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Leadership & Policy

Meharry, Vanderbilt to Fund Study of Cancer Among Blacks

Meharry, Vanderbilt to Fund Study of Cancer Among BlacksNASHVILLE, Tenn. A $22 million grant announced last month for researchers at Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Institute will fund a multistate study to explain why Blacks die of cancer at disproportionately high rates. The five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute will be used for […]

November 7, 2001

Survey Suggests Link between Racism, High Blood Pressure in African Americans

Survey Suggests Link between Racism, High Blood Pressure in African Americans ATLANTAResearchers at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta have provided the first empirical evidence suggesting that racism may be a contributing factor to the unusually high prevalence of high blood pressure and its attendant cardiovascular effects among African Americans. The connection was revealed […]

October 24, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Louis Sullivan to Step Down as President of Morehouse School of Medicine

Louis Sullivan to Step Down as President of Morehouse School of MedicineATLANTAAfter more than two decades at the helm of the Morehouse School of Medicine, Dr. Louis W. Sullivan will turn over the presidency to Dr. James R. Gavin III in June of next year. Gavin is currently senior scientific officer of the Howard Hughes […]

August 15, 2001

International IT Assistance Takes Form

International IT Assistance Takes Form In Content Transfer Debate Continues Over Whether Poor Countries Should Worry Less About IT, More About Basic NeedsWhether international organizations and Western institutions can help poor nations use advanced information technology tools, such as the Internet, for economic and social development is a question that’s getting serious discussion in the […]

August 1, 2001

Faculty & Staff

Breathing New Life into Meharry

Breathing New Life into MeharryThe 125-year-old historically Black medical school was on the brink of closing down, but through new leadership and partnerships, the school is financially healthy, and its students’ board scores are the highest in the school’s history. By David Hefner NASHVILLE, Tenn.On a late July afternoon in 1994, Dr. John E. Maupin […]

July 18, 2001

Why Xavier Remains No.1

Why Xavier Remains No.1Louisiana’s Xavier University maintains an enviable track record for sending more African American students to medical school than any other institution. How do they do it?By Pearl StewartNEW ORLEANSDuring his first year at Harvard Medical School, Keith Amos was more than popular — he was needed. Amos quickly became the histology guru […]

July 18, 2001

Events

EventsJUNEJune 6-92001 National Mental Health Association Conference“Justice for All: Addressing America’s Mental Health Disparities”Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol HillWashingtonPhone: (800) 969-6642Web: www.nmha.orgJune 12-13Macalester Forum on Higher Education“Competitive Advantage and Common Purpose in American Higher Education”Macalester CollegeSt. Paul, Minn.Contact: (651) 696-6207June 13-15Conference on Multicultural Affairs/Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities20th Annual Meeting“Social Justice — Racial Justice: […]

May 23, 2001

Human Genome Center Launched at Howard University

Human Genome Center Launched at Howard UniversityBy Ronald RoachWASHINGTONEarlier this month, Howard University officials commemorated the establishment of a National Human Genome Research Center (NHGC) at the Howard University College of Medicine. The center, the first to be launched at a minority-serving institution in the United States, will focus on genetic research that has major […]

May 23, 2001

Texas Governor Appoints First African American Woman to the UT System Board of Regents

Texas Governor Appoints First African American Woman to the UT System Board of Regents AUSTIN, TexasThe nomination of Dr. Judith Craven to the University of Texas System board of regents marks continuing efforts to diversify a board and university system that has historically been viewed as a White male bastion.If confirmed, she would be the […]

May 9, 2001

African-American

Asking The Right Questions

Asking The Right QuestionsPsychologist puts African Americans at the center of social science research. By Kendra Hamilton ANN ARBOR, Mich.“The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line.” They were immortal words, words that defined a crucial era of American race relations. But now, at the dawn of a new century, the globalization […]

April 11, 2001

Benedict Students Will Be Charged, Prosecutor Says

Benedict Students Will Be Charged, Prosecutor SaysFORT WORTH, TexasMinority Access has named the University of North Texas Health Science Center a “Role Model Institution,” recognizing its efforts in recruiting minority students. The company works with the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Minority Research to identify institutions with an exemplary commitment to and success in […]

April 11, 2001

North Texas Health Science Center

North Texas Health Science Center Recognized for Minority Recruiting EffortsFORT WORTH, TexasMinority Access has named the University of North Texas Health Science Center a “Role Model Institution,” recognizing its efforts in recruiting minority students. The company works with the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Minority Research to identify institutions with an exemplary commitment to […]

April 11, 2001

Symposium Highlights Need for Diversity in Health Professions

Symposium Highlights Need for Diversity in Health ProfessionsBy Ronald RoachWASHINGTON Organizers of a health professions symposium on diversity last month placed considerable emphasis on education reform and minority academic achievement research. As a result, nationally recognized scholars and higher education officials urged nearly 300 symposium participants to familiarize themselves with academic achievement research and to […]

April 11, 2001

Minority Students Could Benefit From New Education Tax Package

Minority Students Could Benefit From New Education Tax Package Students of color could reap some financial gains from an education tax package approved by the SenateFinance Committee.One key provision of the bill would eliminate all taxes on National Health Service Corps Scholarships, in which graduates of health programs receive scholarships in exchange for a commitment […]

April 11, 2001

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Howard University Launch

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Howard University LaunchProgram to Honor Legacy of Barbara JordanWASHINGTONThe Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Howard University have launched the Barbara Jordan Congressional Scholars Program to honor the legacy of the former Kaiser trustee and congresswoman, by creating opportunities for minority students in health policy and eventually, increasing the numbers […]

March 28, 2001

North Carolina Researchers to Investigate Racial Differences in Health

North Carolina Researchers to Investigate Racial Differences in HealthCHAPEL HILL, N.C. Differences in treatment and outcomes between Blacks and Whites in North Carolina will be the focus of a new program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The program, based at the school’s Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, will […]

January 31, 2001

Leadership & Policy

HBCUs Strategize on Ways to Close Digital Divide on Their Campuses

HBCUs Strategize on Ways to Close Digital Divide on Their CampusesSlow adoption of technology by faculty seen as barrierATLANTA With Black colleges positioning their institutions to tackle the digital divide, officials with Tennessee State University and Clark Atlanta University highlighted an array of issues and strategies aimed at reducing the information technology gap between the […]

November 22, 2000

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Christopher T. Curry has been appointed director of residence life at Delaware State University. He was formerly assistant dean of students and director of residence life at Delaware Valley College. Curry earned his bachelor’s from Lincoln University, his master’s from Cheyney University and his doctorate from LaSalle University.Dr. Paul Keys has been named […]

November 8, 2000