Health Care July 2018

NIH Awards Professor 2nd $1.3M Grant For Lung Disease Study [Education News]

A Hampton University professor has been awarded another grant to study lung disease. The Daily Press reported Monday that the chair of the pharmaceutical sciences department, Neelam Azad, received her second $1.3 million independent investigator award from the National Institutes of Health. The goal is to use traditional molecular biology techniques, along with less conventional methods, to look at markers for pulmonary fibrosis.

Financing July 2018

New Year-Round Pell Grant Boost Summer Enrollment at Cal State LA [Education News]

California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) summer enrollment has reached new heights thanks to a new year-round Pell Grant. The new grant opportunity supports not only summer enrollment but timely graduation. Cal State LA has almost doubled their summer population thanks to the Federal financial aid improvements.

Hispanic Community July 2018

Colleges Face Petitions, Protests To Split With ICE [Education News]

Some colleges are being pressured to cut ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid public outcries over the separation of migrant families along the nation's southern border. Northeastern University, Johns Hopkins University and Vermont's system of public colleges have contracts with ICE totaling about $4 million this year for research and training services.

Global July 2018

ESPN Hires Former UCLA Coach Mora As College Studio Analyst [Education News]

Former UCLA coach Jim Mora is joining ESPN as a college football analyst, filling the role Chip Kelly held last season at the network before replacing Mora as coach of the Bruins. ESPN announced Tuesday that it added Mora and re-signed college football analyst Joey Galloway to a multiyear deal. Mora coached at UCLA from 2012-17.

Health Care July 2018

Tufts, MMC Renew Agreement To Bring Med Students To Maine [Education News]

Maine Medical Center and Tufts University have renewed a 10-year agreement aimed at bringing medical students to Maine, where many will remain to practice. Maine Medical Center CEO Rich Petersen said Wednesday the agreement expands on the program that launched in 2008 with a shared vision of addressing Maine's physician shortage and ensuring Maine students have an equal opportunity to pursue a medical education.

Financing July 2018

DeVos Rules Would Cut Estimated $13B In Student Loan Relief [Education News]

Students who are defrauded by their schools would have a harder time getting their federal loans erased under new rules proposed by the Trump administration Wednesday. The proposal, which aims to replace a set of Obama-era rules that were never implemented, drew applause from the for-profit industry but sharp criticism from advocacy groups that represent student borrowers.

Global July 2018

Newtown Parents Urge Facebook To Act Against Hoax Theorists [Education News]

The parents of one of the 20 children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to remove hateful and harassing comments posted by conspiracy theorists who say the shooting never happened. Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa wrote Zuckerberg a letter published on Wednesday in The Guardian .

Arts and Media July 2018

Is Hamilton The Musical Coming To The Big Screen? [Beyond Education]

Rumors have been swirling around Hamilton The Musical coming to a theater near you in the near future. While the musical is coming it, may not be in the way we all originally thought. The original cast including Lin-Manuel Miranda will be reprising their roles in a movie feature.

Health Care July 2018

AP-NORC Poll: Latinos Health Care Communication Woes [Beyond Education]

Nearly 6 in 10 Hispanic adults have had a difficult time communicating with a health care provider because of a language or cultural barrier, and when they do they often turn to outside sources for help, according to a new study conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Global July 2018

University Stops Nassar Victims' Payments Amid Fraud Worries [Education News]

Michigan State University has halted payments from a $10 million fund it set up for counseling services for victims of now-imprisoned former sports doctor Larry Nassar amid concerns about possible fraudulent claims. The Lansing State Journal reports the school stopped making payments Wednesday after the Healing Assistance Fund administrator's flagged the issue

Global July 2018

UT Dallas Qualifies For Texas’ Tier One Fund [Education News]

The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) has just reached milestone qualification for the state’s Tier One Fund. It is the youngest of the three institutions in the state to achieve this status. UT Dallas is now eligible for support provided by the state’s National Research University Fund (NRUF).

Hispanic Community July 2018

Immigrant Families Remain Apart With No End In Sight [Beyond Education]

As the U.S. government said it had reunited every immigrant family it could, Josefina Ortiz Corrales remained in an immigration detention center and her adopted son in the care of her elder daughter. Paulina Gutierrez was in her hometown in Guatemala, earning less than $2 a day preparing strings for candle wicks while praying for the quick return of her 7-year-old daughter from government custody in Arizona.

Global July 2018

California Wildfires Claim More Lives; Crews Make Progress

Wildfires in California have claimed more lives. For the first time, Zimbabwe will be voting on a ballot that doesn't include Mugabe. A proposed detention center in Indiana puts Trump county on tightrope. Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, is being advised this week. Texans are purchasing flood insurance in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Global July 2018

California Students Flocking To Universities In Arizona [Education News]

Californians, including many turned away by public universities in their own state, are flocking to four-year state and private universities in neighboring Arizona. Four of the top five schools where California freshmen go out of state are in Arizona, according to 2016 data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Health Care July 2018

Mouse Engineered, A Type Of Cancer

The University of Minnesota has received over $1 million in revenue over the last 15 years from a mouse that was engineered to help treat a type of cancer. Researchers use the mouse to study the genetics of a bone marrow cancer called multiple myeloma and create better genetic testing for myeloma therapy, Minnesota Daily reported . The mouse's plasma cells are used an antibodies to detect cancer cells.