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Retirement Distress and Financial Wellness

Hispanics face retirement challenges due to low financial literacy, limited savings, and distrust of financial institutions. Improved education, proactive planning, and investment in diverse assets like real estate and mutual funds can help bridge wealth gaps and ensure financial security.

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Financing September 2016

Dr. Frank Gomez honored as Professor Emeritus by Trident University

Trident University International is proud to announce that Dr. Frank Gomez has been named Professor Emeritus. In addition to his current role as a Professor, he is actively involved in the University’s Ph.D. in Health Sciences program where he works closely with doctoral candidates during the dissertation process.

Financing September 2016

URI Receives Grant for Arctic Expedition Aboard Tall Ship

The University of Rhode Island has received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct an expedition into the Canadian Arctic's Northwest Passage aboard the country's newest tall ship. The university's Graduate School of Oceanography's Inner Space Center will lead the five-week expedition, which begins next August.

Financing September 2016

Ohio College Opens Entirely Gluten-free Dining Hall

Kent State University in Ohio has opened what it says is the first entirely gluten-free dining hall in the country. The school restructured Prentice Cafe in Prentice Hall after administrators noticed a rising number of students with intolerance to gluten. The cafe was certified by the Gluten-Free Food Services Certification Program.

Financing September 2016

Research shows Head Start pays for itself, pays off for children

Expanding Head Start is good public policy and will pay for itself, according to new research by faculty in the University of California, Berkeley’s economics department and Goldman School of Public Policy. The UC Berkeley researchers found that every dollar invested generates $2 in future earnings for children enrolled in the program.

Financing September 2016

SLCC First To Benefit From T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarships

The Utah Association for the Education of Young Children (UAEYC) has launched a new scholarship project called T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Utah, which is making its debut with Salt Lake Community College. T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Utah pays for tuition, books, a travel stipend and paid released time from work to attend classes and to study.

Financing September 2016

SC State Getting $900,000 from Feds to Upgrade Labs

South Carolina State University is receiving almost $900,000 from the federal government to upgrade laboratory space at the Orangeburg school. The grant is part of about $19 million the U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding to improve food science labs at historically black land-grant colleges and universities.

Financing August 2016

Officials Warn Ohio Students of Grant, Scholarship Scams

College students and parents in southwest Ohio are being warned to watch out for scammers seeking to rip people off through fake scholarship and tax schemes. There are three popular scams circulating: a federal student tax scam, a fake grant and a fake scholarship scam.

Financing August 2016

Universities Awarded Grants to Study Harmful Algae Blooms

The state Department of Environmental Quality awarded Oakland University $158,314 to produce harmful algae hazard maps that can be continually updated. Grand Valley State University was given $83,573 to find methods for rapidly determining whether certain types of algae are producing toxins at the cellular level.

Financing August 2016

U of Illinois Developing Models to Test Grid Protection

The University of Illinois says it has received an $18.7 million federal grant to develop a way to test the United States' response to and recovery from any attack on the country's electric grid. The university said Tuesday that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded the grant.

Financing August 2016

University of Detroit Mercy Invests $15M at 3 City Campuses

The University of Detroit Mercy has invested more than $15 million at three of its campuses this past year. The private Catholic institution believes the push to update and repurpose many of its buildings — especially at the campus on McNichols Road — will help keep the school relevant and allow the university to take part in Detroit's revitalization.

Financing August 2016

Vincennes University Spending $2M on Coal Mining Safety

Vincennes University is moving ahead with construction of a $2.1 million coal mining safety training center despite concerns about the coal-mining industry's future. The trustees awarded a construction contract last week for the 40,000 square-foot training facility at its Fort Branch campus, located in the heart of Indiana's coal country.