ocepek (editors),
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2020)
In the past year, our choice of residence has become more crucial than ever. In fact, the pandemic has caused many people to house-hunt, pack up and move away, ready for a change of scenery.
BMW teams up with Ford to play solid-state battery catch-up
BMW teams up with Ford to play solid-state battery catch-up
May 05, 2021
Two big car-makers invest heavily in solid-state battery-maker in bid to catch up to Volkswagen Group and Toyota
Ford and BMW have joined forces and invested more than $US130 million ($A170m) in US-based Solid Power in an effort to catch up to rivals which are already developing the next-gen battery tech.
According to reports, the latest funding round will allow the solid-state battery pioneer to set up an in-house production line.
When complete, Solid Power says limited manufacturing of batteries will commence in early 2022, with the small plant producing batteries big enough to power pure-electric vehicles.
Gregory Michael Wresilo, aka Rezlo (which is not just the name he performs under, but also the correct pronunciation of his surname), started writing music at seven, when he started taking guitar lessons. Luckily, while growing up in Shelton, Connecticut, his interest in music was fostered by those around him. I had some really wonderful people who encouraged me, he says. My elementary school music teacher, my guitar teacher outside of school. And then when I reached high school, I was recruited to do theater, and that was something that really broke me out of my shell, and I suddenly became a little bit more comfortable with sharing my original music.