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News Roundup
USC President to Step Down Amid Scandal Involving University Gynecologist
LOS ANGELES — The president of the University of Southern California has agreed to step down amid a raging sex scandal involving a university gynecologist who is accused of conducting inappropriate exams for decades, the chairman of the school’s board of trustees said Friday. The university’s board has “agreed to begin an orderly transition and commence […]
May 29, 2018
News Roundup
University of Alabama Researcher to Work on Navy Program
TUSCALOOSA — A teacher at the University of Alabama is getting more than $500,000 to conduct research with the U.S. Navy. A statement from the school says Andrew Lemmon, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will receive the money over three years for his work with the Office of Naval Research. Lemmon is working […]
May 29, 2018
News Roundup
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota-Rochester to Expand
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota-Rochester is on the cusp of becoming a bigger player in the area’s higher education scene. SMU hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 24 to mark the completion of a 10,000-square-foot addition to the school’s Cascade Meadow facility in northwest Rochester. It was a coming-out party for a university intent […]
May 29, 2018
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Fighting for Student Success
Dr. Christopher B. Howard says that his time in the Air Force prepared him to become a college president.
May 29, 2018
Other News
Court: U.S. Violated Privacy Law in For-Profit Fraud Cases
WASHINGTON — A federal court has ruled that the Education Department violated privacy laws with regard to students defrauded by the Corinthian for-profit college chain. In a break with Obama administration policy, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced in December that some students cheated by the now-defunct schools would only get a part of their federal […]
May 29, 2018
Academics
Jt. Chief’s Chair Urges West Point Grads to Embrace Change
WEST POINT, N.Y. — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday to “embrace the constant changes” facing the military as the best route to success. Gen. Joseph Dunford, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, said armies that are slow to adapt to changes often find […]
May 29, 2018
Policy
Senate Orders Pentagon to Review Sex Abuse by Children
The Senate committee that oversees the U.S. military ordered an independent investigation of how the Defense Department handles sexual violence among children on bases as part of legislation that would overhaul how the Pentagon must respond when assaults are reported. Military officials had quietly resisted an outside review of problems documented in an Associated Press […]
May 29, 2018
Veterans
Veterans, Discharged and Jobless, Seek Hiring-Rules Changes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Military veterans who were discharged for relatively minor offenses say they often can’t get jobs, and they hope a recent warning to employers by the state of Connecticut will change that. The state’s human rights commission told employers last month they could be breaking the law if they discriminate against veterans with […]
May 29, 2018
Academics
Immigrant, Veteran, Graduate: A Walking Hallmark Channel Special
At a recent University of San Diego awards banquet, graduating senior Johnny Chinchilla was accompanied by — fidget, yawn, ho-hum — his 13-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son. “You could tell they were thinking, ‘He’s just my dad,’” said Cynthia Avery, assistant vice president for student affairs. Then Dad was honored for student leadership. Received a […]
May 29, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Privatizing V.A.
THE PUBLIC reasons given for firing Dr. David Shulkin as head of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the withdrawal of Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson’s nomination to replace him were misleading. Shulkin was not forced to resign because he took one unauthorized trip. Compared with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, he was a paragon of virtue. […]
May 29, 2018
Veterans
Historians Recall Black WWII Vet Beaten by Police
COLUMBIA, S.C.— Hours after leaving military service behind in 1946, a decorated African-American World War II veteran still wearing his uniform was removed from a Greyhound bus while heading home, beaten by a white South Carolina police chief and left permanently blind. Sgt. Isaac Woodard’s brutal encounter with the small-town police official horrified many Americans […]
May 29, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Such a Deal
Last year, Donald Trump charged the pharmaceutical industry with “getting away with murder” for its profiteering off of Americans’ prescription drugs. Now that he’s released his “blueprint” for dealing with drug prices, it looks like he’s in on the deal. Wall Street was quick to cheer the Trump blueprint, unveiled on May 11. Right after it was announced, […]
May 25, 2018
Disparities
New Guidelines: Almost Half of U.S. Adults Have High Blood Pressure
New, more intensive high blood pressure treatment guidelines could increase the number of adults in the US categorized as having high blood pressure by 31 million. The guidelines could also bring the number of people receiving antihypertensive treatment up to 11 million, according to a new study. Researchers used national health data to estimate the […]
May 25, 2018
Disparities
Study Reveals Striking Disparities in Access, Quality Across Nations
While health care access and quality have improved generally over the past several years, advancements in many countries have been slow or nonexistent as compared to the previous decade, according to a new scientific study. In addition, the first-ever assessment at the state or provincial level reveals striking disparities across most nations, most prominently China […]
May 25, 2018
Disparities
English Study: Wealth Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
Socioeconomic factors, particularly wealth, played an important role in determining the risk for dementia among a nationally representative sample of English people aged 65 years and older, according to the results of a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Dorina Cadar, PhD, of the Department of Behavioural Science and Health at the University College London and colleagues used data […]
May 25, 2018
Disparities
Racial Disparities Seen in Suicide Rates Among U.S. Youth
New research suggests the suicide rate is roughly two times higher for black children ages 5-12 compared with white children of the same age group. The study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), appears online May 21 in JAMA Pediatrics. Suicide is a major public health problem and a leading cause of death […]
May 25, 2018
Policies
HHS Issues Proposed Rules for Title X Providers
A proposed rule from the Trump administration to block family planning providers who receive Title X funding from making abortion referrals would still allow those providers to discuss information about abortions with patients who request information. Providers would not be allowed to share physical space or other resources, such as office staff, with an abortion provider. But they […]
May 25, 2018
Policies
Democrats Blast “Gag Rule” for Planned Parenthood
Women’s health and abortion provider Planned Parenthood has called the provision a “gag rule” that is similar to a policy introduced during the Reagan administration but not fully implemented, and Democrats agreed. The policy, which makes revisions to Title X family planning grants, also removes a prior mandate that doctors and healthcare providers refer patients […]
May 25, 2018
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