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Blogs/Opinion
Strengthen Healthcare
Despite their relentless campaign to strip working families of their healthcare, Senate Republicans failed to pass any of their healthcare repeal bills before leaving for recess. This was a victory brought on by the everyday Americans who fought to protect their care. Now, we have the opportunity to write the next chapter on healthcare in […]
August 30, 2017
Disparities
Women in Military Face Health Risks
As more women join the military in ever-expanding roles, it’s important for health care providers to understand the different health needs and risks associated with their service, health care specialists told about 50 providers from eastern North Carolina on Wednesday. Experts and researchers in women’s health from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, the Greenville Veterans […]
August 30, 2017
Disparities
Transgender Teens at High Risk of Substance Abuse
A new study from Chapman University has found that transgender teenagers are twice as likely as their cisgender peers to have substance abuse problems. The study, published in the Journal of School Health, looked at data concerning trans students in middle and high schools in nearly all school districts in California between 2013 and 2015. […]
August 30, 2017
Disparities
Health Disparities Increase Across Appalachia
A new report released Thursday shows the 25 million people living in Appalachia — which includes residents of 32 Ohio counties — have fallen further behind the rest of the nation for premature deaths and other key health factors. The 13-state region, stretching from Mississippi through eastern and southern Ohio to New York, has higher […]
August 30, 2017
Policies
Ohio Schools Fear Loss of Funds over Marijuana Research
When Ohio House Bill 523 was passed, legalizing medical marijuana in Ohio, part of the law left many wondering who would test the marijuana so patients could use it by the program’s start date of September 2018. The law required an Ohio public higher-education institution to carry out the task of testing the product that […]
August 30, 2017
Disparities
Researchers Win Health Awards for Work on Disparities
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has named the recipients of the William G. Coleman Jr., Ph.D., Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Innovation Award. Postdoctorate fellows Dr. Tracy Layne, Dr. Candace Middlebrooks and Dr. Melanie Sabado received the award. Read More
August 30, 2017
Other News
Experts: Hate Crimes Are a Public Health Issue
The violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12 is part of a rise in hate-related crimes, a trend that could be harming the nation’s health beyond the direct effects of the actual hate crimes. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, more than 1,800 race-related incidents occurred between Nov. […]
August 30, 2017
Other News
The Lessons of Katrina Will Be Useful after Harvey
It will take years for Houston to rebuild from Hurricane Harvey. One essential part of that recovery will be reassembling the city’s medical capacity and infrastructure. The New York Times published a harrowing report Monday on the city’s hospitals and nursing homes that are heroically seeking to provide care and shelter for Houstonians in need, […]
August 30, 2017
Home
Diversity Remains a Challenge in Academic Libraries
A new survey reveals that leadership roles within academic libraries become less diverse as employees approach the senior-level.
August 30, 2017
Home
Efforts to Reduce College Costs May Have Little Impact on Degree Attainment
Increased spending at colleges and universities — particularly mid-tier public institutions — leads to greater degree completion, but lower tuition costs do not. That is the key finding of a new working paper released this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research, or NBER.
August 29, 2017
MSIs
Interim NAACP President says Civil Rights Group Remains Relevant
Arguing that President Donald J. Trump has emboldened white supremacists to “walk in public without hoods,” Derrick Johnson — interim president of the NAACP — said the civil rights organization he leads is as relevant today as it was when it began to fight lynchings over a century ago.
August 29, 2017
News Roundup
Ga Tech’s Johnson in No Hurry to Reveal Starting Quarterback
ATLANTA — With less than a week to go before season opener against No. 25 Tennessee, Georgia Tech still hasn’t revealed who will start at quarterback. That’s not to say coach Paul Johnson is struggling with a decision. Coy as always, Johnson indicated Tuesday that he knows who will get the nod when the Yellow […]
August 29, 2017
News Roundup
Teen Dies After Collapsing During College Football Practice
DELAND, Fla. — A sophomore from Georgia collapsed and died during football practice at a Florida university. Stetson University officials said in a statement that 19-year-old Nicholas Adam Blakely collapsed during a Monday evening practice. The accounting major from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was the sidelines when he complained of not feeling well. He collapsed and was […]
August 29, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
We Can Do More
Former President Barack Obama once noted that the U.S. has the finest fighting force in the history of the world. Its average age of enlistment is under 21, and the average length of enlistment is 15 years. However, in startling contrast, the length of time the military prepares enlisted service members to reenter civilian life […]
August 29, 2017
Academics
Program Helps Officers Understand Transition
Nearly 90 command sergeants major and sergeants major across Fort Hood met Friday at the III Corps headquarters building to embark on a unusual noncommissioned officer professional development event. The senior leaders loaded up on school buses where they were taken to various training locations on post to get a better understanding of the Soldier […]
August 29, 2017
Other News
S.C. Task Forces Adopts Military Plan
A group established to advise the governor and state Legislature on military issues has narrowed its mission through creation of a strategic plan. The S.C. Military Base Task Force in July approved its first strategic plan, “South Carolina Military Base Task Force: Enhancing South Carolina’s Military Value.” “We were kind of working year to year […]
August 29, 2017
Academics
New MOOC Eases Transition to Columbia University
Veterans may be invisible on most campuses, but they are present. A recent study by the American Council on Education found that veterans account for 4% of the undergraduate population nationwide. But the transition from service to campus life is not always easy, making university studies for student veterans a challenging endeavour. On average, veterans […]
August 29, 2017
Veterans
Campus Newsletter Compares Vets to Supremacists
A flyer hung at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs by a self-described social justice group suggests veterans at four-year universities are a disruptive threat that should be banned from campus. The flyer, put up at the public university Thursday by a group calling itself the “Social Justice Collective Weekly,” argued veterans openly mock safe spaces […]
August 29, 2017
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