A generous grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation will help Linfield University continue to make nursing education more accessible in the years ahead. The foundation, the only one in the United States dedicated solely to improving the education of health professionals, agreed to provide the university with $180,808 over the next three years to help researchers…
Scientists know inflammation plays a role in Parkinson’s disease. But instead of being something to fight, could inflammation be part of the cure? “I call it paradigm-shifting work,” said Malú Tansey, PhD, of the neuroimmunology research her lab is doing at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Recently relocated from the University of Florida, Tansey’s translational…
Combined enrollment by headcount across all Wichita State University locations for fall 2024 is 23,806, according to the annual data released today by the Kansas Board of Regents. This is the largest number of students ever choosing to enroll at Wichita State. The main WSU campus achieved historic enrollment last year with 17,548 students and…
Middle Tennessee State University’s Center for Historic Preservation is working closely with alumnus and retired administrator Vincent Windrow and the Friends of Cemetery School to help preserve one of the states only remaining Black schools built during segregation. “There so few surviving examples of segregated schools built in the rural South. At one time there were thousands of them. Rutherford County…
In the 1970s, biologist George Streisinger brought a popular aquarium fish to the University of Oregon — not as a pet, but as a tool for research. Over the following years, he and his colleagues led the popularization of the zebrafish as a study subject for understanding the way the brain and nervous system develop….
Gurwinder Singh is advocating for statewide policy changes to make law enforcement careers more inclusive for members of the Sikh community Gurwinder Singh faced hurdles along the way joining law enforcement until he applied to the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD), becoming one of the state’s first Sikh officers to wear his articles of faith,…
Three years ago, Madison Finch had never even considered going into the construction industry. Just after graduating high school, the Vilonia native already has a successful full-time job as well as an associate degree after becoming one of the first graduates of the Vilonia Pathways Program. The program is a partnership between Vilonia Pathways Academy and the…
Sam Houston State University (SHSU) is broadening its commitment to empowering high school students with expanded access to higher education opportunities. Launched in 2023 through partnerships with Huntsville ISD and Goose Creek CISD, the Bearkat Advantage Program is now reaching even more districts across Texas. Through the program, SHSU provides scholarships to students in partner…
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), an NJIT corporation, announced the launch of its fifth division, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, featuring New Jersey’s first and only AI Job Shop. This innovative division bridges the growing gap between cutting-edge AI technology and practical business implementation, helping organizations across New Jersey leverage artificial intelligence to drive innovation,…
The York College of Pennsylvania Nursing major reflects on her mother’s perseverance through illness and hard work and the opportunities awaiting them through a York Habitat for Humanity home. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Elisee Okenge ’27, a Nursing major at York College of Pennsylvania, moved to the United States at age 6…