Health Care August 2019

Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program

The Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program (P4), which was designed in part to encourage diversity in the medical profession, is producing results with its first medical students.

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).

Global August 2019

Largest US Immigration Raids In A Decade

In the largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade, immigration officials arrested 680 (mostly Latino workers) while raiding seven chicken processing plants in Mississippi.

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

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

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.

Financing August 2019

Colombia Native Wins $30K For College

Arantza Pena Popo has won the "Doodle for Google" competition and will be a receiving a $30,000 scholarship for college. Popo plans to study at the University of Southern California.

Health Care August 2019

Alabama Getting $6.3M To Fight Opioids

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving Alabama $6.3 million to help fight opioid addiction as part of a nationwide program to fight the opioid crisis.

Health Care August 2019

Billionaire Donates $35M To Universities

A billionaire has donated $10 million to the Stanford Microbiome Therapies Initiative and $25 million to launch the UCSF Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Homeland Security Chief Addresses Racism

"The attack in El Paso and the violent white supremacist ideology that inspired it offends us all," said Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan at a forum in Jackson, Mississippi.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Secret Talks: Venezuela Socialist Boss

The Associated Press reports that Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s socialist party boss, has met with someone who is in close contact with the Trump administration.

Health Care August 2019

Tracing Opioid Sales’ Money

The New York attorney general’s office is issuing subpoenas regarding the financial records of the Sackler family. The Sacklers own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.