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Section: Health
Health
Castaneda Uses Persistence and Hard Work to Heal the Masses
Dr. Rachel Castaneda, a Diverse 2015 Emerging Scholar, uses her expertise in mental illness and drug addiction to make a difference in her community.
January 26, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Navigating Your First Tenure-Track Academic Position
One’s Âfirst faculty position can be quite the mystery; at least it was for me.
January 1, 2015
African-American
Howard University: Hospital Deal All About Maintaining the Mission
The presidents of Howard University and Paladin Healthcare Capital emphasized the importance of Howard University Hospital’s historic mission to serve the underserved in a conference call with Diverse on Monday.
December 22, 2014
Health
Colorado Funds Research on Benefits of Medical Marijuana
The endeavor is considered novel because government-funded marijuana research traditionally focuses on the drug’s negative health effects.
December 17, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Alabama-Birmingham, Alabama State Get Cancer Research Grant
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Alabama State University have been given a federal grant to research and reduce disparities in cancer rates.
November 11, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Sean Decatur
Sean M. Decatur became president of Kenyon College in July 2013 after serving as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oberlin College. As an assistant professor of chemistry at Mount Holyoke College, he helped establish a top research program in biophysical chemistry. Decatur has been a visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute […]
November 10, 2014
Community Colleges
Special Report: Careers
This edition contains a special report on careers in higher education with an active-duty military and veterans education supplement.
November 6, 2014
Health
Montgomery Rice Continues to Excel
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice who has managed great triumphs in education has recently been appointed to serve as the sixth president of Morehouse School of Medicine.
November 2, 2014
Latinx
Pipeline Programs Hope to Bring More Physicians to Underserved Communities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported in June that it would take approximately 8,200 additional primary care physicians to eliminate all of the currently designated “health professional shortage areas,” or HPSAs.
October 29, 2014
HBCUs
Focus: Health Sciences
The feature stories in this issue include pieces on the shortage of primary care physicians, a Johns Hopkins initiative introducing STEM to Baltimore’s public school students and this year’s HBCU Week Conference.
October 23, 2014
Faculty & Staff
UCLA Study Offers Hope on Emergency Room Crowding
The research could offer hope to those who worry that the expansion of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act will not ease emergency room crowding as President Obama and others have predicted.
October 15, 2014
Students
Veterans Affairs Secretary Wooing Medical Students
The new secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs made an impassioned recruitment pitch to medical school and nursing students at the University of Vermont on Monday, urging them to consider careers in the VA.
October 13, 2014
Sports
Avoiding the Freshman 15 Can Have Long-Term Health Benefits
One of the biggest challenges for freshman is avoiding gaining weight.
October 1, 2014
African-American
Tuskegee University Joins Ranks of Schools Banning Tobacco Use on Campus
Tuskegee’s policy prohibits the use of all tobacco products as well as e-cigarettes, water pipes or vapor devices on all areas of the sprawling campus.
September 30, 2014
Disabilties
Study Links Discrimination, Blacks’ Risk of Mental Disorders
New research shows that African Americans and Caribbean Blacks who experience multiple types of discrimination are at a much greater risk for a variety of mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse.
September 21, 2014
African-American
West Virginia University Professor Studies Issues of Female Veterans
Women have experienced violence in combat, sexual harassment and sexual trauma — and they’re finding their issues upon return are different than their male counterparts.
September 11, 2014
Students
For HBCUs, Investing in Education Abroad a Key to Marketplace Success
HBCU students need a tactical “education abroad” approach, one that synthesizes global literacy, academic achievement and career development.
September 10, 2014
African-American
Sierra Club Award Named for Environmental Justice Pioneer Robert Bullard
The renowned environmental organization has announced that it will present the first Robert Bullard Environmental Justice Award to a Mississippi-based activist on November 21.
September 10, 2014
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