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African-American
Corporations Beginning to See Value of Supporting HBCUs
Recent headlines have shared historic announcements by many leading corporations of their new commitment to supporting greater diversity in science, technology, engineering and math.
Asian American Pacific Islander
Goshen College Pitching in to Tackle Disparities in Mental Health Access
Goshen College will partner with a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital to study mental health disparities that communities of color face.
Students
Allen Doing His Part to Change Face of Science
Allen, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, credits Jackson State University with being a supportive environment but also challenging on his road to becoming a soldier and a scholar.
Leadership & Policy
Wellesley College Names Paula Johnson as President
Wellesley College announced today it had selected Dr. Paula A. Johnson as its 14th president, making her the first African-American woman to lead the school that was founded in 1870.
Students
UAB to Improve Access after Disabilities Act Complaint
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― The University of Alabama at Birmingham has reached a settlement to ensure equal access for people with disabilities to the university’s facilities. U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance said in a news release Wednesday that the agreement was reached after a UAB student filed a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying […]
Women
Frontier Goes the Distance in Serving the Underserved
Frontier Nursing University—a school system focused on serving the underserved and that offers degrees and certificates in nursing and midwifery—allows students to remain in their rural communities while working toward a degree.
Women
Doctor Determined to Win Age-old Battle Against Hypertension
Heather Johnson, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, has found that 1 in 10 young adults suffer from hypertension and at rates close to those of people as old as their parents and grandparents.
Students
Rookie Docs Can Work Longer Flex Hours Safely, Study Finds
CHICAGO ― Surgery patients fared just as well when junior doctors worked longer than mandated hours in the first major rigorous test of regulations many physicians say hurt medical education. Nationwide limits on work hours were established more than a decade ago because of concerns that sleep-deprived medical residents were a threat to themselves and […]
Faculty & Staff
UCLA, Medical Community Lose a Giant
Dr. Paul Terasaki, who died Monday, developed a tissue-typing test in 1964 that became the international standard method of determining compatibility of organ donors with potential recipients.
Faculty & Staff
MARIE JOHNSON
MARIE JOHNSON has been named dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton. She is a professor of geology and director of the Environmental Program at the United States Military Academy. Johnson earned a bachelor’s from Harvard College, and a master’s and a doctorate from Brown University.
Students
Sorority Activities at Duke Suspended After Hospitalization
DURHAM, N.C. ― Sorority activities at Duke University have been suspended after a female student’s alcohol-related hospitalization. Larry Moneta, Duke’s vice president for student affairs, released a statement Wednesday that the suspension comes after the hospitalization and other concerns about the new member recruitment process. Moneta said the student is expected to recover fully. He […]
Health
Flint Hires Professor Who Helped Bring Water Crisis to Light
FLINT, Mich. ― Flint Mayor Karen Weaver says she has hired a Virginia Tech professor whose extensive testing helped bring the city’s lead-tainted water problems to light. Weaver said at a news conference Wednesday that Marc Edwards will oversee all water testing done by the state and federal governments. She added he will be “fully […]
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