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Unlocking the Potential of Digital Health Care

Ever-evolving health care technologies are a classic example of a double-edged sword. On one side, they hold the promise of simultaneously improving patient outcomes and physicians’ professional satisfaction. On the other, they threaten to exacerbate some of the disparities and inequalities found throughout our health care system. Consider telemedicine. A driving force behind this technology […]

December 12, 2018

Obama, Democrats Make Last Push for Obamacare Sign-ups Amid Trump Cuts in ad Budget

Former President Barack Obama and other high-profile Democrats are on a social media blitz to remind people to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act before the open enrollment period ends in most states on Saturday. Read More

December 12, 2018

Staffing Levels, Culture Challenge Quality of Nursing Home Care

In 2018, the state took the unusual step of issuing a consent order requiring a New Haven nursing home to hire an independent nurse consultant and implement minimum staffing ratios after inspections at the facility uncovered numerous lapses in care and safety violations. Read More

December 12, 2018

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Ethnic Inequalities in Mental Health Care are ‘Persistent’

In 2009, the body that accredits medical schools issued a new requirement: All medical schools must implement policies that help them attract and retain more diverse students. Failure to do so can lead to citations from this body, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, and can affect their status as accredited institutions. This effort appears […]

December 12, 2018

Tech Firms Enter the Business of Campus Mental Health Care

At many college counseling centers therapists are overwhelmed and students are forced to wait weeks for an appointment, even as more of them seek help for anxiety, depression, and sleep and eating disorders. Christie Campus Health, a Lexington start-up that will be launched Wednesday, thinks it has a solution: technology. Read More

December 12, 2018

Morgan State President Announces New Goals to Further University’s Mission

Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, has announced new goals aligned to its strategic plan over the next five years. The new goals focus on university housing, graduation and retention rates, study abroad, enrollment, research, partnerships, new businesses and resources, according to Morgan State University News. At the beginning of the 2018-19 school year, […]

December 12, 2018

83-Year-Old Veteran to Earn a Ph.D. from Louisiana State University

Johnnie Jones, an 83-year-old Marines veteran will receive a Ph.D. from Louisiana State Univeristy (LSU) during the College of Agriculture ceremony on Friday, Dec. 14. Jones joined the Marine Corps when he was 18, and began his studies at LSU when he was deployed to Vietnam as a squad leader. “I wanted to stay connected, […]

December 12, 2018

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Study Urges Better Post-College Employment Data

Employment data on college graduates needs to be accurate, comprehensive, verifiable, comparable, transparent and accessible for the benefit of students seeking post-secondary education, and the federal government should play a key role in making that happen, according to recommendations in a study released by The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS).

December 11, 2018

REGINALD BRINSON

REGINALD BRINSON has been appointed chief information officer at Morehouse School of Medicine. He previously served as associate vice president and chief information officer at the University of North Florida. Brinson earned a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University and an executive MBA from Columbia University.

December 11, 2018

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COLLEEN BURGESS

COLLEEN BURGESS has been named director of nursing programs at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. In 2014, she was named one of the Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina by the North Carolina Nurses Association. Burgess received her bachelor’s and master’s in nursing from the University of Akron and a doctor of educational leadership from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

December 11, 2018

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ELIJAH ANDERSON

ELIJAH ANDERSON has been named Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African-American Studies at Yale University. Prior to his new role, he was the William K. Lanman, Jr. Professorship in Sociology at the university. Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, a master’s degree from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University.

December 11, 2018

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EDWARD PITTMAN

EDWARD PITTMAN has been appointed senior associate dean of the College for Professional Development at Vassar College. He most recently was associate dean of the College for Campus Life and Diversity at the college. Pittman earned an associates from Dutchess Community College, an A.B. from Vassar College, a master’s from SUNY New Paltz and a […]

December 11, 2018

YOLANDA WATSON SPIVA

YOLANDA WATSON SPIVA has been appointed president of Complete College America, a national nonprofit. She previously was the president and CEO of College Success Foundation. Watson Spiva received a bachelor’s in economics from Spelman College, a master’s in public policy from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in higher education from Georgia State University.

December 11, 2018

DEBORAH GORMAN-SMITH

DEBORAH GORMAN-SMITH has been appointed dean of the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. She currently serves as the Emily Klein Gidwitz Professor in the school. Gorman-Smith received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northern Illinois University and a master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

December 11, 2018

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MARK WU

MARK WU has been appointed Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He previously was an assistant professor of law at the school. Wu earned an A.B. from Harvard College, a masters from Oxford University and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

December 11, 2018

EUNSOOK PARK

EUNSOOK PARK has been named assistant professor of plant microbe interactions at the University of Wyoming. She recently served as a research assistant professor in plant science at Seoul National University. Park received a master’s degree from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

December 11, 2018

JAMIE MAGUIRE

JAMIE MAGUIRE has been named the first Kenneth and JoAnn G. Wellner Professor at Tufts University. Most recently, she was a tenured associate professor of neuroscience at the university’s School of Medicine. Maguire received a bachelor’s in neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from The George Washington University.

December 11, 2018

MARIO BERRY

MARIO BERRY has been named acting chief information officer at Texas Southern University. Prior to his new role, he was vice president and chief information officer at Spelman College. Berry earned a bachelor’s from National American University, a master’s from Regis University and is currently a doctoral student at Capella University.

December 11, 2018