Global June 2019

VCU Launches 5 New Teaching Degrees

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education is launching five new undergraduate teaching degrees.

Financing June 2019

UI Team Wins $115M 'Space Weather' Grant

NASA has awarded a $115 million grant to a team from the University of Iowa. The grant is to fund developing satellites for studying radiation created by the sun.

Financing June 2019

UT-Martin Receives $22M For Scholarships

The University of Tennessee-Martin has received the largest gift in the campus’s history: $22 million. The money will go towards scholarships.

Global June 2019

Showdown Looms Over Border Aid Package

The House has passed a $4.5 billion emergency border aid package, but the Republican-led Senate might try to force Democrats to send the president a different companion measure.

Legal June 2019

News Brief: Citizenship Question Blocked

The Supreme Court has ruled that the citizenship question will not appear in the 2020 census.

Arts and Media June 2019

Toy Story 4 And Texas A&M

Sixteen former Texas A&M University visualization students helped bring back to life some of cinema’s most beloved characters in “Toy Story 4."

Global June 2019

House Sends Trump $4.6B Border Bill

The House has voted to send the $4.6 billion, Senate-drafted bill to President Donald Trump for aid for migrant refugees detained at the border.

Legal June 2019

Supreme Court To Decide DACA’s Fate

The future of the DACA program is in the hands of the Supreme Court. The DACA program protects about 700,000 people currently in the United States.

Hispanic Community July 2019

Mexico Returns 81 Migrants To Haiti

Amid pressure from the United States, Mexico has returned 81 migrants to Haiti by plane. Several Haitians attempted to flee the plane in an uprising that took several hours to control.

Health Care July 2019

UMSOP Offers Degree In Medical Cannabis

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) is the first in the nation to offer a master of science (MS) program in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics.

Global July 2019

Girl Recalls Poor Care In Border Station

AP has obtained a video of a 12-year-old girl talking about her experience at a Texas Border Patrol Station. The girl and her 6-year-old sister were separated from their aunt.

Financing July 2019

Tuition Benefits For National Guard

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed legislation broadening a college tuition benefit for National Guard members, which can also be used by their spouses and children.

Global July 2019

Latino Students But Not Latino Teachers

Idaho’ schools are experiencing a growing Latino student population at the same time that their number of Latino and nonwhite teachers is stagnating.

Hispanic Community July 2019

Total Eclipse Darkens Chile, Argentina

Tourists flocked to Chile and Argentina to watch a total solar eclipse. Argentina and Chile were the only inhabited places where the eclipse could be seen.

Legal July 2019

Disfigured Ex-student Awarded $59.17M

Alonzo Yanes who was disfigured during a high school chemistry experiment has been awarded $59.17 million. Yanes suffered burns on over 31% of his body, including his face.