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Ohio Waives Vets’ Teaching License Fees

COLUMBUS, Ohio —The Ohio Department of Education has eliminated fees for teaching licenses for military veterans and for active-duty service members and their spouses. The department says in an announcement the change is to recognize the contributions of military families. Eligible veterans must have honorable discharges. Current service members from all branches of the U.S. […]

July 21, 2016

Therapy Dog Aids Vet, Spreads Cheer

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — The minute Laura Diachenko hands Jack’s leash to Roger Wieland, they are off on their daily adventure at Cape Coral’s Gulf Coast Village. “Hi, Jack,” an employee says as the two amble down the hall. Jack — a miniature Australian shepherd — stops, gets a tap on the head and then […]

July 21, 2016

Water-Quality Intern Doubles as National Guardsman

It’s not quite a summer vacation for Guisel Marmolejo, as she is spending her summer days in a lab or searching area streams for water samples. Marmolejo, 24, is one of 31 college students to be accepted as interns at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center. More than 150 students from 96 schools […]

July 21, 2016

2 Schools Get Grants for Veterans’ Education

CINCINNATI — Union Institute and University in Cincinnati has been awarded a $150,000 grant from an anonymous foundation that aims to help veterans earn their college degrees. The grant will continue to fund living allowance stipends for honorably discharged, Pell Grant-eligible veterans working toward their bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees at the school. Geri Maples, […]

July 21, 2016

Police Shootings Pain Military Veterans

SAN DIEGO — Back-to-back attacks on police in Texas and Louisiana by former military men have touched a nerve among veterans who traditionally share a close bond with law enforcement. Veterans and active-duty troops started posting messages on social media almost immediately after the news broke that a masked ex-Marine had ambushed law enforcement along […]

July 21, 2016

Southern Miss Gets $3M Grant from DOD

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — The University of Southern Mississippi has won a $3 million federal grant to develop three pilot programs to aid regions whose economic health is dependent on defense initiatives. The university said it was selected due to its expertise in economic development and the state’s dependence on Department of Defense spending. DOD spends […]

July 21, 2016

Can super-sizing start with baby bottles?

As a country, we have a weight problem. A stunning two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, putting them at risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and all the other health problems obesity brings. While there are myriad reasons we are getting fatter as a nation, one very real and simple one is that […]

July 21, 2016

Meet the Colorado doctor helping Hispanic families with Type 1 diabetes

The roads that led Dr. Andrea Gerard-Gonzalez to the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora weren’t all eight-lane expressways. A few of them weren’t even covered in asphalt. But each can be seen as a metaphor in the journey that brought her to Colorado, where she is making an […]

July 21, 2016

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Apathy of gov’t, a reason for high record of disease

The absence of funding and commitment on the part of government have been cited as one of the contributory factors to the increasing cases of sickle cell disease in Ghana. It is estimated that about a quarter of Ghanaians live with the condition unknowingly. According to the Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana, government has shown […]

July 21, 2016

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Charlize Theron: HIV spread through sexism, racism, homophobia

Durban (CNN) — Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron was born and raised in South Africa, where she grew up around HIV and experienced people dying from AIDS. Now 40, she blames society — not the infection — for why the virus still persists. On Monday, Theron took the stage before 18,000 doctors, researchers, activists, policymakers and […]

July 21, 2016

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Nevada Bomber Had Lost Nursing License

LAS VEGAS — A former nurse who authorities say killed himself shortly before exploding two powerful bombs targeting his former boss in a rural Nevada town had previously been investigated for unaccounted morphine at the hospital where he worked, state documents indicate. The state said it investigated Glenn Franklin Jones for two incidents in 2015 […]

July 21, 2016

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Gift to College Includes Memoir of Civil War Nurse

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. Confederate currency, bone dice and a memoir from a nurse who also was a Union spy are among a 3,000-piece Civil War collection that the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth is adding to its library. The Bobby D. Lawrence collection was a gift from the Lawrence family of Leavenworth, The Kansas City […]

July 21, 2016

Family Sues Over Death Outside Hospital

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —The family of a Florida woman who died outside a hospital after she was forcibly removed by police has filed a federal lawsuit against those who forced her exit. Frances Scott, who is the personal representative of the estate of Barbara Dawson, filed it against Calhoun Liberty Hospital, including two of its former […]

July 21, 2016

Congressman dies after cancer battle

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Rep. Mark Takai of Hawaii has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his office announced Wednesday. He was 49. “The Takai family thanks the people of Hawaii for their support during this difficult time,” said an official statement issued by the congressman’s office, which noted Takai was surrounded by his family. […]

July 21, 2016

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For the Black Athlete, Diversity and Inclusion Still the Elephant in Room

In college sports, we are missing many of the key elements associated with the concept of diversity.

July 20, 2016

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Why Small Liberal Arts Colleges Should Embrace Diversity

Smaller, largely historically White colleges got a wake-up call when they found their easygoing, liberal-minded students lined up chanting “Black Lives Matter” and vehemently demanding inclusion and justice for all.

July 20, 2016

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Unconventional Approach Propels Evergreen State College

A unique learning environment thrives at the Pacific Northwest school.

July 20, 2016

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Yale Rehires Black Man who Broke Window Depicting Slavery

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― A Black former Yale University dining services worker who used a broomstick to smash a stained-glass window depicting slaves and then resigned has gotten his job back. Corey Menafee said he destroyed the window inside Calhoun College because he found it offensive. The name of the residential college has sparked protests […]

July 20, 2016