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Missouri University Of Science And Technology Receives $300 Million Gift, The Largest In Missouri Higher Education History

Saveing for eudcation — Missouri University of Science and Technology has just received the largest higher education gift in … [+] the history of the state.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology(Missouri S and T) announced today that it had received a $300 million donation, the largest single gift in the history of Missouri higher education. St. Louis businessman and Missouri S and T alum Fred Kummer and his wife June are giving the money to a foundation they created that will support several initiatives at the university.

The Kummers’ gift will be administered by The Kummer Institute Foundation. Funds from the foundation will support several new initiatives at Missouri S&T, including:

A new research and development entity modeled after other university-affiliated centers like the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. The new organization will be the home to four new research

October 12, 2020

Illinois receives $4.1 million in grants for rural education, health care

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (KFVS) – Illinois is receiving $4.1 million in grants from the USDA for education and health care in rural areas.

“The DLT program gives communities the technological access they need to bring educational and medical professionals together to provide the best care possible in rural Illinois.” Illinois State Director Douglas Wilson said. “These projects enhance the quality of life for rural residents by improving their economic opportunities, community infrastructure, environmental health, and the sustainability of agricultural production. Under the leadership of President Trump, USDA is committed to be a strong partner to rural communities.”

USDA is funding 116 projects through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program throughout the United States.

It will help health care and education institutions buy the equipment and software necessary to deploy distance-learning and telemedicine services to rural residents.

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October 9, 2020

Frontier Nursing University Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award

2020 Marks the Third Consecutive Year that FNU Receives HEED Award

Versailles, KY, Oct. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Frontier Nursing University (FNU) received the 2020 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This is the third consecutive year that FNU has received this prestigious award.

As a recipient of the annual Health Professions HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion — FNU will be featured, along with 45 other recipients, in the December 2020 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

“The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees — and best practices for both — continued leadership support for diversity, and other aspects of

October 5, 2020

LCCC Receives U.S. Department of Education SIP Grant

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Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) has been selected to receive Title III funding under the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) from the U.S. Department of Education.

The grant is for an estimated $2,250,000 over five years. The college is expected to receive $450,000 in this first year of the program, which began Oct. 1.

The Strengthening Institutions Program is designed to help colleges and universities better serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability.

LCCC’s project, “Pathways to Success for All Students,” will focus on helping students stay in school and complete their degrees, and it will enhance the use of data to make more informed decisions related to supporting student success. Student success coaches and a career readiness coach will work directly with

October 2, 2020

Garden of the Gods receives donation for park advancement | Colorado Springs News

Improvements to the Garden of the Gods are on the horizon after the park received a hefty donation earlier in September, a city news release announced Wednesday.

The Garden of the Gods Foundation, a local nonprofit that oversees the betterment of the park by collecting money and distributing it to support the park’s needs, gave $367,826 to enhance public safety, visitor experience and restroom construction.

“This is such a great example of community organizations working together toward a common goal, which in this case, is enhancing and protecting Garden of the Gods Park for the enjoyment of generations to come,” Karen Palus, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services director, said in the release.

A chunk of the donation, $102,000, will go toward the park ranger program such as staff salaries, John Stark, the parks manager said.

Park rangers are key to protecting the park and its environmental philosophy, Stark said, as

October 2, 2020

Des Moines leader Nancy Mwirotsi receives $10,000 grant for STEM work

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Nancy Mwirotsi, founder of Pursuit of Innovation 515 (Pi515) in Des Moines, has been awarded a $10,000 Nation of Neighbors grant from Royal Neighbors of America, one of the first and largest women-led insurers in the country.

Mwirotsi is known in the area for her advocacy work on behalf of underserved women, refugees, and low-income students, the press release announcing the award stated. She will use the grant to expand her Girls Entrepreneurial Summit program that focuses on educating young women on business basics including planning, financials, marketing, and digital promotion.

“I am shocked and quite honored to have received this grant,” Mwirotsi said in the release. “It’s such a blessing to be recognized for your work.”

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October 2, 2020

Fontbonne University receives $1.25M grant to fund deaf education, speech-language students

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, part of the U.S. Department of Education, has awarded Fontbonne University a $1.25 million grant to fund deaf education and speech-language pathology scholars.

The five-year grant, made to Fontbonne’s Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education (CDDE), will support 32 scholars seeking a master’s degree in early intervention in deaf education or speech-language pathology, officials said. Students who receive this funding will enter a six-semester evidence-based program to help prepare them to become skilled speech-language pathologists and teachers of the deaf through an interdisciplinary approach, the university said.

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“Fontbonne has a long history of implementing a high-quality interprofessional personnel preparation program,” Jenna Voss, assistant professor and associate dean of Fontbonne’s College of Education and Allied Health Professions and CDDE’s graduate deaf education program director, said in a statement. “Our speech-language pathology and deaf education

October 2, 2020

UVM receives $19.4 million NIH grant to promote biomedical research and education in Vermont

St. Michael’s College Psychology professor Ari Kirshenbaum leveraged a seed grant he received from UVM to secure his own grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the abuse potential of E-cigarettes in young adults. UVM just received a $19.4 million grant to continue the funding program — designed to foster a biomedical research infrastructure in Vermont — that Kirshenbaum utlized. (Photo: St. Michael’s College)

The University of Vermont has received a $19.4 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health to foster biomedical research expertise among faculty at Vermont’s four-year colleges and attract students at those schools and at UVM to careers in the biomedical sciences.

The new grant is the fourth consecutive multi-year award UVM has received from NIH to fund the initiative, formerly called the Vermont Genetics Network. In June 2020, the UVM initiative was renamed Vermont Biomedical Research Network to reflect the broader field

October 1, 2020

Hailiang Education Group Inc. Receives Multiple Awards in September 2020

HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Hailiang Education Group Inc. (Nasdaq: HLG) (“Hailiang Education”, the “Company” or “we”), an education and management services provider of primary, middle, and high schools in the PRC, today announced it was awarded The Best China Concept Stock in Education Sector 2020 by Zhitongcaijing, a leading financial media agency in China. Additionally, at the 2020 (Fourth) China Brand Bo‘ao Summit, the Company received the Top 10 Influential Brands of Chinese Education Enterprises Award, and Mr. Junwei Chen, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, received the Outstanding Chinese Youth Award.

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Mr. Junwei Chen remarked, “We are honored that Hailiang Education has been widely recognized. These awards underscore our strong history of combining education resources with scientific management, which resulted in our high-quality and diversified K12 education services that could benefit more students. Maintaining our market

September 29, 2020

CIBT Education Group Subsidiary Receives CA$13.1M Investment

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / September 8, 2020 / CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSX:MBA)(OTCQX:MBAIF) (“CIBT” or the “Company”) is pleased to report that one of its subsidiary limited partnerships has received a US$10 million investment (approximately C$13.1 million). The funds will be used by the new subsidiary to acquire two rental apartment buildings located in Vancouver, announced by CIBT on June 9th, 2020. Details of the acquisition target, closing date and other information will be announced shortly. Assuming the acquisition completes, the GEC® portfolio will comprise of 11 projects and 16 buildings operating under the GEC® brand, with a total buildable square footage of 1.5 million.

“We are pleased to see the level of financial support that we have received from the investment community as we expand our rental and development income despite economic and pandemic uncertainties,” said Toby Chu, Chairman, President and CEO of CIBT

September 26, 2020