Monthly Archives: September, 2020

The University of Chicago’s English Department has announced that for the 2020-2021 graduate admissions cycle, it will only accept applicants who are interested in working in and with Black studies. A faculty statement on the department’s website from July declares its commitment “to the struggle of Black and Indigenous people, and all racialized and dispossessed…

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Green Party presidential ticket is ineligible to appear on the state ballot, a relief for state and local election officials who feared an addition at this late date would upend election preparations.The decision comes after the Wisconsin Elections Commission declined on Aug. 20 to put presidential contender Howie…

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have isolated “the smallest biological molecule” that “completely and specifically neutralizes” the virus that causes coronavirus.RECOVERING CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS EXPERIENCING JAW PAIN AS SYMPTOMThe antibody component is 10 times smaller than a full-sized antibody, and has been used to create the drug Ab8, shared in the report…

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday blocked the Green Party’s presidential ticket from the state’s ballots over a paperwork technicality, allowing the absentee ballots to start going out in the mail. The ruling was a boon for Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden, who stood to lose liberal voters to the Green Party in November.…

Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: A sixth Humboldt County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has died.This individual, in their 70s, had been hospitalized for COVID-19 symptoms. Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich expressed her sympathies, saying her heart goes out to this person’s loved ones and everyone who is mourning this…