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Tobacco Banned at MSU

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University students, faculty and others who want to smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products are going to have to do so off campus. A ban on all tobacco products, including cigarettes, chewable tobacco, vaporizers, e-cigarettes and hookahs, went into effect August 15. It applies to university sites around […]

August 22, 2016

Nurses and Retirees Lobby to Keep Home Open

TAMPA — About a dozen nurses and the seniors they care for are headed to Tallahassee to try to save a Tampa retirement home under threat of closure. Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration this month issued an order to revoke the license for University Village’s nursing home by Sept. 3 because its owners failed […]

August 22, 2016

No Jail for 22 Clergy in Health Care Protest

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.— Twenty-two religious leaders were spared from jail August 18 but still could face fines after being convicted of trespassing during protests in the Missouri Senate in support of expanded Medicaid coverage for low-income adults. The religious leaders, many of whom are black, were among hundreds of clergy and other activists who filled […]

August 22, 2016

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Study: Cataloging DNA Reveals Roots of Disease

NEW YORK A huge catalog of human DNA is helping researchers find tiny glitches that cause disease, in part by pointing out some false leads. The database, with genetic codes from more than 60,000 people, is aimed at researching rare diseases that are generally caused by a single malfunctioning gene. Most of these diseases are […]

August 22, 2016

Doctors Worry about Children in Gun Accidents

HOUSTON — Dr. David Wesson points to a spot below his belly button. That’s where the .22-caliber bullet pierced the abdomen of the first pediatric gunshot victim he ever treated. The Houston Chronicle reports the boy was 1 month old. He was perched on the kitchen table. His father had been cleaning a rifle when […]

August 22, 2016

U.A. President Seeks Investigation into Medical School

TUCSON, Ariz. —The president of the University of Arizona has called for an independent investigation into allegations of misuse of public funds by its two medical schools. The Arizona Daily Star reports that President Ann Weaver Hart released a statement calling for the independent third-party investigation with no university or Arizona Board of Regents employees […]

August 22, 2016

Body Donations Rise at Medical Schools

Many U.S. medical schools are seeing a surge in the number of people leaving their bodies to science, a trend attributed to rising funeral costs and growing acceptance of a practice long seen by some as ghoulish. The increase has been a boon to medical students and researchers, who dissect cadavers in anatomy class or […]

August 22, 2016

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Ohio Colleges Have Funds to Help Students in Emergencies

COLUMBUS, Ohio ― For college students who are poor, the margin between graduating and dropping out can be as slim as an unpaid utility bill or a busted transmission. Even if they have grants and loans to pay for most of their tuition and housing, any unexpected expense can kill the best-laid plans. That’s where […]

August 21, 2016

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Native Communities Get Help with Health Disparities

BOZEMAN, Mont. ― Montana State University and its partners have received $20 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address health disparities facing Native communities in Montana and Alaska. University officials say the new American Indian-Alaska Native Clinical and Translational Research Program includes collaborators from Blackfeet Community College, the University of Montana, the […]

August 21, 2016

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The Donald Discovers Diversity

His new team is scouring the data like stock-pickers looking for undervalued buys, and they’ve finally stumbled on something Trump has ignored all campaign. People of color.

August 21, 2016

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Diversity a Winner at Olympics

If you believe in diversity like I do, the Olympic Games set a really high bar.

August 21, 2016

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Journalism Giant George Curry Dies

George E. Curry, an award-winning veteran journalist and a fierce advocate for the Black press, died from an apparent heart attack on Saturday evening. He was 69.

August 21, 2016

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Sheriff Clarke’s Roots in Controversy Run Deep

Diverse reporter offers first-hand account of when the Milwaukee County conservative firebrand began implementing practices that reflect the mindset of the sheriff who says, “Stop trying to fix the police. Fix the ghetto.”

August 21, 2016

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Are Public Colleges Paying Off for Students?

As Junior prepares to head out the door for the onset of the fall college term, a new study is out today that provides a snapshot of sorts of whether the folks are getting their money’s worth, and it includes a surprise or two. The study by Third Way, a nonpartisan research group that rries […]

August 19, 2016

Michigan Tech Recognized as Veteran Friendly

HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech is the gold standard in many areas of academics. Now they are also getting recognized for helping veterans. Michigan Tech is now a gold-level Veteran-Friendly school, the recognition coming from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency Director James Redford said, “There are seven standards that we measure against […]

August 19, 2016

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DOE Looks to Lobbyists for Accountability

Even as the Department of Education works to shut down sketchy for-profit colleges and chastises the organizations responsible for determining if a school should receive federal dollars, they want to let even more for-profits into the system. In their new experiment, the Department wants to prove that new “Quality Assurance Entities” (QAEs) can monitor schools […]

August 19, 2016

Initiative to Boost Low-Income Students’ Access to Higher Ed

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it will allow students to apply for federal aid to enroll in “non-traditional” training programs that partner with colleges and universities, as part of a broader effort to increase their ability to enroll in higher education. The department invited eight institutions of higher education to participate in […]

August 19, 2016

Top Colleges Sit on Their Money

A new report from the Education Trust concludes that our top colleges are being too stingy. Specifically, it examines private nonprofit institutions with endowments above $500 million and finds that many of them are underspending endowment assets, plowing their returns back into the money bin rather than using them to defray educational expenses for students. […]

August 19, 2016