Northwestern State University students are helping residents in North and South Carolina with clean up after Hurricane Florence. Dr. Curt Phifer, a biology professor at the University, is spearheading an effort to collect cleaning supplies and has asked campus groups to put together the supplies into buckets for donation.
The four university campuses in Missouri will likely be making proposals to the University of Missouri System for a portion of the $260 million expected to be spent in the next five years for research and scholarships. The System’s president, Mun Choi, made the announcement last week.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year $250,000 grant to William Paterson University environmental science professors Michael Griffiths and Martin Becker. They are leaders in a multi-university collaborative research project on the Biogeochemical Fingerprinting of the Megatoothed (“Megalodon”) Shark: A Dual Study in Thermophysiological Evolution and Seawater Chemistry.
For the first time in 44 years, University of Nebraska at Kearney campus police officers are carrying handguns. The police chief at the University, Jim Davis, said officer candidates are required to complete basic training, which takes 16 weeks, at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center in Grand Island.
West Virginia will soon have its first heart transplant program. West Virginia University’s Heart and Vascular Institute is planning to offer the first such program in the state. There are currently 22 residents of West Virginia on the waiting list for a heart transplant.
The National Science Foundation has awarded its Foundation's ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant to the University of Massachusetts Amherst to help its faculty of color in the STEM fields. As a result, new staff hiring is current underway in the STEM departments.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences’ College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) has become the first Ivy League school to offer a bachelor’s degree accessible online. Starting in the Fall 2019, Penn LPS Online will offer a new bachelor of applied arts and sciences (BAAS) degree for working adults and nontraditional students.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA is available to returning college students, students heading to college next year and grad students, and students can get started on the FAFSA on Oct. 1 for the 2019-20 academic year. Students and their families are expected to apply for more than $150 billion in financial aid.
The group the Black Eyed Peas has released videos today that take on issues like gun violence in schools and immigration. Both videos feature their song “Big Love,” and proceeds from the song will benefit Families Belong Together and March for Our Lives.
Lehman College School of Arts & Humanities is presenting “Young Puerto Rican Filmmakers” on Thursday October 4. Held at the Studio Theater, the 75-minute program features a selection of short films and music videos directed by recent graduates and current students of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) Film Certificate program.
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week including: CNN's Anderson Cooper Caught Faking Hurricane Florence Intensity, Pilot amazingly saves his passengers' lives during a typhoon, NC Clerk Refuses To Sell Gas To Man Fleeing Hurricane Over Trump Bumper Sticker.
A second accuser has come forward to describe an alleged unwanted sexual encounter with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Bill Cosby’s sentencing could mean the 81-year-old comedian could be sent home on probation or could serve as much as 30 years in prison. As many as 8,000 people may need to be evacuated because of possible flooding near South Carolina’s Coast.
University of Florida is leading the state when it comes to raises for its professors, according to a new study by the American Association of University Professors. Full-time professors at the University’s Gainesville location got on average an 8.8 percent salary increase in 2017-18.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is expanding the highly successful New York stands with Puerto Rico Recovery and Rebuilding Initiative. They will be deploying 500 more SUNY and CUNY student volunteers and launching a new disaster mental health initiative. SUNY and CUNY volunteers will be cleaning, repairing and restoring damaged homes.
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was interviewed on Fox News, stating that he has never sexually assaulted anyone. President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations today, as will Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. After speculation about whether or not his job was in jeopardy, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will be having a meeting with Trump later in the week.
