What to Know Before Seeing ‘The Odyssey’ Christopher Nolan’s conception of the Trojan horse. Credit…Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Dear Commons Community, On Fr […]

Two American soldiers killed in the Iranian War! A poster of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader, in Tehran on Saturday. Credit…Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New Y […]

Sports Smorgasbord This Weekend – Soccer, Golf, Baseball! Dear Commons Community, This weekend is a smorgasbord for sports lovers.  Here is the lineup. Soccer – The World Cup The World Cup Ch […]

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of Wisconsin governor's race following financial disarray! Dear Commons Community, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is suspending her campaign for governor after a week of trying to navigate the fallout […]

Library 2nd Floor Closures 7/20-7/22 at 3:00pmThe 2nd Floor of the Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library will close early at 3:00pm on Monday, July 20, Tuesday, July 21, and Wednesday, […]

NSF bans almost all research collaborations with China Dear Commons Community, Science has an article this morning entitled, “NSF bans almost all research collaborations with China”.  […]

New Movie: "The Odyssey" directed by Christopher Nolan Matt Damon as Odysseus and Zendaya as Athena in The Odyssey directed by Christopher Nolan. Credit…Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal […]

Incredible Game:  Defending Champion Argentina Reaches World Cup Final By Beating England 2-1 Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates after winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinal match between England and Argentina  (Photo by Evrim […]

At last – Trump pays E. Jean Carroll$5.6 million in sex abuse case! E. Jean Carroll. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) Dear Commons Community, The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million […]

US House of Representatives Passed Bill Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent All Year Round! Dear Commons Community, The House passed a bill yesterday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the […]

Janet Napolitano, former President of the U of California System, Calls for Restoring the SAT and ACT! Janet Napolitano.  Photo courtesy of Joe Rondone. Dear Commons Community, The New York Times Editorial Board had an editorial on […]

Darline Graham Nordone – Lindsey Graham's sister appointed to serve out his term in the Senate! Darline Graham Nordone.  Courtesy of Yahoo News. Dear Commons Community, It was announced yesterday that Senator Lindsey Graham’s […]

Comparing a Nation's Average Wealth versus Median Wealth. Click on to enlarge. Dear Commons Community, My colleague, Peter Shea posted the above on Facebook.  Here are his […]

Summer Reading: "The Chaneysville Incident" by David Bradley Dear Commons Community, I have just finished reading David Bradley’s novel, The Chaneysville Incident.  Published in 1981, the Los An […]

David Bloomfield on Troubles for Chancellor Kamar Samuels and NYC schools Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is pictured on March 5, 2026. (Barry Williams / New York Daily News) Dear Commons Community, My […]

Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, Dies at 71 Senator Lindsey Graham. Credit…Will Crooks for The New York Times Dear Commons Community, Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina […]

In the Race to Build Smarter AI, We also Need to Build Smarter Humans Shutterstock Dear Commons Community, Every conversation about artificial intelligence in schools asks the same question: How do we keep […]

Apple Sues OpenAI, Accusing It of Stealing Company Secrets Credit…MacRumors. Dear Commons Community, Yesterday, Apple filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing secrets about products still […]

Uranus and Neptune may not be ‘ice giants’ after all Courtesy of NASA. Dear Commons Community, This posting is a reprint of an article that appeared yesterday in Science. For decades, […]

Omar Yaghi, Nobel-Winning U.S. Chemist Moves to China to Lead A.I. Institute Omar Yaghi. Credit…Sophie Park for The New York Times Dear Commons Community, Omar Yaghi, an immigrant to the United States who […]