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Life Expectancy Down for Those Without a College Degree

Between 1990 and 2018, the U.S. adult life expectancy gap widened between those with and without a college degree but narrowed based on race, according to a study published in the March 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Anne Case, Ph.D., and Angus Deaton, Ph.D., both from Princeton University in New […]

March 22, 2021

Life Expectancy Down for Those Without a College Degree

Bakersfield College Launches Mass Vaccination Drive-Thru, 1,000 People Vaccinated

One thousand people got their COVID vaccines at Bakersfield College today. Bakersfield College has made large strides in making the vaccine more accessible to residents on the Eastside. Today, the campus hosted Kern County’s first ever drive-thru mass vaccination clinic. “I’m glad for it to be done, I’ve been in my backyard for a year, […]

March 22, 2021

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Earlham Students Tackling Indiana’s Maternal Health Crisis With Simulation Project

Indiana’s infant mortality rate is declining but remains higher than the national average. Students at Earlham College in Richmond are working on a simulation program aimed at helping health care providers and women improve those numbers. Indiana’s infant mortality rate of 6.5 per 1,000 births in 2019 was down from 6.8 the year prior. However, […]

March 22, 2021

Earlham College

‘What’s Going to Happen to Me?’ Reflecting on a Pandemic College Year, Through the Words of Student Newspapers

Last year, University of Washington junior Jake Goldstein-Street wrote and published an article for his school newspaper about three students who had been tested for the coronavirus, just a week after the first known case was reported in the state. Nine paragraphs down, he wrote that an assistant professor in the department of laboratory medicine told The Daily that “the risk for transmission […]

March 22, 2021

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University of Tenn. to Administer More Than 1,000 Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines

The University of Tennessee has administered 5,000 vaccinations to eligible members of the campus community. Read More

March 15, 2021

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Hampton University Expands COVID Vaccination Accessibility with Mobile Clinic

As the fight to vaccinate communities of color continues, one historically Black university is teaming up with Hampton, Virginia, community leaders and physicians to bring doses to residents’ backyards. Hampton University is allocating $500,000 for a “vaccine-mobile” RV to serve the greater Hampton Roads community, which is 49.3% Black. The RV is slated to serve under-vaccinated […]

March 15, 2021

Should Medical Schools Require A Standardized Test for Admission?

Mollie Marr dreamed of being an actor, a director, and a writer, so she studied theater and psychology in New York City. She had a busy schedule: Her parents could not pay for her university education, so she supported herself with multiple part-time jobs. She worked as an office assistant, a production technician, and a film […]

March 15, 2021

Broadband: Bringing Our Children Out of the Cold

They sat totally engrossed in their laptops. Two little Black girls, unblinking as they followed the directions of their teachers. If it weren’t for the fact that they were bundled in coats and tiny hats, you could have mistaken them for children in a classroom. That, and the fact that they were sitting on the […]

March 15, 2021

A Coalition of Scholars Work Toward Equitable Vaccine Distribution

Before a vaccine for COVID-19 was even produced, Dr. Emily K. Brunson and Dr. Monica Schoch-Spana knew that there would be resistance to vaccinations and barriers to equitable distribution for people of color. Brunson, an associate professor and associate chair of anthropology at Texas State University, studies vaccination decision-making, and Schoch-Spana focuses on community resilience […]

March 15, 2021

Duke Orders Temporary ‘Stay-In-Place’ Restrictions on Campus to Stop Spread of COVID

Duke University is dramatically restricting campus activities for undergraduates, including a shift to almost all remote classes, in an effort to stop COVID-19 cases from spreading. The school announced a stay-in-place order Saturday night. From midnight March 14 until 9 a.m. Sunday, March 21, Duke undergrads who live on campus are ordered to stay in their […]

March 15, 2021

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Medical Schools Not Doing Enough to Recruit Black Applicants, Report Says

In a recent survey conducted by Kaplan, results reveal medical schools are not recruiting enough Black students. Kaplan’s results come after a recent report by the Association of American Medical Colleges showing the number of Black first-year students increased by 10.5 percent nationwide as more people focus on correcting racial inequalities in medicine. Read More

March 15, 2021

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UIUC’s GEO Asks University to Cover Health Insurance for All Employees Over Summer

At the U of I, the Graduate Employee Organization (GEO) is asking the University to cover the cost of health insurance for the summer for all its members. They said they want to make sure employees without summer appointments still have access to healthcare. “There’s no reason that, graduate workers, or any workers for that […]

March 8, 2021

King Saud University Health Company Explores Virtual Clinic Tie Up

Al Moammar Information Systems Company (MIS) may develop virtual clinics across the Kingdom with King Saud University Health Company. The pair signed an initial agreement exploring the plan to provide remote treatment, they said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Read More

March 8, 2021

King Saud University Health Company

Sacred Heart University Plans to Open ‘Targeted’ Vaccine Clinic

Sacred Heart University officials say the college will open a clinic to administer doses of COVID-19 vaccine beginning next week. The clinic, which is opening through a partnership with Hartford HealthCare will begin providing doses March 10, SHU officials said in a message to the community Friday. Read More

March 8, 2021

Sacred Heart University

Lone Star College Awarded $40,000 Grant from Tomball Regional Health Foundation

The Tomball Regional Health Foundation (TRHF) awarded a $40,015 grant to Lone Star College Foundation. The award will be used to pay for certification exam fees for LSC-Tomball nursing, surgical, pharmacy and occupational therapy students.“These tests are required for the students to start their careers,” said Nicole Robinson Gauthier, CFRE, LSC Foundation executive director. “We […]

March 8, 2021

Lone Star College

Zoom Fatigue: College Students Face Yet Another Threat to Mental Health

I’ll be honest — it’s been hard to start the month of March without thinking of the way things were this time last year. Last year, at the end of February, I went on a little spring break trip to Washington, D.C. with two of my sorority sisters and COVID-19 was something we didn’t think would […]

March 8, 2021

Tri-County Health Departments Team Up with National Guard, Delta College for Mass Vaccination Event

Vaccinating folks can be quite the task. “Trying to vaccinate folks in a pandemic is a whole different level,” said Karl Rishe, Vice President of Student Educational Services at Delta College. But that’s exactly what Delta College, the Michigan National Guard and the tri-counties’ separate health departments are doing. “Providing 3,000 COVID vaccines to individuals […]

March 8, 2021

5 Mental Health Tips for College Students

Mental health is a factor that is often compromised by college students during their studies. The stress of all the work increases their anxiety levels, which results in the deterioration of their mental health. Some remedies shared in this post can help you sustain your mental health. Read More

March 8, 2021

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