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R.I. Issues Emergency Marijuana Rules
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island has issued emergency regulations to begin licensing a new group of private growers of medical marijuana. The Department of Business Regulation said creating a new class of marijuana cultivators will protect patients from an expected shortfall of the product this winter. The regulations took effect October 25. State officials said […]
October 31, 2016
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Ontario Nurse Charged in 8 Deaths
TORONTO — A nurse has been charged with the murders of eight elderly people under her care at nursing homes in southwestern Ontario over a seven-year period, police said. Woodstock Police Chief William Renton said Elizabeth Tracey Mae Wettlaufer, 49, was charged with first-degree murder in the killings that took place between 2007 and 2014. […]
October 31, 2016
Disparities
Indiana U. First to Offer Health Data Degree
INDIANAPOLIS —Indiana University is poised to offer what it says is the country’s first bachelor of science degree in health data science. The Indianapolis Business Journal reports the university’s Fairbanks School of Public Health will offer the degree pending approval of the Indiana Commission on Higher Education in December. Students would start working on course […]
October 31, 2016
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Disparities
Gates Foundation Gives UW $210 Million
SEATTLE —The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving the University of Washington $210 million to help build a new facility to advance efforts to improve the health and well-being of people worldwide, officials said Tuesday. The donation from the largest private foundation in the world, located just miles from the Seattle campus, is the […]
October 31, 2016
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Policies
Kansas Mental Health Courts Improved Lives, Advocates Say
WICHITA, Kan. — Municipal Judge Bryce Abbott slid into a high-backed leather chair behind a stack of bloated manila files documenting the dilemma of adults seeking refuge in Kansas’ groundbreaking mental health court. He shoved enough progress-report files aside to create a line of sight to defendants and family members, social workers, counselors and the […]
October 31, 2016
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Freddie Gray Asked Police to Go to Hospital, Tapes Show
BALTIMORE —The videotaped statements of two of the Baltimore officers charged in the death of a young black man whose neck was broken in the back of a police transport wagon have been made public for the first time. WBAL-TV used a Maryland Public Information Act request to obtain the April 17, 2015 statements from […]
October 31, 2016
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African-American
Cultural Issues ‘Trump’ Economic Issues for Many White Voters
According to a recent study, 72 percent of likely voters supporting Donald Trump, in particular White evangelical Protestants (74 percent), say that the nation has gotten progressively worse since the 1950s.
October 30, 2016
Students
Anthropology Professor Uncovers Birthplace of Inspiration for Uncle Tom’s Cabin
An anthropology professor has discovered a small Maryland town as the likely birthplace of Josiah Henson, the alleged inspiration behind the classic novel.
October 30, 2016
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Students
Guillermo: Michelle Obama Delivers Message of Diversity and Hope
If it weren’t for the FBI Director James Comey’s actions, the political highlight of last week would have been Michelle Obama’s speech at Wake Forest University.
October 30, 2016
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Opinion
Standing Rock Standoff Just Latest in Pipeline Crises
The struggle at Standing Rock is about the water, the air, the Earth and, in the end, it is about our bodies and their dehumanization by the state and private capital.
October 30, 2016
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Faculty & Staff
Black Doctoral Network Helping Scholars Feel at Home
More than 400 participants from various academic disciplines, spent the weekend networking and sharing their research at the 4th Annual Black Doctoral Network Conference (BDN).
October 30, 2016
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Students
University of Kentucky Blames Newspaper for Fewer Sex Assault Reports
LEXINGTON, Ky. ― University of Kentucky officials claim that a student newspaper’s stories about alleged sexual harassment by a professor are to blame for a drop in sexual assault reports on campus.University officials said in court filings that the number of sexual assault reports to the university’s Violence Intervention and Prevention Center fell to 38 […]
October 30, 2016
Sports
NCAA to Distribute Millions for Academic Performance
The NCAA will distribute millions of dollars in March Madness money to member schools as a reward for academic performance by athletes, starting in 2019-20. The NCAA announced Thursday that the Division I Board of Directors and NCAA Board of Governors approved the change to the revenue distribution model. The money will come from the […]
October 30, 2016
Students
New Rules Aim to Help Students Clear Loans in Cases of Fraud
BOSTON ― The government has issued new rules meant to help students get their federal loans erased in cases involving fraud and misconduct by their schools. Federal education officials have been working to create a more detailed system for students to file claims since the Education Department received thousands of claims from former students of […]
October 30, 2016
Students
University of West Alabama Looks to Boost Enrollment with New Deal
TUSCALOSSA, Ala. ― Online enrollment has historically been a point of strength for the University of West Alabama, but the school has witnessed a decline in recent years. Now, the university is hoping to boost online enrollment after signing an agreement with online education company Learning House, the Tuscaloosa News reported. UWA board of trustees […]
October 30, 2016
Students
Fraternity Chapter in Arkansas Suspended After Blackface Photo Surfaces
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ― An Arkansas fraternity chapter has been suspended and one of its members expelled after a photo surfaced of the fraternity member wearing apparent blackface. The Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity suspended its chapter at the University of Central Arkansas on Saturday after learning about the photo. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the […]
October 30, 2016
Students
University of Kansas Group to Explore Issues Faced by Religious Minorities
LAWRENCE, Kan. ― The University of Kansas Student Senate is forming a group to explore issues members of religious minorities face on campus. The committee will create a survey to gauge students’ accommodations for religious holidays and access to reflection spaces on campus, student body president Stephonn Alcorn said Thursday in a letter to student […]
October 30, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Tuition Time Bomb
Rising tuition and student debt is a pressing concern for college students but also society at large. For future economic well-being, improvements in civic participation and social unification, we need a system that encourages those interested in pursuing higher education to do just that. Instead, the current system does the opposite: discourages through unaffordability. A […]
October 28, 2016
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