[ad_1] Attorney General Doug Peterson announced Thursday that the Department of Education will forgive all federal student loans for those who attended the ITT Technical Institute. The 1,340 Nebraska borrowers who attended the school from 2005 to its closure in 2016 will have their loans forgiven. Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Education will settle approximately ...

[ad_1] Climate change and environmental policies play a huge role in our health and, if left unchecked, can adversely affect vulnerable communities and exacerbate health inequalities. Last week, the Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health (CEEJH) program at the University of Maryland School of Public Health brought together environmental professionals to 8th Annual UMD Symposium ...

[ad_1] Program information New York’s frontline medical and mental health workers survived a once-in-a-century public health crisis and turned our state into a model for fighting and defeating COVID-19. . To attract talented people to the profession and to retain those who have worked tirelessly over the past two years at a time of great ...

[ad_1] Humans have marveled at the incredible power of volcanoes for centuries. Earlier this month, tourists flocked to Iceland to see lava flowing from a fissure eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The so-called ‘Land of Fire and Ice’ experienced a surge in tourist numbers after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption. Despite their magnetic attraction, volcanic eruptions ...

[ad_1] Faculty, scientists and students at Wayne State University School of Medicine were among 14 women who traveled to Washington, D.C. this summer to meet with U.S. representatives and advocate for science-based policy. SciPol Detroit visited Capitol Hill in June 2022. The women are members of the WSU-based Science Policy Network-Detroit, known as SciPol-Detroit. They ...

[ad_1] Special education teacher Christina Simmons welcomes and smiles at Marion’s Halo McNutt, 5, and her father, Marvin McNutt, at Starley Elementary School in Marion on Thursday. She only has one special education teacher job in the district, but other school districts are struggling to find more special education teachers and auxiliary professionals. (Savannah Break/The ...

[ad_1] Backus Hospital is preparing to open a new Behavioral Health Crisis Unit in its emergency department. A member of the hospital’s care team said his 10-room unit was designed to meet the growing needs of the community. “The need for mental health has absolutely skyrocketed since COVID,” said Bacchus Hospital nurse Melissa Oloff. “I ...

[ad_1] August 19, 2022 **Shaheen has secured funding as Senior Budget Enforcer through the Government Funds Bill for FY22** (Washington DC) – US Senator Jean Shaheen (D-NH), Senior Member of the Senate Appropriations Committeewelcomed a $500,000 grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Ammonoosuc Community Health Services (ACHS) in Whitefield. ...