Dear Partners, Alumni, and Friends,
Midlands State University is excited to celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2025! Join us for a year of events, including golf tournaments, public lectures, and celebration dinners.We invite you to participate and support our Silver Jubilee.
Introducing Willow, our new state-of-the-art quantum computing chip with a breakthrough that can reduce errors exponentially as we scale up using more qubits, cracking a 30-year challenge in the field. In benchmark tests, Willow solved a standard computation in <5 mins that would take a leading supercomputer over 10^25 years, far beyond the age of the universe(!).
Having survived a suicide attempt, I’m grateful for my gift for it brought healing & completely took me out of a very dark place. Now I advocate for healthy engagement & less stigma around mental health issues. May we be less judgmental & listen more
#SuicidePreventionWeek
Width of 5604 feet (longer than 18 football fields!) and a height of 300 feet, making for a very imposing sight.
While not the tallest or the widest waterfall in the world, Victoria Falls is considered the largest because the area of the sheet of water it produces is larger than any other waterfall.
Many consider Niagara Falls, one of the most famous places in the world, to be impressive, but it dwarfs in comparison to Victoria Falls, which is twice as tall and twice as wide.
Located in Zimbabwe , on the Zambezi River, this is one of the most astonishing waterfalls you could ever see.
#DiscoverZimbabwe🇿🇼
This beautiful video is the truest depiction of the Zimbabwean people🇿🇼
Passionate about helping each other. Passionate about community.
Passionate about protecting our amazing nation.
Share this story and tell me your feel good Zimbabwean story 🇿🇼
Five years ago, I made this award-winning documentary film ‘State of Mind’ on mental health.
Please watch it when you have time.
It will give you an understanding of the situation on the ground.
It is the only mental health feature film made in Africa.
https://t.co/CVvpFFZ7U1
#UbuntuHunhuPhilosophy
Zimbabwean student Kerry-Ann
Ratidzo Moyo speaking at the University of Richmond,
Virginia, United States, two days ago representing the graduating class of 2024.
She spoke about the African philosophy of ubuntu/hunhu.
In Nguni culture, which entails Ndebele, Zulu, Xhosa and Swati ethnic groups, there is a maxim which says "Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu".
The Shona people say “Munhu munhu navanhu.”
There are also other equivalents to this in other African cultures.
The Ubuntu philosophy says "I am human only because of your humanity".
Ubuntu/hunhu is the idea that no one can be healthy when the community is sick.
Ubuntu says if I undermine your humanity, I dehumanise myself.
It lies at the heart of the African philosophy and way of life, thus impacts on critical aspect of people’s well-being.
Ubuntu is not just a word; it's a deeply ingrained philosophy which shapes communities, cultures, and individual lives across Africa.
It expresses philosophically human interdependence and acknowledgment of one's responsibility to their fellow humans and the world around them.
It is a philosophy that promotes collectivism over individualism. Ubuntu asserts society gives human beings their humanity.
As a parting shot, Moyo says:
"Whatever you decide to pursue, never forget the power, the prevalence, and the privilege of human connection and the value that your existence brings to those around you."