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Morehouse Med School Fights Cancer with Research

Some of the highest cancer morbidity and mortality rates in United States exist in Georgia, according to American Cancer Society. Racial and ethnic cancer health disparities undermine our communities and our health care system. African Americans are more likely to suffer from cancer health inequities and get sicker, develop complications, and die from cancer, than […]

October 8, 2018

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Study Underscores Link between Poor Diet, Hypertension

New findings suggest that diet is a major contributor for the increased risk of hypertension in black compared to white Americans. The results, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, are part of the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, which looks at the incidence of stroke in approximately […]

October 8, 2018

Study: 1 in 3 American Adults Eat Fast Food Daily

NEW YORK — A government study has found that 1 in 3 U.S. adults eat fast food on any given day. That’s about 85 million people. It’s the first federal study to look at how often adults eat fast food. An earlier study found a similar proportion of children and adolescents ate it on any […]

October 8, 2018

Judge’s Ruling Means Missouri Clinic Can’t Resume Abortions

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A federal judge denied Planned Parenthood’s request for a mid-Missouri clinic to be temporarily exempted from certain abortion regulations, ensuring that the Columbia clinic will not be able to resume abortions. U.S. Western District Court Judge Brian Wimes wrote in his ruling late Wednesday that even if he did lift the […]

October 8, 2018

Researchers Use App in Diagnosing Parkinson’s

Two researchers are using smartphone data to try to diagnose Parkinson’s disease. In a paper published Thursday, Patrick Schwab and Walter Karlen of the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems in Switzerland proposed using smartphone data and machine learning to help diagnose Parkinson’s disease. The idea is to use data collected by a smartphone and […]

October 8, 2018

‘Dr. Miracle’ Shares Nobel Peace Prize

He’s known as “Dr. Miracle” because of his skill and his devotion to helping victims of gang rape during conflict in his country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For several years, the gynecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege has been mentioned as a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize. And this year, he has been awarded […]

October 8, 2018

Key Hearing Tuesday In Borrower Defense Case

A key court hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in a case involving an industry group’s challenge to the U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 borrower defense rule. Last month, a federal judge ruled in a related case that the department had illegally acted to delay the 2016 borrower defense rule, which incorporated critical protections for students. […]

October 8, 2018

MSU’s Marching Band Selected to Perform in 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Morgan State University’s marching band “Magnificent Marching Machine” has been chosen to represent the state of Maryland and perform in the 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. This will be the band’s first time performing in the parade. “Morgan State University is home to one of the finest and most exciting marching bands in the […]

October 8, 2018

Buckingham University to Require Students to Sign “Drug-Free” Campus Pledge

Buckingham University, located in England, has announced it will begin asking its incoming students to sign a pledge that says they will not use drugs on campus, in efforts of becoming Britain’s first “drug-free” campus. The new initiative comes after the University of Sheffield was condemned for providing instructions on how to safely take drugs […]

October 8, 2018

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Indiana U. Trustees Vote to Remove Segregationist’s Name From Building

Trustees at Indiana University voted this month to strip the name of a racial integration opponent from one of the college’s buildings, according to ABC News. The intramural center on the Bloomington campus will no longer carry the name of Ora Wildermuth, who was a trustee at the school from 1925 to 1952. It was […]

October 8, 2018

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Can Female Academics Say “No” Both Professionally and Elegantly to Excessive Work Demands? Yes, But You Might Have to Call a Friend

Whether one’s academic supervisor is a White man or woman, or a person of color, the ability to say “no” to our supervisors is critical for one’s professional success and personal well being.

October 8, 2018

Conference Focuses on Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success

As Latino students enter higher education at increasing rates, ensuring their success through student support and inclusive campus cultures is a growing priority, according to higher education leaders at this year’s Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) 32nd Annual Conference.

October 7, 2018

At ASALH, Historian Tells Story of Fugitive Slave

Speaking at the 103rd annual meeting and conference of The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) on Saturday, Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar said that Ona Judge was “a new American hero” who defied the first president, George Washington, at all costs.

October 7, 2018

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Kavanaugh Confirmed, Sworn In and Dems Vow to Fight

Judge Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, bringing an end to one of the most contentious confirmation hearings in recent memory. Kavanaugh took his oath of office in a quiet private ceremony after the Senate voted 50-48 to confirm him to the high court. Democrats are already promising to […]

October 7, 2018

California Program Cultivates Minority Physics and Astronomy Ph.D. Students

M. Katy Rodriguez Wimberly is well into her Ph.D. program in physics at the University of California at Irvine, and she gives credit to participation in Cal-Bridge, a program that helps underrepresented minority students earn doctoral degrees in physics and astronomy.

October 7, 2018

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DeVos Security Detail to Cost Nearly $8M

The cost to taxpayers of protecting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is going up and is expected to be nearly $8 million over the next year, a report says. Politico has reported that the cost of the security detail for the Michigan millionaire is expected to be $7.74 million between now and the end of September […]

October 6, 2018

CDOs Encouraged to Forge Relationships with CFOs

The importance of collaborative partnerships across the institution, especially between chief diversity officers (CDOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs), was among the topics of conversation during a recent two-day, equity and inclusion retreat for diversity leaders in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

October 6, 2018

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ROTC Overlooked

The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) sits at a natural juncture between the military and society, operating on numerous college campuses across the country. ROTC Cadets are integrated into the broader university community while they train to be officers in the US Military. As universities begin the academic year, both the military services and […]

October 5, 2018