Global August 2019

Group Hit By Abuse Claims To Open Shelter

VisionQuest is planning to build a shelter for up to 60 minors who enter the U.S. illegally without their parents. The company has been hit by abuse and mistreatment allegations.

Health Care August 2019

University In Maryland To Get $387K

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded $387,000 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for research in areas like biological chemistry.

Health Care August 2019

2 California Schools Receive $14.8M

San Francisco State University and the University of California, San Francisco have received a $14.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Global August 2019

No More SAT 'Adversity Score'

By replacing the Environmental Context Dashboard with a tool that doesn’t reduce an applicant's background to a single number, the SAT will no longer have the “adversity score.”

Health Care August 2019

Marshall U Partners To Fight Opioid Crisis

Marshall University and Homeland Security Investigations are partnering to fight the nationwide opioid crisis. The school will receive more than $4 million.

Health Care August 2019

UT Austin Receives Nearly $5M

Ahead of childhood cancer awareness month in September, the State of Texas has awarded The University of Texas at Austin with nearly $5 million in new cancer prevention funding.

Global August 2019

What College Did These 8 Famous Go To?

The following are some well know individuals and the various education paths they followed on their way to success and notoriety.

Financing September 2019

SEMO Scholarship Program

A new scholarship program means some low-income students at SEMO will not have to pay tuition or general fees. About 900 members of the 2020 freshman class are expected to qualify.

Global September 2019

Former Navy SEAL Enters Yale

James Hatch, a former Navy Seal, is entering Yale at age 52. "I was shocked to get accepted," he said. "But my wife told me I would be silly not to take this opportunity, and she's right."

Arts and Media September 2019

Professor Matthew McConaughey

Award-winning actor and producer Matthew McConaughey has received a professorship from the University of Texas Moody College of Communication beginning in Fall 2019.

Health Care September 2019

Purdue U Not Connected To Opioid Maker

Purdue Pharma and Purdue University are not connected with the school being named after John Purdue and the drugmaker’s founders were John Purdue Gray and George Frederick Bingham.

Global September 2019

Books Not Bets

Eldorado Resorts' Circus Circus hotel has become the dorm for University of Nevada, Reno students because of a gas explosion, which shut down the school’s two biggest residence halls.

Global September 2019

UAlbany Opens An On-Campus Food Pantry

Students, faculty and staff at the University at Albany now have access to the school’s new on-campus food pantry, a trend which is becoming more and more common on college campuses.

Health Care September 2019

University Researcher Awarded $1.4M

A researcher from the University of Arizona has received the Washington-based Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute grant for a sleep-apnea program.

Global September 2019

UNT-Dallas Opens $63M Student Center

UNT-Dallas recently opened its new 131,000-square foot student center, which houses a new library and a fitness center, as well as tutoring, advising and financial aid offices.