Education Sep 20 Prisoners will soon be eligible for federal grants, opening new educational opportunities Colleges are gearing up for a spike of interest in prison education programs. That's because incarcerated people will soon be eligible for Pell Grants. It will be the first time in 28 years prisoners can access that federal funding for…
Education Sep 13 Applications to HBCUs rise dramatically as nationwide college enrollment falls The number of undergraduate students has dropped by almost 10% during the pandemic. But it's been a different story for some time at many historically Black colleges and universities. Applications are up nearly 30% at many of these schools and…
Health Jun 08 Falling demand causes glut of unused COVID vaccines in India India has long been called the world’s pharmacy as the largest producer of generic drugs as well as vaccines on the globe. A lot of that capacity was repurposed and increased to produce COVID vaccines, intended particularly for low-income countries.
Education Apr 26 As colleges and universities drop admission tests, what’s the impact on enrollment? The SAT OR ACT standardized test score used to make or break college applications for high school seniors. But the pandemic turned that all on its head as nearly 80 percent of four-year colleges and universities went test-optional. Many schools…
Education Apr 19 Fewer Black men are enrolling in community college. This state wants to change that Even before the pandemic, higher education had an enrollment problem. The last few years have made it worse. That’s particularly true for community colleges, where enrollment dropped 13 percent since 2019. The number was 21 percent for Black men. As…
Arts Jan 26 The Holocaust’s quiet heroes, survivors honored in new book for children, teens People across Europe, Israel, and the world are preparing to mark international Holocaust Remembrance Day Thursday, commemorating millions of European Jews killed by Nazi Germany. The day was created in 2005 by the United Nations to sustain public awareness, which…
World Oct 21 Uganda’s Batwa tribe, considered conservation refugees, see little government support The Batwa people are one of the oldest surviving Indigenous tribes in Africa. They live high in the mountain forests, straddling several East African countries. The Batwa are now also called conservation refugees, as governments scramble to cope with the…
World Sep 28 Many Ugandan children forced into hard labor, sex trafficking as COVID closes schools The effects of the pandemic on children vary dramatically depending on the country. With schools still shuttered in Uganda and other developing nations, many children have no choice but to work to survive. In Africa, more than one-fifth of children…
Health Sep 23 Lack of access, infrastructure and government accountability hurt Ugandan vaccine goals The U.S. plan to donate 500 million vaccines to developing countries aims to address the lopsided distribution and exacerbated impact of the virus. In Africa, Uganda is still struggling to vaccinate those most at-risk. It has recorded more than 120,000…
Health Aug 31 This dissolvable pacemaker could make heart surgery less invasive Millions of Americans spend weeks recovering from heart surgery and other operations to repair brain and bone injuries every year. As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Chicago, researchers are working on a novel approach to aid in…