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Faculty & Staff
Grants and Gifts
Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.) has been awarded $483,760 by the National Science Foundation for scholarships to support students in computer science, information technology, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics fields. The Association of American Indian Physicians and its partners in the Healthier Indian Country Initiative have received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department […]
October 31, 2007
Native Americans
Scientists at University of North Dakota Find More Correlation Between Diabetes, Mental Health Among Native Americans Than Whites
Depressive symptoms are common among patients with diabetes and may have a significant impact on self-management and health outcomes.
October 31, 2007
LGBTQ+
Perspectives: Hanging Nooses, Hate Pose a National Health Risk
Addressing, preventing and eradicating hate is not just a “Black issue,” it is a human rights issue, says this group of psychology faculty from Pepperdine University. If we, as a nation, fail to address it, we are at risk for regression, for descending into a previous state of unhealthy functioning. Choice and free will are important concepts in mental health. What is our will as a nation? Do we choose to ignore these signs of impending illness and let the sickness of racism ravage the soul of our nation?
October 30, 2007
Students
Officials Looking for Ways to Ease Shortage of Nursing Teachers
FARGO N.D. Ways to encourage graduate students to consider teaching, and the use of private money to supplement faculty wages, are among the ideas being discussed to ease a shortage of nursing teachers in the region.
October 29, 2007
Sports
CU Sees Rise In Reports Of Staph Infections
BOULDER Colo. The University of Colorado is pulling some equipment from the recreation center following a rise in staph infections among students.
October 23, 2007
Health
Scholars: Institutional Racism a Mental Health Issue For Black Youth and Families
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. Some behavioral problems in Black youths can be attributed to their effort to protect themselves from racism, and is a “manifestation of depression,” one researcher told a panel at the seventh annual Diversity Challenge Conference at Boston College.
October 20, 2007
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Health
ACE Examines Older Adults’ Participation in Higher Education
For most, pursuing a college education is a youthful endeavor reserved for students 35 years of age and under, however, researchers at the American Council on Education (ACE) are trying to change that.
October 14, 2007
Health
Regent University Bans Student Over Unflattering Photo of Pat Robertson
RICHMOND Va. A Regent University law student who posted an unflattering photo of school founder Pat Robertson on the Internet has been banned from campus and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation before he can return to classes.
October 14, 2007
STEM
Racial Disparities in Health Care Headlines UVA Symposium
Charlottesville, Va. A nine-member panel discussion on HIV/AIDS by community activists and health care providers last week ended the three-day Symposium on Race and Society hosted by the University of Virginia Health System designed to call attention to the issue of health disparities in the United States.
October 6, 2007
Students
Cuban Program to Educate Minority Health Professionals Has Some Americans Going Abroad to Earn Medical Degrees
The idea of becoming a physician never crossed his mind. But when Jose Eduardo De Leon learned of a free medical degree program in Havana, he jumped at the opportunity to apply.
October 2, 2007
Latinx
House Votes to Expand Health Insurance for Children Despite Bush Veto Threat
WASHINGTON The House voted Tuesday to expand health insurance for children, but the Democratic-led victory may prove short-lived because the margin was too small to override President Bush’s promised veto.
September 29, 2007
Community Colleges
Benedict College building evacuated; 5 sent to hospitals
COLUMBIA S.C. Emergency officials in Columbia say a classroom building at Benedict College has been evacuated after five people complained of breathing problems and were sent area hospitals.
September 24, 2007
Faculty & Staff
New dean at LSU med: chancellor had been dean since Katrina
BATON ROUGE La. For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, LSU’s medical school has a separate chancellor and dean of medicine.
September 24, 2007
Health
Duke University’s medical school gets largest-ever donation for research project
DURHAM N.C. Duke University’s medical school is getting its largest-ever donation of $35 million to fund a research project at the new North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, officials said Monday.
September 23, 2007
Health
Officials from University of Illinois detail the latest developments
The M.D./Ph.D. program of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine has been awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant and designation as a Medical Scientist Training Program.
September 23, 2007
Health
Money in hand and facilities ready, researchers begin stem cell work
HARTFORD Conn. David Rowe says a special breed of mice he is developing at the University of Connecticut Health Center may one day help reveal new treatments for severe limb injuries, like the ones U.S. troops are returning with from Iraq.
September 22, 2007
Health
Money in hand and facilities ready, researchers begin stem cell work
HARTFORD Conn. David Rowe says a special breed of mice he is developing at the University of Connecticut Health Center may one day help reveal new treatments for severe limb injuries, like the ones U.S. troops are returning with from Iraq.
September 22, 2007
Health
Head of University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute resigning
PITTSBURGH The head of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute says he’s resigning that post to focus his time on research.
September 22, 2007
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