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Disparities
Medical Groups Warn Climate Change Is A âHealth Emergencyâ
WASHINGTON (AP) â As Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for their first 2020 primary debate this week, 74 medical and public health groups aligned on Monday to push for a series of consensus commitments to combat climate change, bluntly defined by the organizations as âa health emergency.â The new climate change agenda released by the groups, [âŚ]
June 24, 2019
Nursing
Nurse Who Exposed Problems At Stateâs Only Public Hospital Will Be N.J.âs Next Top Health Official, Sources Say
New Jerseyâs top health official is a registered nurse with vast experience running hospitals, and until recently helped the stateâs only public hospital gain its footing after a series of management and fiscal problems triggered its CEOâs ouster, two sources have told NJ Advance Media. Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce Judith Persichilli as the next health commissioner [âŚ]
June 24, 2019
Disparities
University Studies Cancer Risk And Testing For Black Women
HAMPTON, Va. â Luisel Ricks-Santi keeps the medical family tree of one of the participants in her study taped to the door of her office in her lab at Hampton University. There are four slashes among the womenâs siblings, others among her immediate family, and most family membersâ symbols are partially colored in. Each partially [âŚ]
June 24, 2019
Disparities
What It Means for Health Care to Be a Human Right
More than half the worldâs countries have pledged to protect their citizensâ right to health care, through either national laws or international human-rights agreements. The United States is not one of them, although demands for universal health care and Medicare for All have been animating issues in the opening months of the 2020 presidential campaign. According to [âŚ]
June 24, 2019
Other News
Drexel Sues To Block Threatened Closure Of Hahnemann University Hospital
Drexel University has filed a lawsuit to block the owner of Hahnemann University Hospital from closing the Center City institution, arguing that the closure would violate Drexelâs academic agreement with Hahnemann to train medical students and residents there and âgreatly disrupt the health and medical community in Philadelphia.â The suit, filed Friday in the Philadelphia [âŚ]
June 24, 2019
Disparities
Research Brief: Evaluating The Effect Of Spin In Health Care News
Health care news stories represent an important source of information for patients. However, some evidence suggests that many news stories do not adequately explain research results and could mislead readers with spin, defined as âthe presentation of information in a particular way, a slant, especially a favorable one.â The danger of spin is that it [âŚ]
June 24, 2019
Nursing
University of Missouri System Touts New Health Institute
COLUMBIA, Mo. â University of Missouri System officials say a new health institute focused on personalized medicine should bring hope to Missourians suffering from deadly diseases. The official groundbreaking for the $220.8 million NextGen Precision Health Institute was held on Friday at the University of Missouri campus. Read More
June 24, 2019
Students
Legislation Would Cancel All Existing Federal Student Loan Debt
Eliminating tuition and fees at all public four-year colleges and universities and making community colleges, trade schools and apprenticeship programs tuition- and fee-free for all students are highlights of federal legislation introduced Monday by U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders of Vermont and representatives Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. The [âŚ]
June 24, 2019
HBCUs
Bennett President Out, Interim In
An interim leader took the reins at Bennett College on Friday after the sudden departure of the president of the small, historically Black womenâs school.
June 24, 2019
News Roundup
Vickers Receives 100 Black Men Award for Doctors
Dr. Selwyn Vickers, senior vice president and dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, has been named the 2019 Dr. James T. Black Award recipient by 100 Black Men of America. Vickers recently accepted the national award, given annually to one physician, at The Chairmanâs Awards Luncheon in Las Vegas. âIt [âŚ]
June 24, 2019
Home
A Servant Leader
Dr. Henry Tisdale retires from Claflin University after 25 years on the job.
June 24, 2019
Faculty & Staff
Letâs Retire Ageism in Academe
Now in the middle-child position between scores of retiring senior colleagues and recently hired junior faculty members, I mourn the unintentional ways we may be complicit in higher educationâs growing problem with ageism.
June 24, 2019
News Roundup
George Mason Appoints Interim President, First Woman
Former Virginia education secretary Anne Holton, a lawyer with Ivy League degrees, will become interim president of George Mason University in August as the schoolâs current leader prepares to leave for a new position, according to a report in the Washington Post. Dr. Ăngel Cabrera, George Masonâs president for the past seven years, will start [âŚ]
June 24, 2019
Academics
Online Program Is Helping Military Members And Spouses Get Law Degrees
From Okinawa to Germany and bases in the U.S., military spouses and active-duty troops are attending a law school in upstate New York, thanks to the first online program accredited by the American Bar Association. âYou just click on the link,â Veronica Edmonds, wife of an Army Specialist in Vilseck, Germany, said of how she attends class [âŚ]
June 23, 2019
Academics
New Military Program Coming to College of Charleston
A new military veteran program is coming to the College of Charleston. Beginning in spring 2020, the College will officially accept military transfer credits. Veterans will be able to use their military service and training courses for elective credit. Read More
June 23, 2019
Policy
Lawmaker: Close GI Bill âLoopholeâ That Benefits For-Profit Colleges
On the 75th anniversary of the GI Bill, freshman U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Florida, is taking aim at for-profit colleges, introducing a bill Wednesday that would close a loophole she says props up substandard schools that view veterans as âcash cows.â Shalalaâs proposed âDefending all Veterans in Education Act,â or DAVIE, would change what is known [âŚ]
June 23, 2019
Policy
As GI Bill Marks 75th Anniversary, Some Call for Expansion
In marking the 75th anniversary of the original GI Bill, a top Department of Veterans Affairs official on Wednesday pointed to a glaring difference between the post-World War II and post-9/11 versions â the small-business option. Paul Lawrence, head of the Veterans Benefit Administration, said, âOne of the things I get asked about wherever I go is: âWhy [âŚ]
June 23, 2019
News Roundup
FAMU Recognized at 100 Black Men Inc. Convention
TheâŻFlorida A&M University (FAMU) chapter of 100 Black Men Inc. was selected Collegiate Chapter of the YearâŻbased on the strength of theirâŻvoter education, economic empowerment, health awareness, mentoring and other initiatives. During the organizationâs national convention in Las Vegas, the FAMU Collegiate 100âŻwasâŻrecognized forâŻmore than a dozenâŻactivities. . âThis award is for those who are dedicated to working [âŚ]
June 23, 2019
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