NJ High School Senior From Nigeria Accepted To 15 Colleges — Including 7 Ivy Leagues NJ High School Senior From Nigeria Accepted To 15 Colleges — Including 7 Ivy Leagues NJ High School Senior From Nigeria Accepted To 15 Colleges — Including 7 Ivy Leagues
NJ High School Senior From Nigeria Accepted To 15 Colleges — Including 7 Ivy Leagues Although the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally shifted the way of life for all school-age students, one North Jersey high school senior says it helped to broaden his horizons and give him the encouragement he needed to apply and get accepted to 15 colleges — including seven Ivy Leagues universities. David Odekunle, a 17-year-old Bloomfield High School senior, received letters of acceptance from the following universities for the fall semester: 1. Princeton University 2. Yale University 3. Brown University 4. Columbia University 5. Dartmouth University 6. Cornell University 7. University …
COVID-19: Pfizer Denies Cuomo's Request For State To Buy Vaccine Directly COVID-19: Pfizer Denies Cuomo's Request For State To Buy Vaccine Directly COVID-19: Pfizer Denies Cuomo's Request For State To Buy Vaccine Directly
Covid-19: Pfizer Denies Cuomo's Request For State To Buy Vaccine Directly Pfizer has denied New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s request to buy COVID-19 vaccinations directly from the source. On Monday, Jan. 18, Cuomo said that he approached Pfizer’s top officials asking to purchase additional allocations of the vaccine as the state begins running low on dosages with the virus still raging. Earlier story - COVID-19: Cuomo Seeks To Buy Vaccines For New York Directly From Pfizer New York had been receiving approximately 300,000 doses of the vaccine per week, though that number dipped by approximately 50,000 last week as the federal supply of vaccines is dwindling. Cuomo …
COVID-19: New Study Reveals Danger To Younger Americans, Who Are Dying At Historic Rate COVID-19: New Study Reveals Danger To Younger Americans, Who Are Dying At Historic Rate COVID-19: New Study Reveals Danger To Younger Americans, Who Are Dying At Historic Rate
Covid-19: New Study Reveals Danger To Younger Americans, Who Are Dying At Historic Rate Contrary to popular belief, COVID-19 is taking its toll on younger Americans, who are dying at a historic rate, according to a new study. Research published this week in the Journal of American Medical Association found that Americans between the ages of 25 and 44 have died at a rate that has never been seen in history. During the study, a total of 76,088 deaths were reported in adults between those ages, which was 11,899 more than the expected 64,189 fatalities during that stretch. Of those deaths, 38 percent were contributed to COVID-19. “Although the remaining excess deaths are unexpla…
COVID-19: Fauci Praises Cuomo, New York's Response To Pandemic COVID-19: Fauci Praises Cuomo, New York's Response To Pandemic COVID-19: Fauci Praises Cuomo, New York's Response To Pandemic
Covid-19: Fauci Praises Cuomo, New York's Response To Pandemic Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci had nothing but praise for New York’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state’s plan going forward during a surprise virtual appearance on Monday morning. Fauci was a special guest speaker during New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 briefing on Monday, Dec. 7 in Manhattan, where he sounded off on the state’s progress and offered his advice for handling the pandemic, which he says will peak in mid-to-late January. “(New York’s plan) seems really sound,” said Fauci, appearing by video from Washington, DC. “There’s a lot of backup contingenc…
COVID-19: 'January Is Going To Be Terrible,' Fauci Says In New Interview COVID-19: 'January Is Going To Be Terrible,' Fauci Says In New Interview COVID-19: 'January Is Going To Be Terrible,' Fauci Says In New Interview
Covid-19: 'January Is Going To Be Terrible,' Fauci Says In New Interview Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the world’s leading experts on infectious diseases, didn’t mince words when talking about the country’s future in combating COVID-19 in the New Year. “January is going to be terrible,” Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House COVID-19 task force said in an interview with Newsweek on the same day the United States broke some more new virus-related records. Citing the 37-day holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Fauci said that January could be the worst of the outbreak, which has…
COVID-19: Dinner Parties, Other Casual Gatherings Cited As Fueling Surge Of Cases COVID-19: Dinner Parties, Other Casual Gatherings Cited As Fueling Surge Of Cases COVID-19: Dinner Parties, Other Casual Gatherings Cited As Fueling Surge Of Cases
Covid-19: Dinner Parties, Other Casual Gatherings Cited As Fueling Surge Of Cases With the holiday season rapidly approaching, scientists are cautioning that casual gatherings of friends and families in recent weeks may be the leading cause of the recent record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. After “flattening” the COVID-19 curve over the summer, states across the country have seen a surge in new cases as some have grown lax in socially distancing and wearing masks, particularly when in the company of close friends and family at gatherings such as dinner parties, game nights, or sleepovers. At the outset of the pandemic, most of the clusters were li…
COVID-19: Here's Where CT Ranks For Lowest Positivity Rate Among 50 States, DC COVID-19: Here's Where CT Ranks For Lowest Positivity Rate Among 50 States, DC COVID-19: Here's Where CT Ranks For Lowest Positivity Rate Among 50 States, DC
Covid-19: Here's Where CT Ranks For Lowest Positivity Rate Among 50 States, DC Connecticut continues to be among the nation’s leaders in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. In the latest data released by Johns Hopkins University’s Resource Center, it was determined that with a 2.51 percent positive COVID-19 infection rate, Connecticut has the eight-lowest positivity rate in the country. Only Maine (0.77 percent), New York (1.39 percent), New Hampshire (1.50 percent), Massachusetts: 1.59 percent, the District of Columbia (1.60 percent), Hawaii (2.23 percent), and Vermont (2.39 percent) had lower positivity rates. Connecticut is one of 16 states that currently meet the Wo…
COVID-19: Here's Where NY Ranks For Lowest Positivity Rate Among 50 States, DC COVID-19: Here's Where NY Ranks For Lowest Positivity Rate Among 50 States, DC COVID-19: Here's Where NY Ranks For Lowest Positivity Rate Among 50 States, DC
Covid-19: Here's Where NY Ranks For Lowest Positivity Rate Among 50 States, DC New York State continues to be among the nation’s leaders in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. In the latest data released by Johns Hopkins University’s Resource Center, it was determined that with a 1.39 percent positive COVID-19 infection rate, New York has the second-lowest positivity rate in the country. Only Maine had a lower infection rate at 0.77 percent. New York is one of 16 states that currently meet the World Health Organization’s positivity rate standard of having an infection rate of 5 percent or lower for at least 14 days. Thirty-six states and territories do not meet that thr…
COVID-19: Johns Hopkins Seeks Local Volunteers For Treatment Of Virus COVID-19: Johns Hopkins Seeks Local Volunteers For Treatment Of Virus COVID-19: Johns Hopkins Seeks Local Volunteers For Treatment Of Virus
Covid-19: Johns Hopkins Seeks Local Volunteers For Treatment Of Virus Johns Hopkins University is looking for volunteers who are currently infected with COVID-19 to help test a new treatment that uses antibodies individuals who have already recovered from the illness.  Participants will be compensated, according to the University, and trials will be conducted at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie.  Eligible candidates for the study include those who tested positive for the virus no more than five days ago or those who have no symptoms despite coming into contact with someone who tested positive within three days. Researchers hope to det…
COVID-19: 40 Million Worldwide Caught Virus - US Leads With Most Deaths, Infections COVID-19: 40 Million Worldwide Caught Virus - US Leads With Most Deaths, Infections COVID-19: 40 Million Worldwide Caught Virus - US Leads With Most Deaths, Infections
Covid-19: 40 Million Worldwide Caught Virus - US Leads With Most Deaths, Infections Across the globe, 40 million people have been infected with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The Johns Hopkins University, which tracks COVID-19 rates, said 40 million people have had the virus and 1.1 million people have died due to COVID-19. The 40 million milestone was likely reached earlier, according to researchers, as they expect COVID-19 infections are undercounted. The U.S. continues to lead the world as far as being the country with the most COVID-19 infections - 8.2 million - and deaths - 219,676. Brazil has the next highest rates for COVID-19 infections in the world wi…
Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings
Northeast Region Well-Represented In New U.S. News & World Report Top 40 College Rankings The five highest-ranked schools in U.S. News & World Report Top 40 National Universities Rankings are all in the Northeast. The top five schools of the rating consist of: Princeton University, first  Harvard University, second;  Columbia University, third; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, fourth (tied); Yale University fourth (tied). These rankings, which have been published for the last 36 years, are devised using seventeen different factors, including: graduation rates retention rates after the first year of study social mobility academic reputation, per an ass…
Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State
Region Well-Represented In Newly Released Rankings Of Best Colleges: Breakdown By State Over half of Niche's Top 10 ranked colleges are situated in the Northeast with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology leading in first place.  Following MIT, Harvard is the list's second-ranked university. Yale University is fourth, after Stanford University Duke University is ranked fifth and Princeton University sixth. For a list of best colleges by state, follow these links: New York Connecticut Massachusetts The list was assembled using data from the United States Department of Education and surveys of students and faculty. Academics, including the quality of pr…