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Virginia Tech Launches African Drone and Data Academy in Malawi

Alongside UNICEF, Virginia Tech opened the first African Drone and Data Academy in Lilongwe, Malawi to meet the needs within the health, agriculture and environment sector. In the academy, students will take a 12-week course to develop data and entrepreunership skills. By 2021, the goal is to train around 150 students to be able to […]

January 14, 2020

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Darryl A. Peal Named NKU’s Chief Diversity Officer

Darryl A. Peal was named Northern Kentucky University’s (NKU) chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and Title IX Coordinator. He previously served as managing director for external engagement and strategic partnerships at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Peal earned his bachelor’s degree in print and broadcast journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University and his master’s […]

January 13, 2020

Gut Microbes May Improve Stroke Recovery

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2020) — New research shows that the microorganisms in our gut could help protect brain cells from damage caused by inflammation after a stroke. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience by researchers from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center […]

January 13, 2020

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Minority Health Workforce Diversity Scholarship Offered by Arkansas Minority Health Commission

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (News release) – The Arkansas Minority Health Commission (AMHC) is offering its Minority Health Workforce Diversity Scholarship during the Spring 2020 semester to minority race students who plan to pursue a career in the field of health. The goal of the scholarship offering is to help increase diversity in the state’s healthcare […]

January 13, 2020

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U of T Rolls Out On-Demand My SSP Counselling Service to All Students

The University of Toronto is encouraging students to take advantage of My SSP, a text and chat helpline service that offers free and confidential counselling on a 24-7 basis – and is now available to all students on all three campuses. Short for My Student Support Program, My SSP provides access to trained counsellors who […]

January 13, 2020

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The New Face of the American Doctor: How Marketers Can Adjust Appeals to Reach Them

When Dr. Joanna Haight was a medical student at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, she often sat in on educational lunch talks coordinated by the school. At one of them, a company discussed an anesthesiology drug that wasn’t used at her institution. The presentation was data-intensive and interactive, explaining how it differed from […]

January 13, 2020

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Google’s AI for Mammograms Doesn’t Account for Racial Differences

Google is working on an AI tool for mammograms that researchers hope will one day be more accurate than human radiologists. The tech giant paid for a study, the results of which were published last week (Jan.1) in Nature. Its findings, at first glance, look promising. But experts caution that AI has a long way […]

January 13, 2020

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Scientists Discover Six Genetic Links to Anxiety in Largest-Ever Study on Subject

In what they termed the “largest [genome-wide association study] of anxiety traits to date,” a team of scientists from two universities and two veterans healthcare offices have identified six genetic variants linked to the development of anxiety disorders. To find these genetic markers, researchers examined genetic and health data derived from 200,000 veterans of the […]

January 13, 2020

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Barriers Steer Minority Med Students Away From Dermatology

Minority medical students perceived a number of factors as deterring them from pursuing careers in dermatology, according to survey results. One was the current lack of diversity in dermatology, according to Yssra Soliman, BA, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York, and colleagues in JAMA Dermatology. They noted that African-Americans and Hispanics […]

January 13, 2020

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Cory Booker Ends Bid for Presidency

In an email to his supporters, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker announced the end of his 2020 presidential campaign on Monday, citing a lack of funds. “Our campaign has reached the point where we need more money to scale up and continue building a campaign that can win — money we don’t have, and money that […]

January 13, 2020

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Clark University Appoints Alumnus as President

The Board of Trustees at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., unanimously voted to name alumnus Dr. David B Fithian its 10th president. Currently executive vice president at the University of Chicago, Fithian credits Clark for inspiring him to pursue a life in higher education. Before his time at the University of Chicago, he served in […]

January 13, 2020

Study Finds Marijuana Use Increase Among College Students in Legalized States

A recent study by Oregon State University found that college student’s use of marijuana have increased within legalized states. According the survey, students in legalized marijuana states were 18% more likely to use marijuana in the past 30 days over students in states that have not legalized the drug. Additionally, the students were also 17% […]

January 13, 2020

SUNO Cuts Staff, Suspends Athletic Programs

In response to insufficient finances, Southern University at New Orleans — the city’s only historically Black public university — has cut several staff members and has accepted “a significant number” of resignations, reported The New Orleans Advocate. The school, which was placed on probation by its accrediting agency due to its financial struggles, hopes to avoid a second consecutive year of probation.

January 13, 2020

Charles Barkley Donates $1M to Miles College

National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer Charles Barkley recently donated $1 million to Miles College in Alabama. Barkley has donated to three other historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) including Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University and Alabama A&M University, according to CNN. Barkley’s gift was the largest donation in the school’s history and was […]

January 13, 2020

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Study Finds Imposter Syndrome Higher Among First Generation Students

Imposter syndrome describes the unfounded belief that one is unworthy of his or her accomplishments, and according to new research, first-generation college students are more likely to suffer from it. The study, published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, focused on a group of 818 freshmen and sophomore students pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

January 13, 2020

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Syracuse University Establishes Committee to Address Campus Climate Issues

In response to a number of racist and bias-related incidents on Syracuse University’s campus, the university announced the establishment of the Board of Trustees Special Committee on University Climate, Diversity and Inclusion.

January 13, 2020

Houston Program Aims to Help Boys of Color Attain Higher Education

The Houston Independent School District’s Miles Ahead Scholars Program aims to increase the number of Black males pursuing higher education through support and mentorship.

January 12, 2020

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Inclusion Issues Explored at MLA Convention

Humanities faculty discussed practical techniques for boosting academic diversity alongside broader national conversations about race and White supremacy as the four-day Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention drew to a close.

January 12, 2020