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Tragedy in Paris Steve Fund Challenging Views of Mental Health in Minority Communities Failing Grade: Why There Aren’t More African-American Teachers in Classrooms Mizzou and the Future of Black Student-Athletes’ Protests

November 20, 2015

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Steve Fund Challenging Views of Mental Health in Minority Communities

The Steve Fund, focused on the specific mental health challenges that plague minority communities, will hold its “Young, Gifted, and @ Risk” symposium Friday at Stanford University.

November 18, 2015

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Suicide, Substance Abuse Taking Toll on Segment of Middle-aged Whites

There has been a lot of buzz about the recent report conducted by recent Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton and his co-author and wife, Anne Case.

November 12, 2015

Faculty & Staff

SONIA NAJJAR

SONIA NAJJAR has been named associate dean for research and innovation in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. She was director of the Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research and a professor at the University of Toledo. Najjar earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from San Francisco State University, and a doctorate from Stanford University.

October 20, 2015

Scholars of Color Making Academic Research More Culturally Relevant

A basic approach of conducting research, publishing work and focusing on information dissemination is key to making academic work relevant for the higher ed community and the people they serve.

October 19, 2015

Macalester College Student Creates App to Stop Night Terrors

A student at Macalester College has created a smart watch application to help people suffering from night terrors.

October 14, 2015

Faculty & Staff

DOROTHY BROWNE

DOROTHY BROWNE has been named dean of the School of Public Health at Jackson State University. She was an adjunct professor of maternal and child welfare at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Browne earned a bachelor’s from Bennett College, a master’s from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

October 8, 2015

University of Kentucky Wins Grant for Work on Preventing Military Injuries

University of Kentucky researchers secured a $4.2 million grant Monday to look for ways to prevent training injuries among elite U.S. military members.

September 28, 2015

Suicide Heavily Impacts LGBTQ, Native American Youth

When it comes to suicide prevention, awareness and support can’t be limited to just one month.

September 28, 2015

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Faculty & Staff

ELIZABETH G. LOBOA

ELIZABETH G. LOBOA has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri, effective October 15. She is a professor of material science and engineering and a director of the Cell Mechanics Laboratory at North Carolina State University. Loboa also is associate chair and a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the joint program operated by North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s and a doctorate from Stanford University.

September 24, 2015

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Researchers at Brown Awarded $4.7M for Mindfulness Study

Researchers at Brown University have been awarded a $4.7 million grant to study whether mindfulness can help patients stick with lifestyle changes.

September 20, 2015

S.F. State’s Metro Academies Making Inroads with At-Risk Students

Metro classes are geared specifically for bolstering students’ math, writing and public speaking skills and the ability to juggle deadlines in an effort to stem the tide of the nearly 40 percent of students throughout the California State University system who drop out before their junior year.

August 31, 2015

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Gospel Singer Marcus Stanley Knows Painkiller-to-Addiction Path

On June 19, just two days after Dylann Roof, a self-styled White supremacist, shot and killed nine African Americans praying at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, an unusual Facebook posting drew international attention. “I love you Dylann, even in the midst of the dark and pain you have caused, but more importantly, HE […]

August 19, 2015

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Grad Student Employees Lose Health Insurance Subsidy

The University of Missouri said it is eliminating subsidies that help pay health insurance costs for graduate students employed by the school.

August 17, 2015

Ads Pitch Worst Foods to Young, Black and Hispanic Audience

Food companies disproportionately target black and Hispanic consumers for their TV advertising for fast food, candy, sugary drink and snack brands, according to new research. In contrast, said a report released by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut, the African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network (AACORN) and Salud […]

August 17, 2015

The University of Vermont

The University of Vermont SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Burlington, Vt. Dr. Annie Stevens Founded in 1791 Vice Provost for Student Affairs Division of Student Affairs http://www.uvm.edu/~saffairs/ The University of Vermont (UVM) is the fifth-oldest university in New England behind only Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth and Brown. UVM prides itself on offering a welcoming campus environment typical […]

August 13, 2015

40 Million Americans Suffer Severe Pain, Survey Finds

An estimated 25.3 million American adults (11.2 percent) had pain every day in the three months preceding a national survey, and nearly 40 million adults (17.6 percent) experienced severe levels of pain. An analysis of the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) revealed associations between pain severity and race, ethnicity, language preference, gender, and age. […]

August 12, 2015

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Care Still Eludes Latinos on Medi-Cal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Miriam Uribe enrolled in California’s low-income health insurance program last November, and she still hasn’t found a primary care doctor 10 months later who could see her. “Once you have (insurance), you actually still don’t have it, because it’s still a struggle to find someone,” the 20-year-old college student from Bellflower said. […]

August 11, 2015