Countries around the world are using border surveillance systems against their own citizens
Biometric data is being used to target those deemed unwanted aliens.
Keren Weitzberg, Teaching Fellow in History, UCL •
conversation
Aug. 17, 2020 • ~8 min
Aug. 17, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: migration refugees kenya civil-rights biometrics border-control windrush
The Americans with Disabilities Act at 30: A cause for celebration during COVID-19?
Congress needs to make sure the HEROES Act includes adequate funding for people with disabilities.
Samuel Bagenstos, Professor of Law, University of Michigan
• conversation
July 26, 2020 • ~10 min
July 26, 2020 • ~10 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus pandemic nebraska us-congress civil-rights americans-with-disabilities-act-ada people-with-disability
7 lessons from 'Hidden Figures' NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson's life and career
NASA scientist Katherine Johnson was instrumental in getting people to the moon. Here are some of the lessons one mathematics professor believes she taught us all.
Della Dumbaugh, Professor of Mathematics, University of Richmond
• conversation
Feb. 26, 2020 • ~7 min
Feb. 26, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: mathematics space feminism nasa science space-shuttle apollo-11 moon-landing race racism civil-rights segregation scientist hidden-figures katherine-johnson
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