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Leadership & Policy
HBCUs Question Equity of Research Partnerships
In an effort to meet critical research goals, a familiar trend among historically Black colleges and universities is to link up with larger research-intensive institutions.
Leadership & Policy
UT Regents name Cigarroa as chancellor finalist.
Francisco Cigarroa, president of the UT Health Science Center, has been named the sole finalist for chancellor of the University of Texas System, the state’s largest and most prestigious network of colleges.
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Latinx
Hispanic Surgeon on Short List to Head Texas System
The search for a chancellor for the University of Texas System has narrowed to two candidates, including a Hispanic surgeon, Texas newspapers have reported.
Health
The Challenge
Dr. Joseph C. Hall credits his wife as the driving force that has kept him involved in research for nearly two decades to develop a male birth control pill.
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HBCUs
Grants & Gifts
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, POMONA, has received a $4.1 MILLION grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help the university address the national shortage of professionals ready to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The funding is intended to help Hispanic and low-income students enter the STEM fields. MONTGOMERY COLLEGE […]
Health
Immunization Rates Lag in Older African-American and Hispanic Populations, AARP Report Shows
More than half skip flu shots, missing opportunity for prevention A new report by AARP’s Public Policy Institute highlights the impact of low vaccination rates for influenza and pneumonia among older black and Hispanic populations. Rates for these groups lag significantly behind whites. Together, influenza and pneumonia represent the eighth leading cause of death in […]
Health
Grants & Gifts
BENEDICT COLLEGE (S.C.) has been awarded a $937,480 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish and strengthen financial management, academic resources and endowment-building capacities as well as improve the school’s physical plants. EXCELENCIA IN EDUCATION, an education think tank in Washington, D.C., has received a $1.49 MILLION grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation for […]
Latinx
Jargon May Pose Danger to Hispanic Construction Workers
Hispanic workers and others new to construction sites might be at risk of injury because of unfamiliarity with the jargon they hear in safety training and on the job, according to pilot studies conducted at Purdue University.
Health
Grants & Gifts
ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY has received a $700,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help develop local communities. The CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK has received a three-year, $459,108 grant from the National Science Foundation for the New York City College of Technology. State-ofthe- art satellite and ground-based remote sensing research will […]
Students
University of Wisconsin Sorry for ‘Blazing Saddles’ Clip
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has apologized to a black student who during a class last year was shown a clip of the movie “Blazing Saddles” that features racial epithets.
Students
Tuskegee University Leader in Producing Black Vets
Ask any African-American veterinarian — anywhere in the country — where they attended veterinary school.
Health
UNC-Chapel Hill Receives Largest Grant in Its History
The Carolina Population Center (CPC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received up to $181 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue its Monitoring and Evaluation to ASsess and Use REsults (MEASURE) program.
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