Health Care August 2018

Mexico's National University Admits 12-Year-Old For Physics [Education News]

Mexico's National Autonomous University says it has admitted a 12-year-old student to its undergraduate degree program in biomedical physics. The university, better known by its Spanish initials as the UNAM, said Thursday that Carlos Santamaria Diaz is the youngest such student in the university's roughly century-long history.

Global August 2018

University Of Utah Latest To Cut Ties With Papa John's [Education News]

The University of Utah says it has closed the Papa John's in the campus food court as it joins a long list of institutions cutting ties with the pizza company after the founder used a racial slur. The university said Wednesday in a statement that the racial slur used by Papa John's founder John Schnatter's is in "direct opposition to our values."

Financing August 2018

$75M UNL College Of Engineering Renovations Approved [Education News]

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has approved a more than $75 million renovation to the Lincoln campus' aging college of engineering buildings. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the board approved the plan Friday. UNL will begin demolition of a 25,000-square-foot link connecting Nebraska Hall and the Scott Engineering Center next summer.

Financing August 2018

University Of Wyoming Gets Private Gift For STEM Programs [On A Positive Note In Education]

The University of Wyoming has received a $2.5 million gift to support its science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. The university says the money from alumnus David D. Le Norman will be matched by the state for a total of $5 million. Le Norman is founder of Le Norman Energy and a number of other successful companies.

Financing August 2018

Mallinckrodt To Fund $10M In Research At Washington University School of Medicine [Education News]

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Mallinckrodt has announced plans to spend up to $10 million over five years to fund research at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the partnership will fund projects that have a focus on rare diseases. Mallinckrodt's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Steven Romano, says many underserved patients have "few, if any, therapeutic options."

Global August 2018

Stockton University To Consider Buying Former Casino [Education News]

Stockton University is eyeing a purchase of a now-shuttered casino in New Jersey. The Press of Atlantic City reports the university's board of trustees is meeting Wednesday to discuss buying the closed Atlantic Club Casino Hotel. The Atlantic Club is located near the university's Atlantic City campus, which is set to open this month.

Financing August 2018

Mississippi State Pledges Free Tuition For Guard Members

Mississippi State University is guaranteeing free tuition for Mississippi National Guard members studying full time for an undergraduate degree. University President Mark Keenum and National Guard commander Maj. Gen. Janson "Durr" Boyles signed the agreement Tuesday. University spokesman Sid Salter says Mississippi State receives $2,250 per guard member for tuition already.

Global August 2018

Colorado College Reprinting Up To 9.2K Diplomas To Fix Typo

A Colorado university is offering to reprint up to 9,200 diplomas after the outgoing editor of the school newspaper found a big typo. Alec Williams was checking to make sure his name was spelled correctly on his Colorado Mesa University diploma when he noticed it said "Coard of Trustees" instead of "Board of Trustees" in Old English font.

Global August 2018

Update: University Board OK's Purchase Of Former Casino Near Campus

Stockton University's board of trustees has given approval for the purchase of a former casino site near a campus slated to open next month in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The university says the purchase agreement with Clearwater, Florida-based TJM Properties involves 11 upland lots totaling 9 acres (3.6 hectares), a beach lot that's 11 acres (4.5 hectares), a nine-level parking garage and a 23-story hotel tower.

Global August 2018

Top 5 Trending Headlines In Education And Beyond

Every Friday Hispanic Outlook features the headlines that received the most views on our Facebook page in a special regular feature on our website.

Health Care August 2018

U. Of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Ban Medical Marijuana

For two schools in Oklahoma, marijuana remains banned on campus. This ban includes medical marijuana usage at both The University of Oklahoma (OU) and Oklahoma State University (OSU). The schools’ joint news release explains that they are legally required to comply with mandates from the Federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act.

Hispanic Community August 2018

First Of Its Kind Mural In Mexico Inaugurated As Part Of Social Impact Program

Three hundred hillside homes in Monterrey, Mexico, are the site of a first of its kind mural that is part of the Comex por un México Bien Hecho (“Comex for a Well Done Mexico”) social impact program. The project, which spanned the four months, took more than 300 volunteers and 1,500 residents of Monterrey’s Campana-Altamira neighborhood.

Global August 2018

Top 4 Featured Jobs On Hispanic Outlook’s Job Board

The following are the top four featured job openings available on The Hispanic Outlook On Education’s job board. All jobs that are listed on Hispanic Outlook’s job board include full descriptions, as well as information about where and how to apply.

Technology August 2018

University Of Michigan Creates Computer Dwarfed By Grain Of Rice

A team of electrical and computer engineering professors at the University of Michigan have created a new device smaller than IBM’s 1-by-1 millimeter computer. The exact dimensions of the new device are 0.3 millimeters on each side, making it smaller than a grain of rice and comparable in size to a speck of dust.

Global August 2018

WW2 Museum, Arizona State U, Create Online Master's Degree

Arizona State University in conjunction with The National World War II Museum in New Orleans has created the nation’s only graduate degree in World War II history. This online master’s degree program’s classes will be starting in January of 2019 and will include “short video lectures.”