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Years of study ‘wasted’: College students on visas fret over ICE ruling that could force them out of US

Years of study ‘wasted’: College students on visas fret over ICE ruling that could force them out of US

by Henry Ren and Xurui Tan | Jul 9, 2020 | Education

When University of Southern California student Mage Zhang spent more than $5,000 for a flight home to China in late May, she packed all her belongings and thought this could be a trip of no return. President Donald Trump administration’s new rule on international...
Sex education at Albany area schools remains an ongoing conversation

Sex education at Albany area schools remains an ongoing conversation

by Hannah Farrow | Jul 8, 2020 | Education

In early June, New York City health officials offered guidelines on how to have safe sex during the coronavirus pandemic. The document — which attracted a considerable amount of attention on social media — noted that “people will and should have sex” despite the...
HHS and Albany hospital system seek online tools to help socially isolated seniors

HHS and Albany hospital system seek online tools to help socially isolated seniors

by Xurui Tan | Jul 7, 2020 | Health

A new effort to tackle the long-standing social isolation and loneliness problems that older adults, people with disabilities and veterans often experience, which has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic, has been launched. It’s called the MENTAL Health...
Nation’s medical experts plan for a vaccine by 2021

Nation’s medical experts plan for a vaccine by 2021

by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Jul 2, 2020 | Health, Science + Technology

The directors of the nation’s top public health agencies reiterated Thursday that they expect to be able to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine by early next year. The heads of the National Institutes for Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the...
Advocates Call On VA to Provide Federally Funded Abortions to Veterans

Advocates Call On VA to Provide Federally Funded Abortions to Veterans

by Amy Sokolow | Jul 2, 2020 | Politics

Female veterans called for federally funded abortions through the VA on Wednesday, reviving a decades-long debate on the subject. During the House Veterans Affairs Committee meeting of the Health and Women Veterans Task Force, Chairwoman Julia Brownley, D-Calif.,...
Congress considers college athlete compensation following Florida law

Congress considers college athlete compensation following Florida law

by Megan Sauer | Jul 2, 2020 | Education

Should the perfect lap, goal or floor routine fund more than a university’s checkbook? Some members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, said Wednesday it’s time to ensure college athletes earn money for their individual names, images...
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