Who here has visions?

Happening in the World: At midnight in Japan Standard Time, the Japanese Slim (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) lunar lander mission will aim to land on the Moon. Due to the difficulty of successfully landing on the Moon, only four governments—the United States, the Soviet Union, China, and India—have touched down. Japan’s space agency, Jaxa, hopes to be the fifth. (BBC)

Happening in the US: Yesterday evening, Congress passed a bill to prevent partial government shutdown the upcoming weekend, which will become a law if President Biden approves the bill by midnight. The Democratic-led Senate passed the bill 77-18, while the Republican-led House passed it 314-108. This is the third stopgap bill since September, one which will extend government funding deadlines to March 1 and 8. (NBC)

Happening in NYC: DC 37, the largest public employee union in New York City, has started a 4-day workweek pilot program. This program is geared towards city employees who are unable to work remotely. Currently, DC 37 has over 20,000 employees working from home. Employees taking part in the pilot program will still have to work the same amount of hours worked normally in a 5-day workweek. (CBS)

Happening in Our Community: From 1:00 to 2:30 pm today, the CC-SEAS Integrity Student Advisory Board is hosting a vision board workshop. Come make your own vision board for the Spring 2024 semester in Lerner 601. Materials are provided; make sure to sign up to reserve your seat!

Lunar Sample via Wikimedia Commons