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Section: Health
Leadership & Policy
Report: UT Memphis Chancellor’s Spending Questioned
The chancellor of the University of Tennessee’s Health Science Center in Memphis is being questioned about the cost of work done on his residence, according to a newspaper report.
May 29, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Auditor: University of Missouri-Kansas City Faculty Diversity Is ‘Worst’ He’s Seen
The University of Missouri-Kansas City has a serious problem with its racial climate and a serious lack of diversity in its faculty…
May 17, 2006
Health
Indian Doctors Strike Against Affirmative Action
A doctors’ strike that began in the capital to protest an affirmative action program at medical colleges spread Sunday, threatening to cripple services at major government health care facilities. Protests by medical students on Saturday were met with violence by police at government hospitals in the capital, New Delhi, and Bombay.
May 14, 2006
Health
Manning the Ship
Statistically and historically speaking, most women’s studies departments are headed by women…
May 10, 2006
Health
Study: Latina Mothers Have Inaccurate Perceptions of Children’s Body Weight
Latina mothers of preschool-aged children frequently have inaccurate perceptions of their children’s body mass index and believe they are healthy when they are overweight, according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco.
May 3, 2006
Health
Manning the Ship
Statistically and historically speaking, most women’s studies departments are headed by women…
May 3, 2006
Health
Study: Depression Rate Holds Steady for Black Women
Depression rates among White girls drop as they age, but remain steady among Black girls, according to a new study by Northeastern University professor Dr. Debra L. Franko.
April 30, 2006
Health
Bill Recognizing ‘Multiracial’ People Advances In California
A bill that would allow Californians to identify themselves with one or more racial or ethnic backgrounds on government forms passed its first hurdle this week, passing the California State Senate Judiciary…
April 26, 2006
Health
Epidemic of Job Insecurity Takes Toll on Worker Health, Says Study
Amid growing news of layoffs, outsourcing, corporate bankruptcies and downsizing, a University of Michigan study finds that feeling insecure about your job takes…
April 11, 2006
Health
Few Women Take Pregnancy Leave in California, Study Finds
Only one in three working women who qualify for pregnancy leave in California take advantage of the employee benefit, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley…
April 6, 2006
Students
More College Students Seeking Mental Health Help, Says Study
More college students are seeking help for mental illness than in previous years, according to the 2005 National Survey of Counseling Directors….
March 29, 2006
Health
Southern Cal Study Links Weight, Self Esteem and Grades in Chinese Teens
Chinese teens who consider themselves fat are at an increased risk for depression and school-related stress, according to a new study by the University of Southern California…
March 28, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Meharry President to Assume Presidency
Dr. John E. Maupin Jr., president of Meharry Medical College, and the first Meharry alumnus to hold the top office in the college…
March 22, 2006
STEM
The Paradox of Black Male Initiatives
The City University of New York (CUNY) recently launched a systemwide African American Male Initiative (AAMI) to improve the success and retention of the Black men on its 11 senior college campuses…
March 22, 2006
Students
Grants & Awards
Bucknell University (Pa.) will receive $416,640 to establish a wireless Internet network as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Cameron University (Okla.) received $4 million from the McMahon Foundation as part of the university’s Changing Lives campaign. The grant, the largest in Cameron’s history, will go towards […]
March 22, 2006
Health
Univ. of South Carolina Earns ‘Very High’ Research Designation
The University of South Carolina continues to raise its academic profile with a $6 million federal grant for HIV prevention, and a designation by a leading education…
March 13, 2006
International
Penn State Joins International Research
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University are teaming up with institutions in Thailand to study, and hopefully combat…
March 8, 2006
Students
Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing
Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…
March 8, 2006
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