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SANFORD, Maine – Sanford High School senior Aislynn K. Worden is a semifinalist in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. At the high school on Wednesday, Worden said she was surprised when she got the news last fall. “I still am,” she added. Worden is one of only seven seniors in Maine named in a recent U.S. Department of Education announcement about those being considered for the program. She joins Harshini K. Chaganti, of Scarborough High School; Devon Michael Hunter, of John B...

12 McCracken Co. High School students chosen for Governor’s Scholars Back row (left to right) Brianna McGregor, Ava Kelly, Katelyn Walker, Ethan Roberts, Katherine Oliver. Front row (left to right) Madison Miller, Avery Collins, Addison Allen, Wyleigh Watson, Laurel Swanz, Carlie England, Hillary Hollowell, and Erissa Morin. (Source: McCracken Co. High School) By Jessica Ladd | May 3, 2021 at 6:27 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 6:27 PM MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - Twelve McCracken Coun...

EHS senior named a U.S. Presidential Scholar semifinalist ELLSWORTH — From a pool of over 6,500 high school seniors nominated across the country, Ellsworth senior Pedro Santiago Little-Siebold is one of 625 semifinalists in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The initial pool was culled from the 3.6 million seniors graduating this spring based on grade point averages and SAT scores or, for arts students, their creative and academic achievements.  “To be honest, I hadn’t heard of the ...

Jaston B. McClure, a Moscow High student was selected as semifinalists for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors who score exceptionally well on either the SAT or the ACT of the American College Testing Program. Finalists will be announced in May.  Share this:

Persons with disabilities lead us to do ‘our very best,’ says archbishop A participant greets Archbishop Nelson Pérez following an April 25 Mass for persons with disabilities at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. DUring his homily at the annual liturgy, which has been celebrated in the archdiocese for some three decades, the archbishop said those with disabilities have the power to be "shepherds" who lead us to a deeper relationship with Christ and others. (Sarah Webb) By Gina C...

The Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) is pleased to announce its 6th Annual Scholarship Essay Competition. This year’s competition aims to provide a platform that encourages Nigerian university students to think critically and strategically on topical issues that are of vital importance to Nigeria’s sustainable growth and development. In light of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the focus of this edition of the competition is  “The Role of Digital Technology in the Nigerian Higher Educat...

Celebrating 45 Years of Black Excellence By Tensie J. Taylor, Associate Director USC BAA Published April 29, 2021 Cassandra Mayfield-Anderson, Kenneth Frank, Lika Dozier, Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray and Sam “Bam” Cunningham On Saturday, May 1st at 5:30 pm PST, the University of Southern California Black Alumni Association (USC BAA) will host its [virtual] Annual Scholarship Gala, celebrating 45 years of Black Excellence! If one has attended a USC BAA event before, (s)he knows how elegant a...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An infusion of federal relief funding will enable 30 additional...

 E-Mail NEW YORK, NY (April 29, 2021)--A new study is drawing the most detailed picture yet of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the lung, revealing mechanisms that result in lethal COVID-19, and may explain long-term complications and show how COVID-19 differs from other infectious diseases. Led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, the study found that in patients who died of the infection, COVID-19 unleashed a ...

USC Students Travel to Greece to Develop Real-World Solutions to Refugee Crisis in World Premiere of New Documentary ‘LIVES NOT GRADES’ Presented by KCET Share Article 36 Young Innovators from USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering Learn Lessons Beyond the Classroom Going Up Against “The Greatest Humanitarian Crisis Since World War II" LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) April 28, 2021 PBS SoCal and KCET, Southern California’s flagship PBS...