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Health Care Inequities Focus of Michigan State University, Henry Ford Health System Partnership

Michigan State University and Henry Ford Health System have formalized a 30-year partnership aimed to make Michigan a leader in providing access to health care for all residents. Read More

February 1, 2021

Michigan State University

Atlanta Public Schools to Begin COVID-19 Surveillance Testing

Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Lisa Herring announced on Monday plans to begin COVID-19 surveillance testing within the school district. The district, in a statement, said the weekly testing will allow them to be proactive and identify the presence of the virus, even in individuals who may be asymptomatic. Read More

January 25, 2021

Almost 3,000 School Staffers Get COVID-19 Vaccinations Through University Health

Sidney Lanier High School college advisor Kassandra Peña’s anxiety mounted while she stood in line at Wonderland of the Americas mall to receive a COVID-19 vaccination last week. Peña’s anxiety did not stem from questioning the science behind the vaccine. It came simply from not receiving an immunization in several years and some lingering concerns […]

January 25, 2021

University Health

La Roche University Offering New Online Health Care Certificate Programs

La Roche University is offering two new online certificate programs. The health leadership program will begin this spring. The university says it is for those looking for active and effective roles in the healthcare system. Read More

January 25, 2021

La Roche University

UNC Program Gives Students Opportunity to Get Hands-On Health Care Work Experience

Students are getting hands-on service experience working in health care — even during a pandemic. The Carolina COVID-19 Student Services Corps allows UNC students to volunteer for service activities related to COVID-19 safety. Here’s what the program is and how it works. Read More

January 25, 2021

Savannah College Gets $4.8M to Train Workers Amid Pandemic

A community college in Savannah has been awarded $4.8 million to help train more workers, including those who have lost jobs during the pandemic. Read More

January 25, 2021

Savannah Technical College

South Florida Colleges and Universities Want COVID Vaccines. Here’s What They’re Doing

Colleges and universities in South Florida are among those who are pining for the COVID-19 vaccine. Some schools like Broward College have applied to be a vaccination site. Others like Miami Dade College and Florida International University are working to secure appointments for their faculty and staff. Read More

January 25, 2021

Broward College

As Students Return to Dorms After COVID Spike, Philly Colleges Implement Rapid Testing

Many college students across the country are now back in their dorms after winter break on the heels of a December where the Philadelphia region faced its deadliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak. In order to mitigate the spread of the virus, many area colleges required students to test negative for COVID-19 before they could […]

January 25, 2021

Neumann University

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Names New Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) announced the appointment of Darrin D’Agostino, D.O., MPH, MBA, as provost and chief academic officer. Read More

January 15, 2021

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

University of Florida Health Receives Grant to Develop Antibiotics

University of Florida health researchers received a grant of $75 million to develop a new form of antibiotic. Read More

January 15, 2021

University of Florida Health

Pa. Hospital System Recruits College Students in COVID Fight

St. Luke’s University Health Network has tapped college students home on break to remotely monitor hospitalized COVID patients using revolutionary medical technology. Read More

January 15, 2021

St. Luke’s University Health Network

The Role of Experimentation and Medical Mistrust in COVID-19 Vaccine Skepticism

For many people in the United States, the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines symbolize hope for the end of a virus that has plagued this country and the world. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported 373,167 COVID-19-related deaths across the United States as of January 11, with Black, Indigenous and […]

January 15, 2021

Courtney J. Jones Carney

Report Highlights COVID-19 Impact on College Students’ Mental Health

A new report found that one-third of college students reported emotional distress brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

January 15, 2021

Dr. Lindsay Till Hoyt

Why You Should Post Your COVID Vaccine on Social Media

“If you don’t post your COVID vaccine on social media, do you even form antibodies?” was my comical Instagram caption I posted after I received my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. As a current 3rd year medical student at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, nothing elated […]

January 15, 2021

Brittany Ladson

Study: Masks, Distancing and Routine Testing Can Prevent 96% of COVID-19 Infections on College Campuses

As higher education works to navigate the pandemic, a new study notes that COVID-19 prevention strategies can be as effective as the new vaccines. Read More

January 15, 2021

Dr. Elena Losina

The University of Nevada Prepares Vaccination Plan for Faculty and Students

As the University of Nevada prepares to head into its Spring semester, they are also finalizing the plan to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to its students and faculty. Read More

January 11, 2021

The University of Nevada Reno

UAFS Health Students and Staff to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

The COVID-19 vaccine will now be available for UAFS health students starting Monday, January 11. Read More

January 11, 2021

UAFS College of Health Sciences

Murphy Tours Another COVID Vaccination ‘Mega-Site’ at South Jersey College

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday toured another of the state’s six planned “mega-sites” being set up for mass vaccinations for the coronavirus. Read More

January 11, 2021

Gov. Phil Murphy