NYU School Of Medicine to pay tuition for all students
The school says it wanted to reduce the amount of debt students are saddled with after medical school and attract a more diverse class of students.
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Virginia and New York enact first laws demanding mental health education
The Empire State’s law, which was reportedly written in 2015, says mental health is “an integral part of our overall health and should be an integral part of health education in New York schools.”
New York City plans to divest $5bn from fossil fuels and sue oil companies
Mayor Bill de Blasio: ‘It’s up to the fossil fuel companies whose greed put us in this position to shoulder the cost of making New York safer and more resilient’
New poll finds 81% of New Yorkers want to choose clean energy
A new report published earlier this month has revealed that New Yorkers overwhelmingly want the ability to choose their energy supplier, clean energy, and want more renewable energy in New York’s electricity mix.
New York to invest $1.5 billion in renewable energy projects
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the investment of $1.5 billion for renewable energy projects as part of the state’s pursuit of 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030.
New York grants free tuition for all state colleges
New York just became the first state in the nation to make tuition free for middle class students at both two- and four-year public colleges.
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America becomes world’s first union to successfully demand a five-day workweek
While Sunday was already often taken as a day off in the U.S. and other nations, Saturday came to be taken as a holiday as well only in the 20th century.
American inventor Charles Fritts created the first commercial solar panel
Though his solar panels were very inefficient and thus not economically-viable for most uses, they were a critical early step in the development of renewable energy technology.