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Alabama State University Lands $1.5M Grant From National Institutes of Health

Alabama State University was awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health that will help the school provide training to minority students in the biomedical sciences fields. The $1.47 million grant will be used by the university’s Center for Nanobiotechnology to diversify its pool of Ph.D. students, a news release stated. The grant comes […]

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Domestic Abuse Victims More Likely To Suffer Mental Illness – Study

Women who have been abused by a partner are three times more likely to suffer depression, anxiety or severe conditions such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder than other women, according to research. The study is one of the first in the UK to probe the relationship between domestic abuse and mental health. It found that […]

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KCU Plans $80M Dental College On Joplin Campus

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences will break ground on an $80 million College of Dental Medicine on its Joplin campus in 2020. The project’s anticipated cost is twice that of KCU’s 2017 medical school expansion in Joplin. The school has committed $40 million toward funding this project, with the remainder coming from philanthropic […]

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Baker Center And College of Nursing To Host Diplomacy Lab This Fall

This fall, a group of UT students will learn more about health-care systems in the Americas thanks to a collaboration between the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and the College of Nursing to host a Diplomacy Lab. The Diplomacy Lab is a partnership between the US Department of State and a small group of […]

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New College Grad? You Can Get Health Plans Through Covered California

It’s college graduation season, and congrats to the class of 2019! The moment they’ve worked so hard for is finally here! They’re ready to walk across that stage, grab that diploma and begin the rest of their lives. But life can be complicated, and it’s imperative to have the important things — like one’s health […]

Homeless In College: Students Sleep In Cars, On Couches When They Have Nowhere Else To Go

Three years ago, Kyshawna Johnson, 23, had a lot more than homework on her mind as she pursued an associate’s degree at Citrus College in Glendora, California. She also worried constantly about where to park overnight, since she was living in her car. “That journey was a little traumatic for me,” says Johnson, who lived in […]

ETSU College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences Adding Programs, Students

East Tennessee State University College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences said goodbye to 296 graduates — the largest class in the college’s history — at ETSU’s spring commencement last month. However, the college anticipates even larger class sizes in the coming years due to the proposed addition of new degree programs and growth in […]

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Insufficient Sleep Linked To Mental Health In College Students And Athletes

Preliminary results from a new study suggest that there is a dose-response relationship between insufficient sleep and mental health symptoms in collegiate students, including varsity athletes. Results show that in adjusted models, insufficient sleep was associated with all mental health variables, and a dose-response relationship resulted when insufficient sleep was treated as categorical. With every additional night […]

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The ‘Weaker Sex’? #FACTS

As my last blog post, I want to leave you with a challenge – a challenge that, in the spirit of this blog, is at the intersection of diversity, education and health, and, I believe that, if accepted, can help initiate change we are sorely in need of today. The challenge is based on a question that I have asked myself on and off throughout my life. This question has been on my mind more and more recently as a result of the political and social climate in the US and my work focused on women’s health. The question?“Who is the ‘weaker sex?’”

University of Minnesota Health Officially Launches New Headache Care Program

The University of Minnesota Health launched its new Headache Care program just two weeks ago. Ahead of Migraine Awareness Month, in June, 5 Eyewitness News went to the University of Minnesota Health to find out how the new program is designed to help migraine sufferers in a whole new way. “It’s more than just a […]

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Colorado State University Health And Medical Center To House CU Medical School Branch

Colorado State University is joining forces with the University of Colorado School of Medicine to establish a medical school branch at the CSU Health and Medical Center in Fort Collins. The $59 million, 113,000-square-foot facility opened at the corner of College Avenue and Prospect Road in 2017, consolidating student medical, counseling and health education and prevention services in one […]

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UF College of Pharmacy Receives Top Funding Across Country

What does $23.7 million get you? For UF’s College of Pharmacy, the answer is fourth place. The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) ranked 142 pharmacy programs across the country, and UF made it in the top five in all three categories. The UF College of Pharmacy ranked fourth in the total amount of funding with […]

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