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University Hospitals Receives $10 Million Donation from Ahuja Family to Support Community Health Center, Reach Underserved Populations

University Hospitals will use a $10 million donation from the Ahuja family to bolster services at its Cleveland health center for women and children and establish a new position dedicated to improving community health, outreach and education for underserved populations. In recognition of the donation, the health center in Cleveland’s Midtown neighborhood will be renamed the UH […]

June 14, 2021

Monte and Usha Ahuja

Healthcare Workers Pushback on Indiana University Health Vaccine Mandate

Healthcare workers are fighting a new Covid vaccine mandate from Indiana University Health, which says all employees must get a vaccination by September or face termination. Other hospitals are facing the same challenge. Read More

June 14, 2021

Indiana University Health

Stetson University Breaks Ground On $18M Cici and Hyatt Brown Hall for Health and Innovation

When Wendy Libby, then Stetson University’s president, met with Cici and Hyatt Brown on Sept. 29, 2017, she addressed a few of the school’s wants, ranging in cost from $5 million to $15 million. The Ormond Beach couple asked what was most important. Outside of Sage Hall, on a warm Friday afternoon, almost four years after […]

June 14, 2021

Stetson University

‘A Perfect Fit’: Salem Academy and College Names A New President with Extensive Health Sciences Background

As Salem Academy and College turns to preparing its college graduates for careers and leadership roles in health-related fields, the institution has picked a new president who helped start a health sciences school at a New England university. Salem Academy and College on Thursday announced its 21st president: Summer Johnson McGee, the founding dean of the School […]

June 14, 2021

Dr. Summer Johnson McGee

Kaiser Commits $1M to Community College Scholarships

The Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges has received a $1 million gift from Kaiser Permanente to create the Kaiser Permanente Colorado Equity Scholarship Fund. The gift will create a 15-year endowed scholarship fund to provide financial assistance to Colorado community college students who are African American, Black, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, Hispanic, Native American, […]

June 14, 2021

Colorado Community College System

Colorado Will Give Out $50,000 College Scholarships to 25 Vaccinated Young People

The state of Colorado is starting a campaign to incentivize COVID-19 vaccination in students age 12 through 17. The incentive is a $50,000 scholarship to help pay for college. Five eligible Coloradans will be randomly chosen to win each week for five weeks, totaling 25 scholarships. Gov. Jared Polis announced Wednesday the winners will be […]

June 7, 2021

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Kent State to Receive Nearly $64 Million to Recover from Pandemic, Outlines Spending to Date

Kent State University hasn’t yet decided how it will spend nearly $64 million it is receiving through the American Rescue Plan, but the university has time to figure it out. “The most recent chunk of money totals about $64 million,” said Mark Polatajko, senior vice president, finance and administration. “Half of that is institutional direct the […]

June 7, 2021

Kent State University

Winona State Administrator Working on Mental Health Initiative

An ounce of prevention isn’t just a worth a pound of cure; it can be a lot of fun as well. Kate Noelke, Winona State University’s director of Integrated Wellness, wants students across the state to not just have access to counseling services, but to find ways to take proactive steps against the triggers that […]

June 7, 2021

Winona State University

Towson University, UM St. Joseph Medical Center Partner for Vaccine Clinic

Towson University is planning for a full, working campus this fall, meaning all faculty, staff, and students on campus must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Read More

June 7, 2021

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Bill Would Prohibit UW System from Requiring COVID Vaccines, But Thompson Says They Won’t Be Mandated

Republicans who control the Legislature want to ban requiring COVID-19 vaccines on University of Wisconsin campuses, but UW System President Tommy Thompson says that won’t be happening anyway. Thompson repeated at a Board of Regents meeting last week that the UW System will not mandate vaccines on campuses but will continue an “aggressive campaign” to encourage vaccinations. […]

June 7, 2021

University of Wisconsin

Denison U. Announces Groundbreaking for ‘Ann And Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Center’

Denison University has announced ground is being broken for the new “Ann and Thomas Hoaglin Wellness Center,” named in honor of the Hoaglin’s philanthropic leadership to the project. The Hoaglin Wellness Center will bring to fruition Denison’s holistic and integrated approach to community health and well-being, according to a Denison University news release. Read More

June 7, 2021

Denison University

Once Banned, For-Profit Medical Schools Are on The Rise Again in The U.S.

Two universities are eyeing the chance to be the first to build a medical school in one of the few states without one. The jockeying of the two schools to open campuses in Montana — one a nonprofit, the other for-profit — highlights the rapid spread of for-profit medical learning centers despite their once-blemished reputation. […]

June 7, 2021

Robert Shireman, director of higher education excellence and a senior fellow at the Century Foundation

Up in Smoke: The Vaping Epidemic

The importance of lung health is more significant this year than ever before. The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and flu season is enough to convince anyone to take an extra dose of vitamin C. However, one widely neglected component of lung health is the impact of vaping. Teens and young adults may be wearing masks and social distancing, but when they choose to use e-cigarettes, Juuls, or other vaping devices, they put their lung health at risk.

June 1, 2021

Health Disparities Researcher Named Associate Director for Cancer Equity at USC Norris

The University of Southern California has appointed Chanita Hughes-Halbert, PhD, as the first-ever associate director for cancer equity at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Hughes-Halbert also will serve as a professor and vice chair of research in the department of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. In her new roles, which she will […]

May 28, 2021

Dr. Chanita Hughes-Halbert

Health Professional Calls for Better Vaccine Access for Minorities

A year into the pandemic, a local Black health care professional is calling for changes in Albany County’s COVID vaccination response to make sure Blacks have better access. She’s created a team that has vaccinated thousands of Blacks, but wonders what happens when the next health crisis occurs? Dr. Brenda Robinson’s passion to become a […]

May 28, 2021

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Bellarmine University Launches Master of Health Science in Biomedical Sciences

Bellarmine University is launching a Master of Health Science in Biomedical Sciences program. It is an accelerated master’s degree designed to enhance students’ medical school application. Students also may use the credential for a career in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health education, health care administration, and other fields. Read More

May 28, 2021

Bellarmine University

First New Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine Graduate from Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education held the graduation of its inaugural class at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine on May 15. It was also the second commencement for ACHE’s master of science in biomedicine program. Read More

May 28, 2021

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

In NY, Vaccinated Teens Can Enter Raffle for Free College

Vaccinated kids aged 12 to 17 will have a chance to win a full ride to public universities and colleges in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. The governor said the state will raffle off 50 scholarships, which would cover four years of tuition, room and board, books and supplies. Read More

May 28, 2021

Gov. Andrew Cuomo