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Industry Insiders Pleased With HHS Pick

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., vowed Monday to vigorously oppose President Donald Trump’s nomination of a former pharmaceutical executive to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. But for the most part, hospitals and healthcare trade groups came out in support of Alex Azar. Azar, who served as the head […]

November 15, 2017

Guidelines: Half of U.S. Adults Have High Blood Pressure

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — New medical guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition. That means now nearly half of U.S. adults have it. High pressure has long meant a top reading of at least 140 or a bottom one of 90. That drops to […]

November 15, 2017

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Scientists Issue Dire Warning to Humanity

Back in 1992, a group of scientists from around the world told us in no uncertain terms that we were ruining the planet Earth. Because of human actions such as deforestation, pollution and ozone depletion, we were on a dire course that would lead to a planet unable to support life. As you can imagine, […]

November 15, 2017

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Senate Tax Plan to End Obamacare Mandate

Senate Republicans have decided to include the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that most people have health insurance into the sprawling tax rewrite, merging the fight over health care with the high-stakes effort to cut taxes. They also have made a calculated gamble to help speed their bill to passage on a party-line […]

November 15, 2017

Doctors Fear Talk of Obesity Embarrasses Patients

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. physicians say they don’t discuss weight loss with their obese patients for fear of embarrassing them, according to a survey examining barriers to treatment in the obesity epidemic. The ACTION survey, published last week in the journal Obesity, is one of only a few studies to compare perceptions of health care […]

November 15, 2017

Simmons College to Name School for Late Journalist Gwen Ifill

Simmons College announced Tuesday the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts and Humanities in honor of Ifill, who graduated from the private Boston college with a communications degree in 1977.

November 14, 2017

MARTIN A. MBUGUA

MARTIN A. MBUGUA has been named vice president for communications and marketing at Skidmore College. He was previously assistant vice president for content and communications at Carnegie Mellon University. Mbugua earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from St. John’s University and another master’s degree from the University of Delaware.

November 14, 2017

SHERYL HAYDEL

SHERYL HAYDEL has been named director of communications and marketing at Dillard University. She previously was an assistant professor in the Department of Communications at Xavier University. Haydel earned a bachelor’s degree from Clark Atlanta University, a master’s degree from the University of Maryland, an MBA from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi.

November 14, 2017

DIANNE JEMISON-POLLARD

DIANNE JEMISON-POLLARD has been named dean of the Honors College at Texas Southern University (TSU). She is also professor of theatre and theatre area coordinator in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Jemison-Pollard earned a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University, a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, an M.F.A from The Catholic University of America and an Ed.D. from Texas Southern University.

November 14, 2017

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MIRIAM DELONE

MIRIAM DELONE has been appointed assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Fayetteville State University. She is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and previously served as interim associate dean of CAS. DeLone earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Florida State University.

November 14, 2017

JAMES G. BRECKINRIDGE

JAMES G. BRECKINRIDGE has been named provost for the U.S. Army War College. He previously served as dean of the Ridge College of Intelligence Studies and Applied Sciences at Mercyhurst University. Breckinridge earned a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech, a master’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Gannon University.

November 14, 2017

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CORALYNN V. DAVIS

CORALYNN V. DAVIS has been appointed faculty director for academic civic engagement at Bucknell University. She is also a professor of women’s and gender studies and anthropology at the university. Davis earned a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

November 14, 2017

REBECCA A. NEAL

REBECCA A. NEAL has been named to the Gordon B. Sanders Endowed Chair in Teacher Education at Hamline University. She will also be director of the Center for Excellence in Urban Teaching at the university. Neal earned a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University, two master’s degrees from the College of William and Mary and the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. from Arizona State University.

November 14, 2017

MARCUS BOARD JR.

MARCUS BOARD JR. has been named assistant professor of African American studies at Georgetown University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Africana studies and political science from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County and two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

November 14, 2017

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DAMIEN M. WILLIAMS

DAMIEN M. WILLIAMS has been named vice chancellor for institutional advancement at Fayetteville State University. He previously was assistant vice president for advancement at Regis University. Williams earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Northeastern State University and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

November 14, 2017

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At 63, Descendant of Slaves is Helping Georgetown Reconcile its Past

Melisande Short-Colomb took up Georgetown’s offer to begin a complicated process of reconciliation with the descendants of the 272 slaves the Jesuit institution sold in 1838.

November 14, 2017

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New UNCF Report Details Economic Impact of HBCUs

The United Negro College Fund has published new research about the economic impact that HBCUs have on the nation.

November 14, 2017

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New Job Search Fund for Fordham English Ph.D.’s

The job market for Ph.D.’s in the humanities is notoriously unforgiving, but students finishing their doctoral studies in English at Fordham University may find their employment search a bit easier thanks to a new funding package.

November 14, 2017