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Nebraska Tribe Relocating Clinic, Offices

OMAHA, Neb. — The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is planning to move its health clinic and administrative offices from Omaha to a campus southwest of the city in an effort to offer health care services to more people. The Omaha City Council unanimously approved the special permit for the move Feb. 6, the Omaha World-Herald […]

February 12, 2018

Airline Settles Veteran’s Suit Over Service Dog

American Airlines has settled a 2016 lawsuit filed by an Army veteran who complained that the company had mistreated her because of her service dog. Mississippi resident Lisa McCombs alleged that airline employees had blocked her from boarding a flight in Kansas two days in a row in October 2015 despite documentation showing Jake, her […]

February 12, 2018

Publix Markets Will Cover HIV Prevention Drug

The Southeast’s largest supermarket chain announced Tuesday that it is changing its employee prescription plan to cover a drug that helps prevent HIV infections, remedying an omission that doctors and gay rights groups said was highly unusual. Publix announced its change in a Twitter reply to Florida state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, an Orlando-area Democrat […]

February 12, 2018

Spending Deal Repeals Obamacare’s Mythical “Death Panel”

Congressional leaders have agreed on a spending bill to keep the government open, and deep inside that agreement is a provision that helps explain why American health care is so expensive. The spending agreement, which Congress must still approve and President Donald Trump must still sign, actually affects health care in several ways. It would […]

February 12, 2018

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VA to Roll Out Suicide Prevention Plan

The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out new veteran suicide protocol in March to address its previous failures to make a dent in preventing suicide. The agency estimates the new plan will end up serving 32,000 veterans out of the more than 250,000 that leave the military annually. But senior officials estimate the cost […]

February 12, 2018

Sign-Ups for Obamacare Holding Steady in 2018

WASHINGTON — Almost 12 million Americans signed up for 2018 health coverage through marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act, according to a new tally that indicates nationwide enrollment remained virtually unchanged from last year despite President Donald Trump’s persistent attacks on the 2010 health law. The new enrollment numbers — which include totals from […]

February 12, 2018

Expert: Sexual Abuse Can Lead to Physical Illness

When Rebecca Thurston read the accounts of 150 women and girls sexually abused by a Michigan athletic doctor, one of the first things she worried about was their health — not the psychological effect of the abuse, but the long-term physical toll it could take on their bodies. An epidemiologist, Thurston has spent the past […]

February 12, 2018

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The PhD She Never Knew

My first memories revolved around looking at my grandmother’s hands. They were calloused, wrinkled, arthritic. When she would cook, I’d ask, “Grandma, do your hands hurt?” She always would reply, “No, princess, they are fine.”

February 11, 2018

Texas School Scraps University-wide Commencement

HOUSTON, Tx. — The University of Houston’s May graduates won’t have a university-wide commencement ceremony at TDECU Stadium this spring, ending a tradition instated in 2015 that brought in speakers including actor Matthew McConaughey and former California Gov. Arnold. Schwarzenegger. Instead, each college will have individual commencement ceremonies. “While assembling in a single, large venue […]

February 11, 2018

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Arizona’s James a Pioneer in Inclusion Initiatives

Dr. Stanlie James began her career as an innovative scholar of Black feminism and international human rights.

February 11, 2018

ASU Now – Vice Provost Stanlie James

College Cancels Creationist’s Speech

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma university cancelled a planned speech by the founder of a Kentucky museum dedicated to creationism after the student body president said he got pushback on the event. University of Central Oklahoma student body President Stockton Duvall said Thursday that he stopped contract negotiations with Creation Museum founder Ken Ham after […]

February 11, 2018

Several Arrests after Skirmishes at College Republican Event

SEATTLE – A handful of arrests were made after a college Republican rally at the University of Washington drew counter-protesters Saturday. College Republicans invited the Vancouver, Wa.-based right-wing group Patriot Prayer to speak in Red Square for a “freedom rally.” Seattle TV station KOMO-TV reports skirmishes broke out after a tense but peaceful protest. Police […]

February 11, 2018

Equity Gaining Emphasis in Assessing Student Outcomes

While compliance and improvement are the predominant driving factors for measuring student learning in higher education, a recent survey by the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) demonstrates greater emphasis on equity.

February 11, 2018

Study Mines First-Year Views on Religious Expression and Interfaith Engagement

A study conducted by Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) and research partners at North Carolina State University and The Ohio State University offers fresh insight into how first-year college students think about and experience religious diversity on campuses across the United States.

February 11, 2018

Going Viral

Tom Note: I offer this note here from my friend, Army Maj. D.J. Skelton, because I have learned a lot from following his ups and downs as he deals with the multi-year consequences of being grazed in the head by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq. My apologies for my silence/absence for awhile. Quick update for […]

February 9, 2018

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Navajo Nation Increases Veterans Trust Fund

FARMINGTON — Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye signed a bill on Monday to increase funding from the tribe’s Veterans Trust Fund for programs and services that benefit Navajo veterans. The Veterans Trust Fund was established in July 1998 to provide funding for veterans programs, projects or services such as housing, financial assistance, education, employment training […]

February 9, 2018

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Brigadier General to Head Army Cyber Command

Brig. Gen. Jennifer G. Buckner, deputy commander, Joint Task Force-ARES, United States Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Md., has been promoted to director of Cyber, G-3/5/7, United States Army, Washington, District of Columbia. Buckner is a native of Downers Grove, Ill., and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1990. Her military […]

February 9, 2018

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Nursing Program That Caters to Military Marks 50th Year

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — Over the course of five decades, the Old Dominion University School of Nursing has produced more than 6,000 graduates. Many of the students, up to 40 percent, have some sort of military connection. Either they’re in the military themselves, they’re a military spouse, or they are a vet. Navy wife Jordan […]

February 9, 2018