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Washington, DC – The U.S. Census Bureau released poverty figures on Tuesday showing that the median income in the United States has declined for the third straight year in a row and that the overall poverty rate has reached a record high.

More than one in six Americans lives in poverty and more than one in ten children under the age of six live in extreme poverty. African Americans and Latinos have seen the highest increase in poverty rates, with more than one in four living in poverty. The extreme poverty rate for women has risen to the highest recorded rate in 22 years, and more than one in four African-American women live in poverty.

WASHINGTON—The Purdue University Alumni Association honored Dr. Maya Rockeymoore as one of its 2010 “40 Under 40” honorees. According to the Purdue Alumni Association, the 40 graduates receiving recognition represent Purdue alumni who are making “a profound difference in their professions, communities, the nation and the world.” Awardees were selected from more than 350 nominees.