Global August 2018

Largest Wildfire In California History Still Growing [Beyond Education]

Wildfires tearing through trees and brush, rampaging up hillsides and incinerating neighborhoods: The place-names change but the devastation is showing signs of becoming the new normal in California. On Monday, twin fires being treated as one incident north of San Francisco became the largest wildfire in state history, destroying 443 square miles (1,148 square kilometers) — nearly the size of the city of Los Angeles.

Financing August 2018

University Of Wyoming Gets Private Gift For STEM Programs [On A Positive Note In Education]

The University of Wyoming has received a $2.5 million gift to support its science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. The university says the money from alumnus David D. Le Norman will be matched by the state for a total of $5 million. Le Norman is founder of Le Norman Energy and a number of other successful companies.

Financing August 2018

$75M UNL College Of Engineering Renovations Approved [Education News]

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has approved a more than $75 million renovation to the Lincoln campus' aging college of engineering buildings. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the board approved the plan Friday. UNL will begin demolition of a 25,000-square-foot link connecting Nebraska Hall and the Scott Engineering Center next summer.

Hispanic Community August 2018

Judge Reaffirms Ruling That DACA Must Resume [Beyond Education]

A federal judge has reaffirmed his ruling that the Trump administration must resume a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. The ruling has no immediate effect because U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in Washington gave the administration 20 days to decide if it wants to appeal and ask that it be put on hold while trying to get it overturned.

Financing August 2018

Average In-State College Tuition Up 5 Percent In Virginia [Education News]

In-state tuition and mandatory fees at Virginia's universities and community colleges is up an average of 5.1 percent or $612 this school year. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia's recent report to lawmakers found that students at four-year institutions will pay an average of $13,370 while community college students will pay an average of $4,620.

Hispanic Community August 2018

Venezuela Detains 6, Hunts More In Drone Attack On Maduro [Beyond Education]

Investigators hunting for assailants behind a failed attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro with explosives-laden drones have raided hotels and seized vehicles while grilling six suspects for details of the plot. Venezuela's socialist government alleged Sunday that the detained suspects conspired with others in Miami and the capital of neighboring Colombia, though they offered no specific evidence

Global August 2018

Trump Appears to Change Story on Trump Tower Meeting

After an earthquake hit Lombok, rescuers found 90 dead. President Donald Trump calls the Trump Tower meeting "totally legal." Rick Gates is taking the stand in Paul Manafort trial. Investigators in Venezuela hunt for suspects in assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro. The GOP is being accused of going easy on the Supreme Court nominee.

Arts and Media August 2018

Special Benefit Event At San Diego Natural History Museum [Education News]

“An Evening with Annette Bening” will take place at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park on Thursday, September 20 at 6:30 p.m. to benefit the San Diego Promise. Bening is an alumnus of the San Diego Community College District, as well as a four-time Academy Award nominee for her works in various movies including “Being Julia,” “The American President,” and “American Beauty.”

Health Care August 2018

2018 Northwest Classic Raises More Than $1.428 Million For Children’s Hospitals [On A Positive Note Beyond Education]

The Credit Union for Kids Northwest Classic, presented by First Tech Federal Credit Union, raised more than $1.428 million to support Credit Unions for Kids, benefiting six Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. This is the third consecutive year that the event has raised over $1 million.

Global August 2018

University Of Utah Latest To Cut Ties With Papa John's [Education News]

The University of Utah says it has closed the Papa John's in the campus food court as it joins a long list of institutions cutting ties with the pizza company after the founder used a racial slur. The university said Wednesday in a statement that the racial slur used by Papa John's founder John Schnatter's is in "direct opposition to our values."

Hispanic Community August 2018

US, ACLU Divide On How To Reunify Separated Families [Beyond Education]

The Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday revealed widely divergent plans on how to reunite hundreds of immigrant children with parents who have been deported since the families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Health Care August 2018

Mexico's National University Admits 12-Year-Old For Physics [Education News]

Mexico's National Autonomous University says it has admitted a 12-year-old student to its undergraduate degree program in biomedical physics. The university, better known by its Spanish initials as the UNAM, said Thursday that Carlos Santamaria Diaz is the youngest such student in the university's roughly century-long history.