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Howard Kicks Off “HU Stands” Campaign
Howard University (HU) is launching a year-long campaign that will engage the campus community around issues of interpersonal violence and sexual assault prevention. The “HU Stands” campaign kicked-off Wednesday with an event hosted by the Office of Title IX and other campus partners that brought students, faculty and staff to take a pledge to stand […]
August 30, 2018
Academics
Consortium Designated ‘Cyber Patriot Center of Excellence’
Arlington, Va., Aug. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Air Force Association’s (AFA) CyberPatriot Program Office has announced the Bay Area Community College Consortium as its newest CyberPatriot Center of Excellence. CyberPatriot, the nation’s largest and fastest growing youth cyber education program, is AFA’s flagship science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program dedicated to strengthening […]
August 30, 2018
Academics
Eastern Kentucky Cuts Tuition for Active-Duty Service Members
RICHMOND, Ky. — Eastern Kentucky University says it is reducing tuition for students who are serving active duty in the military. A statement from the school in Richmond says effective immediately active-duty service members on federal orders for at least 180 days will be charged $250 per credit hour for undergraduate courses and $325 per […]
August 30, 2018
Academics
Google Specialty Code Tool to Help Military Job Seekers Transition
SAN DIEGO (AP) – A new Google search tool will allow service members transitioning to civilian life to include their military occupational specialty code to find jobs that match their skills. The tool announced Monday is part of the tech giant’s “Grow with Google” initiative aimed at helping Americans get jobs or grow their businesses. […]
August 30, 2018
Academics
Boots to Business Program Offers Support, Resources
Business ownership has been described as the ‘most democratic and freedom creating’ of all vocations. So who better to pursue business ownership than service members who understand what it means to fight for freedom and democracy? Veterans have the motivation, character, discipline and skills needed to succeed as small business owners and entrepreneurs. Boots to […]
August 30, 2018
Leadership & Policy
Benedict College Eliminates Majors, Prepares for 21st Century Workforce
Benedict College, the historically Black college based in Columbia, South Carolina, will phase out several of its majors in order to prepare students for the 21st Century job market, college leaders said.
August 29, 2018
Students
Rep. Velázquez Urges DeVos To Reverse Student Loan Proposal
U.S Representative Nydia M. Velázquez D-N.Y sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Department of Education Betsy DeVos this week urging her to reverse a proposal that would make it more difficult for students deceived by colleges and universities to receive loan relief. Velázquez wrote in the letter that in the state of New […]
August 29, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
In-Hospital Opioid Deaths
Much of the public attention on the opioid-epidemic has been focused on the harm caused by prescription use and abuse of opioids. However, there is another facet that must be focused on: opioid-induced respiratory depression in clinical settings. ECRI Institute has repeatedly issued warnings in its annual report on health technology hazards about undetected opioid-induced […]
August 29, 2018
Disparities
Experts Denounce Denial of Ebola Vaccine to Pregnant Women
The exclusion of pregnant and lactating women from an effort to vaccinate people exposed to the Ebola virus in the current outbreak is wrong, indefensible, and should be reversed, three public health experts wrote Monday in an opinion article published in STAT. The Johns Hopkins University experts argued it is unfair to deny pregnant and […]
August 29, 2018
Disparities
HHS Hears About Patient-Empowering Technologies
HHS Deputy Secretary Eric D. Hargan hosted the department’s first PETS summit on Wednesday, and nary a dog nor cat was in sight. But there were entrepreneurs and providers who are using smart phones, software IT and AI to help empower patients to take control of their health and improve their well-being. These tools are […]
August 29, 2018
Disparities
More Patients Survive Cardiac Arrest with New EMS Technique
A new study showed that a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics use to resuscitate patients with sudden cardiac arrest can significantly improve the odds of survival and save thousands of lives. More than 90 percent of Americans who experience sudden cardiac arrest die before, or soon after, reaching a hospital. Read More
August 29, 2018
Disparities
Urban-Rural Disparities Disappear in Clinical Trials
Rural-urban disparities in cancer outcomes recede for patients enrolled in clinical trials, a new study in JAMA Network Open finds. The study’s authors explain that patients who participate in clinical trials “are uniformly staged, treated, and followed up under protocol-specific guidelines, reducing the potential influences of inconsistent pretreatment evaluation, care, and posttreatment surveillance.” Read More
August 29, 2018
Disparities
Ethnically Diverse South Florida to Play Role In National Health Study
South Florida’s ethnic diversity will play a key role in an ambitious five-year medical research effort aimed at making treatments and drugs more effective by tailoring them to the lifestyles, genetics and environment of individual patients. Led by the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine and funded by a $60 million grant from the […]
August 29, 2018
Disparities
CDC Reports Surge in STDs
New cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis spiked nearly 10 percent in 2017, continuing a four-year trend of rising sexually transmitted diseases fueled by a lack of awareness and changing sexual behavior, federal health officials said Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 2.29 million new cases of these three common yet treatable […]
August 29, 2018
Disparities
Report: Enlisted Women Show More Adverse Mental Effects Than Officers After Injury
Within a year after suffering a combat-related injury in Iraq or Afghanistan, 40 percent of military women were diagnosed with a mental health condition, according to a new study. Of particular concern is that enlisted women were more likely to have a diagnosis of a mental health disorder and had “significantly lower quality of life” […]
August 29, 2018
Leadership & Policy
Shalala Wins Democratic Nomination for Florida House Seat
Dr. Donna E. Shalala, a former university administrator and President Clinton’s cabinet secretary, is one step closer to a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives after beating Florida state Rep. David Richardson in the Democrat primary on Tuesday. In her first run for elected office, Shalala, 77, is angling for the 27th District seat […]
August 29, 2018
African-American
Despite Stellar Record, OSU Pushes Onward
When it comes to diversity, access and inclusion — both at the undergraduate and graduate level — The Ohio State University (OSU) has consistently been leading the way.
August 29, 2018
News Roundup
Survey Says Americans Support Teacher Strikes, Higher Pay
After the rise of teacher activism towards higher pay across the nation, data showed that 78 percent of public school parents would support teachers if they were to go on strike. In addition, two-thirds of Americans believe teacher salaries are too low. The data comes from A new report by the Phi Delta Kappa International […]
August 29, 2018
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