Global October 2019

URI Opens $150M Engineering Complex

A new $150 million engineering complex is open at the University of Rhode Island, expanding the campus’ Bliss Hall, which opened in 1928.

Health Care October 2019

Texas A&M System Bans E-cigarettes

Texas A&M University has banned e-cigarettes from its campuses, including the flagship one in College Station and Tarleton State University and Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Health Care October 2019

No Medical Education Debt

Weill Cornell Medicine will eliminate medical education debt for all students who qualify for financial aid through a transformative new scholarship program.

Health Care October 2019

Social Media, Doctors And Food

In the fourth episode of “Doctors On Walks Getting Food” Dr. Corriel talks with pediatrician Dr. Jen Trachtenberg on a variety of topics including social media negatives.

Global October 2019

Expelled For Disrupting Free Speech?

UW Regents have begun drafting the language to incorporate their free speech policy changes into rule. Students who disrupt others’ free speech three times would be expelled.

Technology October 2019

FAU Launches Florida’s 1st MS With AI Major

Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science is launching the state’s first Master of Science with Major in AI (MSAI).

Financing October 2019

Sentencing In College Bribery Scandal

Gregory and Marcia Abbott were sentenced to one month each in prison and must pay $125,000 for their role in the nationwide college bribery scandal.

Global October 2019

Boston Jail Ending Relationship With ICE

Federal authorities have been given two months to move about 200 federal immigration detainees from the Suffolk County House of Correction in Boston.

Legal October 2019

Lawsuits Seek To Block Public Charge Rule

Almost a dozen lawsuits have been filed to try to block the “public charge” rule that is slated to take effect next week. The rule would deny legal permanent residency to many immigrants.

Administration October 2019

Nobel A Boon To Binghamton, Says President

M. Stanley Whittingham is one of three people to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry this year. Whittingham is a professor at Binghamton University.

Global October 2019

Hundreds Of Migrants Corralled In Mexico

Migrants numbering in the hundreds were corralled at a detention center in southern Mexico. Migrants were from Central America, the Caribbean and Africa.

Legal October 2019

Public Aid And Green Cards

Federal Judges in California, New York and Washington have temporarily blocked the president’s policy to deny green cards for immigrants on public aid like Medicaid and food stamps.

Health Care October 2019

Who Says You Can't Eat Red Meat?

The debate over red meat is good or bad health-wise continues with international researchers seemingly contradicting the American Cancer Society and American Heart Association.

Global October 2019

Takeaways: Democratic Debate

The topics covered in the latest debate between the Democratic presidential candidates included taxes, health care, impeachment and gun control.

Global October 2019

Toxic PCBs Linger In Schools

Schools and day care centers across the U.S. may have fluorescent light ballasts containing toxic PCBs. The chemicals were banned decades ago over health concerns.