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A summer construction project will cast the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in a new light—a few dozen of them, actually. The project, which will commence in June and should wrap by the start of the fall semester, will add and replace more than 50 lights along high-traffic walkways on City and East Campus. Most of the 13-foot-tall, pole-mounted…

Yesterday afternoon General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined Elon Musk on a Twitter Spaces to announce a deal that would–like Ford last month–grant drivers of its U.S. vehicles access to Tesla’s Supercharger Network. This will initially be through an adapter and then in 2025 new vehicles will be built with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard,…

BCIT has launched its first pilot of the Entry Skills for Architectural, Construction, and Engineering Fields (ACE) Microcredential program with more than 18 high school students enrolled to start this summer. ACE is a pathway program aimed to provide eligible high school students, specifically recent graduates, with introductory design and technical skills in the fields…

An international survey of cleaners, commissioned by UNI Global Union, uncovers the significant challenges faced by cleaning professionals who work irregular and unsocial shifts. The survey, which received responses from over 2,500 cleaners in 32 countries across 6 continents, highlights the “detrimental effects” of nighttime on the health, well-being, and social inclusion of workers. The…

If you’ll indulge me for a second, one of my favorite bands is Death Cab for Cutie. My love for the band and this one section of lyrics inspired me to write this piece. It is one of my favorite lines from their newest album, “Asphalt Meadows,” and it goes like this: While the frontiers…

It will never happen to me. That only happens in low-income neighborhoods. We are safe here. These are just a handful of the excuses security experts hear when discussing shootings in the workplace. The truth is, however, that a mass shooting or other violent event can happen anywhere and to anyone. The United States has…