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ANJELICA L. GONZALEZ

Anjelica L. Gonzalez was appointed the Donna L. Dubinsky Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Yale University. She was an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Yale. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from Utah State University and a doctorate from the Baylor College of Medicine.

March 10, 2015

African-American

Sierra Club Award Named for Environmental Justice Pioneer Robert Bullard

The renowned environmental organization has announced that it will present the first Robert Bullard Environmental Justice Award to a Mississippi-based activist on November 21.

September 10, 2014

Students

In Case You Missed It…

Alumnus Continues to Build On Dream at Southern Cal Report Recommends Educational Policy Adjustments to Aid Minority Males Role of Technology Growing in Realm of College Advising The Real Hero in Movie ‘Boyhood’ is Education

September 4, 2014

Latinx

Ebola Survivor in Guinea Shunned by Boyfriend, Medical School

The medical school professors no longer want Kadiatou Fanta in the classroom. Her boyfriend has broken up with her. Each day the 26-year-old eats alone and sleeps alone. Even her own family members are afraid to touch her months after she survived Ebola.

August 12, 2014

Disabilties

Special Focus: STEM

In this issue of Diverse, we look at STEM, or the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. We take a deeper look at what higher education leaders are doing to boost the number of American Indians earning Ph.D.s. We also look at the success of a San Jacinto College program that promotes STEM among its underserved minority students. Among other feature articles, we look at the emerging tech scene in Washington, D.C., and what stakeholders are doing to keep diversity at the forefront.

July 31, 2014

African-American

Rethinking President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative

The initiative lacks components that would aggressively respond to the pervasiveness of institutional and structural racism that yet persists in America.

July 28, 2014

Health

Bryant Still Trying to Rally Minorities Around Environmental Issues

The social worker and community organizer turned academician says racial minorities have generally considered environmental protection to be a White issue.

February 26, 2014

Asian American Pacific Islander

Government Shutdown or Not, Exchanges Open Today for Affordable Care Act

In other words, Oct. 1 is still an important date, especially if you’re one of the tens of millions of Americans who are uninsured.

September 30, 2013

Community Colleges

Off Parents’ Plans, Young Adults Wrestle With Health Insurance Issues

Out-of-pocket expenses are putting health care out of reach for an estimated 19 million uninsured young adults (aged 19-29).

September 30, 2013

Health

Feds, Family Reach Deal on Use of DNA Information

Some 60 years ago, a doctor in Baltimore removed cancer cells from a poor black patient named Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent.

August 7, 2013

Community Colleges

Chinese Researcher Sentenced in Research Drug Case

A Chinese researcher was sentenced Tuesday to time served plus two years of probation on charges stemming from the theft of a research drug from a Wisconsin medical school.

August 6, 2013

African-American

Higher Ed Institutions Help Train Unemployed for Environmental Jobs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced its latest grants for that program, totaling $3.2 million, to 16 grantees throughout the nation.

July 30, 2013