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Section: Other News
Other News
N.J. To Distribute $30M More in Federal COVID Aid to Colleges and Universities
New Jersey is doling out $30 million more in federal aid to help its colleges and universities recover from the coronavirus pandemic and prepare for the future. The majority of the funding, $28.5 million, will go to nearly three dozen schools that applied to the state’s competitive grant program, “Opportunity Meets Innovation Challenge,” in which the money […]
July 12, 2021
Other News
Study Shows 42 Percent of Incoming College Freshmen Say the Pandemic Influenced Their Choice in Major
MILWAUKEE — The pandemic is affecting our college freshmen’s choice of major. Statistics builder Intelligent surveyed more than 1,200 incoming college freshmen. Eleven of them were from Wisconsin. The survey shows 42-percent of incoming freshmen said the pandemic did influence their choice of major. More students are wanting to pursue the legal area, as well as […]
July 12, 2021
Other News
Arizona’s Ban on Mask Mandates in Schools Criticized by Health Experts
PHOENIX – Health experts are concerned that Arizona’s recently approved budget, which bans public schools and universities from enforcing mask mandates and COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students, is endangering public health across the state. In a virtual panel assembled by the Committee to Protect Health Care, a national advocacy organization that aims to “fight for […]
July 12, 2021
Other News
How One California Campus, The Statewide Leader in COVID Aid, Starts Spending Its Millions
Visit the campus health center to see how an unprecedented flow of federal dollars in pandemic relief is being spent at California State University, Northridge. An office has been converted into a state-of-the-art isolation room to test and treat patients possibly infected with the Covid-19 virus or other airborne illnesses. Through a sophisticated ventilation and […]
July 12, 2021
Other News
Dr. KMarie King To Become First Black Woman Chair Of Surgery At U.S. Academic Health Center
Black women are shattering glass ceilings and changing the narrative surrounding representation when it comes to leadership in medicine. Dr. KMarie King was recently appointed to serve as the chair of the Department of Surgery and Chief of Surgery at Albany Medical Center, making her the first Black woman to sit at the helm of a surgery division at […]
July 12, 2021
Other News
Want To Fight The Opioid Epidemic In Chicago? A New Program Trains You To Be A Community Health Worker
CHICAGO — Chicagoans who want to help their neighborhood fight the opioid crisis can take part in a new City Colleges program. People who participate in the program will be trained as community health workers to provide care to children and families who have been impacted by opioid and substance use disorders, according to a […]
July 12, 2021
Other News
$1 Million Winner of Oregon’s COVID-19 Vaccination Lottery Is a College Student
Oregon State University student Chloe Zinda said she was in disbelief when she received a text message from the Oregon Health Authority — the first indication that she’d won the state’s $1 million jackpot for getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Zinda, who was at work as a swim instructor, said she showed the text to one of her co-workers […]
July 12, 2021
Disparities
UI Assistant Professor Martha Carvour Launches Health Equity Projects
Martha Carvour, assistant professor in the department of internal medicine, received funding from the University of Iowa to launch campus and community-wide projects that aim to alleviate inequities in health care. “This is a really critically important time to think about health equity,” Carvour said. “The COVID pandemic has highlighted a lot of long-standing inequities […]
June 28, 2021
Other News
Hope College Gets $7.5M State Grant to Expand COVID Wastewater Testing
After a year of monitoring wastewater for signs of COVID-19 on campus, Hope College is receiving funding from the state to expand its surveillance operation. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced nearly $49 million to support 19 projects that will continue COVID-19 wastewater surveillance and implement COVID-19 variant strain testing. Read More
June 28, 2021
Other News
UC San Diego Health Receives $2 Million for Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Surgery
UC San Diego Health has received $2 million from Iris and Matthew Strauss – longtime supporters of cancer research and patient care at Moores Cancer Center – to create the Iris and Matthew Strauss Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Surgery. Read More
June 28, 2021
Other News
Report Proposes Higher Education COVID-19 Recovery Policies
In a year defined by a deadly pandemic, economic crisis and racial injustice, colleges and universities were forced to reevaluate their practices, structures and delivery models. As the United States transitions to a recovery phase, New America and the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) sought to further understand the overall impact of these crises […]
June 28, 2021
Disparities
Life Expectancy in Colorado Fell Sharply During the Pandemic, Especially for People of Color
So many Coloradans died of COVID-19 and related causes, including drug overdoses, that life expectancy statistics fell dramatically this past year. The drop was most alarming among communities of color, where enough Hispanic and Black residents died in the pandemic that both groups’ life expectancy statistics fell by about four years. The drop among white […]
June 28, 2021
Mental Health
State, University of Iowa Launch ‘Center for School Mental Health’
Iowa’s Department of Education announced Wednesday it’s committing $20 million of federal pandemic aid toward a new University of Iowa-based “Center for School Mental Health” that will, among other things, offer teacher training and needs assessments statewide. The new Iowa Center for School Mental Health will work with the state Education Department to expand services […]
June 28, 2021
Disparities
Black People Continue to Lag Behind in COVID Vaccinations
Black people in the city of Philadelphia, the nation’s largest predominantly Black county, are lagging far behind white people when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations, the Washington Post reports. Read More
June 28, 2021
Other News
Childhood BMI May Influence Poorer Health Outcomes in Adulthood
A high body mass index (BMI) during adolescence is a significant risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, early heart attack and overall poorer health for young adults, regardless of BMI in adulthood, according to a research letter published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. BMI is calculated based on weight and height. […]
June 21, 2021
Other News
In Health Care, More Money is Being Spent on Patients’ Social Needs. Is It Working?
When doctors at a primary care clinic in Philadelphia noticed many of its poorest patients were failing to show up for appointments, they hoped giving out free rides would help. But the one-time complimentary ride didn’t reduce these patients’ 36% no-show rate at the University of Pennsylvania Health System clinics. Read More
June 21, 2021
Other News
Gift to College Helps Remove Barriers to Health Care Employment
A new scholarship program aims to increase the diversity of the student body at Carolinas College and to remove barriers for underrepresented students who may have a desire to work in health care professions. Atrium Health Foundation has received a commitment from Charlotte business executives Todd and Janelle Collins to establish the program at Carolinas […]
June 21, 2021
Other News
Grand Valley State University Opens New DeVos Health Center
The Daniel and Pamella DeVos Center for Interprofessional Health on Grand Valley State University’s Health Campus in downtown Grand Rapids is now open to students. “This building’s mission is focused on preparing future practitioners to work together — in partnership — in a clinical setting for the benefit of the patient,” Daniel and Pamella DeVos […]
June 21, 2021
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