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Tougaloo College Serves as COVID-19 Vaccination Site for Students, Employees

Tougaloo College will host COVID-19 vaccination events in partnership with the Mississippi State Department of Health. The events began March 10 and will continue throughout April. Read More

Tougaloo College

COVID’s Impact on College Athletes’ Mental Health and Performance

Student athletes are used to having routines and game schedules. But that regimen was taken away as of March 2020, as lockdowns and restrictions were put in place throughout the country to combat COVID-19. Some college athletes and experts shared with ABC News the toll they said the pandemic has taken on student athletes’ mental […]

COVID’s impact on college athletes’ mental health and performance

OCU Forms New College of Health Professions

Oklahoma City University officials have announced the formation of a new college within the university aimed at strengthening relationships with health care partners in the community and demonstrating OCU’s commitment to addressing the increasing demand for health care professionals. The College of Health Professions will include the university’s Kramer School of Nursing, Physician Assistant Program, […]

Oklahoma City University

There’s a New Medical School Coming to Charlotte Soon. Here’s a First Look at The Campus

Charlotte will soon have a new school in town, and it’ll be the Queen City’s first-ever four-year medical school. The Wake Forest School of Medicine announced in a news release Wednesday the school plans to expand to a 20-acre site in the Midtown area by 2024, located at the current corner of Baxter Street and South […]

Wake Forest School of Medicine

Luther College Student Creates Tool to Help Underserved Communities Get Vaccinated

Trying to navigate the information superhighway of a global pandemic is difficult, and some minority groups face extra challenges because of language barriers. The Rochester Healthy Community Partnership was started in 2004. It’s a partnership between Mayo Clinic and other community health leaders. Its mission is to bridge the gap that minority groups face when it […]

Salem College Receives $5M Gift Toward Health Leadership Transition

Salem College has received a $5 million gift toward its transition to a Health Leadership curriculum. This is the largest donation in the school’s 250-year history. Salem College officials say the gift was designated specifically to boost the school’s new focus on training women for leadership roles in health-related fields. Read More

Rutgers University Requires Students to Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall On-Campus Classes

Rutgers University students taking on-campus classes in the fall will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and faculty and staff are strongly urged to get vaccinated as well, USA Today reported. This is the first mandate of its kind in the U.S. Students may request an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Students enrolled in […]

Rutgers University

Dr. Pamela Jeffries Named Dean of Vanderbilt School of Nursing

Dr. Pamela R. Jeffries will become dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, effective July 1. Jeffries is a professor and dean of the George Washington University School of Nursing. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the NLN’s Academy of Nursing Education and the Society of Simulation in Healthcare. In the […]

Dr. Pamela Jeffries

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Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana Announce Genetic Counseling and Health Informatics Graduate Programs

Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana have announced two new graduate degree programs, genetic counseling and health informatics. Xavier will be both the first Louisiana university to offer a genetic counseling training program and the only such program at a historically Black college and university (HBCU). Both programs are currently in development. Xavier will offer classroom instruction […]

Xavier University of Louisiana

N.J. Colleges Are Canceling Spring Break, Hope It Will Prevent COVID Spread

A year ago, as the coronavirus pandemic was ramping up in the U.S., news reports showed crowds of spring breakers hitting Florida beaches and nightclubs, even as public health experts warned they were risking everyone’s health for a good time. Now, it feels a bit like déjà vu. Earlier this week, photos showed college students […]

Dr. Corey Basch

Many N.C. College Students Qualify for COVID-19 Shot April 7

A large share of North Carolina college students will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine starting April 7. State health officials say those living in fraternity or sorority houses, dorms or apartments will qualify for a shot because they live in a congregate setting. The state Department of Health and Human Services earlier this […]

Alabama Expanding Vaccine Eligibility Monday

Starting Monday, March 22, more of us in Alabama will be eligible to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Alabama is now going to include all people in phase 1-C which includes people who are 55 years old and up. State health officials say the move to 1-C will allow between half and two-thirds of all the […]

Dr. Scott Harris with the Alabama Department of Public Health

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