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New archaeological analysis of 13,000-year-old spear points is shedding light on how early Americans adapted to unfamiliar environments at the end of the Ice Age. The findings suggest that survival depended not only on toolmaking skill, but on the rapid transfer and reuse of knowledge across generations and landscapes.
Kratom, a Southeast Asian plant sold widely in the United States as a supplement, is facing renewed scrutiny after investigators found packaged kratom in the possession of two deceased University of Mississippi students. While officials have not attributed the deaths to the substance, the episode has intensified warnings about a product that is legal in some states, unregulated at the federal level and increasingly available in convenience stores, petrol stations and vape shops. Advocates describe it as a pain-relief lifeline; critics warn that its opioid-like effects and inconsistent contents can make it dangerous.
Ashoka University’s award-winning bamboo pavilion, The Hungry Caterpillar, has marked its first year as a distinctive experiment in campus placemaking and sustainable architecture. Designed by Apoorva Shroff’s Lyth Design, the food-street pavilion combines bamboo canopies, 3D-printed kitchens and recycled plastic furniture to create a functional public space that is as much about environmental intent as it is about student life.
An Ambedkar University dean has called on students to keep pace with rapid technological change, framing digital fluency as essential to academic relevance and future employability. The remarks reflect a broader policy debate in India over whether higher education is adapting quickly enough to the demands of an economy being reshaped by automation, data, and artificial intelligence.
Ambedkar University Delhi’s dean has called on students to keep pace with rapid technological change, framing digital fluency as a core requirement for future careers and public life. The remarks reflect a broader policy debate in India over how higher education institutions should adapt curricula, skills training, and research priorities to an economy increasingly shaped by automation and artificial intelligence.
Calicut University authorities are assessing their legal options after a High Court order linked to a petition challenging the creation of a separate union for research scholars. The dispute centres on whether scholars across affiliated colleges and research centres can be brought under one representative body, raising questions about university autonomy, student representation and the scope of administrative rule-making.
Ashoka University’s award-winning bamboo pavilion, The Hungry Caterpillar, has marked its first anniversary as a distinctive experiment in sustainable campus design. Conceived by Apoorva Shroff’s Lyth Design, the project reimagines the food street through bamboo canopies, 3D-printed kitchens and furniture made from recycled plastic, blending utility with environmental intent.
Kerala Agricultural University has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Fuselage Flying Club to broaden the scope of drone pilot training through its Remote Pilot Training Organisation under the Agri-Business Incubator. The agreement is aimed at strengthening skilling in unmanned aerial systems, a technology increasingly central to precision agriculture, farm monitoring and rural enterprise development.
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