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Is there a link between Trump’s Post-Election Behavior and Adolescent Bullying?
Although the level of overall teasing and bullying has decreased across the country since 2005, there has been an unusual uptick in the number of teasing and bullying incidents related to race and sexual orientation since the 2016 presidential election, with some students making comments linked to President Donald Trump.
January 9, 2019
HBCUs
Martin University Taps Sean Huddleston as Next President
Sean L. Huddleston has been named the next president of Martin University, a private, predominantly Black institution (PBI) in Indianapolis, the Board of Trustees announced this week.
January 9, 2019
Disparities
Access Health sees decline in black and Hispanic customer base
With just one week left in open enrollment, Access Health CT has seen overall high levels of customer engagement and turnout, but a decline in its black and Hispanic base, a health insurance exchange official told Connecticut policymakers Tuesday. Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act marketplace expanded its enrollment period for people seeking coverage in 2019 to […]
January 9, 2019
Policies
NYC health department launches campaign comparing sugary drinks to cigarettes
New York City health officials are launching a new media campaign comparing sugary drinks to cigarettes. The initiative by the city health department emphasizes that both products are hazardous to your health and reminds New Yorkers that sugary drinks can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cavities and weight gain. Read More
January 9, 2019
Disparities
Temple gets $3.5M grant to study excessive weight gain during pregnancy
A team of Temple University researchers was awarded a $3.47 million federal grant to study evidence-based treatment approaches to preventing excessive weight gain during pregnancy. The Temple researchers are partnering with the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) food and nutrition program in Philadelphia for the project, which is being supported through a five-year grant from […]
January 9, 2019
Blogs/Opinion
Analyze This: Most teen girls don’t meet guidelines for daily exercise
An active lifestyle is important for health. Making it habit, however, can be hard for some teens. Certain groups seem to do better than others at making exercise part of their regular routines. Those needing the most improvement, here: girls! Sarah Armstrong studies human health and behavior at Duke University’s clinical research institute in Durham, […]
January 9, 2019
Policies
Professor’s Research Earns Prestigious Appointment to Help Guide Tobacco Policy
Professor Mariaelena Gonzalez has been appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to the California Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee (TEROC). Gonzalez, with the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts and an affiliate of the Heath Sciences Research Institute, focuses on social epidemiology and social determinants of health, including tobacco, health disparities, Latino and refugee […]
January 9, 2019
Disparities
Scientists concerned about lack of diversity in genomic research
A growing number of genomic studies have generated important discoveries regarding human health and behavior, but new research from the University of Oxford suggests that scientific advancement is limited by a lack of diversity. The study shows that the people studied in genetic discovery research continue to be overwhelmingly of European descent. It also pointed […]
January 9, 2019
Other News
IU researcher contributes to prominent journal’s first special section focused on bisexual health
Indiana University researcher Brian Dodge is helping shine a light on bisexual health with a recent contribution in one of the world’s most prominent sexuality research journals. Dodge, associate director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington, alongside Wendy Bostwick of the University of Illinois at Chicago, recently […]
January 9, 2019
Other News
State Data Show Racial/Ethnic Disparities in HIV, Syphilis Diagnoses Among MSM
Since the start of the HIV epidemic, disparities in both incidence and mortality among men who have sex with men (MSM) have remained prevalent as a result of several health inequalities at play, including access to care. Related to HIV in its susceptible populations, behavioral risks, and biology, syphilis typically affects similar patient populations. Due […]
January 9, 2019
News Roundup
Organizations: Better Guidance Needed on School Closures
Earlier this week, 35 organizations that provide support for students, families, veterans, taxpayers and service members voiced concern about the closures of Vatterott Education Holdings and Education Corporation of America (ECA) in a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. The ECA announced that nearly all of its schools will close its doors on Dec. […]
January 9, 2019
News Roundup
UDC Names New Dean of David A. Clarke School of Law
The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) has named public interest lawyer Renée McDonald Hutchins as the next dean of the university’s David A. Clarke School of Law, also known as UDC Law. UDC Law is the only public law school in D.C. and has a nationally ranked clinical program. Hutchins currently serves as […]
January 9, 2019
News Roundup
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act Signed Into Law
The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act, led by Senators Doug Jones D-Ala. and Ted Cruz, R-Texas was recently signed into law by President Donald J. Trump. The act requires that unsolved criminal civil rights cases be reviewed, declassified and any related government records be released. “This law sends a powerful message to those impacted […]
January 9, 2019
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Scholars: Don’t Conflate Pro-Palestine with Anti-Semitism
A growing number of scholars argue that attempts to conflate pro-Palestinian support as anti-Semitism promote censorship of conversations that link the Israeli treatment of Palestinians to other human rights injustices.
January 8, 2019
Students
New Legislation Offers Free College Tuition to Residents of U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands has passed legislation that requires college tuition be free for U.S. Virgin Islands students who plan on attending the University of the Virgin Islands.
January 8, 2019
Latest News
NEH Grant to Focus on Black Authors with Ties to Alabama and Tuskegee
Three Black authors with ties to Alabama will be the focus of a two-year grant awarded to Tuskegee University by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
January 8, 2019
Students
Chiefs for Change Releases new Blueprint for Postsecondary Student Success
Chiefs for Change, a nonprofit, bipartisan network of diverse education chiefs, recently released a statement summarizing a new blueprint for postsecondary success for K-12 schools, higher ed institutions and preparing students for degree completion and an easy transition into high-demand fields. Though the percentage of students graduating high school has increased over the years, the […]
January 8, 2019
Policy
Trump Supports Idea of Using Military Funds to Build Border Wall
President Donald Trump recently referred to Congressman Adam Smith, the new Democratic House Armed Services Committee chairman’s words to voice his support for possibly using military funding to build his controversial southern border wall.
January 8, 2019
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