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LCU, Texas Tech UHS Sign Agreement to Allow Early Medical School Application

Lubbock Christian University (LCU) and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center have signed an agreement that will allow Lubbock Christian honors students to apply to the Health Sciences Center medical school early, permitting pre-admission and exemption from a medical entrance exam. To honor the new partnership, an official signing ceremony was held at LCU’s […]

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MUIH Alumnus Marc Levin Appointed President, CEO

Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) alumnus Marc Levin has been appointed its next president and CEO after serving as the interim in both roles since Feb. 1, 2019. Levin also currently serves as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the university. “We are thrilled to appoint Marc to be our president and […]

Legal Scholars of Color Convene at AU

The intersection of race, law and democracy drew more than 550 law professors and scholars from around the world to American University’s Washington College of Law for the 4th National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference.

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Program Offers $75,000 Loan Repayment to Michigan Medical Graduates

Four Michigan universities have teamed up to develop a program offering upcoming medical graduates a $75,000 loan repayment to work in rural and urban underserved communities. Michigan Doctors, or MIDOC, is a partnership between Central Michigan University, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and Western Michigan University. The program has developed select residency openings for graduating medical students, […]

$80,000 in Grants Going to Five Virginia Universities for Tobacco-Free Campus Initiatives

Five Virginia universities, including three in Richmond, are getting a total of $80,000 in grants to help them eliminate the use of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes on campus. The retail pharmacy chain CVS Health Corp. announced the grants on Tuesday, along with the American Cancer Society and the Truth Initiative, a non-profit tobacco control […]

Robert Morris University Unveils Plan to Consolidate Schools

Robert Morris University unveiled its plan Wednesday morning to reduce its number of schools from five to four. The university did not eliminate one of the schools, as had been speculated. Instead, three of the five schools — the School of Communications and Information Systems, School of Education and Social Sciences, and the School of […]

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Allen University, Wofford College Get Grants Toward Tobacco Free Campus

Two universities here in South Carolina are aiming to have their students incorporate a healthier lifestyle for themselves and their peers. The CVS Health Foundation, Truth initiative along with The American Cancer Society are helping them do just that with a $28 thousand dollar grant given to them today, Tuesday March 19th, 2019. Read More

Laredo Trailblazer Dr. Joaquin Cigarroa Jr. Dies at 94

Joaquin Cigarroa Jr., a trailblazing doctor who served the Laredo area for over six decades, has died at the age of 94. Cigarroa, a father of 10, was the first Harvard University medical student from the Texas-Mexico border. Read More

Teaching Assistants Go on Strike at University of Illinois at Chicago: ‘We Have to Fight For the School to Care About Us’

Graduate student employees at the University of Illinois at Chicago, saying they don’t earn a living wage, went on strike Tuesday after more than a year of contract negotiations failed to produce a new work agreement. Graduate and teaching assistants formed picket lines outside of several east campus buildings and held an afternoon rally and march. […]

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University of Houston-Downtown Expands Food Scholarship Program to All Students

The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has announced it has expanded its existing partnership program with the Houston Food Bank to provide food scholarships for fresh and healthy meals to all UHD students. Students can apply for the food scholarship by visiting the Food for Change Market in UHD’s One Main Building and filling out the […]

University of Michigan, Apple Launch Collaborative Research Study on Apple Watch, Health Data

The University of Michigan (UM) and Apple, Inc. have partnered on a research study to determine whether data collected from an Apple Watch in addition to other health information, can give additional information about an individual’s health, wellness and possible disease to doctors and nurses. “This study is a unique opportunity to work with patients […]

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Stanford Graduate Students Voice Concern After Announcement of Increased Health Care Premium Costs

Stanford University’s Vaden Health Center has announced that its Dependent Health Insurance Plan (Dependent Plan) – that provides coverage for dependent spouses and children – would experience an increase in premium costs for the 2019-20 academic year. The increase, which would be between 12 and 15 percent higher than the previous school year, depending on […]

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