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US Colleges Divided Over Requiring Student Vaccinations

U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally can — require it. Universities including Rutgers, Brown, Cornell and Northeastern recently told students they must get vaccinated before returning to campus next […]

April 12, 2021

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Mantra Health’s $2M Extension Will Help Expand its College Mental Health Offering Across the U.S.

Mantra Health, a startup providing virtual mental healthcare services to higher education, has closed a $2 million extension to the $3.2 million in seed funding it disclosed late last year, MobiHealthNews has learned. Read More

April 5, 2021

Mantra Health, a startup providing virtual mental healthcare services

Dewine Visits OSU Ahead of Effort to Vaccinate State’s College Students

Governor Mike DeWine visited the Ohio State University, Monday, to highlight his effort to provide vaccinations to college students in the state. Shots will be available starting Monday at OSU, while students at other colleges and universities may need to wait until later this week. The ultimate goal is to get students fully vaccinated by the end of […]

April 5, 2021

Ohio State University

University of Florida Opens Vaccine Site at Football Stadium

Starting Monday, any adult in Florida is eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. In addition, the state announced that teens ages 16 and 17 can also get the vaccine with parental permission. In an effort to get students inoculated, the University of Florida’s Athletics Department is working with UF Health and the local health department […]

April 5, 2021

University of Florida

Seattle Pacific University President Daniel J. Martin Resigns

Seattle Pacific University President Daniel J. Martin is resigning for a job at a health care foundation, effective April 5, Seattle Times reported. Read More

April 5, 2021

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University Health to Buy Land for Major Hospital in I-35 Corridor

The Bexar County Hospital District plans to buy land in one of the fastest-growing corridors in the nation for a full-service, acute care hospital. At a recent meeting, the district’s board of managers approved the purchase of 42.5 acres of vacant land near Retama Park, the horse racing track along Interstate 35 in Selma. Read More

April 5, 2021

Bates College Imposes Temporary Quarantine to Slow COVID-19 Outbreak

To stop the sudden spread of COVID-19 on campus, Bates College officials imposed a lockdown Thursday requiring the school’s almost 1,800 students to remain mostly inside their rooms until at least next Tuesday. Read More

April 5, 2021

Fort Lewis College to Require Students Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Before Returning to Campus in the Fall

Fort Lewis College is among the first institutions of higher learning in the nation to require students receive a COVID-19 vaccination before returning to campus for the fall semester. Read More

April 5, 2021

Fort Lewis College

Grieving Together: A Student Death at Le Moyne College Sparks a Conversation About Mental Health

The death of a Le Moyne College student this week has ignited a campus-wide conversation about mental health and prompted changes in how administrators are approaching the social and emotional difficulties of pandemic life. On Sunday, Cory Gallinger, 20, was found dead in his dorm room, college officials announced in an email to students that day. […]

March 29, 2021

Le Moyne College

Tougaloo College Serves as COVID-19 Vaccination Site for Students, Employees

Tougaloo College will host COVID-19 vaccination events in partnership with the Mississippi State Department of Health. The events began March 10 and will continue throughout April. Read More

March 29, 2021

Tougaloo College

COVID’s Impact on College Athletes’ Mental Health and Performance

Student athletes are used to having routines and game schedules. But that regimen was taken away as of March 2020, as lockdowns and restrictions were put in place throughout the country to combat COVID-19. Some college athletes and experts shared with ABC News the toll they said the pandemic has taken on student athletes’ mental […]

March 29, 2021

COVID’s impact on college athletes’ mental health and performance

OCU Forms New College of Health Professions

Oklahoma City University officials have announced the formation of a new college within the university aimed at strengthening relationships with health care partners in the community and demonstrating OCU’s commitment to addressing the increasing demand for health care professionals. The College of Health Professions will include the university’s Kramer School of Nursing, Physician Assistant Program, […]

March 29, 2021

Oklahoma City University

There’s a New Medical School Coming to Charlotte Soon. Here’s a First Look at The Campus

Charlotte will soon have a new school in town, and it’ll be the Queen City’s first-ever four-year medical school. The Wake Forest School of Medicine announced in a news release Wednesday the school plans to expand to a 20-acre site in the Midtown area by 2024, located at the current corner of Baxter Street and South […]

March 29, 2021

Wake Forest School of Medicine

Luther College Student Creates Tool to Help Underserved Communities Get Vaccinated

Trying to navigate the information superhighway of a global pandemic is difficult, and some minority groups face extra challenges because of language barriers. The Rochester Healthy Community Partnership was started in 2004. It’s a partnership between Mayo Clinic and other community health leaders. Its mission is to bridge the gap that minority groups face when it […]

March 29, 2021

Salem College Receives $5M Gift Toward Health Leadership Transition

Salem College has received a $5 million gift toward its transition to a Health Leadership curriculum. This is the largest donation in the school’s 250-year history. Salem College officials say the gift was designated specifically to boost the school’s new focus on training women for leadership roles in health-related fields. Read More

March 29, 2021

N.J. Colleges Are Canceling Spring Break, Hope It Will Prevent COVID Spread

A year ago, as the coronavirus pandemic was ramping up in the U.S., news reports showed crowds of spring breakers hitting Florida beaches and nightclubs, even as public health experts warned they were risking everyone’s health for a good time. Now, it feels a bit like déjà vu. Earlier this week, photos showed college students […]

March 22, 2021

Dr. Corey Basch

Many N.C. College Students Qualify for COVID-19 Shot April 7

A large share of North Carolina college students will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine starting April 7. State health officials say those living in fraternity or sorority houses, dorms or apartments will qualify for a shot because they live in a congregate setting. The state Department of Health and Human Services earlier this […]

March 22, 2021

Alabama Expanding Vaccine Eligibility Monday

Starting Monday, March 22, more of us in Alabama will be eligible to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Alabama is now going to include all people in phase 1-C which includes people who are 55 years old and up. State health officials say the move to 1-C will allow between half and two-thirds of all the […]

March 22, 2021

Dr. Scott Harris with the Alabama Department of Public Health