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Highmark Health Appoints New Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Highmark Health today announced the appointment of Robert James, JD, MBA, MHA, as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. James joined Highmark Health in 2015 as supplier diversity director and has steadily grown the program to become one of the top award-winning supplier diversity programs in the Americas, as recognized by industry peers through the Procurement Leaders Americas Supplier […]

January 11, 2021

Study: College Football Players Underestimate Risk of Concussion and Injury

U.S. college football players don’t accurately estimate their risk of concussion or injury, according to a recently released report. Read More

January 11, 2021

Dr. Christine Baugh

Howard University President Urges Black America to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick is urging Black America to get vaccinated in a public service announcement, according to university officials. Read More

January 11, 2021

Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick

Should College Students Be Required to Get The COVID-19 Vaccine? It’s Too Early for Colleges to Decide

As president of student government at Temple University, Quinn Litsinger intends to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available for his age group — and he intends to encourage others to get it, too. Read More

January 11, 2021

Temple University

Penn Must Cut Ties with Dr. Albert Kligman, Who Conducted Unethical Human Research on Black Men | Opinion

Recently, a series of police killings of unarmed African Americans, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, has renewed attention to the history of abuses and institutional racism in the United States. This national conversation has led to institutional name changes (for example, removing Woodrow Wilson’s name from the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs) and […]

January 4, 2021

Dr. Albert Kligman

Nyack College Buildings Have Safety Violations to Be Cured Before Schools Open: Officials

Numerous fire and safety violations and the need for special permits would halt any immediate plans to establish schools at the Nyack College campus, village officials said Tuesday. Read More

January 4, 2021

College Students Use Their Skills to Help Fight the Pandemic

Real-world experience without a degree. More than two dozen students at Wichita State University are using their skills to fight the pandemic. Read More

January 4, 2021

Wichita State University

UAB Becomes Nation’s First Health-Promoting University

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is the first university in the United States to adopt the Okanagan Charter and become an internationally recognized Health Promoting University, said UAB President Ray Watts. Read More

January 4, 2021

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OU Building to Be Used As COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Site

Ohio University’s Athens campus will be a distribution location in January 2021 for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for frontline health care workers. Read More

January 4, 2021

Ohio University’s Athens campus

Healthcare System Called to Help Educate Communities of Color About Vaccine

Faith in the COVID-19 vaccine is an uphill battle for communities of color and one Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services health educator is calling on a mid-Missouri health system to help educate against the mistrust. Read More

January 4, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine

Twin Physicians Encourage People to Consider Getting Coronavirus Vaccine

Dr. Elana McDonald said her decision to get Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine was a “no-brainer” after clinical data showed that it was safe and effective. Read More

January 4, 2021

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald

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December 29, 2020

Georgia College Student Sentenced To 4 Months in Prison for Breaking Cayman Islands’ COVID-19 Protocol

An 18-year-old college student from Georgia has been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands after breaking the British Caribbean territory’s Covid-19 protocol while visiting her boyfriend for a jet skiing competition, according to her family. Skylar Mack, a pre-med student at Mercer University, left for the Islands November 27 after testing […]

December 21, 2020

University of Montana Chosen as a COVID-19 Vaccine Provider and Distributor

The University of Montana will soon provide and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to Montanans. The State of Montana approved UM as a vaccine holding and distributor center this week, allowing the University to serve as a vaccine distributor. Kenneth Chatriand, manager of the UM Pharmacy and coordinator of community advanced student pharmacy practice, said the […]

December 21, 2020

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Pa. Colleges and Universities Delaying Spring Semester Due To Rising COVID-19 Cases

Several Pennsylvania colleges and universities are delaying a return to campus because of rising cases of COVID-19, which has sickened more than 519,000 people in the state and killed more than 13,000. Many schools made those announcements ahead of a push Wednesday from the state departments of Health and Education, which strongly encouraged all higher […]

December 21, 2020

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AHA Urging New Yorkers To Focus on Heart Health in COVID-19 Pandemic

Focusing on your health has become a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic as more doctors and nurses urge people to be cautious and prevent virus infection. During this time, some aspects of health have been neglected and regular health check-ups for underlying conditions have been put off, according to the American Heart Association. The AHA […]

December 21, 2020

Heart Disparities for AAs

GW University Offers Health Care Training Program to High School Students

Students with the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy (GHSA) at T.C. Williams High School will soon have the opportunity to expand their career options. The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) has received a $700,000 grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia to create a new Community Medi-Corps Program in Alexandria. “We are excited to […]

December 21, 2020

HBCU Graduate to Lead the Environmental Protection Agency

President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced state regulator, Michael S. Regan of North Carolina to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan, who is head of North Carolina’s environmental agency was one of several contenders whose name emerged in recent days. Biden’s pick was confirmed Thursday by a person familiar with the selection process who was not authorized the discuss the […]

December 21, 2020

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