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Perspectives: Hanging Nooses, Hate Pose a National Health Risk

Addressing, preventing and eradicating hate is not just a “Black issue,” it is a human rights issue, says this group of psychology faculty from Pepperdine University. If we, as a nation, fail to address it, we are at risk for regression, for descending into a previous state of unhealthy functioning. Choice and free will are important concepts in mental health. What is our will as a nation? Do we choose to ignore these signs of impending illness and let the sickness of racism ravage the soul of our nation?

Officials Looking for Ways to Ease Shortage of Nursing Teachers

FARGO N.D. Ways to encourage graduate students to consider teaching, and the use of private money to supplement faculty wages, are among the ideas being discussed to ease a shortage of nursing teachers in the region.

CU Sees Rise In Reports Of Staph Infections

BOULDER Colo. The University of Colorado is pulling some equipment from the recreation center following a rise in staph infections among students.

Scholars: Institutional Racism a Mental Health Issue For Black Youth and Families

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. Some behavioral problems in Black youths can be attributed to their effort to protect themselves from racism, and is a “manifestation of depression,” one researcher told a panel at the seventh annual Diversity Challenge Conference at Boston College.

ACE Examines Older Adults’ Participation in Higher Education

For most, pursuing a college education is a youthful endeavor reserved for students 35 years of age and under, however, researchers at the American Council on Education (ACE) are trying to change that.

Regent University Bans Student Over Unflattering Photo of Pat Robertson

RICHMOND Va. A Regent University law student who posted an unflattering photo of school founder Pat Robertson on the Internet has been banned from campus and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation before he can return to classes.

Racial Disparities in Health Care Headlines UVA Symposium

Charlottesville, Va. A nine-member panel discussion on HIV/AIDS by community activists and health care providers last week ended the three-day Symposium on Race and Society hosted by the University of Virginia Health System designed to call attention to the issue of health disparities in the United States.

Cuban Program to Educate Minority Health Professionals Has Some Americans Going Abroad to Earn Medical Degrees

The idea of becoming a physician never crossed his mind. But when Jose Eduardo De Leon learned of a free medical degree program in Havana, he jumped at the opportunity to apply.

House Votes to Expand Health Insurance for Children Despite Bush Veto Threat

WASHINGTON The House voted Tuesday to expand health insurance for children, but the Democratic-led victory may prove short-lived because the margin was too small to override President Bush’s promised veto.

Community Colleges

Benedict College building evacuated; 5 sent to hospitals

COLUMBIA S.C. Emergency officials in Columbia say a classroom building at Benedict College has been evacuated after five people complained of breathing problems and were sent area hospitals.

Faculty & Staff

New dean at LSU med: chancellor had been dean since Katrina

BATON ROUGE La. For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, LSU’s medical school has a separate chancellor and dean of medicine.

Duke University’s medical school gets largest-ever donation for research project

DURHAM N.C. Duke University’s medical school is getting its largest-ever donation of $35 million to fund a research project at the new North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, officials said Monday.

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