Siddhartha Mukherjee education and career path: The Indian-origin physician from Stanford, Oxford, and Harvard who gave cancer a human story

In the late 1980s, a bright teenager walked the halls of St. Columba’s School in New Delhi with a quiet intensity. Siddhartha Mukherjee wasn’t your usual top student, he was the kind of mind that lingered on questions longer, looked for patterns where others saw facts, and found poetry even in biology. In 1989, he…

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Inside the H-1B visa collapse: Why 2025 is reshaping the future of skilled immigration in the US

What began as a slow administrative tightening has rapidly turned into a storm. The H-1B visa system, long considered the backbone of America’s high-skilled workforce, is now buckling under political pressure, procedural overhauls, and growing distrust. In 2025, what was once a predictable immigration pathway is becoming a cautionary tale, especially for thousands of international…

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School shootings in the US: Bullets bleed local economies too; here’s the hidden toll

Every time a school shooting occurs in the United States, the country is gripped by grief. Public attention rightly focuses on the devastating human toll: The lives lost, the families shattered, and the communities plunged into mourning. But beyond the grief, another quieter consequence unfolds in parallel. A measurable, lasting disruption to local economic life.A…

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Why America’s richest universities are laying off staff: The hidden cost of federal funding cuts

In 2025, a surprising trend is unfolding across US higher education: some of the country’s wealthiest and most prestigious universities are laying off staff in large numbers. With endowments in the tens of billions, institutions like Harvard, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins might seem financially bulletproof. But this year’s sweeping federal funding cuts have revealed just…

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Ivy League colleges are not the priciest in the US: See which universities cost even more

In a finding that challenges long-held assumptions about the cost of elite education in the United States, a new study by GOBankingRates has revealed that the most expensive universities in the country are not part of the Ivy League. While institutions like Harvard, Yale, and Princeton continue to symbolise academic excellence, they have been outpriced…

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University of Utah to eliminate 81 academic programs amid state-mandated push for career driven education

In a major realignment of academic priorities, the University of Utah has announced plans to eliminate 81 academic programs, following a state law that directs public colleges to cut underperforming offerings and invest in fields aligned with workforce demand.The university’s Board of Trustees approved the proposal on Tuesday. The plan still requires approval from the…

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American job slowdown, H‑1B backlash: Is the clock ticking for Indian talent in the US?

Is the clock ticking for Indian talent in the US? In August 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did something uncharacteristically jarring—it quietly downgraded previous job estimates, revealing that 258,000 jobs initially reported for May and June had not, in fact, materialised. July’s fresh data wasn’t any better: Only 73,000 new jobs were…

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Google pledges $1 billion to transform how US students learn AI: Here’s what they are getting for free

In a bold step to reshape higher education and workforce readiness, Google has announced a $1 billion initiative to offer free AI education, training tools, and career resources to college students across the United States. Aimed at building the next generation of “AI natives,” the initiative targets both individuals and institutions, with the goal of…

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