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Give a damn, give a dollar! UChicago Giving Day! #UChiGivingDay
UChicago Giving Day
givingday.uchicago.edu
March 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“If you know people who are questioning how serious this is, I’m going to repeat myself: A sitting government official opted for voluntary sterilization because she was uncertain she would be able to access contraception in the future.”
Michigan legislator says she underwent sterilization to avoid pregnancy during Trump presidency • Michigan Advance
Michigan state Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) said Wednesday that she underwent surgery earlier this year to become voluntarily sterile out of fear for the future of reproductive health care access ...
michiganadvance.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/s...
Pasadena Teenager Starts Donation Drive to Help Girls Affected by California Wildfires (Gift Article)
An eighth grader started a donation drive for teenagers whose homes burned in Los Angeles. Ariana Grande, Prince Harry, Meghan and others have chipped in.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/u...
Richard Hays, 76, Dies; Theologian Who Had Stunning Change of Heart (Gift Article)
He released a thunderclap into the evangelical world by asserting that a deeper reading of the Bible revealed that same-sex relationships are not sinful.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
What does it say about us and our country that we chose a person whom we knew would be the first convicted felon to be sworn in as president?
#losers
January 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Three cheers!
Wendy Freedman awarded National Medal of Science
UChicago cosmologist honored for pioneering research on Hubble constant
news.uchicago.edu
January 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/o...
Opinion | The Trump Administration May Find It Can’t Do Without Diversity (Gift Article)
Diversity was a virtue in the Biden administration. The Trump administration may discover the same thing.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reposted by Appleblossom
I hate to give the NYT any credit with their recent antics, but this is an excellent article, if only because it includes very little commentary and mostly just shares the data.

Most interesting to me is the fact that adverse childhood home conditions appear to affect boys worse than girls.
December 17, 2024 at 2:05 PM
U.S. women are outpacing men in college completion, including in every major racial and ethnic group, according to Pew
U.S. women are outpacing men in college completion, including in every major racial and ethnic group
Today, 47% of U.S. women ages 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree, compared with 37% of men.
www.pewresearch.org
December 4, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Every storm runs out of rain.

—unknown
November 24, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Haiku for you:

Woods in November
Deep crunches, long leaf-piled path
That scent of slow death
November 13, 2024 at 5:13 PM