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CAROLYN WILLIAMSON

CAROLYN WILLIAMSON was appointed interim dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Cape Town in South Africa. Currently, she serves as the head of the university’s Division of Medical Virology and professor in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Williamson received her bachelors of science, bachelors of science honours and Ph.D. degrees all from the University of Cape Town.

November 28, 2018

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Why inclusive leaders care about mental health and stress at work

Inclusive leadership is recognized as a robust approach to successfully managing teams, and increasingly senior leaders are asking for practical ways to build this into their leadership training. But let’s strip away the jargon, what exactly do we mean by being an inclusive leader? An inclusive leader is responsible for managing a team and with […]

November 28, 2018

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Only 12 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy, study finds

The prevalence of metabolic health in American adults is ‘alarmingly low,’ even among people who are normal weight, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Only one in eight Americans is achieving optimal metabolic health. This carries serious implications for public health […]

November 28, 2018

WTAMU nursing students to apply skills at Potter County Detention Center

“In a hospital setting, you have a lot of resources. You have doctors, you have co-workers who are other nurses, you have radiology technicians, you have respiratory,” said Medical Supervisor and RN at the jail Mary Ferguson. “In a community setting like this, unfortunately we don’t have the benefits of having a doctor on staff […]

November 28, 2018

Racial Disparities in Healthcare Treatment

When I heard about the death of Kim Porter, I was shocked. Porter passed away at only 43 years old. She had been a model and actress, best known for her relationship with P. Diddy. With her cause of death still unknown, I have read reports which claim Porter was suffering from pneumonia at the […]

November 28, 2018

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UP Adds new Nursing Major and Engineering Minor

Starting next year, a new major, a bachelor of science in integrative health and wellness studies, and a new minor, innovation, will be offered to students at UP. Over the last several years, a major in integrative health and wellness studies and a minor in innovation were proposed by both professors and students on campus. […]

November 28, 2018

Health Equity and Accountability Act Introduced

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) introduced S.3630, the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2018 on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. HEAA lays out a comprehensive roadmap to address health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, the LGBTQ community, rural populations and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Read More

November 28, 2018

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Penn Nursing Prof. Launches NowIKnow app to Promote Women’s Health and Cancer Prevention

Penn Nursing professor Anne Teitelman designed a new app to bring cervical cancer awareness and prevention to the daily lives of young women. The app, titled “NowIKnow,” encourages women to complete the three dose vaccine series for human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer. Despite the effectiveness of the vaccine, Teitelman said many women […]

November 28, 2018

Medical Experts Push for Cultural Competency Awareness

Dr. Francis Lu is a medical messenger. He travels to medical schools around the country spreading the importance of “cultural competence.” In other words, he is at the intersection of “cultural competence” and health care. “In the medical field,” Lu explains, “we need to do two things. One, provide patient-centered care, which means respecting and […]

November 28, 2018

Restoring Democracy and Civics Into Our Schools

Democracy in the United States is at a crossroads with only half of all Americans still having faith in our form of government. To compound the problem, public trust in our institutions cannot go any lower. The good news is that there is a way to restore democracy — our country’s most important uniting principle — and it begins in the classroom.

November 28, 2018

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Data Shows Pay Gap Still Exist for British Women With Degrees

A recent data analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows that women who attended a university in England benefit more than women without degrees who earn similar incomes of men in the same age group who didn’t attend university after high school. The data that was used in the analysis comes from longitudinal […]

November 28, 2018

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Report Shows Continued Discrimination for Women, People of Color in U.S. Businesses

A recent research report by Bentley University’s Gloria Cordes Larson Center for Women and Business (CWB) details the reasons why women and women of color are disappearing from the career pipeline. Such factors include structural barriers and unconscious bias against working mothers. Using research and media coverage, the CWB found that entry-level women make 20 […]

November 28, 2018

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Michigan State University Police Department Appoints First Female Chief

Deputy Chief Kelly Roudebush, a 24-year veteran of the Michigan State University Police Department will make history and become the first woman to be the chief of the department, effective Jan. 1, 2019. Roudebush has previously served in the department as a field training officer, canine handler, threat assessment team commander, and uniform division captain, […]

November 28, 2018

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HBCU Advocates Prepare for Oral Arguments in Maryland Inequality Case

The Fourth District Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments next month in a 12-year-old education inequality lawsuit between the state of Maryland and a coalition from the state’s four public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

November 27, 2018

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Higher Ed Observers Slam Federal Reprieve for For-Profit Accreditor

While a major accreditor of for-profit schools has won a conditional reprieve from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and is pledging to continue correcting its deficiencies, some observers say the decision prioritizes the interests of schools over the well-being of students.

November 27, 2018

GMC Prep art student put a face to sacrifice, patriotism on display

The show, “Portraits of Courage: The Veterans at the Georgia War Veterans Home,” is the result of GMC senior visual art students, and a select few of gifted underclassman, conducting interviews with veterans home residents about their personal lives and military service. They took information gleaned from the veterans and used it to create portraits […]

November 27, 2018

Schriever senior enlisted leader died while hiking Colorado peak

A senior master sergeant with the National Space Defense Center at Schriever Air Force Base east of Colorado Springs died while hiking a peak in Park County, the military said Saturday. Harold Mosley II was rock climbing Friday on Badger Mountain, an 11,295-foot peak northwest of Lake George when he died after falling an unspecified […]

November 27, 2018

Fort Bragg School that Trains Special Operations Troops Gets Upgrade

Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag has watched and listened to the construction work outside his Fort Bragg office for as long as he has been in command of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. Glancing out the window of Bryant Hall, the sight of hard hats and fluorescent vests brings a smile to […]

November 27, 2018