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What is Latinx? Is it catching on among Latinos? February 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 2:00 PM
You may have heard the term Latinx.
It s a gender-neutral word used to describe people who identify as Latinos. But who is using it, and why is it causing a debate? On today s episode. I m going to be interviewing a Latinx skateboarder, Steven Piñiero, said Cristina Areu, during her Catalina Stars Young and Famous podcast on Feb. 5.
The 9-year-old podcaster can t get enough of the letter x. I think it’s cool having “x” in there, for example, Xbox, Cristina said.
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The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing is now ranked 37th in the nation and first in New England in total federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health, after securing nearly $1.7 million for various projects in fiscal year 2020.
The URI College of Nursing jumped seven spots over last year s ranking in the national list compiled by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, a non-profit organization that publishes an annual analysis of National Institutes of Health funding. The College ranked just ahead of Rutgers University and Florida Atlantic University, and just behind Pennsylvania State University. Our dynamic faculty members continue to make significant contributions to health care with their groundbreaking research that is supported by NIH and grant funders around the country, Dean Barbara Wolfe said. Their work has the potential to make a beneficial impact on health care through the development of prevention and intervention
FAU freshman hits 2 grand slams in first 2 plate appearances February 22, 2021 at 6:50 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 6:50 PM
Two grand slams are better than one.
Just ask Florida Atlantic University freshman Caleb Pendleton, who hit a pair of grand slams in a single inning Saturday night in his first two plate appearances. I honestly didn t know that I was playing last night until I got to the field, the Jensen Beach native told ESPN 106.3 FM.
Pendleton said there was talk about not even playing the game because of trouble with the lighting at the stadium.
He admitted he was nervous before his first collegiate appearance at the plate.
Researchers from Harvard Medical School are claiming that slavery reparations would have helped limit the spread of COVID-19 for Black people in the U.S.