Financing April 2020

Harvard Says It Will Reject US Relief Aid

After President Donald Trump criticized Harvard, the university has decided to turn down $8.7 million federal virus relief. Stanford, Princeton and Yale have taken similar action.

Health Care April 2020

University Working Toward COVID-19 Vaccine

The University of Montana is working on a vaccine for COVID-19. The National Institutes of Health gave the university a $2.5 million grant to help with the vaccine’s development.

Global April 2020

When Should Schools Reopen?

During a phone call with governors, President Donald Trump urged them to consider reopening their public schools before the summer. Concerns remain that such a move would be unsafe.

Global April 2020

Trump Orders To Keep Meat Packing Plants Open

The president signed an executive order that classifies meat processing as critical infrastructure. Unions say the order jeopardizes processing plant workers’ lives and health.

Global April 2020

US Jobless Claims Soar Past 30 Million

Figures from the government show 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment last week. The total of unemployment claims is up to now around 30.3 million.

Hispanic Community May 2020

From Heroes To Pariahs

There are reports across Latin America and the Caribbean of migrants deported from the U.S. being mistreated, run off and threatened because of fear that they are carrying COVID-19.

Technology May 2020

Dental College Creates Testing Swabs

At Augusta University’s dental college in Georgia, 3D printers are churning out nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing kits. Georgia is scrambling to catching up on virus testing.

Global May 2020

New Campus Sexual Assault Rules

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced campus sexual assault rules have been changed to bolster the accused’s rights and reduced legal liabilities for education institutions.

Global May 2020

Wildfires Rage In Florida Panhandle

A lack of rainfall and high winds have helped spread wildfires in the Florida Panhandle, forcing part of Interstate 10 to close and some 1,600 people to evacuate their homes.

Global May 2020

US Unemployment Spikes To 14.7%

The unemployment rate in the United States has hit a level last seen during the Great Depression: 14.7%. The job growth that was achieved over 11 years is now all but gone.

Health Care May 2020

Tracking COVID-19 With Poop?

Sewage may provide a way to track the spread of COVID-19 cases. Currently, Rice University and Houston health officials have begun testing wastewater to track the spread of the virus.

Health Care May 2020

Medical Students Help Rural Communities

Medical students from the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota are helping staff hospitals and clinics in rural communities to help during the pandemic.

Global May 2020

How to write college application essay?

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Global May 2020

Year-Round School? Saturday Classes?

The pandemic shutting down schools is raising concerns about how students can make up for lost learning – if that’s even possible – and the potential years-long impact this could have.

Health Care May 2020

Is The ‘Darkest Winter’ Ahead?

The former head of BARDA Dr. Rick Bright testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee that the U.S. will face “the darkest winter in modern history” unless action is taken.