Tag: Health Disparities: Page 2

Health

Obscure Report Documents Racial Health Inequalities

In my previous post, I shared the story of my discovery of the now-defunct National Negro Health Week (NNHW) and Booker T. Washington’s role in establishing it. I would paraphrase their major message as, “If health is the doorway to the future of the race, education is the key.”

February 15, 2018

African-American

Black History Month: Opportune Time for Health Emphasis

In celebration of Black History Month, we remember Booker T. Washington as the founder of a historic initiative focused on addressing Black health disparities. Washington founded Tuskegee University, an HBCU formerly named Tuskegee Institute. What many do not know is that he also was the founder of National Negro Health Week, an annual observance in the United States from 1915 to 1951 dedicated to improving overall health in Black communities.

January 30, 2018

Latinx

ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON

ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON has been appointed director of the UA Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. She is the R. Pete Vanderveen Chair in Therapeutic Discovery and Development in the School of Pharmacy and a professor of biomedical engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. Brinton earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.

April 20, 2016

Students

Allen Doing His Part to Change Face of Science

Allen, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, credits Jackson State University with being a supportive environment but also challenging on his road to becoming a soldier and a scholar.

February 14, 2016

Faculty & Staff

MARIE JOHNSON

MARIE JOHNSON has been named dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton. She is a professor of geology and director of the Environmental Program at the United States Military Academy. Johnson earned a bachelor’s from Harvard College, and a master’s and a doctorate from Brown University.

January 28, 2016

African-American

Suicide, Substance Abuse Taking Toll on Segment of Middle-aged Whites

There has been a lot of buzz about the recent report conducted by recent Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton and his co-author and wife, Anne Case.

November 12, 2015

Faculty & Staff

SONIA NAJJAR

SONIA NAJJAR has been named associate dean for research and innovation in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University. She was director of the Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research and a professor at the University of Toledo. Najjar earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from San Francisco State University, and a doctorate from Stanford University.

October 20, 2015

Students

Scholars of Color Making Academic Research More Culturally Relevant

A basic approach of conducting research, publishing work and focusing on information dissemination is key to making academic work relevant for the higher ed community and the people they serve.

October 19, 2015

Health

Macalester College Student Creates App to Stop Night Terrors

A student at Macalester College has created a smart watch application to help people suffering from night terrors.

October 14, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ELIZABETH G. LOBOA

ELIZABETH G. LOBOA has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri, effective October 15. She is a professor of material science and engineering and a director of the Cell Mechanics Laboratory at North Carolina State University. Loboa also is associate chair and a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the joint program operated by North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Davis, and a master’s and a doctorate from Stanford University.

September 24, 2015

Students

The Legacy of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University

Physicians and alumni of Xavier University, Trevonne M. Thompson, MD and Myiesha Taylor, MD remember the lasting impact of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University.

June 29, 2015

Faculty & Staff

MIT Professor Bhatia Among Heinz Awards Winners

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher who has developed artificial human “microlivers” that can safely test the toxicity of drugs without endangering lives is one of six people chosen to receive Heinz Awards.

April 23, 2015