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Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian Americans: Right to Be Angry at Harvard, Not African-Americans
People of all backgrounds become so angry about affirmative action that it is difficult to discuss the subject. The current emphasis is on Asian American applicants to Harvard College and younger Asian American students competing for entry to the magnet high schools of New York City.
June 20, 2018
Policies
Trump’s China Tariffs Pinch Healthcare Industry
A tariff on Chinese goods announced late last week by the Trump administration is expected to add financial pressure on the U.S. healthcare industry. The list of goods subject to the 25% tariff beginning early next month includes a variety of components for sterilization and medical imaging equipment. A second, shorter list of Chinese goods will undergo further review […]
June 20, 2018
News Roundup
Second Person Dies After Shooting Near Chicago University
CHICAGO — A teenage shooting victim, whom Chicago paramedics covered with a sheet mistakenly believing he had been instantly killed, has died almost a day later. Six people were shot at a party near the University of Illinois-Chicago campus early Monday, including a 22-year-old woman who was declared dead at the scene. Seventeen-year-old Erin Carey […]
June 20, 2018
News Roundup
University of Toledo President Gets Raise, Longer Contract
TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo is extending the contract for its president through at least 2023 and raising her pay. The amended contract for school President Sharon Gaber was approved Monday by the school’s board of trustees. It raises her salary by $51,000, to $510,000 and provides a $90,000 bonus. Gaber became president […]
June 20, 2018
News Roundup
Lincoln College Program Helps Monarch Butterflies
The monarch butterfly population has been declining in recent years. A collaborative project aimed at reversing the decline of monarch butterflies is happening at Lincoln College. A team from Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History was in Lincoln recently working with LC’s Conservation Biology program to help milkweed butterflies. A training session was held for […]
June 20, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Callous Decisions
Not satisfied with taking away health insurance coverage for over 3 million Americans, last week the Trump Administration said it wanted to take away coverage from more. While Americans have been distracted by the scandals, investigations, and policy flip flops, the Administration and its allies in the Congress have never been deterred from one deadly […]
June 20, 2018
Disparities
How Alzheimer’s Disease Spreads Through the Brain
The waste-management system of the cell appears to play an important role in the spread of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain. A new study has focused on small membrane-covered droplets known as “exosomes.” It was long believed that the main task of exosomes was to help the cell to get rid of waste products. In […]
June 20, 2018
Disparities
Researcher Ravaged by Disease He Studies
Rahul Desikan sits at his dining room table, a large computer screen before him, and works on his latest scientific paper. He types a single letter, then another, then another. For a man in a hurry, desperately trying to rid the world of terrible diseases, it’s an excruciatingly slow process. Using a special mouse strapped […]
June 20, 2018
Disparities
Bias and Other Barriers Keep People From Getting Anti-HIV Drug
Multiple barriers may stop high-risk individuals from getting access to an HIV drug that can reduce the subsequent risk of infection, according to a new research review. Researchers outlined solutions that would help overcome barriers that make it harder for underserved populations to access pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported […]
June 20, 2018
Policies
Final Small Business Insurance Options on Table
The Trump administration is close to finalizing a health insurance option for small firms and self-employed people that would cost less but could cover fewer benefits than current plans, congressional officials and business groups said Monday. As originally proposed, the new “association health plans” would have to cover people with pre-existing health conditions. However, they […]
June 20, 2018
Policies
W.H.O. Adds ‘Gaming Disorder’ Classification
The World Health Organization proposed adding gaming disorder to its new comprehensive manual of disease classifications on Monday, angering the gaming industry but reassuring doctors who hope it may make treatment more easily available. Some U.S. experts said it will make little difference when it comes to helping people with the disorder, at least in […]
June 20, 2018
Other News
Report: Systemic Discrimination Worsens Outcomes for Minority Males
Men in the United States tend to have more privilege, wealth and career success than women, yet they lead shorter and unhealthier lives. This reality is compounded for men of color and LGBTQI men, who have some of the poorest health in America. This can be traced in part to systemic oppression and discrimination of […]
June 20, 2018
Other News
How Xavier Sends So Many Black Grads to Med School
Even at a young age Lawrence Cresswell knew he wanted to be a doctor. As a high schooler in New York, he participated in a program at the University of Rochester and remembers asking students there about potential pre-med programs. He was pointed to Xavier University in New Orleans. Over the years this small private […]
June 20, 2018
Home
Scholars, Health Care Professionals Call for End to Family Separations at Border
As images emerge of child immigrants being separated from their families at the border, scholars and human rights advocates who study these issues refer to President Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy as heartbreaking, immoral and, at the extreme, a “systematic use of violence.”
June 19, 2018
HBCUs
Report: Morgan State Gives Maryland’s Economy a Major Boost
Morgan State University contributes $990 million annually to Maryland’s economy and $574 million within the city of Baltimore. according to a new study. Additionally, the university supports more than 6,500 jobs across the state and almost 4,000 of those jobs are located within Baltimore.
June 19, 2018
Opinion
White People Need Diversity, Too
Many campuses approach issues of diversity and equity like it is something just for people of color. Institutions still operate under the mentality that simply increasing the number of “diverse” students, faculty and staff on campus, providing them a multicultural center and offering a few programs will effectively meet the goal of providing an inclusive and diverse campus.
June 19, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Failing Mission
This past week, nearly a dozen national veterans and military service organizations assembled on Capitol Hill in a united front to voice their concerns about the House of Representatives’ Higher Education Act reauthorization, known as the PROSPER Act. The PROSPER Act — which could head to the House floor on June 18 — would roll […]
June 19, 2018
Academics
Air Force Base Office Offers Information, Career Resources
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — The mission of the Employment Assistance Program at Barksdale Air Force Base is to support all Department of Defense cardholders in achieving short and long-term employment, by providing resources for education, training and career goals. Located at the Airman and Family Readiness Center, the EAP provides individual services to […]
June 19, 2018
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