Health Care October 2019

Texas A&M System Bans E-cigarettes

Texas A&M University has banned e-cigarettes from its campuses, including the flagship one in College Station and Tarleton State University and Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Global October 2019

Expelled For Disrupting Free Speech?

UW Regents have begun drafting the language to incorporate their free speech policy changes into rule. Students who disrupt others’ free speech three times would be expelled.

Technology October 2019

FAU Launches Florida’s 1st MS With AI Major

Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science is launching the state’s first Master of Science with Major in AI (MSAI).

Financing October 2019

Sentencing In College Bribery Scandal

Gregory and Marcia Abbott were sentenced to one month each in prison and must pay $125,000 for their role in the nationwide college bribery scandal.

Administration October 2019

Nobel A Boon To Binghamton, Says President

M. Stanley Whittingham is one of three people to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry this year. Whittingham is a professor at Binghamton University.

Health Care October 2019

NMSU Gets Grant To Tackle Opioid Epidemic

New Mexico State University has received a three-year $1.35 million grant for a project to expand the number of professionals in New Mexico to address the opioid crisis.

Global October 2019

Sesame Street Addresses Addiction; Top 5

Sesame Street in Communities offers resources around parental addiction. Federal agents are accused of using marriage interviews to lure and detain immigrants for deportation.

Hispanic Community October 2019

Ecuador's Deadly Political Crisis

The Associated Press breaks down who’s who in the political crisis in Ecuador, including Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno and former President Rafael Correa.

Global October 2019

Abortion Medication Required On Campuses

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that requires the 34 campuses in the University of California and California State University systems to have abortion medication on campus.

Legal October 2019

Results Of Sandy Hook Defamation Case

The father of one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, has been awarded $450,000 in a defamation case against conspiracy theorists claiming the shooting never happened.

Global October 2019

Toxic PCBs Linger In Schools

Schools and day care centers across the U.S. may have fluorescent light ballasts containing toxic PCBs. The chemicals were banned decades ago over health concerns.

Global October 2019

New Record For College Athletes

According to the NCAA, 89% of all the athletes who enrolled in college in 2012 have earned degrees, which is higher than last year’s record high.

Arts and Media October 2019

16 Student Academy Award Winners Honored

The 2019 Student Academy Awards recently honored 16 college and university student filmmakers who are now eligible to compete in the 2020 Academy Awards.

Health Care October 2019

Washington U. Receives $7.6M

Washington University has received a $7.6 million grant to help fund creation of the St. Louis-based university's Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control.

Legal October 2019

4 More Parents Plead Guilty In College Scam

Four parents who previous pled not guilty in the college admissions scam have changed their pleas to guilty. They are facing charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering.