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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.
Health
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.
STEM
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.
Students
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.
Latinx
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.
Health
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.
Health
Officials from University of Illinois detail the latest developments
The M.D./Ph.D. program of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine has been awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant and designation as a Medical Scientist Training Program.
Health
Money in hand and facilities ready, researchers begin stem cell work
HARTFORD Conn. David Rowe says a special breed of mice he is developing at the University of Connecticut Health Center may one day help reveal new treatments for severe limb injuries, like the ones U.S. troops are returning with from Iraq.
Health
Money in hand and facilities ready, researchers begin stem cell work
HARTFORD Conn. David Rowe says a special breed of mice he is developing at the University of Connecticut Health Center may one day help reveal new treatments for severe limb injuries, like the ones U.S. troops are returning with from Iraq.
Health
Head of University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute resigning
PITTSBURGH The head of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute says he’s resigning that post to focus his time on research.
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