Hispanic Community August 2019

Tensions Escalate With Venezuela

President Donald Trump has frozen all Venezuela government assets, blocking American companies and individuals from doing business with the government and its top supporters.

Financing August 2019

UIC Researchers Get $4.7M

UIC researchers have received 4.7 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a program for math teacher development specifically in the suburbs of Chicago.

Hispanic Community August 2019

El Paso Rallies Amid Pain

El Paso, which has been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration, is rallying after the recent mass shooting. The gunman apparently wrote an anti-Hispanic rant.

Financing August 2019

CSU Commits Additional $10M To MSTI

The California State University (CSU) is committing an additional $10 million over the next four years to its Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative (MSTI).

Financing August 2019

SUNY Buffalo State College Receives $1.7M

SUNY Buffalo State College is the recipient of a four-year $1.7 million grant to help teachers provide STEM learning experiences to more New York State students.

Legal August 2019

Bribe Or Donation?

A parent accused in the widespread college admissions bribery scheme is offering the following defense: what he did is not that much different than parents who make formal donations.

Health Care August 2019

Trauma Care Honoree Named Interim Dean

Dr. John Fildes has been named interim dean of the School of Medicine at the UNLV. Dr. Fildes directed trauma care for some of the victims of the Las Vegas Strip massacre in 2017.

Health Care August 2019

IU’s Cancer Center Gets NCI Designation

The National Cancer Institute has bestowed their highest recognition to The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center proclaiming it a Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Hispanic Community August 2019

March Against Immigration Raids

"I will not sit in silence while my parents are taken away," was on the sign of two Hispanic boys who participated in a march against the immigration raids that led to 680 arrests.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Is Venezuela’s Economy Rallying?

Despite doomsday predictions from Washington, Venezuela’s economy is showing a pulse with trendy restaurants and stores with imported goods popping up in Caracas.

Health Care August 2019

Quinnipiac U Getting $750K

Quinnipiac University’s Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine is receiving a $750,000 award, which will help fund the school’s first family medicine residency program.

Financing August 2019

Child Care In Most States Exceed Subsidies

A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General says child care costs exceed federal subsidy payments for the majority of states.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Guatemala/US Migrant Deal In Jeopardy

Guatemala’s new president-elect says the migrant deal that his country signed with the United States will not work because Guatemala doesn’t have the resources.

Financing August 2019

Purdue Lands $10M Grant

Purdue’s new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety is getting a jumpstart thanks to a $10 million federal grant from the United States Agency for International Development.

Global August 2019

Statue Of Liberty’s Poem’s Meaning

A biographer of Emma Lazarus, who wrote the Statue of Liberty’s poem, challenged the comment by the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding the poem.