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Dr Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, the President-elect of Mexico, sitting in a car. [Image: Luis Antonio Rojas]

Claudia Sheinbaum: activist, scientist, politician, and the first woman president of Mexico

by Pablo Meyer Rojas On the 2nd June 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo was elected president of Mexico. Her election represents three firsts for the Mexican presidency: the first woman, the first person of Jewish descent, and the first scientist to hold the office. She won a large majority in both

University students at the University of Michigan, on April 28, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

News Updates

News of protests and movements against genocide, militarism, and the destructive use of science and technology all over the globe. New York: Professor Josh Dubnau, IUS member, arrested at raid of Stony Brook University's pro-Palestine encampment Stony Brook Professor: "I’ve done civil disobedience before, but I’

New York State Troopers charge in to arrest Stony Brook protesters. [Photo: Josh Dubnau]

Professor Josh Dubnau, IUS member, arrested at raid of Stony Brook University pro-Palestine encampment

"I’ve done civil disobedience before, but I’ve never seen the police arrest a peaceful group like this. This was like a military formation." Read more here.

A line of mostly women, some in hijab, carrying a banner that says "CEASEFIRE NOW!"

Calls for Action from Scientists

Scientists around the world have called for action in solidarity with Palestine. The collective statements below call for a range of actions, including active support for an immediate ceasefire as well as an academic boycott of Israeli institutions and a refusal to participate in military research and weaponization of science.

Image of Surgeon Dr Ghassan Abu-Sitta, Rector of the University of Glasgow. [image credit: Middle East Monitor]

Europe's academics speak out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza

After over six months of Israel’s siege in Gaza at least 34,000 people have been killed, more than half of Gaza’s housing has been destroyed. Israel has deliberately blockaded food and water, using famine as a weapon. Israel has been ordered by the International Court of Justice

Dwight Eisenhower gives his 1961 Farewell Address

Speech by Professor Richard Falk

Adapted from a speech given by Richard A. Falk on 9 December 2023 at The International Convention Against War and Destructive Use of Science: Scientists Against Israeli Apartheid, Occupation and Genocide in Gaza. I find the initiative that the organizing committee has taken in producing this convention to be a