UT Health? Chagas study to educate South Texas providers
A UT Health Science Center five year education and outreach study will inform South Texas healthcare providers about Chagas disease. Assistant professor Stigler-Granados says the project, funded by the CDC, aims to raise awareness of a parasite carried by kissing bugs. Recent Texas insect testing shows high infection rates among kissing bugs.
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Department of Management, Policy & Community Health
School of Reene Health
San Antonio
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Travels Into Mexico From Minnesota At 28 Hour Drive
A traveler drove from Paul Minnesota to Laredo Mexico in a single 28 hour journey. The feat is noted as a remarkable endurance trip reflecting on long road travel.
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Laredo
Pope Francis Talks Service at Castro Meeting in Cuba
Pope Francis met Fidel Castro at the revolutionary leader’s home after urging tens of thousands of Cubans to center their lives on service to others rather than ideology. The encounter highlights a rare public exchange between the pope and Cuba’s longtime ruler during the visiting pontiff’s stop in Havana.
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Brownsville near completion of downtown parking garage
After a four month delay Brownsville advances toward finishing the downtown parking garage expected to add 190 parking spaces to alleviate city parking needs.
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Brownsville
Humble Beginnings Shape Paralegal Scholarship Winner
Elia Beatrice De Anda, a 22 year old Southmost College student and youngest of 12 adopted siblings, earned the Cameron County Bar Association Paralegal Scholarship. She overcame early motherhood and financial hurdles to pursue her degree while supporting her 14 year old daughter Victoria.
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Cameron County Bar Association
Myra Navarro
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de Anda College
Victoria
Delia Beatrice de Anda
Texas Southmost College
Reynaldo Garza
Christian Callejas
Zaida Perez
Nine Valley programs named Bright Spots in Hispanic Education
Nine Rio Grande Valley programs and organizations are designated Bright Spots in Hispanic Education under the White House Initiative. The national online catalog lists over 230 programs nationwide advancing early learning, college access, STEM, postsecondary completion, and Hispanic teacher recruitment. Alejandra Ceja is the initiative's executive director.
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Bright Spots in Hispanic Education Honored in DC Launch
The Bright Spots in Hispanic Education were announced at a Washington ceremony to mark Hispanic Heritage Month and the initiative's 25th anniversary. Ceja praised progress and thanked the programs and organizations helping Hispanic students reach their potential.
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