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Veterans Reveal Medical Marijuana Use

Joshua James Frey is clear: “Without medical marijuana I would be dead.” This Marine Corps veteran is a two-time Purple Heart awardee. He is among the former warfighters, led by the American Legion, who are on the frontlines of the fight for a sensible, federal medical marijuana policy. Read More

November 6, 2017

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Nurse Arrested for Protecting Patient Wins $500,000 Settlement

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City and the University of Utah will each pay half of a $500,000 settlement to a Utah nurse who barred a police officer from drawing blood from an unconscious patient. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the settlement, announced Tuesday, ended the possibility of a lawsuit by Alex Wubbels, a […]

November 6, 2017

Survey Provides Insight on Transgender Demographics

The first release of transgender data from the California Health Interview Survey, the nation’s largest state survey, reveals the demographic characteristics of transgender adults in the state—such as population size, racial makeup and marital status—as well as sobering disparities in their health status. For example, one in five transgender adults in California has attempted suicide—a […]

November 6, 2017

Michigan State’s College of Music Receives $1 Million Gift

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University has received a $1 million gift commitment to support a space for vocal music and student recitals. The university says that the gift by alum and former College of Arts and Letters instructor Selma Hollander is part of expansion and renovation plans for the College of Music. The […]

November 6, 2017

Brazile Strains Dem Unity Ahead of Key Gov Race in Virginia

WASHINGTON — Democrats are having trouble surmounting differences over the bitter 2016 election amid revelations of a contemplated effort to replace Hillary Clinton as the presidential nominee, deepening party strife just before Tuesday’s closely watched Virginia governor’s race. The fate of that bellwether election will likely make a weighty statement about Democratic prospects in 2018 […]

November 6, 2017

Researcher Gets $4 M to Study Pre-Term Birth Disparities

A researcher at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine has received nearly $4 million from a division of the National Institutes of Health to address minority health disparities related to preterm birth. Dr. Tracy Manuck, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine specialist, received $3.8 million over five years from the National Institute […]

November 6, 2017

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Telehealth Fills Voids During Weather Emergencies

When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Nemours Children’s Health System was eager to help out through its CareConnect virtual care platform. All it needed was the green light for Nemours providers, who aren’t licensed in Texas, to practice medicine in the state. Then Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency. “Once that [barrier] was lifted, […]

November 6, 2017

House GOP Might Repeal Health Mandate in Tax Bill

WASHINGTON — Republicans are weighing a repeal of a key tenet of the Obama-era health care law in their tax overhaul as the House’s tax-writing committee begins work on shaping the bill. Speaker Paul Ryan said Sunday Republicans are discussing whether their tax plan should include a repeal of the Obama health law’s requirement that […]

November 6, 2017

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Outreach Reduced as ACA Enrollment Begins

In preparation for the Affordable Care Act’s latest enrollment season, the Trump administration sent notices about the sign-up options to millions fewer Americans than in past years and deleted themes known to be most effective in motivating consumers to sign up. Emails went in advance only to people with current health-care plans through marketplaces created […]

November 6, 2017

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First-Generation Students Celebrated in Nationwide Festivities

In an effort to showcase and empower first-generation students, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) will organize a national celebration on college and university campuses this week.

November 5, 2017

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Alabama A&M’s First Capital Campaign Hugely Successful

By the time Alabama A&M University concluded its first-ever capital campaign, the university had raised $27.3 million — an amount that university officials say surpassed the original goal of $16.25 million by 68 percent.

November 5, 2017

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Temple’s Renaming Decision: Africology Becomes a Department

A leading scholar at Temple University was successful in convincing university officials and the Board of Governors to rename the African American studies department to the Africology and African American studies department.

November 5, 2017

Kansas State Stepping Up Patrols After Racist Incident

WICHITA, Kan.— Kansas State University is stepping up police patrols and taking other safety measures following a spate of racial incidents that culminated this week when a Black man’s car parked near campus was scrawled with racist graffiti. School officials are also reviewing the need for more cameras on its campus in Manhattan, a city […]

November 5, 2017

Boston College Announces $150 Million Expansion of Sciences

Boston College is betting big on the sciences. The private Jesuit school, better known for its philosophy and economics programs, unveiled plans Friday for a $150 million science facility that will bring a new engineering major to campus. School officials are calling it an ambitious step forward that combines the college’s longstanding strength in the […]

November 5, 2017

Where Are the Adults?

Usually, when a demographic group is significantly underrepresented on elite college campuses, we consider it a problem. But there is one such problem that almost no one seems to notice or care much about. Nearly 30 percent of college undergraduates are adults, defined by the United States Department of Education as 25 years old or […]

November 3, 2017

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A Free, Global Conference Will Explore Online Education

The Global Education Conference Network’s eighth annual worldwide collaboration on globally-connected education will take place around the clock starting Monday, November 13, and continuing through Thursday, November 16. This event is free, but does require that you register. Interested participants can register here. The GEC features thought leaders from the world of education and beyond, […]

November 3, 2017

Survey: Professors Often Resist Online Education

eLearning and online education at the university level has proven to be a solution to countless barriers separating willing students from much-needed knowledge. But while access grows, and education technology continues to develop at a rapid pace, there’s one issue that has yet to be solved: professors. Instructors may be fond of reminding their students […]

November 3, 2017

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Student Organizations Help Veterans Adjust

After serving 12 years as a U.S Army infantryman, Stephen Walsh had quite an adjustment when he started at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University last fall. The 30-year-old’s world went from fighting in war zones on two deployments in Iraq and another two in Afghanistan to attending classes with 18-year-olds who were the same age he was […]

November 3, 2017