Grand Daughter Marina Katague, Ph.D. Candidate

Recently, I posted that my youngest grand daughter, Carenna Katague Thompson will graduate from GWU this May with highest honors( Summa Cum Laude)  and has been accepted to the Master's Program at U of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.    

This posting is about my other grand Daughter, Marina Katague, youngest daughter of my son, Dodie Katague.

Marina is currently finishing her doctoral dissertation. She hopes to complete it by July this year.     https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oBuYQOEAAAAJ&hl=en

 Here's one out of  her 15 peer-reviewed published journal articles.  

Invisible Tethers: The Role of Social Networks in Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Among Adult Women

Marina Katague , Trace Kershaw , Laurel Sharpless , Kamila A Alexander  Tiara C Willie 

Marina's Education:

BS in Kinesiology, Cal Poly Tech, San Luis Opispo, CA

MPH, Yale University, School of Public Health 

Ph.D Candidate, UC San Diego/San Diego State, Joint Doctoral Program

Marina has taught over 1000 undergraduate students as Instructor in Epidemiology and Health Promotion  

Here's the website for her other research work at San Diego State University 

https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Marina-Katague-2182344222

Marina, I am super proud of your accomplishments so far. Keep up with the good work. Looking forward for your Ph.D graduation soon. 

Love, Lolo, ( Grand Pa).  

Finally, here are five major news items today, based on the latest headlines across major outlets.

Top five

1. Spirit Airlines has shut down operations, stranding passengers and wiping out one of the main low-cost U.S. travel options.

2. President Trump said Iran hostilities are “terminated,” even as reporting suggests the situation remains unsettled.

3. Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed at least seven people despite the ceasefire with Hezbollah.

4. A New York City subway incident ended with police fatally shooting a machete-wielding man after a stabbing attack.

5. Reuters reports growing Republican concern over Trump’s plan to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.

Other notable stories

• The Pentagon announced agreements with seven major AI companies to deploy advanced capabilities on classified networks.

• Mexico’s Sinaloa governor stepped down temporarily after a U.S. drug-trafficking indictment.

• The U.K. Jewish community is on alert after a stabbing attack in London was described by officials as antisemitic terrorism.

• Berkshire Hathaway reported a record cash pile in Greg Abel’s first quarter as CEO.