Tag: Research: Page 30

African-American

HBCUstory Symposium Convenes in D.C., Provides Healing for Founder

A group of historians (and just plain storytellers) gathered in the nation’s capital over the weekend to discuss the past, present and future of historically Black colleges and universities in this country.

October 27, 2014

HBCUs

West Virginia State Gets $40K Grant for Agriculture Research

West Virginia State University is getting a grant to help fund agricultural research projects.

October 26, 2014

Home

Xavier University Receives $19.5M NIH Award

Xavier University received a $19.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health as part of the national Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative. The historically Black university will use the grant to expand its biomedical programs.

October 22, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Remembering the Enslaved at the University of Virginia

A symposium by the University of Virginia brought faculty and researchers together to honor the legacy that slavery has had on our nation.

October 21, 2014

Students

Experts: Minority Talent Available for Silicon Valley

While technology firms have blamed an insufficient talent pipeline for low Black and Latino employee numbers, educators say Silicon Valley companies have cast too narrow a net for potential hires.

October 20, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Group Asks Temple to Change Ethics Policies

Professors question the academic integrity of research done by Temple University.

October 19, 2014

Faculty & Staff

UCLA Study Offers Hope on Emergency Room Crowding

The research could offer hope to those who worry that the expansion of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act will not ease emergency room crowding as President Obama and others have predicted.

October 15, 2014

Latinx

Joseph Francisco Developed Love for Science in Nurturing Environments

Even though the University of Nebraska―Lincoln’s Dr. Joseph Francisco didn’t have a role model at home who had gone to college — his grandparents, whom he lived with, did not go further than the second and third grade — he built his foundation to be a leader in academia there.

October 15, 2014

African-American

Scholars to Lead Justice Department’s Community Trust Project

The National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice will establish an unprecedented mix of strategies for building trust between police and minority communities.

October 9, 2014

Sports

Temple University Aims to Broaden Access With New Test Option

Applicants who do not submit test scores will be required to answer specifically designed, self-reflective short answer questions that speak to non-cognitive attributes.

October 9, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Panel: ‘Guru Mentor Model’ Not Practical for Promoting Diversity Within STEM Professoriate

In order to increase and maintain gender and ethnic diversity within the STEM professoriate, the “guru mentor model” should be scrapped and replaced with a more thoughtful approach to the specific needs that new STEM faculty members have as they seek to launch their careers.

October 8, 2014

Students

Experts: ‘Opportunity Gap’ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement

Scholars at the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education say there has been a failure to provide the resources and exposure students need to be successful.

October 5, 2014