A #SciencePerspective by Ziyad Al-Aly, MD and Eric Topol identifies key issues that need to be prioritized in the study of #LongCovid. Learn more on #LongCovidAwarenessDay: scim.ag/3DCyV2Q

2000+ Jewish professors, staff, students circulating letter on Mahmoud Khalil's arrest: "We hold various views…But we are united in denouncing…anyone who invokes our name—and cynical claims of antisemitism—to harass, expel, arrest, or deport members of our campus communities."

Irgendwann werden unsere Kinder und Enkel in Schulbüchern darüber lesen, wie deutsche Medien zum Genozid an den Palästinensern beitrugen und dabei kopfschüttelnd auf Artikel wie diesen blicken.

BREAKING: In sharp indictment of Columbia, the University Senate—comprising students, faculty and staff—adopts a statement on Mahmoud Khalil & Mohsen Mahdawi demanding that Columbia unequivocally reject "federal violations of Constitutional rights". Statement here. Drop Site

BREAKING: And in stunning counter to how Columbia's leadership has capitulated to the Trump administration, university senate exec comm chair Jeanine D’Armiento slams university top brass for bowing down "to a govt intent on portraying universities as "the enemy"". Drop Site

VIDEO: "This won’t be a normal graduation speech, but it would be a disservice to all of you if I pretended that these were normal times." Maryam Alwan (maryam alwan🇵🇸🇸🇾), a Palestinian-American graduating student of Columbia University's Class of 2025, delivers a poignant speech at

BREAKING: University of Washington students have launched an occupation of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IEB), calling for the university to cut ties with Boeing in solidarity with Palestine. The company is one of Israel’s largest weapons suppliers.

Over 2 million people are being intentionally deprived of food, water, medicine, and baby formula. Israel must allow aid into Gaza immediately. This genocide must end and the U.S. must stop being complicit.

Claire Shipman met with Mahmoud Khalil personally. It’s not like she didn’t know him. The trustees still did this. You cannot expect international students to attend when university leadership actively harms students. What will stop another student from being detained? Vibes?

In Omdurman, Doctors Without Borders org warns of deteriorating health conditions after recording more than 2,000 suspected cholera cases, including 500 in a SINGLE DAY. ll of this happened due to lack of clean water and power outages alongside other factors. #KeepEyesOnSudan

Here are the facts: While Israel claims that they “sent” 92,000 aid trucks to Gaza since October 7, what should have entered Gaza to meet the needs of the 2 million people there since that date are more than 357,000 trucks. I will tell you why! Between 500-600 trucks used to

If you want to understand how people and publications are trying to shift and pivot on Gaza… The Atlantic on killing kids in Gaza a year ago (left) The Atlantic on killing kids in Gaza now (right)

And we all will be asked one day “why did you not do more to stop the genocide in Gaza?”

The Gaza Peace Singers, from a displacement camp in Gaza, sing Hallelujah amid the rubble and ruins.

NEW: During Columbia University’s Alumni Weekend celebrations, members of Columbia’s faculty and staff surprise the university administration by hanging 35-feet banners that read “Hands off our students”, “Defend Science” and “We will fight back” at the end of acting president

Columbia’s board of trustees has been repeatedly accused by large numbers of students, staff and faculty of functioning in a non-transparent and isolated manner, without seeking inputs from the university community. Here is a flyer that protesting members of the faculty are

And here is Columbia University acting president Claire Shipman (left) at the ‘Defunded Science Fair’ today, in front of a board that details, among other things, the “current assault on federal funding for science” and three aspects of such “assaults since Trump took office”.

Columbia U making more strange choices. 1. Not disclosing that this MAHA-promoting person is also a CU Trustee. 2. Promoting a trustee being sued for fraud (hiding FDA concerns). #QuoVadisColumbia — Columbia should learn some media ethics from the spectacular Columbia Daily Spectator

2. the US This grim assessment adds to the mountain of science showing that we’re creating an extinction crisis,” “It’s suicidal of us to pretend that business as usual is more important than safeguarding the natural world we all depend on.” biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-r…

Once famed for never being late, Deutsche Bahn trains almost never run on time anymore. The organization has launched a refurbishment program that is likely to last at least a decade, and the costs and criticism are increasing. p.dw.com/p/4xZkf