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Academia’s Role in Fighting Mental Illness Stigma

Though we are in an era of growing anti-intellectualism, colleges and universities still retain a large amount of influence in educating vast sectors of society and shaping public discourse, and can play a large role in destigmatizing mental illness. Stigma is one of the primary barriers to diagnosis and treatment, and given the prevalence of mental illness across demographic groups, fighting it should be a cause that everyone can get behind.

Dr. Noma Anderson Named Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences at UVM

University of Vermont Provost and Senior Vice President Patricia Prelock has announced the appointment of Noma Anderson, PhD, as dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS). Read More

Dr. Noma Anderson

Vermont Colleges Post Some of The Nation’s Lowest COVID-19 Numbers

Vermont colleges sent students home for the fall semester just before Thanksgiving, closing their doors on a bizarre — but largely COVID-19-free — semester. Read More

University of Vermont

Dartmouth College Awarded Grant for New COVID Research

Dartmouth College is getting $2.4 million to research how the coronavirus has affected primary health care nationwide. Read More

Dartmouth College

University of Minnesota Hosts New Nationwide COVID-19 Initiative to Reach Immigrants And Refugees

In the coming weeks and months, a project at the University of Minnesota will direct a nationwide effort to create and distribute COVID-19 messaging for immigrant and refugee communities. Read More

University of Minnesota

SUNY Upstate Medical University Will Partner with Albany International Airport to Test Airport Employees and Travelers for COVID-19

State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras announced Sunday a COVID-19 partnership to test airport employees and travelers. Read More

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Spring Break Cancellations Spark Mental Health Concerns for College Students

San Diego State University this week became the latest in a string of four-year institutions across the country to cancel spring break because of Covid-19 safety concerns. Read More

San Diego State University

Will Biden Add a National Coronavirus Testing Strategy? Experts Hope So

As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden’s administration will put in place something Donald Trump’s has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy. Read More

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Georgia’s Black Voters Can Make History Again

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a brilliant choice in opening her remarks at the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory celebration with a quote from civil rights icon and former Georgia congressman John Lewis, who wrote before he died, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.”

Nobel Prize Spotlights Sickle Cell’s Disproportionate Impact on African Americans

CRISPR is a new technique that involves cutting out a tiny piece of the mutation or defective gene that causes sickle cell disease in the hopes that the corrected gene will then work to make normal hemoglobin (a protein in red blood cells) instead of the sickle-shaped hemoglobin that gives the disease its name.

U.S. Colleges Rethink Next Semester Due to COVID-19 Rise

St. Michael’s College managed to keep coronavirus cases at bay for almost two months this fall with students tested upon arrival and once every three weeks. But in mid-October, cases at the small Vermont school started to climb. The outbreak was linked to an ice rink more than 40 miles away. Read More

St. Michael’s College

Child Care Providers Find Ways to Get More Coronavirus Testing on Their Own

As more people get COVID-19 across the state, it’s inevitable that cases will pop up in preschools and child care, despite health precautions such as wearing masks and rigorous cleaning. That’s what happened at Nurtury, which operates six centers and supports 130 family child care providers in Greater Boston. Since they reopened their facilities in […]

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