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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

Highmark Health Appoints New Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Highmark Health today announced the appointment of Robert James, JD, MBA, MHA, as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. James joined Highmark Health in 2015 as supplier diversity director and has steadily grown the program to become one of the top award-winning supplier diversity programs in the Americas, as recognized by industry peers through the Procurement Leaders Americas Supplier […]

January 11, 2021

Study: College Football Players Underestimate Risk of Concussion and Injury

U.S. college football players don’t accurately estimate their risk of concussion or injury, according to a recently released report. Read More

January 11, 2021

Dr. Christine Baugh

Howard University President Urges Black America to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick is urging Black America to get vaccinated in a public service announcement, according to university officials. Read More

January 11, 2021

Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick

Should College Students Be Required to Get The COVID-19 Vaccine? It’s Too Early for Colleges to Decide

As president of student government at Temple University, Quinn Litsinger intends to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available for his age group — and he intends to encourage others to get it, too. Read More

January 11, 2021

Temple University

Penn Must Cut Ties with Dr. Albert Kligman, Who Conducted Unethical Human Research on Black Men | Opinion

Recently, a series of police killings of unarmed African Americans, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, has renewed attention to the history of abuses and institutional racism in the United States. This national conversation has led to institutional name changes (for example, removing Woodrow Wilson’s name from the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs) and […]

January 4, 2021

Dr. Albert Kligman

Nyack College Buildings Have Safety Violations to Be Cured Before Schools Open: Officials

Numerous fire and safety violations and the need for special permits would halt any immediate plans to establish schools at the Nyack College campus, village officials said Tuesday. Read More

January 4, 2021

College Students Use Their Skills to Help Fight the Pandemic

Real-world experience without a degree. More than two dozen students at Wichita State University are using their skills to fight the pandemic. Read More

January 4, 2021

Wichita State University

UAB Becomes Nation’s First Health-Promoting University

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is the first university in the United States to adopt the Okanagan Charter and become an internationally recognized Health Promoting University, said UAB President Ray Watts. Read More

January 4, 2021

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OU Building to Be Used As COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Site

Ohio University’s Athens campus will be a distribution location in January 2021 for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for frontline health care workers. Read More

January 4, 2021

Ohio University’s Athens campus

Healthcare System Called to Help Educate Communities of Color About Vaccine

Faith in the COVID-19 vaccine is an uphill battle for communities of color and one Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services health educator is calling on a mid-Missouri health system to help educate against the mistrust. Read More

January 4, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine

Twin Physicians Encourage People to Consider Getting Coronavirus Vaccine

Dr. Elana McDonald said her decision to get Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine was a “no-brainer” after clinical data showed that it was safe and effective. Read More

January 4, 2021

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald

Georgia College Student Sentenced To 4 Months in Prison for Breaking Cayman Islands’ COVID-19 Protocol

An 18-year-old college student from Georgia has been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands after breaking the British Caribbean territory’s Covid-19 protocol while visiting her boyfriend for a jet skiing competition, according to her family. Skylar Mack, a pre-med student at Mercer University, left for the Islands November 27 after testing […]

December 21, 2020