By Eamonn Burke Greenfield Central Junior High School in Indiana opened on Thursday, as one of the first high schools to do so in the country. Within hours, the school had to quarantine when a student tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. It appears that the student was tested days before and went to school […]
Up-and-coming rapper Quin NFN dropped his newest single, “G-Route” feat. Mozzy, today. Raised in the Northeast part of Austin known as “Da 4,” Quin NFN has become the Texas capitol’s top rapper for his high-energy flows. Following his singles “Sewed Up” and “Detroit Flow,” “G-Route” delves into his more serious side. On the track, Quin […]
Columbia Records recording artist and producer CHASE B just dropped the video for his new single “Cafeteria” with Don Toliver and Gunna. CHASE premiered the song on the first episode of Season 2 of his .WAV RADIO show with Travis Scott on Monday. In this episode, CHASE also announced his upcoming joint project with Don […]
Texas-based duo Surfaces have announced an extended version of their collaborative single “Learn To Fly” with legendary multi-GRAMMY Award winning Elton John, along with an accompanying extended music video, both out now. The extended video was directed by Ivan Dixon (Childish Gambino’s “Feels Like Summer”) and produced by Sean Zwan from Studio Showoff. Released on […]
By Eamonn Burke Heather Valentine, a 24 year old ICU nurse in Houston, is now in the ICU with a case of the novel coronavirus. After noticing heightened exhaustion during her shifts and later a fever and cough, she got an antibody test. She came back negative, but according to the CDC these tests can […]
Researchers at Rice University find that charcoal, and other materials described in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Applied Nano Materials, could aid treatment COVID-19 patients. In the project co-led by Rice chemist James Tour, researchers found oxidized charcoal nanoparticles are not only effective antioxidants, but can also be made from an activated carbon source that […]
By Emmet McGewon On March 27, a shadow, growing for weeks, reached monstrous proportions as Italy reached a grim milestone: 917 people passed away due to the novel coronavirus. The gloom pervaded for many more weeks as Italian streets emptied and hospitals overflowed. On the same day there were 5,906 new cases in the country. […]
A survey conducted by Morning Consult commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association(AHLA) found that only 44 percent of Americans are planning overnight vacation or leisure travel in 2020, with high interest in road trips, family events, and long weekends over the summer months. Encouragingly, 68 percent of these expectant travelers say they are […]
Puerto Rico-born, Texas raised singer and rapper iann dior has released the music video for his single “Pretty Girls,” out now via 10K Projects. Off of his recent 9-track EP I’m Gone, the infectious summer hit “Pretty Girls” was recently featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday and has already been played over 3M times on […]
Texas A&M System Brands Buildings at Texas A&M Innovation Plaza in Texas Medical Center The five-acre mixed-use Texas A&M Innovation Plaza in Houston will be home to the Engineering Medicine program and more. The Texas A&M University System has announced Discovery Tower, Life Tower and Horizon Tower as the names of the three buildings that […]
