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Dibinga Uses Spoken Word to Advocate for Social Justice

Dr. Omékongo Dibinga, a Congolese American and a professor of cross cultural communication at American University, teaches students the hard truths about power, race and culture.

August 10, 2016

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Latinos Face Digital Divide In Health Care

When considering Latinos, educators often struggle with how to close the achievement gap. That gap is often defined as a disparity in academic success between native English speakers and those for whom Spanish was their first language. Health communicators have gaps of their own to address: digital divides. These exist both between English- and Spanish-speaking […]

August 10, 2016

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Skin cancer is deadlier for black patients

Black people are more likely to die from the most deadly type of skin cancer, scientists claim. Although white people have a higher chance of developing skin cancer, patients with skin of colour are less likely to survive. Patients of African-American descent were more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma once it had spread – […]

August 10, 2016

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Local nurses played role in improving standards

Nursing was once considered an unseemly career for a woman in 19th-century Texas. Back then, nursing duties were frequently performed by untrained male attendants. When the Texas Medical Association convened in Waco in 1878, the physicians quickly dismissed the proposal for a professional nursing school for men. The TMA president remarked that “male nurses were […]

August 10, 2016

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Lab Workers Sue to Keep Names Private

SEATTLE — Researchers and employees for a University of Washington lab that uses tissues obtained from abortions and other procedures have filed a lawsuit to prevent their names from being released to anti-abortion activists. The Seattle Times reports employees at the Birth Defects Research Center say they fear harassment and violence if their names are […]

August 10, 2016

Group Complains about EMT Live-Animal Use

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A doctors group has filed a complaint against the emergency medicine training program at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, saying the program violates federal law by using live animals. The complaint, filed by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, says the program […]

August 10, 2016

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Vaccination rates still too low among African-American seniors

More African-American seniors are getting vaccinated as access to health care improves and myths fade, but greater awareness is needed, Dr. Regina Benjamin said last week. In particular, seniors need protection against pneumococcal pneumonia, flu, shingles and tetanus. Benjamin, who practices in Alabama, was the eighteenth United States Surgeon General under President Obama. Read More

August 10, 2016

Solar Energy Will Produce Savings for Hospital

ALBANY, N.Y. — A hospital in Westchester County has finished work on a solar power array that state officials say will save $96,000 a year in energy costs. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced the completion of the project on August 4. The state contributed $358,000 toward the work at the Montrose VA Medical Center. […]

August 10, 2016

Puyallup Tribe Wants Medical Pot Facility

TACOMA, Wash. —The Puyallup Tribe is taking steps to grow medical marijuana on its land. The News Tribune reports that tribal leaders have amended a compact with the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board and Gov. Jay Inslee to allow production and sales of marijuana. Earlier this year, the tribe opened a marijuana testing laboratory as […]

August 10, 2016

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Fighting HIV in Miami

MIAMI — The doctor on a mission met the homeless heroin addict who lived under a tree last year at Jackson Health System’s special immunology clinic when both men were struggling to overcome the odds. Jose De Lemos, infected with HIV and hepatitis C from a shared needle, had gone without treatment for almost a […]

August 10, 2016

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DC-UP Seeks Top Students Through Generous Scholarship

In an effort to woo the top students in Washington, D.C., UDC is offering generous scholarships through a program called DC-UP.

August 9, 2016

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A County Searches for Veterans Who Missed Getting Diplomas

The Riverside County Office of Education is searching for World War II, Korean and Vietnam war veterans who never received a high school diploma due to their service in the military. RCOE has awarded more than 300 diplomas to veterans and Japanese-American citizens interned during World War II since the county began its Operation Recognition […]

August 9, 2016

Project Expects Layoffs as Part of Restructuring

The new chief executive of the Wounded Warrior Project, one of the nation’s largest veterans charities, said he anticipates laying off an undisclosed number of employees and cutting the amount of financing it provides smaller veterans groups amid a restructuring that follows scrutiny of the nonprofit organization’s spending. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Linnington, who […]

August 9, 2016

Wounded Warriors Visit Exotic Zoo

GREENWOOD, La., Aug. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — During a recent Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) program gathering at Gators and Friends Alligator Park and Exotic Zoo, injured veterans and their family members experienced the wonders of Louisiana wildlife along with the camaraderie of socializing with their service brothers and sisters. Read More

August 9, 2016

Idaho Veteran Loves Research at VA

At 19 years of age, Alabama native Pamela Dockstader ’16 signed up for the United States Army. Over the course of six years repairing armament on M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley tanks and serving two tours in Afghanistan, Dockstader fell in love with the military. And while transitioning to civilian life and attending The College […]

August 9, 2016

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Esteemed Women’s History Scholar Loses Battle With Cancer

Dr. Leslie Brown, a well-known scholar of African-American and American women’s history, passed away over the weekend after a battle with cancer.

August 9, 2016

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DoD’s Virtual Fair Helps Answer Education Questions

PENSACOLA, Fla., Aug. 2, 2016 — Registration is now open for the Defense Department’s second Voluntary Education Virtual Education Fair, scheduled for Aug. 11 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT, according to a Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support news release. The fair is for service members and spouses. It provides the opportunity to […]

August 9, 2016

Protect Students From Rip-Off Clauses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule to protect students from forced arbitration clauses hidden in contracts with their schools falls short of protections needed to ensure all students ripped off by their schools can have their day in court, 41 groups said in comments (PDF) submitted on Monday. Public Citizen and a […]

August 9, 2016