Financing December 2018

Hero To Get $30K For Law School

Joshua Quick, a second-year law student at Florida State University, struggled with Scott Beierle who opened fire at the Hot Yoga studio on Nov. 2.

Legal December 2018

Law School Opens Wellness Room

The University of Minnesota Law School is opening a wellness room to help students relax. The room is to include couches, coloring materials a therapy lamp and blankets.

Health Care December 2018

US Navy Hospital Ship Treats Migrants

While docked off Colombia’s coast near Venezuela, the USNS Comfort has taken aboard hundreds of Colombian and Venezuelan patients.

Financing December 2018

Regents OK Millions In Tuition Hikes

Graduate and out-of-state students at UW-Madison will be experiencing a tuition increase. The University of Wisconsin System regents have approved millions of tuition increases.

Global December 2018

University Gets Bacon Vending Machine

Students at Ohio State University are getting a vending machine that offers cooked bacon strips and bacon bits. Proceeds will go towards the school’s meat science program.

Technology December 2018

Hackers Steal $800K From College

Hackers used an infected email to steal $800,000 from Cape Cod Community College. The hackers’ malware targeted the school’s financial transactions.

Financing December 2018

$1M Gift Launches Rocket Program For UT

The University of Texas at Austin and the nonprofit organization run by Austin-based firm Firefly Aerospace have partnered to launch a new rocket engineering program.

Global December 2018

US Arrests 32 At Border Demonstration

A demonstration in San Diego at the Mexico border led to the arrests of 32 people. A Border Patrol spokesman said one arrest was for assault and the rest were on suspicion of trespassing.

Legal December 2018

Judge Tosses Bulk Of Suit Against Trump

A U.S. judge has thrown out the bulk of a lawsuit against the Trump administration, regarding its termination of the Obama-era Central American Minors program.

Arts and Media December 2018

Smithsonian Latino Center Gallery 2021

The Smithsonian Latino Center is excited to announce their first gallery space, thanks to a donation from the Molina Family.

Legal December 2018

End Of Courthouse Immigration Arrests?

Nearly 70 retired state and federal judges called through a letter for ICE to stop arresting suspected illegal immigrants at courthouses.

Legal December 2018

Court Ends Scholarship Tax-Credit

A state-run scholarship tax-credit program that supports private-school scholarships has been struck down by the Montana Supreme Court by a ruling of 5-2.

Technology December 2018

UGA’s New Data Science Degree Program

The University of Georgia has a new degree program that trains undergraduates at the interface of statistics and computer science to meet the growing demand for data scientists.

Global December 2018

Coco, Netflix, Hackers; Top 5 Headlines

Music from Disney•Pixar’s “Coco” added some extra joy to a 100,000 Christmas lights display in Texas. Netflix will be featuring a new bio series on the late singer Selena.

Financing December 2018

$150M In Student Loan Forgiveness

An Obama-era rule is leading to the forgiveness of loans for 15,000 former students. The U.S. Education Department says $150 million in loans is going to be wiped clean.