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Section: Health
Health
Feds, Family Reach Deal on Use of DNA Information
Some 60 years ago, a doctor in Baltimore removed cancer cells from a poor black patient named Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent.
August 7, 2013
Community Colleges
Chinese Researcher Sentenced in Research Drug Case
A Chinese researcher was sentenced Tuesday to time served plus two years of probation on charges stemming from the theft of a research drug from a Wisconsin medical school.
August 6, 2013
African-American
Higher Ed Institutions Help Train Unemployed for Environmental Jobs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced its latest grants for that program, totaling $3.2 million, to 16 grantees throughout the nation.
July 30, 2013
Health
Black Women Willing to Participate in Medical Research, Survey Finds
A new survey by the Mayo Clinic reveals that Black women are willing to participate in medical research if offered the opportunity.
July 29, 2013
Students
Va. College Settles Class Action Suit for $5M
RICHMOND Va.—A federal judge has approved a $5 million class action settlement between a two-year college and thousands of primarily African-American students saddled with loans in return for what their attorneys called a sham education in which teachers sometimes failed to show up for classes. The settlement involves the former Richmond School of Health and […]
July 28, 2013
Students
Oakwood University Sets the Standard for Meat-Free Eating on HBCU Campuses
Though colleges and universities nationwide are adopting meat-free dining options, Oakwood University has long been a leader in the HBCU community for vegetarian and vegan meals.
July 25, 2013
Native Americans
Delaware State University to Review Hiring Practices, Audit Finances
Delaware State University officials say the school is reviewing its hiring practices and auditing financial records from the tenure of a former dean who has embezzlement and forgery convictions.
July 21, 2013
Students
Aetna Brochure Labels Contain U.Va. Students’ Info
The University of Virginia is notifying 18,700 students that their Social Security numbers were accidentally printed on address labels of health insurance brochures, U.Va. spokesman McGregor McCance said.
July 18, 2013
HBCUs
Hampton University to Lead Minority Male Health Initiative
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities is awarding Hampton a five-year, $13.5 million grant to lead an HBCU consortium to reduce health disparities in minority men.
July 17, 2013
Students
Former Delaware State University Dean Has Criminal Record
A Delaware State University administrator who resigned last week has a criminal record.
July 16, 2013
Students
Federalist Society Inspires Conservative Groups on College Campuses
Conservative groups are forming on college campuses in opposition to the Affordable Care Act.
July 1, 2013
Health
Grambling Wins $1.7 Million STEM Grant
Grambling State University has been awarded a $1.7 million, five-year grant by the National Institutes of Health to provide graduate degree opportunities to under-represented honors students.
June 24, 2013
Students
Santa Monica College Reopens After Deadly Rampage
The school reopened under extra security Monday, except for the library, where police shot and killed a gunman after a rampage that left five people dead.
June 10, 2013
Students
June 6th Issue
Colin Powell at vanguard of effort to boost lagging achievement among struggling minority students
June 7, 2013
Health
Ohio Colleges Asked to Help Curb Gambling Problems Among Young Adults
Ohio’s Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Wants to Address Gambling Addiction at Colleges and Universities.
May 27, 2013
Faculty & Staff
AAUP Criticizes Southern’s Treatment of Faculty
A national organization of university professors is criticizing the way Southern University faculty members were treated immediately after the school declared a financial emergency nearly two years ago.
April 4, 2013
Latinx
Pricey Colleges, the High Cost of Nutella and Timberlake’s Vegan Shake
Is it just New York’s Columbia University or is the insatiable demand for this thing called Nutella spreading throughout the land?
March 17, 2013
African-American
Millennial Stress College Years and Beyond
A few weeks ago, the nation and blogosphere was abuzz with news about the stressful lives of Generation Y (the Millennials).
March 6, 2013
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