Hispanic Community August 2019

Turmoil In Argentina After Primary Vote

The Associated Press takes a look at the political and economic turmoil in Argentina. Most recently, the nation’s currency and stock market plummeted after a primary election.

Health Care August 2019

Quinnipiac U Getting $750K

Quinnipiac University’s Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine is receiving a $750,000 award, which will help fund the school’s first family medicine residency program.

Health Care August 2019

Billionaire Donates $35M To Universities

A billionaire has donated $10 million to the Stanford Microbiome Therapies Initiative and $25 million to launch the UCSF Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine.

Financing August 2019

Dartmouth, UNH To Get Nearly $4M

UNH is to receive almost $1 million to increase low-income students earning STEM fields degrees. Dartmouth is to receive $2.8 million to improve its STEM undergraduate curriculum.

Financing August 2019

NIH Awards $19M To CSUN

California State University, Northridge has received $19 million from The National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award will support CSUN’s BUILD PODER program.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Thousands Gather For El Paso Memorial

Thousands came to Southwest University Park for a memorial for the victims of the shooting in El Paso. "Hate will never overcome our love," El Paso Mayor Dee Margo said at the ceremony.

Financing August 2019

Purdue Lands $10M Grant

Purdue’s new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety is getting a jumpstart thanks to a $10 million federal grant from the United States Agency for International Development.

Global August 2019

New Rules Can Deny Green Cards; Top Stories

New rules could deny green cards to immigrants using public assistance programs. The children of Sacred Heart Catholic Church marched against the recent immigration raids.

Financing August 2019

University at Buffalo gets $1.1M

The NSF is giving the University at Buffalo $1.1 million in funding to study mosquitoes and fruit flies. Research could lead to advances regarding the spread of illnesses.

Global August 2019

Economic Gap Narrows With Citizenship

New census figures show that immigrants who were citizens had less poverty, close to equal earnings and higher rates of advanced degrees than native U.S. citizens.

Financing August 2019

Extending Tuition Rate For Immigrants

Colleges in Arizona are making moves to extend a tuition rate that is paid by immigrants who are graduates from one of the state’s high schools and who are living in the U.S. illegally.

Health Care August 2019

PSU Joining Mental Health Initiative

PSU is joining an initiative of the Jed Foundation to strengthen the university’s substance misuse, mental health and suicide prevention programs.

Health Care August 2019

Duo To Push Opioid Settlement To Hospitals

The former governor of Ohio and the president of WVU are creating Citizens for Effective Opioid Treatment, a nonprofit to steer money from opioid settlements to hospitals.

Financing August 2019

GW To End Fixed Undergrad Tuition

GW is planning to start setting tuition rates on an annual basis instead of having a fixed tuition for incoming on-campus undergraduate students. Changes are slated to begin fall 2020.

Legal August 2019

Ginsburg To Receive Honorary Degree

After recently completing radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor, 86-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Buffalo.