Global August 2018

University Of North Texas Professor Makes Meth For Research

Chemistry professor Guido Verbeck and one of his graduate students have spent the last nine years making PCP, fentanyl and meth. This drug-making, however, is all legal, and the drugs are being used to test a new type of breath analyzer.

Global August 2018

This Week’s Top 5 Trending Headlines In Education And Beyond

Top 100 issue going live on our website, NAFTA being renamed to reflect the new trade agreement between the U.S. and Mexico

Global August 2018

New Initiative Offers Daycare to CUNY Students With Children

New York City’s Child Care Initiative will help 1,461 CUNY students with kids. The City Council’s $600,000 investment is providing more than 1,500 infants and toddlers with daycare and tutoring programs. It was created to help those students juggle being both a parent and a student.

Global August 2018

Top 4 Latest Jobs On Hispanic Outlook’s Job Board

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Georgia State University, Texas A&M University Libraries and University of Toledo respectively have the following jobs on Hispanic Outlook’s job board: Assistant or Associate Professor levels in Operations Management, Faculty Positions, Associate Dean and Director of Medical Sciences Library, and Vice President For Enrollment Management.

Global August 2018

Rhode Island Bans Guns On School Grounds, Except With Police

A new directive is barring all guns from schools in Rhode Island with the exception of those carried by law enforcement personnel. Prior to this directive, individuals with concealed-carry permits could bring guns into schools, and the rules regarding guns also varied between school districts.

Global August 2018

California Closer To Making Colleges Offer Abortion Drugs

The California Assembly has approved a measure, which would require all public universities in California to offer abortion medication at the health centers on their campuses. This measure still needs to return to the Senate for a final sign off. If passed, this would make California the first state to have this requirement.

Global August 2018

College Bound Dorchester Honors Students at its Sixth Annual I Am My Future Matriculation Ceremon

At a recent ceremony more than 60 college bound students were honored at College Bound Dorchester’s annual “I am My Future” Matriculation Celebration. Several members of this group were members of the Boston Uncornered initative, which works with former gang members, supporting their social-emotional development through neighborhood-based mentors and education stipends.

Global August 2018

SUNY Oneonta Alumni Use Letters To Help New Students

SUNY Oneonta implemented a new project that aims to help new students transition into college life with letters from alumni. Seventy letters were written to distribute to freshmen and transfer students. Students received letters from alumni that lived in the exact same dorm room when they attended the college.

Global August 2018

The Latest: NAFTA Is Being Renamed US-Mexico Trade Agreement

President Donald Trump has announced that he intends to terminate NAFTA. Its replacement is to be called “the United States-Mexico Trade Agreement. This move would exclude Canada, which has been the third NAFTA partner. The article below is a timeline of the latest events related to this story.

Global August 2018

Arizona Higher Education Institutions Bring Real-World Experiences To STEM Courses

Arizona State University and Phoenix College are collaborating on the development of Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) to pave the way to students to make long-lasting impressions in the world. Their goal is to design, implement and access research projects, so students can gain hands-on, real-world experience to shape them into better scientists or citizens.

Global August 2018

St. Mary's University Garden Helps Feed Low-Income Residents

A university garden is helping its Minnesota community. St. Mary’s University established its garden a year ago and is currently growing tomatoes, beets, potatoes, onions and asparagus. These produce are donated to the food shelter at Winona Volunteer Services and helps provide free food once a month to low-income residents.

Global August 2018

We Did See Him With Two Hands on a Gun

Witnesses say they saw David Katz, who is suspected of a deadly shooting during an online video game tournament, from the back as they fled. John McCain’s private burial service will take place next weekend. The Pope has neither confirmed McCarrick claims. Russian hackers have been trying to steal private correspondence of Christian Orthodox figures.