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HHS Gives $87 Million for Health IT Analytics
More than 1300 health centers across the nation will share in $87 million of HHS funding to support the continued adoption of health IT tools, including health information exchange capabilities and big data analytics solutions, as well as certified upgrades to electronic health record infrastructure. The funding, aimed at supporting healthcare providers that deliver primary […]
September 21, 2016
Other News
Company Helps Native Americans Grow Cannabis
North of Las Vegas’s bustling, fluorescent strip sits the Paiute Nation tribe. Like many other Native American tribes across the United States, they’ve suffered from and struggled with poverty, depression, and alcoholism. With dwindling numbers—only 56 adult members currently remain as a result of blood quantum laws—the Paiutes are facing the reality of losing their […]
September 21, 2016
Disparities
Drugmakers’ Discount Cards Offer Pluses and Minuses
WASHINGTON — Facing public furor for the price of its emergency allergy shot EpiPen, Mylan Pharmaceuticals quickly pointed to a familiar industry solution: copay discount cards. Copay coupons or cards have become a ubiquitous part of the pharmaceutical business, offered through websites, mobile apps and doctor’s offices. Patient advocates say they can bring down out-of-pocket […]
September 21, 2016
Disparities
Employees of Alaska Blood Bank File Complaint
ANCHORAGE, Alaska —Several Blood Bank of Alaska employees have filed a federal complaint accusing the blood bank’s leadership of mismanagement and financial impropriety since the organization moved into its $45 million facility earlier this year. The Aug. 28 complaint filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the blood bank’s missteps have resulted in […]
September 21, 2016
Policies
Partners Launch Anti-Opioid Effort in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials are partnering with the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center on a new project to boost access to a life-saving drug used to combat opioid overdoses. Officials announced the Naxolone Project during a news conference September 19 in Albuquerque. The announcement comes as federal prosecutors across the country sponsor […]
September 21, 2016
Policies
Drugmakers Lobbied Hard Against State Opioid Limits
The makers of prescription painkillers have adopted a 50-state strategy that includes hundreds of lobbyists and millions in campaign contributions to help kill or weaken measures aimed at stemming the tide of prescription opioids, the drugs at the heart of a crisis that has cost 165,000 Americans their lives and pushed countless more to crippling […]
September 21, 2016
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Dr. Ricardo Romo stepping down after overseeing rapid growth at the University of Texas at San Antonio since becoming president in 1999.
September 21, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Benedict College President David Swinton Retiring
Dr. David H. Swinton, who has served president and CEO of Benedict College for 23 years, has announced he will retire June 30, 2017.
September 20, 2016
Students
Scholar: Texas Textbook an ‘Intentional Assault’ on Psyche of Mexican American Students
After reading the proposed Mexican American Heritage textbook for Texas students last week by Jaime Riddle and Valarie Angle, I can without hesitation state that it is obscene and extremely offensive.
September 20, 2016
Students
College Board: Reform Institutions to Curb ‘Undermatching’
The College Board’s new book emphasizes widespread institutional improvement so that students have a much broader selection of colleges that are considered good.
September 20, 2016
Students
Students Protest Racial Incidents at American University
WASHINGTON ― American University students are demanding the suspension of two White students accused of throwing a banana at a Black woman in a dorm this month. An interracial crowd of hundreds gathered Monday to demand changes. Another Black student on the same floor of the dorm, Neah Gray, tells media outlets that she found […]
September 20, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Audit: Iowa State University Tax Expert Used School for Personal Gain
AMES, Iowa ― Auditors say an agricultural law expert at Iowa State University collected $278,000 in speaking and consulting fees that should have been deposited with the school. A report issued Tuesday by the state auditor says Roger McEowen had a “clear conflict of interest” that university officials failed to recognize or manage for years. […]
September 20, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Texas Southmost College President Lily Tercero Fired
BROWNSVILLE, Texas ― The president of a South Texas community college has been fired amid issues with its vocational nursing program and a new windstorm insurance contract. Trustees of Texas Southmost College in Brownsville voted Monday to dismiss President Lily Tercero. The college earlier this year was put on “conditional approval status” by the Texas […]
September 20, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Pennsylvania Higher Ed System Seeks Mediator in Strike Talks
HARRISBURG, Pa. ― The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has asked the state’s labor board to appoint a fact finder to help in negotiations with a union representing faculty at 14 state universities, but the union contends the move is a delaying tactic. “We think it’s important to do everything we can to move […]
September 20, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Wounded Warriors Is Turning Things Around
From The Florida Times-Union It’s been several months since the Wounded Warrior Project was rocked by troubling issues regarding questionable spending and a lack of accountability. But there are encouraging indications that the Jacksonville-based nonprofit is turning things around. After forcing out top executives linked to the controversy, Wounded Warrior has brought in as CEO […]
September 20, 2016
Academics
Is the College Bookstore a Dying Enterprise?
The New York Times reports on the growth of corporate bookstore management on college campuses nationwide, as purchasing options and open source materials grow in availability and usage. The bookstore now serves as a drop point for students to pick up materials ordered online, but some critics say that when the wrong materials are shipped, […]
September 20, 2016
Veterans
Where Clinton and Trump Stand on Veterans’ Issues
These are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s current plans for veterans, service members and their families if elected president. The 2016 election is just weeks away, after a whirlwind year, during which more than 20 candidates sought to serve in the highest office in the land. Now, we’ve narrowed it down to just two main […]
September 20, 2016
Other News
10 Universities with the Lowest Out-of-State Tuition
The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College, The Short List: […]
September 20, 2016
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