January 2024

TL/DR - The Biden-Harris Administration has announced new commitments to workforce development through the Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Sprint initiative. Over 160 organizations have pledged to aid Americans in training for advanced manufacturing jobs and careers, and over 4,700 apprentices have been hired in advanced manufacturing…

TL/DR - Police Sergeant Erik Duran has been arrested and charged with manslaughter, assault, and criminally negligent homicide for an incident in August where he threw a cooler at a man fleeing narcotics officers, resulting in the man's death. The victim, Eric Duprey, lost control of his motorbike after being hit by the cooler and struck a tree…

TL/DR - Columbia University and the Police Department are investigating reports of pro-Palestinian student demonstrators being sprayed with a foul-smelling chemical during a protest, with those accused being barred from campus. The university's interim provost, Dennis A. Mitchell, referred to the events as "deeply troubling" and possible hate…

TL/DR - Troy University's interprofessional health sciences degree program offers training for a wide variety of non-clinical health jobs. Non-clinical health jobs involve little or no direct patient care, focusing instead on health promotion, administration, policy, and other roles contributing to overall patient well-being. Opportunities in…