Health Care August 2019

Purdue Pharma Hearing Protests

Protestors made up of activists and parents who lost children to overdoses rallied outside Suffolk County Superior Court as the judge heard arguments regarding Purdue Pharma.

Financing August 2019

Investigating The Financial Aid Loophole

State lawmakers in Illinois said they are going to look into the practice by some wealthy families of transferring guardianship of their children to get financial aid for college.

Global August 2019

College Unveils Suicide Awareness Bench

Palm Beach State College’s Lake Worth campus has recently installed a new bright yellow bench to help raise awareness about suicide prevention and mental health.

Financing August 2019

Free Tuition Option For Foster Kids

A new law allows foster kids to attend Pennsylvania universities and colleges tuition-free. These include community colleges, as well as private, public and state-related schools.

Health Care August 2019

Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program

The Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program (P4), which was designed in part to encourage diversity in the medical profession, is producing results with its first medical students.

Health Care August 2019

SUNY Medical School Receives $2.7M Grant

SUNY’s Upstate Medical University College of Nursing has received a four-year, $2.7 million grant to support students who are interested in working in rural or underserved areas.

Financing August 2019

UIC Researchers Get $4.7M

UIC researchers have received 4.7 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create a program for math teacher development specifically in the suburbs of Chicago.

Health Care August 2019

Louisiana Launching Medical Marijuana

Louisiana is launching medical marijuana, making it the first Deep South state to dispense medical marijuana. More than 30 states (now including Louisiana) allow medical marijuana.

Health Care August 2019

Boom In Naloxone Tied To Fewer Drug Deaths

Naloxone, an overdose-reversing drug, is being tied to fewer drug-related deaths in the U.S. Overdose deaths have stopped rising for the first time in the United States in decades.

Financing August 2019

CSU Commits Additional $10M To MSTI

The California State University (CSU) is committing an additional $10 million over the next four years to its Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative (MSTI).

Global August 2019

Mass Shootings So Far This Year

According to data compiled by Northeastern University, USA Today and The Associated Press, there have been almost as many mass killings to date in 2019 as there was in 2018.

Legal August 2019

Bribe Or Donation?

A parent accused in the widespread college admissions bribery scheme is offering the following defense: what he did is not that much different than parents who make formal donations.

Health Care August 2019

Trauma Care Honoree Named Interim Dean

Dr. John Fildes has been named interim dean of the School of Medicine at the UNLV. Dr. Fildes directed trauma care for some of the victims of the Las Vegas Strip massacre in 2017.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Shootings’ Impact On Latino Community

The recent mass shootings has frightened members of the Latino community into planning escape routes from public events and not speaking Spanish in public.

Financing August 2019

Colombia Native Wins $30K For College

Arantza Pena Popo has won the "Doodle for Google" competition and will be a receiving a $30,000 scholarship for college. Popo plans to study at the University of Southern California.