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Veterans
Veterans, Others Lobby Montana Panel for Projects
HELENA, Mont. — Military veterans, college students and history supporters made passionate pleas Friday to Montana lawmakers to finally approve the building projects they have been requesting for years. Their testimony came on the final day of a two-week hearing by a legislative budget panel on a bill that would authorize $157 million in bonds […]
January 31, 2017
Other News
Danville, Va., School Recognized for Cyber Defense
RICHMOND, Va. — Danville Community College has received federal recognition for its training in cyberdefense. Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday that the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security had designated the school in Southside Virginia as a national center of academic excellence in cyber defense. Three other community colleges in Virginia share […]
January 31, 2017
Veterans
Navy Veteran Gets Diploma 50 Years Late
GOWANDA — At 71 years of age, Donald Stanbro can now look back with one less regret. He is now a Gowanda Central School graduate through the New York State Division of Veterans Affairs’ Operation Recognition. Operation Recognition awards veterans their high school diplomas if they were on active duty for at least one day […]
January 31, 2017
Veterans
Boots to Bees: Beekeeper Teaches Veterans, Others the Craft
BECKLEY, W.Va.— The president of the Raleigh County Beekeepers Cooperative Association was inspired by his grandfather to take up the art of beekeeping. About 18 years ago, Mark Lilly picked up some bees and hives and started into the hobby. Now, he manages 12 hives and teaches people all over the state how to raise […]
January 31, 2017
Veterans
Author and Veteran Urges Students to Pursue Dreams
Over 80 people gathered inside the Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom Friday night to listen to Matt Gallagher, former U.S. Army Captain and critically acclaimed author, recount his experiences in the Iraq War as a part of the 8th Annual Student Veterans of America at the University of Michigan Benefit Dinner. Student Veterans of America is […]
January 31, 2017
Veterans
Soldiers Run for Study on Brain Injuries
LAWRENCE, Kan.— More than a hundred Fort Riley soldiers are helping University of Kansas researchers study how intense running affects wounded soldiers with mild traumatic brain injury. David Johnson, who is leading a two-year study, says many soldiers have significant problems with traumatic brain injuries. Many of the injuries are caused by improvised explosive devices […]
January 31, 2017
Policy
Colleges Decry Travel Ban; Students Stuck Abroad
BOSTON — Dozens of U.S. colleges are opposing President Donald Trump’s sweeping travel ban that has left some students and professors stranded abroad. The presidents of several universities on Sunday issued scathing attacks of Trump’s executive order halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. Many said it is already disrupting research and academics for their scholars, […]
January 31, 2017
Students
President Gates Black: Labor Market Sets Course for Community College
As she prepares to transition from Tarrant County College District in Texas to assume the leadership of Delaware County Community College, Dr. L. Joy Gates Black reflects on changes in the community college sector.
January 30, 2017
Students
Study: Sanctuary City Stats Belie Negative Narrative
As President Donald Trump starts implementing controversial immigration protocol, a new report suggests that so-called sanctuary counties boast less crime and stronger economies than do their nonsanctuary counterparts.
January 30, 2017
Students
Higher Ed Seeks Footing Amid Immigration Policy Chaos
Questions about the implementation and reach of President Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugee rights still roil, three days after it was signed.
January 30, 2017
Students
University of South Carolina to Erect Statue of First African-American Professor
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina wants to erect a statue in honor of the school’s first African-American professor. The university hosted a celebration about Richard T. Greener’s life Monday afternoon. The State of Columbia reported university officials hope to raise money for the statue and an endowment that would pay for future […]
January 30, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Will Paul Ryan’s Idea Work for Pre-Existing Ailments?
The pre-existing conditions issue played a central role in the design of the Affordable Care Act, and dealing with this issue appropriately in any ACA replacement plan will be instrumental to the achievement of stable and sustainable individual and small group health insurance markets. House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans’ June 2016 Better Way […]
January 30, 2017
Students
Justice Sotomayor Says Universities Need More Diversity
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday said future diversity on college campuses is a key to diversifying society at large, noting that the number of Black students at the University of Michigan is a “real problem.” Sotomayor received an honorary degree and participated in a forum about the future […]
January 30, 2017
Other News
Gates Foundation Gives $279M to University of Washington
SEATTLE — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding $279 million to the University of Washington to expand its work in improving global population health, the largest private donation to the university, officials said Wednesday. The grant funds another decade of research at the university’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which provides critical […]
January 30, 2017
Other News
Device Maker Will Move If Trump Hikes Mexico Tariff
Medical device firm Fisher & Paykel Healthcare will consider switching factories making products bound for the United States from Mexico to New Zealand if US President Donald Trump’s administration taxes Mexican imports. The company, a major global supplier of specialised respiratory equipment for hospitals, is one of the first companies with Mexican operations to disclose […]
January 30, 2017
Disparities
Early Death Rates Down for Blacks, Latinos and Asians
Premature death rates have declined in the United States among Hispanics, blacks, and Asian/Pacific Islanders (APIs) — in line with trends in Canada and the United Kingdom — but increased among whites and American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), according to a comprehensive study of premature death rates for the entire U.S. population from 1999 to 2014. […]
January 30, 2017
Policies
Buzzwords: What ‘Repeal and Replace’ Means
President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers have yet to come up with a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But in the meantime, there’s already a complicated vocabulary to describe the process and its goals. The terminology can be difficult to follow, starting with the now-ubiquitous phrase “repeal and replace.” Adding to […]
January 30, 2017
Policies
Most Doctors Who Voted for Trump Like Obamacare
Only 37.9% of doctors who reported voting for Donald Trump are in favor of completely repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), widely referred to as Obamacare, according to a survey by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The revelation of serious misgivings by the people on the front lines of healthcare, published yesterday in […]
January 30, 2017
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