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2013
Problem Solver: Dr. Ivory A. Toldson
Known as a certified “myth buster,” Toldson has written and published hundreds of articles and has spoken about the state of education for Blacks in national media outlets.
December 8, 2013
2013
Dr. Rodney Priestley Exemplifies the Rigor of Research in the Ivy Leagues
Priestley’s research on the structure of polymer molecules and the changing behaviors of molecular activity on a nano-scale indicated the elevated research levels required of Ivy League professors. In developing research around polymer science, he was awarded several honors. His research proposition, coupled with many awards, positioned him to be one of the first Black professors to start on a tenured track within Princeton University’s chemical and biological engineering department.
December 8, 2013
2013
Champion of Change: Dr. Flavia Peréa explores issues of equity and health disparities
An assistant professor in the department of public health and community medicine in the Tufts University School of Medicine, Peréa’s work focuses largely on health disparities.
December 8, 2013
2013
A Passion from the Philippines: Dr. Ethel Nicdao
Whether it is breast cancer among Asian-American women or exploring how culture, religion and language affect responses to diseases among the Hmong in California’s Central Valley, much of Nicdao’s work focuses on examining the differences among the diverse Asian-American population.
December 8, 2013
2013
Forensic Frontier: Dr. Karla-Sue Marriott
Marriott is on a mission in the classroom and in her laboratory. During her first five years at Savannah State, the new professor worked with other faculty and administrators to transition a minor in forensic science to an undergraduate major with concentrations in chemistry and biology.
December 8, 2013
2013
Brain Debugger: Dr. Brian K. Lee
With what those in his field describe as a rare mix of intellectual curiosity and methodological rigor, Lee’s work to improve the health of communities faced with disparities is yielding substantial findings.
December 8, 2013
2013
Heavy Metal: A Leader in the Field of Metal and Material Engineering Research
An accomplished researcher, with interests ranging from processing of nanocrystalline and nanoporous materials to nanomechanics of metals and biomaterials. Her specialized research areas are part of the reason Dr. Michael Kassner recruited her, a decision he says has worked out wonderfully for the University of Southern California.
December 8, 2013
2013
Low Bono Life: Dr. Luz E. Herrera
Since arriving at the San Diego law school in 2008, Herrera has directed the Small Business Law Center and advised a new solo incubator for alumni setting up low bono practices. She teaches Access to Justice and Community Economic Development and serves on the ABA’s Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services.
December 8, 2013
2013
Article
He has explored a diverse set of phenomena, from the thermal histories of lava to the long-range transport of pollution, to the chemical composition of comets and meteorites. Additionally, Dominguez is the principal investigator of a NASA-funded, multi-million-dollar project at the University of California, San Diego, where he and his team of researchers are developing a new infrared nanoscope to study meteorite samples and explore the plasmonic properties of graphene, which may someday replace silicon in electronics.
December 8, 2013
2013
Teaching with Technology: Dr. Shaundra B. Daily Works to Improve Education with Technology
Dr. Shaundra B. Daily is an educational technologist whose interdisciplinary training enables her to blend cutting-edge science and engineering with sophisticated pedagogical ideas to design learning technologies.
December 8, 2013
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Hispanics with Academic Credentials Find Themselves Stretched Thin with Many Projects
A small cohort of Hispanics who have earned doctoral degrees are splitting their time between being an educator, researcher and serving on committees to combat a lack of Hispanic presence in the academy.
October 6, 2013
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Famed Psychiatrist Continues to Push for Education Reform
Forty-five years after launching the School Development Program at Yale University, Dr. James P. Comer continues to push for education reform that focuses on children’s social and emotional development.
September 9, 2013
Faculty & Staff
UC Berkeley Law School Dean Edley Taking Leave of Absence
A giant in civil rights, equity and diversity issues, Christopher Edley Jr. has cut short his term as dean of the University of California, Berkeley law school as he battles prostate cancer.
August 22, 2013
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Harvard Sociologist Wilson Says Moynihan Report ‘Prophetic’
William Julius Wilson says the call for “national action” has largely gone unheeded but is needed to mitigate negative employment trends that hurt Black and Latino families.
May 9, 2013
2013
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April 27, 2013
2013
Yousef Elhusseini
April 27, 2013
2013
Wykeima Davis
April 27, 2013
2013
Whitney Johnson
April 27, 2013
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