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Job Opportunities to Expand for Climate-Focused Public Health Majors

There’s good news for public health majors focusing on climate change. New research suggests they will be increasingly sought after in the job market. An overwhelming 92 percent of current employers reported that the need for public health professionals with training in climate change will very likely increase in the next 5-10 years, according to… Read More
Will Current College Students Continue School in the Fall?

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of discussion on whether colleges and universities will be able to successfully recruit high school seniors to enroll this fall semester. But what about retaining the students that they already have? At this point, nearly one in 10 current college students are rethinking their plans for… Read More
Pitt Startup Enables Medical Community to Recycle Single-Use Plastics

In an effort to save the environment, companies from across all types of industries are joining in to phase out single-use plastics. But in the medical industry, it hasn’t been so easy. While Starbucks can survive without plastic straws, scientists and clinicians rely on single-use plastics — which are cheap, disposable and, most importantly, sterile… Read More
COVID-19’s Impact on College Enrollment

After the Great Recession of 2008, college enrollment increased by nearly 16 percent. But this year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re seeing an opposite reaction, at least so far. In fact, about 28 million American adults — 11 percent of those aged 18 and older — have canceled their education plans amid the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More
Will Colleges Reopen Campuses in the Fall?

Will campuses reopen for fall semester? Largely, that remains to be determined. But colleges and universities across the United States are beginning to outline their intentions. By way of a letter written by Provost Alan Garber, Harvard University announced it will reopen its campus in the fall, but classes may still be held online. So… Read More
How College Students Are Navigating Job, Internship Market Amid COVID-19

Spring is typically prime recruiting and application season for college students seeking jobs and internships. But this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has made starting a professional career more difficult than ever before. COVID-19 has drastically changed the employment landscape. Instead of taking on new hires, companies across the United States have responded to the pandemic… Read More
Free Coding Lessons to Students Impacted by COVID-19

Software engineers at many of the top technology companies, including Google, SpaceX and Amazon, are signing up to give free coding lessons to students whose families have been significantly impacted by COVID-19. Since the outbreak, more than 1,000 engineers have volunteered to teach, and students in 45 U.S. states and 30 countries have already received… Read More
ACT Summer Tests Still On, with Online Option Later This Year

As long as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and local guidelines permit it, ACT will still administer tests scheduled for this summer. ACT will also provide students with the option to take the test online at home in late fall/early winter. In addition to the previously planned June 13 and July 18 test dates,… Read More
How COVID-19 Is Impacting Seniors’ College Decisions

The college decision process is rarely easy for high school seniors. But, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s graduates are enduring challenges faced by no class before them. Carlos, a high school senior from Westchester County, New York, is one of the many students impacted by the pandemic. COVID-19 has slowed down his father’s… Read More
College Board Announces Upcoming SAT Dates & Possibility of an Online Test

High school students will be able to take the SAT again starting Saturday, August 29, according to an announcement from the College Board. After the August test date, there will be additional weekend administrations of the SAT every month through the end of 2020. This announcement means that the June 6 SAT test date, which… Read More
College Students Learn Just As Well Online, Study Finds

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of college students across the United States have been forced to take their courses online. Although the transition hasn’t been easy, students may not have to worry about a drop in the quality of their education, particularly if they’re in STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics). A new… Read More
COVID-19 Is Destroying Internship Opportunities at an Epidemic Pace – How Students Can Adapt

As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States, companies are taking precautionary measures. They’re postponing events, freezing hiring and laying off employees. Some have even canceled their internship programs. Yelp, for example, recently announced it won’t hold its internship program this summer, and more than 2,200 college students and recent graduates participating in Disney’s… Read More
How to Ace Your Online Classes, Amid Coronavirus

In a widespread effort to limit the impact of COVID-19, higher education institutions across the United States have decided to close down their campuses and move classes entirely online. So, if you’re a college student, chances are you’ve been asked to study remotely. And perhaps it’s your first time. Transitioning from in-person to online classes… Read More
Separating Fact From Fiction – Learn the Science Behind COVID-19 With This Free Online Course

As COVID-19 sweeps the globe and upends life as we know it, some fake news about the novel coronavirus is also permeating social media news feeds. Fortunately, for those searching for evidence-based information on how to combat this pandemic, the Imperial College London’s Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics (J-IDEA) has recently launched… Read More
The 6 Main Ways Colleges are Responding to Coronavirus

As COVID-19, the new coronavirus, continues to spread throughout the United States, colleges and universities are taking action to protect their students and slow down the outbreak. Although their efforts vary based on factors like location and enrollment, nearly every higher education institution, from Harvard University to Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), is… Read More