| TOP STORIES NYC Colleges Receive Federal Funding for Career and Tech Ed
NYC colleges want to bolster technical education and job training through the help of a $5 million federal grant. The initiative is focused on workforce development amid the economic fallout of the pandemic. READ MORE U Rochester Program to Combine Mentorship With Online Classes
To help undergraduates finish a four-year degree in two years, the university’s “NXT GEN MED" program will let students take classes through the Rochester campus while working and being mentored at the Mayo Clinic. READ MORE UC San Diego Helping Schools Test Floors, Wastewater for COVID
After developing a process last year to detect COVID-19 in wastewater, researchers at UC San Diego are sharing the program with some K-12 schools so they can detect the virus before symptoms appear. READ MORE | 
