Board Member To Donate $7M To UVA

The University of Virginia is getting a $7 million donation; $1 million will go toward a new student health facility, and $6 million will go toward the school's Athletics Master Plan.

SDCCD Awarded Nearly $1.7M In Grants

In the San Diego Community College District nearly $1.7 million in grants were awarded to boost outcomes for Latino/a students at San Diego City and Mesa colleges.

Event Raises Nearly $88K For Scholarships

The Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Benefit Dinner raised nearly $88,000 for scholarships for youths in Michigan’s foster care system, which has about 13,500 youths.

Trump And Race Relations

An AP-NORC poll shows slightly more than half of all Americans think President Donald Trump’s actions have been bad for Hispanics.

‘Young Sheldon’ Supports STEM Education

The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation and “Young Sheldon” are partnering with DonorsChoose.org and committing to a $200,000 matching gift in support of middle school STEM.

House Democrats Subpoena Giuliani

Dartmouth, Company To Share $4.7M

Funds from the National Institutes of Health are going to be shared by Dartmouth College and Q2i, a health care technology company, to improve the treatment of opioid addiction.

Veterans Clinic Planned For UMass

A new 53,000-square foot veterans outpatient clinic is planned to open in 2021 on the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s campus.

OSU Gets $1M To Study Hemp

Oregon State University has received $1 million to explore how hemp can be used in different industries such as construction, textiles, health and nutrition.

Gun Control Vs. Impeachment

A gun violence forum with presidential candidates is taking place to shift focus back on gun control, which was expected to be a major political issue prior to the impeachment probe.

CSUDH To Offer OTD Program

California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) will become the first public university in Southern California to offer a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD).

Migrant Children Detention Privatized?

Private, for-profit company CHS (Comprehensive Health Services, Inc.), is paid by the United States government to hold some of the smallest migrant children.

Expansion Of DNA Collection At Border

A much broader DNA testing from the type done on families at the border is to be expanded for migrants crossing U.S. borders. The data will be included in a massive criminal database.

IU Med School Getting $36M

Indiana University is receiving $36 million for their medical school over a five-year period for their research into promising treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

21 Savage Speaks Out On Citizenship

Grammy-nominated artist 21 Savage stated that immigrants who as children lived in the United States illegally should automatically become citizens.