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Summit Aims to Boost Black Infant Survival Odds

ST. PAUL — Even after 15 years, Ruth Richardson still remembers a prenatal visit to the doctor that left her outraged. It was her second pregnancy, and a white physician made a startling assumption about her. “He looked at my arm and asked me, ‘How long have you been an IV drug user?’” she recalled. […]

September 25, 2017

Tribe Moves to Dismiss Drug Patent Case

A Native American tribe holding patents for drugmaker Allergan Plc on Friday moved to dismiss a case brought by generic drug company Mylan NV challenging the patents. In a filing to the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe asked that Mylan’s case seeking to invalidate Allergan’s patents on dry-eye medicine […]

September 25, 2017

Legionnaires’ Outbreak at Senior Center Probed

The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed in residents at the SilverCreek on Main memory care and assisted living facility in Maple Grove. The first resident’s symptoms began Aug. 22, and the second resident’s symptoms began Sept. 12. MDH is working with SilverCreek to identify possible sources for the […]

September 25, 2017

University Team Reduces Disparities in Breast Cancer Care

Data-driven research has for years borne out that there are diverse health conditions between different demographics—blacks and whites, for instance. “We know that … more African-Americans die from cancer or heart disease or stroke or diabetes and infant mortality,” said Mona Fouad, MD, director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Minority Health and […]

September 25, 2017

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Aaron Hernandez Had Severe Brain Disease

Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez had a severe form of the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died earlier this year, a new analysis of his brain shows. Researchers at Boston University’s CTE Center, who studied Hernandez’s brain, said on Thursday (Sept. 21), that the former New England Patriots player had “Stage 3 […]

September 25, 2017

Black Caucus Embraces Single-Payer Bills

Bills by U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) that would create a single-payer health care system in the United States are supported by most Congressional Black Caucus members. Rep. John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, along with Rep. Bernie Sanders have bills in Congress that call for a single-payer health care […]

September 25, 2017

Support for Obamacare Repeal Hangs on a Thread

Sen. Susan Collins on Sunday all but closed the door to supporting last-ditch Republican health care bill, leaving her party’s drive to uproot President Barack Obama’s health care law dangling by an increasingly slender thread. Already two GOP senators, Rand Paul of Kentucky and John McCain of Arizona, have said they would vote against the […]

September 25, 2017

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Audit Calls on WGU to Return $713 Million to Department of Education

An audit from the Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General concluded that Western Governors University (WGU) should return nearly $713 million to the department.

September 24, 2017

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DeVos Rolls Back Obama Title IX Rules on Campus Sexual Assault

The Trump administration drew back Title IX guidance on campus sexual misconduct on Friday, replacing it with “interim” guidance in the form of a question-and-answer document.

September 24, 2017

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DeVos Reach for Fairness May Not Be Enough for Campus Sexual Assault Cases

Let me state my basic bias from the beginning. I don’t care for Betsy DeVos as an Education Secretary. The woman who made her name advocating for vouchers and the free market knows nothing about education, K-to-forever

September 24, 2017

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A Year Later, National Museum of African American History and Culture Continues to Draw Crowds

The Smithsonian NMAAHC encapsulates the powerful narrative of African-Americans and their significant journey to and within the United States.

September 24, 2017

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New Magazine Focuses on Research at HBCUs

Developed with the stories of the HBCU community in mind, a new magazine will share the innovative and inspiring work of scientists at historically Black colleges and universities across the nation. Celebrating the launch at the Newseum in the nation’s capital during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual conference, HBCU Research magazine made its debut. […]

September 23, 2017

Comey’s Speech at Howard Prompts Protests

Washington — A small but boisterous contingent of student protesters disrupted what might have otherwise been an unremarkable convocation speech by former FBI director James Comey Friday at Howard University. A Diverse writer had a front row seat for the convocation chaos — and its aftermath — which marked the historically Black university’s 150th […]

September 23, 2017

Standardize Online Education?

This past week this article, Standardization in Online Education, came by my social media feed. It was particularly interesting to me because we are knee deep in discussing the very issues that are discussed in this article. I have very mixed feelings about standardization of online education. I want course sites to adhere to accessibility […]

September 22, 2017

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Veterans Upward Bound Funding Renewed

SCOTTSBLUFF — The Veterans Upward Bound program at Western Nebraska Community College received notification from the United States Department of Education, informing the program it was successful in its grant application. All Veterans Upward Bound grants are funded in five-year award cycles. The WNCC VUB program will continue to be funded until August 2022, and […]

September 22, 2017

How to Avoid Degree Mills and Online Scams

Looking to enter an online degree program to help your career or gain a new skill set? Welcome. You are about to join 5.8 million other Americans who have enrolled in an online class. Online learning goes by many names, including a virtual classroom, MOOC (massive open online course), e-learning or online course, but all […]

September 22, 2017

Modern States Offering Free Online Courses

A college education is one of the largest expenses a person may face in a lifetime, second only to buying a home. Now free of charge, Modern States Education Alliance is now offering 40 on-line college courses tuition free and for credit to anyone who wants it. Steve Klinsky is founder of and CEO of […]

September 22, 2017

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Udacity Offers “Flying Car” Degree Program

In the past year, flying cars have gone from LOL, to maybe a real thing, to a booming industry raking in VC cash and churning out sweet renderings of an aerial future. The chance to trigger the next great transportation revolution has drawn in big companies, like Airbus and Uber, big names, like Google’s Larry […]

September 22, 2017

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