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Universities in collusion with nuclear industry U.S. universities have continued to build connections to the U.S. nuclear weapons complex. Although students and faculty have opposed university participation in nuclear weapons research and development at various points in the last 70 years, such participation continues. An ICAN report Universities across the United States are identified in this report for activities ranging from directly managing laboratories that design nuclear weapons to recruiting and training the next generation of nuclear weapons scientists. Much of universities�...

Change-Ups: Mendez joins GR Chamber as talent development manager Monica Mendez is the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce’s new talent development manager. She is responsible for overseeing Leading Edge, Leadership Advantage, and expanding upon ATHENA Grand Rapids programming, as well as providing support to chamber members. An immigrant from Mexico, Mendez came to the United States 20 years ago. She spent the first 15 years of her career as a business professional in a variety of different sales roles, but the magna cum laude graduate from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Interna...

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 4 to Jan. 8, 2021 Published: 1/15/2021 3:31:42 PM Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of Jan. 4 to Jan. 8. The 2019 to 2020 legislative session has ended and the 2021 to 2022 session is now underway. Climate change (S 2296) The House, 145 to 9, and the Senate, 38 to 2, approved and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a 57-page climate change bill. A key section makes the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal net zero by 2050. “This bill steps up the pace of our collective drive to contain cl...

Beacon Hill Roll Call: Jan. 4 to Jan. 8, 2021 Modified: 1/15/2021 3:32:12 PM Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of Jan. 4 to Jan. 8. The 2019 to 2020 legislative session has ended and the 2021 to 2022 session is now underway. Climate change (S 2296) The House, 145 to 9, and the Senate, 38 to 2, approved and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a 57-page climate change bill. A key section makes the state’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal net zero by 2050. “This bill steps up the pace of our collective drive to contain cli...

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) (Archive photo) NORWALK, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) highlighted Connecticut funding Monday in a press release concerning the Coronavirus Relief & Omnibus Agreement, sent shortly after the bill passed. “I’m on the Appropriations Committee to make sure that Connecticut’s priorities are included in the federal budget, and the bill we passed today is a clear win for our state,” Murphy is quoted as saying. “This funding package includes important money for testing and vaccine distribution that will help us combat COVID-19, and direct cash ...