Ph.D. candidate

1 month ago | astrobiology.com | Ph.D. candidate |Keith Cowing

Last week the Perseverance Science Team were astonished by a strange rock comprised of hundreds of millimeter-sized spheres and the team are now working hard to understand their origin. It has now been two weeks since Perseverance arrived at Broom Point, situated at the lower slopes of the Witch Hazel Hill area, on the Jezero crater rim. Here, a series of light- and dark- toned bands were visible from orbit, and just last week the rover successfully abraded and sampled one of the light-toned beds.

1 month ago | progressive.org | Patrick Smith |Ph.D. candidate

Midway through President Donald Trump’s recent address to Congress, while listing initiatives he views as “appalling waste,” the President referenced “eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of.” He even mispronounced Lesotho. Vice President J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson, seated behind the President, smirked, shook their heads, and laughed. A chorus of Republican Congresspeople responded in turn.

Jan 2, 2025 | theconversation.com | Sara Harmouch |Ph.D. candidate

The deadly Jan. 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans serves as a reminder of the persistent threat to the U.S. from individuals inspired by extremist Islamist groups. While the investigation is still ongoing, some details of the suspect have been released. Authorities say Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran, was behind the assault in which a truck was driven into a dense crowd in New Orleans’ French Quarter a few hours after midnight, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more.

Dec 9, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Sara Harmouch |Ph.D. candidate

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Dec 9, 2024 | theconversation.com | Sara Harmouch |Ph.D. candidate

The fall of President Bashar al-Assad has left a critical question: After a half-century of brutal dynastic rule has come to an end, who speaks for Syrians now? One group staking a major claim for that role is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which, under the leadership of Abu Mohammad al-Golani, spearheaded the opposition advance that toppled Assad. But what does the group stand for? And who is al-Golani? The Conversation turned to Sara Harmouch, an expert on Islamist militant groups, for answers.