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Aid in Summer Improved Children’s Nutrition, Food Access

Offering families financial assistance to purchase food in the summer improved school-aged children’s food security by 20 percent and boosted the quality of their diets, according to an April 2018 study published in Pediatrics. Eight percent of households with children in the U.S. were “food insecure” in 2016, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report. For these […]

July 2, 2018

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Study: Sleep Problems Raise Heart Risks for Women

We know that not getting enough sleep is already linked to a slew of health concerns, both physical and mental, with cardiovascular health high on the list. Now a new study shows that even mild sleep issues, like difficulty falling and staying asleep, elevates risk of cardiovascular disease in women. The study examined 323 healthy women who wore […]

July 2, 2018

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Scientist Map Socioeconomic Data

The Neighborhood Atlas(link is external), a new tool to help researchers visualize socioeconomic data at the community level is now available. This online platform allows for easily ranking and mapping neighborhoods according to socioeconomic disadvantage. Seeing a neighborhood’s socioeconomic measures, such as income, education, employment and housing quality, may provide clues to the effects of those […]

July 2, 2018

Forecast for Obamacare: More Insurers, Higher Prices

Health insurers are planning to expand in Obamacare amid rising profits, but the trend is coming at the expense of higher premiums for certain customers. Premiums are expected to rise by an average of 15 percent for customers whose incomes aren’t low enough to qualify them for subsidies, according to early estimates from Avalere Health. […]

July 2, 2018

EMTs Fired Over Facebook Comments about Native Americans

YAKIMA, Wash. — A private ambulance company says two Washington state employees accused of making derogatory comments about Native Americans on Facebook are no longer working there. A spokeswoman with American Medical Response, Tawnya Silloway, said in an email Thursday night that two are out. The employees were placed on unpaid leave Tuesday as AMR […]

July 2, 2018

Meharry Lays Off 55

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of the largest and oldest historically-black medical colleges in the nation has laid off 55 employees in Tennessee. The Tennesseean reports Meharry Medical College confirmed Thursday that it let go about 6.5 percent of its workforce this week. Meharry President James Hildreth announced the layoffs in a letter Wednesday and said […]

July 2, 2018

Black Woman Becomes President of Medical Association

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Dr. Patrice Harris is a Bluefield native, a West Virginia University graduate, and she is now the first African-American woman elected as president of the American Medical Association. Harris will become the 174th president of the AMA in June 2019, and is now serving as president-elect. She was elected to the post […]

July 2, 2018

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Kendi Pushes Educators Not to Embrace Racist Ideologies, Policies

American University’s annual Summit Institute on Education Equity and Justice drew in dozens of community members—particularly educators—who wanted to share best practices that lead to equitable outcomes for underserved students, families and communities.

July 1, 2018

One HBCU Will Win $1.5M Grant for Rocketry Program

While a number of historically Black colleges and universities are likely to enter a competition for a seven-figure grant to develop a rocketry program, a professor at Tuskegee University is letting it be known that his Alabama school has a distinct edge.

June 30, 2018

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He Said, He Said: Black Male Cross-Generational Conversations on Perspective, Place and Positionality

What began as an informal chat between college faculty member and undergraduate student morphed into a complex and multi-layered exploration of topics that challenged us both to think deeply about issues ranging from diversity, equity, identity, masculinity, positionality and social justice to Trump and Wakanda.

June 30, 2018

Gordon F. May: The Educator Who Will Never Fully Retire

Dr. Gordon F. May had not initially thought of entering higher education until his wife proposed the idea to him nearly 30 years ago. In August, he will retire from the presidency of Baltimore City Community College.

June 29, 2018

Iowa Dental College to Turn Away New Medicaid Patients

IOWA CITY, Iowa— The University of Iowa’s dental college plans to turn away new patients covered by Iowa’s Medicaid program, citing low payments and confusing rules. The Des Moines Register reports that leaders of the college have decided that, starting next week, it no longer will routinely accept patients covered by Iowa Medicaid’s Dental Wellness […]

June 29, 2018

Kansas Student Prepares for College With Mobile Food Trailer

Ramsey McVey poured colored syrup over shaved ice and handed out sno-cones to two tree service workers taking a break from the afternoon heat. She graduated from St. John High School in May, but selling sno-cones and other treats out of her mobile food trailer — Ramsey Roo’s — is not just a gig to […]

June 29, 2018

Ex-Virginia University Student Sues Fraternity for Hazing

RADFORD, Va. — A former student of a Virginia university has accused a fraternity of hazing and is suing it seeking $7.3 million in damages. The Roanoke Times cites online court records that say nine of the defendants in the complaint have filed a demurrer objecting to the lawsuit as of Wednesday. The suit filed […]

June 29, 2018

Inclusion for MOOCs

By definition, MOOCs are massive. It’s not atypical for a given course to bring in tens of thousands+ of students looking to re-skill, study, learn a language, or feed their curiosity. With any population that size, there will be a great deal of diversity. So—how does an instructor tango with that dance partner? How do […]

June 29, 2018

Thousands Sign Up for Berkeley Blockchain Training Online

UC Berkeley in 2016 saw the potential for teaching about blockchain with a primary focus on bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies the technology underpins. At the time, about 70 students signed up. Next month, the university will kick off an online professional certificate program for blockchain, a three-month, two-part course focusing on cryptocurrencies and permissioned […]

June 29, 2018

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25 Programs Bringing Veterans Into Agriculture

In honor of the Fourth of July, Food Tank is celebrating military veterans by highlighting 25 organizations around the United States that help veterans transition to healthy, meaningful civilian lives in agriculture. By providing a roadmap to a career in farming, these companies, NGOs, and universities are helping veterans translate their skills and discipline from […]

June 29, 2018

What Drives High Tuition for Online Programs

Most online college programs cost the same as on-campus alternatives. Some even cost more. There’s evidence that pricey online tuitions may be driven by hidden, expensive costs in designing, delivering and marketing those programs. Still, online programs at some schools are generating profit. Read More

June 29, 2018