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There’s A Loneliness Crisis On College Campuses

When I arrived at USC 11 years ago as dean of religious life, my pastoral conversations with students mostly focused on their quests for meaning and purpose. They were striving to translate values into action, cultivate joy and gratitude, live extraordinary lives. But over the last several years, these conversations have taken a devastating turn. […]

University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy To Offer Medical Cannabis Education

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will offer the nation’s first graduate degree in medical cannabis, reversing a decision made two years ago to stay out of the field. Training for medical cannabis-related jobs has been dominated by little-known, unaccredited online entities, as traditional universities have shied away from training and research related to marijuana, […]

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UB Medical Student Is Chosen As NIH Medical Research Scholar

Esha Chebolu, a student in the Class of 2020 in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has been selected to participate in the Medical Research Scholars Program of the National Institutes of Health. The prestigious national program allows medical, dental and veterinary students to interrupt their studies for […]

Hahnemann Closes Trauma Center, Nurses Say Supplies In Short Supply At Hospital

Nurses organization requests state to appoint a temporary manager at hospital to ‘ensure patient safety.’ Read More

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Wake Tech Welcomes New Health Sciences Provost

Wake Tech is pleased to announce that Dr. Angela Ballentine has been appointed as provost of the Health Sciences Division. In this role, she will be responsible for the academic quality of the college’s in-demand health sciences programs, including nursing, radiography, dental hygiene, EMS and others. Dr. Ballentine will also serve as Chief Campus Officer of […]

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Drexel Sues To Block Threatened Closure Of Hahnemann University Hospital

Drexel University has filed a lawsuit to block the owner of Hahnemann University Hospital from closing the Center City institution, arguing that the closure would violate Drexel’s academic agreement with Hahnemann to train medical students and residents there and “greatly disrupt the health and medical community in Philadelphia.” The suit, filed Friday in the Philadelphia […]

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Indiana University Health Deal Will Fund Projects, Diversify Debt Portfolio

Indiana University Health plans to sell $637 million of revenue bonds Tuesday to fund expansion and upgrade projects and diversify its debt portfolio. The Indianapolis-based academic health system affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine will sell a mix of new money and refunding bonds through the Indiana Finance Authority. Read More

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New Director Shares Vision For University Health Services

Alex Langhart, the new director of the University of Mississippi Health Services, aims to increase access, promote wellness and find solutions to ensure all faculty, staff and students receive excellent on-campus care. Langhart received his master’s degree in health services administration from UM in 2015. The Tylertown native, who also has a bachelor’s degree from […]

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Alabama State University Lands $1.5M Grant From National Institutes of Health

Alabama State University was awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health that will help the school provide training to minority students in the biomedical sciences fields. The $1.47 million grant will be used by the university’s Center for Nanobiotechnology to diversify its pool of Ph.D. students, a news release stated. The grant comes […]

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KCU Plans $80M Dental College On Joplin Campus

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences will break ground on an $80 million College of Dental Medicine on its Joplin campus in 2020. The project’s anticipated cost is twice that of KCU’s 2017 medical school expansion in Joplin. The school has committed $40 million toward funding this project, with the remainder coming from philanthropic […]

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ETSU College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences Adding Programs, Students

East Tennessee State University College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences said goodbye to 296 graduates — the largest class in the college’s history — at ETSU’s spring commencement last month. However, the college anticipates even larger class sizes in the coming years due to the proposed addition of new degree programs and growth in […]

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Colorado State University Health And Medical Center To House CU Medical School Branch

Colorado State University is joining forces with the University of Colorado School of Medicine to establish a medical school branch at the CSU Health and Medical Center in Fort Collins. The $59 million, 113,000-square-foot facility opened at the corner of College Avenue and Prospect Road in 2017, consolidating student medical, counseling and health education and prevention services in one […]

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