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Section: Health
Students
Dr. Yvonne Maddox – Deputy Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
As the deputy director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health, Maddox guides the NICHD’s organizations and programs, and advises the director on internal affairs of the Institute’s $1.3 billion budget. Maddox has received both the Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award and the […]
April 25, 2014
Health
Understanding the Political, Social Attitudes of AAPI Communities
At the fourth annual AAPI Policy Research Summit, scholars presented data to dispel myths about the views of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities regarding critical policy issues.
April 20, 2014
Students
Fla. Students Helping to Court Young Adults for ‘Obamacare’ Enrollment
As federal health officials are aggressively courting young adults to sign up for health insurance with celebrity endorsement and social media campaigns, they are also getting significant help from the very demographic they’re targeting.
March 23, 2014
Health
Bryant Still Trying to Rally Minorities Around Environmental Issues
The social worker and community organizer turned academician says racial minorities have generally considered environmental protection to be a White issue.
February 26, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Court Rules Against Notre Dame Over Birth Control
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the University of Notre Dame in a case over parts of the federal health care law that forces it to provide health insurance for students and employees that covers contraceptives.
February 23, 2014
Health
University of Texas System President Cigarroa Resigning
University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa said Monday he’s resigning because he’s accomplished the goals he set, not because of political turmoil surrounding the Board of Regents in recent months.
February 11, 2014
Health
UCI Chancellor Michael Drake Named Ohio State President
Dr. Michael V. Drake will become the first African-American to lead Ohio State University.
January 30, 2014
Faculty & Staff
UPenn Professor Overcomes Odds, Uses Community Research to Study HIV
Bridgette Brawner’s tough youth helps her understand and fuel research on people and communities struck by HIV/AIDS.
January 15, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Univ. of Utah Investigates Clinic’s Sperm Mix-Up
The University of Utah is investigating a complaint that a convicted felon working at a fertility clinic replaced a customer’s sperm with his own, fathering a girl 21 years ago.
January 13, 2014
Faculty & Staff
LaSalle Professor Embarks on Groundbreaking Work in HIV/AIDS
Jillian Lucas Baker has become one of the nation’s leading researchers on developing ways to stem the HIV crisis, particularly in minority communities.
January 12, 2014
Health
Stress, Test-Avoidance, and Unmet Needs: Lessons Learned from Eldo Kim and the Model Minority Stereotype
Research has found that, although the idea of being a model minority seems like a positive perception of Asian Americans and their community, this designation has negative effects.
December 19, 2013
Health
Gates Foundation Hires California University Chancellor as CEO
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named Tuesday the chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, to be the third CEO of the world’s largest charitable foundation.
December 17, 2013
Leadership & Policy
In case you missed it …
Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Howard Univ. Honors Mandela in Photo Exhibit Bennett President Fights for Investment from Alumni, Wealthy Donors Fisk, Florida A&M get Clean Bills of Health from Accreditation Group Lane College President McClure Dies
December 12, 2013
Students
Meningitis B Vaccinations Top 3K at Princeton
Princeton University reports more than 3,300 students have received meningitis B vaccinations since a mass vaccination got underway on campus Monday.
December 11, 2013
HBCUs
Fisk, Florida A&M Get Clean Bills of Health from Accreditation Group
SACS removes Fisk from probation and lifts Florida A&M’s warning status, clearing the universities’ paths to continue rebuilding their brands.
December 10, 2013
Health
Notre Dame Files Lawsuit Over Birth Control Mandate
The University of Notre Dame on Tuesday filed another lawsuit against the U.S. government, saying the federal health care overhaul forcing it to provide health insurance for students and employees that covers birth control contravenes the teachings of the Roman Catholic institution.
December 3, 2013
African-American
Report: Job Growth Under Health Care Reform to Benefit Minorities
A new analysis of health care job growth estimates that over the next decade a total of 4.6 million new positions will be created in the U.S., according to the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
November 24, 2013
LGBTQ+
Black People Are Not Immune From Mental Illness
Recent and tragic national headlines like the Navy Yard shooting has started a dialogue about mental illness, which has been ignored for too long in the Black community.
November 6, 2013
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