Albany State University will host the 6th Annual “Kids on the Move” fun run and walk this Friday beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the ASU Hampton Smith Sports Complex. An event to raise awareness about childhood obesity, Albany State officials expect more than 200 children and parents from Southwest, GA to participate in the the run [...]
Howard University, in partnership with the Georgetown University Medical Center, has partnered to receive a $38 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to deliver medical breakthroughs and resulting treatments to communities in need. From the release: “The GHUCCTS extends Howard University Health Sciences’ commitment to research that addresses the disparities that affect diverse and underserved [...]
Lincoln University (Pa.) and four other historically black colleges and universities have partnered to promote healthy eating and lifestyles among African-American and Latino boys in Pennsylvania. Managed by a consortium of Lincoln, Bowie State University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University and Wilberforce University, the A.H.E.A.D. Project (Approaches to Healthy Exercise Activities and Diet), teaches males ages 9-16 [...]
Several professors and a staff member at Florida A&M University have received patents on inventions that break new ground in medical treatment to new ways of assembling flags. Professors John Cooperwood and Seth Y. Ablordeppey has patented a new medical treatments for breat cancer and schizophrenia, respectively, Eliot Treadwell and Ely Leon have developed a system to [...]
Florida A&M University will take a giant step towards the expansion of the College of Pharmacy in Crestview, FL this weekend, as the university will take ownership of the Alatex Building that will be the future of home of FAMU pharmacy and public health programs in the city. From the Crestview News Bulletin: Last month, [...]
Free health screenings, facility tours and conversations with proton therapy patients are just a few of the featured events that will take place at the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute’s Health and Wellness Expo this Saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. From the release: HUPTI is partnering with area healthcare networks to provide a variety of free [...]
Dillard University, in collaboration with the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center recently announced the establishment of the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center. Financed by more than $6 million from the National Institutes of Health, the Center will study diseases and other medical issues disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minorities. From WWL-TV: Copyright [...]
The Tennessee State University School of Nursing’s class of 2009 yielded a 100 percent pass rate on the state’s registered nurse state licensure exam, the only institution in the state’s system of higher education to exceed the national passing average for the year. In total, 28 recipients of the TSU bachelor’s of science in nursing [...]
Jackson State University will hold its second annual ‘Men’s Health Conference’ on June 17, 2010 at t the Hilton Jackson Convention Center beginning at 9:00 a.m. Co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the conference will offer a holistic approach to disease prevention in men. From the release: The forum will educate [...]
The national Center for Disease Control’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program recently presented an award to Dr. Cheryl Taylor, Director of Nursing Research at the Southern University School of Nursing, for her work to promote healthcare delivery to underserved racial and ethnic groups. And as a bonus, the award was also [...]
