Scientists Gather To Debate Renaming Plant Names Riddled With Racial Slurs

Botanists will vote at an international botanical congress in Madrid on renaming plant species that contain racist insults or other offensive names, Nature magazine reported on Tuesday. The International Botanical Congress, which meets every six to seven years to consider naming rules for plants, fungi and algae, is set to vote on two proposals for […]

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Seeking To Block Renaming Blue State Law School

A judge has filed a lawsuit against the University of California (UC) to prevent it from renaming its law school to include the name of a man accused of orchestrating the genocide of Native Americans, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Descendants of Theranus Hastings filed a $1.7 billion lawsuit against the University of California in […]