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Hampton University Expands COVID Vaccination Accessibility with Mobile Clinic

As the fight to vaccinate communities of color continues, one historically Black university is teaming up with Hampton, Virginia, community leaders and physicians to bring doses to residents’ backyards. Hampton University is allocating $500,000 for a “vaccine-mobile” RV to serve the greater Hampton Roads community, which is 49.3% Black. The RV is slated to serve under-vaccinated […]

Should Medical Schools Require A Standardized Test for Admission?

Mollie Marr dreamed of being an actor, a director, and a writer, so she studied theater and psychology in New York City. She had a busy schedule: Her parents could not pay for her university education, so she supported herself with multiple part-time jobs. She worked as an office assistant, a production technician, and a film […]

Broadband: Bringing Our Children Out of the Cold

They sat totally engrossed in their laptops. Two little Black girls, unblinking as they followed the directions of their teachers. If it weren’t for the fact that they were bundled in coats and tiny hats, you could have mistaken them for children in a classroom. That, and the fact that they were sitting on the […]

A Coalition of Scholars Work Toward Equitable Vaccine Distribution

Before a vaccine for COVID-19 was even produced, Dr. Emily K. Brunson and Dr. Monica Schoch-Spana knew that there would be resistance to vaccinations and barriers to equitable distribution for people of color. Brunson, an associate professor and associate chair of anthropology at Texas State University, studies vaccination decision-making, and Schoch-Spana focuses on community resilience […]

Duke Orders Temporary ‘Stay-In-Place’ Restrictions on Campus to Stop Spread of COVID

Duke University is dramatically restricting campus activities for undergraduates, including a shift to almost all remote classes, in an effort to stop COVID-19 cases from spreading. The school announced a stay-in-place order Saturday night. From midnight March 14 until 9 a.m. Sunday, March 21, Duke undergrads who live on campus are ordered to stay in their […]

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Medical Schools Not Doing Enough to Recruit Black Applicants, Report Says

In a recent survey conducted by Kaplan, results reveal medical schools are not recruiting enough Black students. Kaplan’s results come after a recent report by the Association of American Medical Colleges showing the number of Black first-year students increased by 10.5 percent nationwide as more people focus on correcting racial inequalities in medicine. Read More

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UIUC’s GEO Asks University to Cover Health Insurance for All Employees Over Summer

At the U of I, the Graduate Employee Organization (GEO) is asking the University to cover the cost of health insurance for the summer for all its members. They said they want to make sure employees without summer appointments still have access to healthcare. “There’s no reason that, graduate workers, or any workers for that […]

King Saud University Health Company Explores Virtual Clinic Tie Up

Al Moammar Information Systems Company (MIS) may develop virtual clinics across the Kingdom with King Saud University Health Company. The pair signed an initial agreement exploring the plan to provide remote treatment, they said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Read More

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Sacred Heart University Plans to Open ‘Targeted’ Vaccine Clinic

Sacred Heart University officials say the college will open a clinic to administer doses of COVID-19 vaccine beginning next week. The clinic, which is opening through a partnership with Hartford HealthCare will begin providing doses March 10, SHU officials said in a message to the community Friday. Read More

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Lone Star College Awarded $40,000 Grant from Tomball Regional Health Foundation

The Tomball Regional Health Foundation (TRHF) awarded a $40,015 grant to Lone Star College Foundation. The award will be used to pay for certification exam fees for LSC-Tomball nursing, surgical, pharmacy and occupational therapy students.“These tests are required for the students to start their careers,” said Nicole Robinson Gauthier, CFRE, LSC Foundation executive director. “We […]

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Zoom Fatigue: College Students Face Yet Another Threat to Mental Health

I’ll be honest — it’s been hard to start the month of March without thinking of the way things were this time last year. Last year, at the end of February, I went on a little spring break trip to Washington, D.C. with two of my sorority sisters and COVID-19 was something we didn’t think would […]

Tri-County Health Departments Team Up with National Guard, Delta College for Mass Vaccination Event

Vaccinating folks can be quite the task. “Trying to vaccinate folks in a pandemic is a whole different level,” said Karl Rishe, Vice President of Student Educational Services at Delta College. But that’s exactly what Delta College, the Michigan National Guard and the tri-counties’ separate health departments are doing. “Providing 3,000 COVID vaccines to individuals […]

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