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STEM
The Paradox of Black Male Initiatives
The City University of New York (CUNY) recently launched a systemwide African American Male Initiative (AAMI) to improve the success and retention of the Black men on its 11 senior college campuses…
March 22, 2006
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Students
Grants & Awards
Bucknell University (Pa.) will receive $416,640 to establish a wireless Internet network as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Cameron University (Okla.) received $4 million from the McMahon Foundation as part of the university’s Changing Lives campaign. The grant, the largest in Cameron’s history, will go towards […]
March 22, 2006
Health
Univ. of South Carolina Earns ‘Very High’ Research Designation
The University of South Carolina continues to raise its academic profile with a $6 million federal grant for HIV prevention, and a designation by a leading education…
March 13, 2006
International
Penn State Joins International Research
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University are teaming up with institutions in Thailand to study, and hopefully combat…
March 8, 2006
Students
Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing
Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…
March 8, 2006
Health
Study: Children in the South Face Higher Health Risks
Children living in the South are up to three times more likely to battle poor health and its consequences than those in…
March 8, 2006
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Health
Religion and Spirituality Linked to Heart-Rate Variability Among Cancer Survivors
Faith and the use of prayer and religion to manage stress may provide health benefits for cancer survivors…
March 7, 2006
LGBTQ+
Cornel West, Eddie Glaude Launch National Curriculum on Black History, American Democracy
Princeton professors Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Eddie Glaude have teamed up with talk-show host Tavis Smiley to launch a national movement to take critical lessons of…
March 6, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Meharry President To Assume Presidency of Morehouse School of Medicine
Dr. John E. Maupin Jr., president of Meharry Medical College, will step down in July. Maupin, the first Meharry alumnus to hold the top office in the college…
March 1, 2006
Health
BYU Study: Racism Associated with Disturbed Sleep and Depression in Latinos
Perceiving racism is related to sleep difficulties and depression in Hispanic immigrants, according to a new study by a Brigham Young University researcher in the midst of a multi-year…
February 27, 2006
Health
Study: Genetics, Not Smoking Habits, May Be Responsible For Lung Cancer Disparities Among Races
For years, scientists have argued whether genes or smoking habits are responsible for the disparities in lung cancer rates…
February 22, 2006
Sports
Duke University Toughens its Drug Testing Policy for Student-Athletes
Duke University has strengthened its policy for student-athletes who test positive for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, school officials announced recently…
February 12, 2006
Leadership & Policy
Former Southern Illinois University President James Walker Dies
Dr. James Walker, the first Black to serve as president of the two-campus, 35,000-student Southern Illinois University system, has died after a long bout with prostate cancer. He was 64…
February 8, 2006
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STEM
University of California Offers Video Podcasts on Disaster Preparedness
The University of California television system has begun offering video podcasts of programs for health care professionals…
February 8, 2006
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Community Colleges
N.C. Senator: Community Colleges Need to Aggressively Go After Federal Grants
North Carolina community colleges need to follow the lead of the state’s public universities in aggressively seeking more grants as more…
January 26, 2006
Health
University Study Finds 117,000 Oregon Children Lack Health Insurance
More than 117,000 children in Oregon lack health insurance and the number is rising, according to a new study…
January 24, 2006
Health
Black Public Officials Launch New Alliance to Address Critical Policy Issues Facing People of Color in the United States
Leaders of organizations representing African-American public officials are holding a mobilization summit this week to…
January 19, 2006
Health
Emerging Scholars: Committed to Collaboration
Accepting a position as an assistant professor of psychology at the University of South Carolina in 2002…
January 11, 2006
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