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Reversal of Alzheimer’s in Mice Offers Hope

(ABC News) — “Remarkable” — that’s how researchers are describing the results of a new study done on mice displaying traits associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The deletion of just a single enzyme saw the near total reversal of the deposition of amyloid plaques found in brains of those with Alzheimer’s, improving cognitive functions in the […]

February 22, 2018

Health Care Foot Soldier Dedicates Life to Equity

When Dr. Robert Smith was growing up in his hometown of Jackson, Miss., it was hard for most of the state’s residents to get high-quality health care. For poor Blacks, it was even harder. Health services were almost non-existent in rural parts of the nearly 50-percent Black state. In cities with hospitals, access for Blacks […]

February 22, 2018

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Trump Wants to Ease Rules on Health Benefits

The Trump administration wants to allow insurance companies to offer more policies that have limited health benefits and that can reject customers if they have pre-existing medical conditions. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the plans, which don’t meet the legal requirements for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, will allow consumers […]

February 22, 2018

Focus on Shooter’s Mental Health Frustrates Experts

Frustration is mounting in the medical community as President Donald Trump’s administration again points to mental illness in response to a mass shooting. “The concept that mental illness is a precursor to violent behavior is nonsense,” said Dr. Louis Kraus, forensic psychiatry chief at Chicago’s Rush University Medical College. “The vast majority of gun violence […]

February 22, 2018

Community Colleges

“Achieving the Dream’ ID’s Student Issues

NASHVILLE — Advancing equity, strengthening advising and improving pedagogy and curriculum were among the issues explored this week at the annual meeting of Achieving the Dream.

February 21, 2018

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Study: Wide Black-White Wealth Gap Growing

Despite increases in Black business ownership, elected office, and university enrollment, a new study indicates that wealth disparities between U.S. Blacks and whites have been widening.

February 21, 2018

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3 Unsung Afro-Puerto Rican Heroes

In honor of Black History Month, I felt compelled to highlight Black Puerto Ricans. Anti-blackness not only exists within White communities, but is pervasive and prevalent in Puerto Rican and other Latinx cultures.

February 21, 2018

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New NAACP Youth Leader a Skilled Organizer

Tiffany Dena Loftin arrived this month as the NAACP’s new director of the Youth & College Division at a critical – even urgent – time when many young African-Americans are clamoring for ways to get involved in social justice movements to resist violence and oppression.

February 21, 2018

CONSTANCE SMITH HENDRICKS

CONSTANCE SMITH HENDRICKS has been named dean of the School of Nursing and Allied Health at Tuskegee University. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in community health from the University of Alabama Birmingham. She earned a Ph.D. from Boston College.

February 21, 2018

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PRABHAS V. MOGHE

PRABHAS V. MOGHE has been appointed inaugural vice chancellor for research and innovation for Rutgers University–New Brunswick, where he has been serving as Distinguished Professor in the School of Engineering. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bombay.

February 21, 2018

CAMILLA MEROS

CAMILLA MEROS has been named Chief of Staff at Virginia International University. She previously served as a curriculum coordinator at VIU. She holds a master’s degree in TESOL from VIU as well as three bachelor’s degrees from Federal University of Ouro Preto in Brazil, in translation, English and Portuguese.

February 21, 2018

MILES K. DAVIS

MILES K. DAVIS has been named president of Linfield College. Davis has spent the last six years as dean of the school of business at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. Davis earned a bachelor’s degree from Duquesne University, a master’s degree from Bowie State University and a doctorate from George Washington University.

February 21, 2018

CHARLES BURNETT

CHARLES BURNETT, a filmmaker, has been appointed Visiting Artist in Residence in the Film and Electronic Arts Program at Bard College. Burnett has a B.A. and an M.F.A. from University of California, Los Angeles. His films include Killer of Sheep, My Brother’s Wedding, To Sleep With Anger, and The Glass Shield.

February 21, 2018

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QUINCY A. ROSE

QUINCY A. ROSE has been appointed dean of the College of Education at Harris-Stowe State University. She previously served as department head and associate professor of curriculum and instruction at Grambling State University. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Delaware State University. She has a doctorate from Wilmington University.

February 21, 2018

VANYA QUIÑONES

VANYA QUIÑONES, who serves as associate provost for student success and retention at CUNY’s Hunter College, has been appointed provost of Pace University, effective July 1, 2018. She has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Puerto Rico and a Ph.D. from Rutgers University.

February 21, 2018

VICKY WILKINS

VICKY WILKINS has been named dean of the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. She previously served as graduate coordinator and director at the University of Georgia. Wilkins earned a bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University, a master’s degree from Chapman University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri.

February 21, 2018

NANCY FAHRENWALD

NANCY FAHRENWALD has been named dean of the College of Nursing at Texas A&M University, effective June 1. Since 2013, she has served as dean of the College of Nursing at South Dakota State University. Fahrenwald is a graduate of South Dakota State University and holds a master’s degree from the University of Portland and a doctorate from the University of Nebraska.

February 21, 2018

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JACKIE SCREWS

JACKIE SCREWS has been named the sixth president of Chattahoochee Valley Community College. She previously served as dean of student affairs for Wallace Community College in Dothan, Alabama. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Tuskegee University.

February 21, 2018