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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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In August, Dr. Brittany Miles will join the Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory faculty, advancing UofA’s legacy in infrared instrumentation and innovation. Dr. Miles studies the atmospheres of exoplanets and isolated, rogue worlds. Read more: bit.ly/3R0m0uF
March 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Mushroom farming, a $1 billion industry in the U.S., is the heart of a Pennsylvania community and a major contributor to the local economy.

But farmers there face a potential reckoning as President Trump targets immigrants, both legal and undocumented, for mass deportations.
Trump’s immigration policies could wreak havoc on this rural town powered by mushroom farms
Farmers rely on year-round help from immigrants to harvest mushrooms. While workers’ immigration status may vary, deportations could destroy the town as they know it.
nbcnews.to
March 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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A mural and a life-sized bronze statue are some of the places where the “Queen of Tejano” music is memorialized in Corpus Christi.

(via @texasstandard.bsky.social)
‘El más dulce recuerdo’: 30 years later, Selena’s presence still felt in Corpus Christi
Decades after her death, there remains no shortage of ways fans memorialize the Tejano superstar. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the city where she lived, and now rests.
www.texasstandard.org
March 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM