More than 1 million North Carolinians, including college students, are grappling with food insecurity. Recognizing the urgent need, schools like William Peace University have established on-campus food pantries to bridge the gap. Jill Gattone, director of health services for William Peace University, highlighted the growing demand for food resources, which she said became evident during the peak of the pandemic, and continues to increase. .
More than a dozen Medal of Honor recipients will be honored at halftime of the Cowboys-Giants National Football League game this Sunday, in honor of Veterans Day. The Medal of Honor is our nation s highest award for valor in combat. Britt Slabinski is a National Medal of Honor recipient and retired Master Chief Navy SEAL who serves on the board of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. .
Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit to block a logging project near Eugene. Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild and Willamette Riverkeeper are challenging the U.S. Bureau of Land Management s authorization of the 4,600-acre Big League logging project. .
Children of color and from low-income families in Ohio and across the nation are not only exposed to more dangerous toxic chemicals including lead, tailpipe and other air pollution, plastics and pesticides; they also experience disproportionate harm to brain development compared to their white and higher income peers, according to a new report. Devon Payne-Sturges, associate professor of environmental health at the University of Maryland and the report s co-author, said five decades of data show poverty exacerbates the effect of pollution. "Studies have found that the combined experience, say, of exposure to lead in the environment and being from an impoverished community, or a low-income family actually worsened the negative cognitive impacts," Payne-Sturges reported. " .
Colleges nationwide are improving services for students to ensure they stay enrolled after the challenging first two years. Administrators say their focus has long been freshman year and helping students adjust to a higher ed environment but a new effort aims to prevent so-called "stop-outs" during the second year, when students complete much of their core curriculum. Michael Young, senior associate provost and chief data officer at Bridgewater State University, said the goal is to help students build a strong foundation. .