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.

Global October 2019

Hispanic Heritage Month; Top 3 Stories

Among the top stories for the month of September included an article that explored Hispanic Heritage Month.

Arts and Media October 2019

Now On Netflix: ‘Living Undocumented’

A new documentary series entitled “Living Undocumented” follows the lives of eight families trying to live normal lives despite family members’ immigration status.

Financing October 2019

NSF Supports BAMM! Project

Cal Poly Pomona is part of a $1 million grant from the NSF to increase the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing Ph.D.s in mathematics.

Legal October 2019

Top Cases Before Supreme Court

Among the issues before the Supreme Court are LGBT rights, protections for young immigrants, abortion, Juvenile sentencing and guns.

Global October 2019

URI Opens $150M Engineering Complex

A new $150 million engineering complex is open at the University of Rhode Island, expanding the campus’ Bliss Hall, which opened in 1928.

Health Care October 2019

Texas A&M System Bans E-cigarettes

Texas A&M University has banned e-cigarettes from its campuses, including the flagship one in College Station and Tarleton State University and Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Health Care October 2019

No Medical Education Debt

Weill Cornell Medicine will eliminate medical education debt for all students who qualify for financial aid through a transformative new scholarship program.

Global October 2019

Immigration Marriage Interview Or Trap?

A class action is accusing federal agents of using immigration marriage interviews in Baltimore to lure families in order to detain the immigrant spouse for deportation.

Global October 2019

Expelled For Disrupting Free Speech?

UW Regents have begun drafting the language to incorporate their free speech policy changes into rule. Students who disrupt others’ free speech three times would be expelled.

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).

Health Care October 2019

High Responsibility Vs. Perfection

In her piece on KevinMD.com titled “The dangerous medical liaison” Jean Robey, M.D. describes a physician’s struggle with high responsibility and expectations of perfection.

Financing October 2019

Sentencing In College Bribery Scandal

Gregory and Marcia Abbott were sentenced to one month each in prison and must pay $125,000 for their role in the nationwide college bribery scandal.

Legal October 2019

Lawsuits Seek To Block Public Charge Rule

Almost a dozen lawsuits have been filed to try to block the “public charge” rule that is slated to take effect next week. The rule would deny legal permanent residency to many immigrants.

Administration October 2019

Nobel A Boon To Binghamton, Says President

M. Stanley Whittingham is one of three people to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry this year. Whittingham is a professor at Binghamton University.