Black IssuesHomeN.C. State Researchers Develop Fast Internet Data ProtocolN.C. State Researchers Develop Fast Internet Data ProtocolRALEIGH, N.C.Researchers at North Carolina State University’s Department of Computer Science have developed a new data transfer protocol for the Internet that outpaces high-speed Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connections many times over, according to officials.The protocol is known as BIC-TCP, which stands for Binary Increase Congestion Transmission Control […]April 7, 2004HomeRobot Debuts as Receptionist at Carnegie MellonRobot Debuts as Receptionist at Carnegie MellonPITTSBURGH Valerie, believed to be the world’s first storytelling roboceptionist, recently began greeting visitors as they enter the computer science building at Carnegie Mellon University campus. The product of a two-and-a-half-year collaboration between researchers and students in Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute in the School of Computer Science (SCS) and […]April 7, 2004HomeCivil Rights Milestones Offer LessonsCivil Rights Milestones Offer LessonsThe landmark legal decision, Brown v. Board of Education, was rendered on May 17, 1954. Fifty years later, campuses and communities are commemorating the decision and its impact on contemporary life. The Harvard legal scholar, Charles Ogletree, has published a riveting book of his reflections, a government commission is staging a […]April 7, 2004SportsShattering the Glass Ceiling: Blacks in CoachingShattering the Glass Ceiling: Blacks in CoachingDuring the 2003 football season, African Americans were employed as head coaches at five of the 117 NCAA Division I-A colleges and universities. At the conclusion of the 2003 season, there were 13 head coaching vacancies at Division I-A football programs; one African American was hired. Today, five African […]April 7, 2004African-AmericanSurvey Shows Blacks Not Concerned Enough About Kidney DiseaseSurvey Shows Blacks Not Concerned Enough About Kidney DiseaseJACKSON, Miss. Health officials may have an uphill battle in educating Blacks about a disease that’s being called a “silent killer,” a recent survey shows. Kidney disease is an illness that’s become more prevalent, especially in the nation’s Black population, but a survey conducted in Jackson, Atlanta, […]April 7, 2004HomeHIV, STD Prevention Programs Urgently Needed, Researchers ConcludeHIV, STD Prevention Programs Urgently Needed, Researchers ConcludeSAN FRANCISCONew research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concludes that high-risk sexual behaviors were common among HIV-infected and uninfected young African American men having sex with men (MSM) in North Carolina, and that HIV and STD prevention programs targeting young Black MSM, both in […]April 7, 2004HomeVirginia Cemetery Provides Glimpse to Slave-Trading PastVirginia Cemetery Provides Glimpse to Slave-Trading Past LEXINGTON, Va. An historian has found a 19th-century cemetery with grave markers that have African symbols etched on their surface, a rare link to the nation’s slave-trading past. Rachel Malcolm-Woods, a James Madison University teacher, said the inscriptions, or ideograms, are from the West African Igbo culture and […]April 7, 2004HomeEmory University Acquires Carter G. Woodson ArchivesEmory University Acquires Carter G. Woodson ArchivesATLANTAScholars and researchers interested in the life and works of Carter G. Woodson will now have direct access to his archives via Emory University’s Special Collections and Archives Division. Woodson’s library and that of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), which he founded […]April 7, 2004Leadership & PolicyOprah Winfrey Makes Second $5 Million Donation to MorehouseOprah Winfrey Makes Second $5 Million Donation to Morehouse ATLANTAOprah Winfrey surprised Morehouse students and officials in February with a $5 million donation during the college’s 137th Founder’s Week celebration. Winfrey was awarded the first ever Candle for Lifetime Achievement in Humanitarian Service Award at a gala during the celebration and announced her donation during […]April 7, 2004HomeThe Citadel to Launch African American Studies ProgramThe Citadel to Launch African American Studies ProgramCHARLESTON, S.C. In an effort to emphasize the importance of diversity on its Charleston, S.C., campus, The Citadel announced plans last month to launch a degree program with emphasis on African Americans. The 15-hour minor in African American studies, which will be offered this fall, is designed to […]April 7, 2004Previous PagePage 84 of 431Next Page
