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Nursing
Nursing School in Indiana Gets $2 Million
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Southern Indiana’s nursing school is getting more than $2 million in federal grants to improve health care in underserved areas. The Evansville Courier & Press reports that the school’s Nursing and Health Professions Dean Ann White says the money comes from the federal health Resources and Services Administration. Of […]
July 12, 2016
Disparities
N.M. Region Lacks Maternity Facilities
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Four months after Alta Vista Regional Hospital shuttered its labor, delivery and pediatric services with only six days’ notice to patients and providers, the Las Vegas region’s only hospital is still struggling to find medical staff needed to help pregnant women deliver babies close to home. The investor— owned hospital has […]
July 12, 2016
Policies
Doctor Sentenced for Medicare Fraud
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida doctor will spend more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to falsely diagnosing hundreds of patients in a Medicare fraud scheme. Court records show 57— year— old Isaac Thompson of Delray Beach also was ordered by a federal judge to pay more than $2.1 million […]
July 12, 2016
Disparities
Medical Marijuana Company to Sponsor Gathering
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A medical marijuana company operating in New Mexico and Arizona has signed on as a sponsor of one of North America’s largest powwows. Gathering of Nations organizers announced their partnership with Ultra Health this week, saying it’s similar to health and dental clinics at previous powwows. Founder Derek Mathews told Albuquerque television […]
July 12, 2016
Disparities
Planned Parenthood Seeks Repeal of Abortion Rule
MADISON, Wis. — Planned Parenthood and Democratic lawmakers has called on the Republican— led Wisconsin Legislature to strike an abortion restriction from the state’s legal code even though the U.S. Supreme Court struck it down last week, rendering it unenforceable. The Supreme Court overturned a similar Texas statute requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges […]
July 12, 2016
Disparities
Black Males: “Will I Be the Next Hashtag?”
PHILADELPHIA — Javon Grant has come up with a plan for what to do should he cross paths with a police officer: Get as far away as possible. “People are getting shot every day,” says Javon, 14. “I’ll walk on the other side of the street. I will run. I don’t know what they’re gonna […]
July 12, 2016
Students
GVSU Committed to Advancing Success of Latino Students
In August, about 80 Latino students and their families will be welcomed at Grand Valley State University for the third annual Laker Familia, an orientation specific to Latino/a students.
July 11, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Muhlenberg College Takes Strategic Step Toward Inclusiveness
Muhlenberg College hires 10 diverse tenure-track faculty in an effort to become more inclusive.
July 11, 2016
African-American
Study: Blacks Less Likely to be Shot by Police Than Whites
There is no evidence of racial discrimination in officer-involved shootings, according to a recent study by Harvard economist Roland G. Fryer, Jr.
July 11, 2016
Other News
Murder-Suicide a Year Later: Understanding PTSD
YORK, Pa. — Sometimes, Emily Brown’s mind flashes back to July 2, 2015. When she hears firecrackers. Sees wood decks. Smells the aromas of a summer night. Brown was a customer at Flapjack’s Restaurant and Pub off U.S. Route 15 in Carroll Township that night, along with about 50 to 60 other people. It was […]
July 11, 2016
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Murder-Suicide a Year Later: Understanding PTSD
Sometimes, Emily Brown’s mind flashes back to July 2, 2015. When she hears firecrackers. Sees wood decks. Smells the aromas of a summer night.
July 11, 2016
Home
Campus Housing Rule Exempts Military, Veterans
Many first-time, full-time undergraduate students will have to live on campus during their first year under a requirement approved by New Mexico State University regents.
July 11, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Muhlenberg College Takes Strategic Step Toward Inclusiveness
Muhlenberg College hires five diverse tenure-track faculty in an effort to become more inclusive.
July 11, 2016
Students
GVSU Committed to Advancing Success of Latino Students
In August, about 80 Latino students and their families will be welcomed at Grand Valley State University for the third annual Laker Familia, an orientation specific to Latino/a students. We include the parents and siblings of our new students during a portion of this orientation because we want the entire family to feel comfortable with […]
July 11, 2016
Home
Veterans’ Tuition Program Spared Cuts
A program that provides tuition assistance for veterans has been restored for now by Gov. Matt Mead after being targeted for elimination because of budget cuts.
July 11, 2016
Home
Court to Reprimand Judge for Aid to Expelled Veteran
The Florida Supreme Court says it will publicly reprimand a Hillsborough County judge who tried to help a U.S. Army veteran expelled by the University of South Florida.
July 11, 2016
Home
Indicted Rep. Brown Exits Veterans’ Committee
U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida says she’s temporarily stepping down as ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs as she defends herself against federal fraud charges.
July 11, 2016
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Water-Quality Intern Doubles as National Guardsman
It’s not quite a summer vacation for Guisel Marmolejo, as she is spending her summer days in a lab or searching area streams for water samples.
July 11, 2016
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