Health Care September 2019

$5.8M Gift Boosts Bipolar Research At U-M

The Richard Tam Foundation has donated $5.8 million to the University of Michigan to help boost precision of care for people with bipolar disorder.

Global September 2019

West Texas Gunman Arrested In 2001

Seth Ator, the gunman who killed seven people over Labor Day weekend in West Texas, was arrested in 2001 for trying to break into a woman’s bedroom after threatening her brother’s life.

Health Care September 2019

Harry Potter Author Donates $18.8M

J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter book series, has donated 15.3 million-pound ($18.8 million) to the University of Edinburgh in Scotland for MS research.

Global September 2019

Tough New Asylum Rule In Effect

A tough new asylum rule would disallow anyone who passes through another country without first seeking and failing to obtain asylum there to seek asylum in the U.S.

Health Care September 2019

UMD Gets $200M Contract For Flu Research

UMD has gotten a $200 million contract for research that will be aimed at testing flu vaccines. The money is coming from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Global September 2019

Trump Ordered Aid Frozen

Days before President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine’s president over the phone to investigate Joe Biden, Trump order his staff to freeze around $400 million in aid to Ukraine.

Legal September 2019

College Admissions Scandal Sentencing

Business Executive Devin Sloane was sentenced to four months in prison. Sloane paid $250,000 to get his son admitted to the USC as a fake water polo recruit.

Financing September 2019

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.

Financing September 2019

‘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.

Health Care October 2019

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.

Financing October 2019

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.

Global October 2019

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.

Global October 2019

Trump Lets States, Cities Refuse Refugees

For the first time in the history of the United States, the president has given state and local governments the authority to refuse to accept refugees.

Health Care October 2019

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.

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).