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LGBTQ+
University of Arkansas Reverses Course on Gay Health Benefits
The University of Arkansas System has reversed its decision to include same-sex couples in the health benefits that is offered to spouses.
Students
Chiang Remembered as Pioneer Biostatistician of Public Health
Chiang’s use of statistics helped transform the health care field, impacted analyses of public health issues and underscored why biostatistics deserved to become its own discipline.
Health
For Transgender People, a Massive New Resource
As transgender people strive to gain more acceptance and legal protections, they will soon have a hefty new resource to assist them ― a 672-page book, written by scores of transgender contributors, that encompasses social history, gender politics and wide-ranging advice on health, law, relationships and many other matters.
African-American
Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick is the interim president of Howard University. Previously, he was provost and chief academic officer, overseeing the university’s 13 schools and health sciences enterprise. A surgeon who earned three degrees from Howard, Frederick is a respected researcher who has focused on health disparities, with a particular emphasis on cancer outcomes […]
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Sean Decatur
Sean M. Decatur became president of Kenyon College in July 2013 after serving as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oberlin College. As an assistant professor of chemistry at Mount Holyoke College, he helped establish a top research program in biophysical chemistry. Decatur has been a visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute […]
Students
Dr. Donna Shalala – President, University of Miami
Shalala became professor of political science and president of the University of Miami in June 2001 after eight years as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Shalala has more than 30 years of experience as a scholar, teacher and administrator. In 2011, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca […]
Students
Dr. Yvonne Maddox – Deputy Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
As the deputy director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health, Maddox guides the NICHD’s organizations and programs, and advises the director on internal affairs of the Institute’s $1.3 billion budget. Maddox has received both the Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award and the […]
Health
Understanding the Political, Social Attitudes of AAPI Communities
At the fourth annual AAPI Policy Research Summit, scholars presented data to dispel myths about the views of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities regarding critical policy issues.
Students
Fla. Students Helping to Court Young Adults for ‘Obamacare’ Enrollment
As federal health officials are aggressively courting young adults to sign up for health insurance with celebrity endorsement and social media campaigns, they are also getting significant help from the very demographic they’re targeting.
Health
Bryant Still Trying to Rally Minorities Around Environmental Issues
The social worker and community organizer turned academician says racial minorities have generally considered environmental protection to be a White issue.
Leadership & Policy
Court Rules Against Notre Dame Over Birth Control
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the University of Notre Dame in a case over parts of the federal health care law that forces it to provide health insurance for students and employees that covers contraceptives.
Health
University of Texas System President Cigarroa Resigning
University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa said Monday he’s resigning because he’s accomplished the goals he set, not because of political turmoil surrounding the Board of Regents in recent months.
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