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Report Draws Correlation Between Well-Being and Opportunity

Policy report examines the interplay among critical forces that strengthen or weaken opportunities.

January 20, 2022

Dr. Irwin Kirsch

U.S. Dept. of Education Adds Funds to American Rescue Plan to Address Basic Needs

The U.S. Department of Education announced an additional $198 million will be added to the American Rescue Plan to address barriers to success in higher education, including housing and food insecurity.

January 20, 2022

Restoring Trust in Public Health Among Underrepresented Populations

Among diverse populations and throughout underrepresented communities, hesitancy remains around the safety and effectiveness of public health initiatives.

January 10, 2022

Dr. Kevin B. Sneed

Higher Education May Boost Heart Health—but Not Equally for All Races, Ethnicities

January 10, 2022

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The Whitest Specialty: As Medicine Strives to Close Its Diversity Gaps, One Field Remains a Stubborn Outlier

December 13, 2021

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Med Schools Enroll Most Diverse Class On Record in 2021

U.S. medical schools enrolled their most diverse class, according to new data by the Association of American Medical Colleges.

December 10, 2021

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Tampa Bay Doctor’s Program Aims To Boost Minority Representation in Medicine

November 29, 2021

Study: How NYC Legislation Addresses Gender Equity

Higher education may be able to learn from New York City’s recent gender equity legislation, say authors of a new study.

November 21, 2021

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Culture Must Be Up Front and Center – Not an Afterthought -- in Counseling Black and Other Minoritized Clients

We continue to be flabbergasted, dismayed, and upset about the persistent and pervasive under-representation of Black and other minoritized professionals in counseling, psychological, and mental health professions.

November 21, 2021

Dr. Donna Y. Ford

UNCF Report Reveals Social Mobility Made More Possible at HBCUs

"HBCUs Transforming Generations: Social Mobility Outcomes for HBCU Alumni," was the focus of Thursday's Twitter town hall.

November 18, 2021

Dr. Michael L. Lomax

UMD Researchers Lead Project on Boosting Health Literacy in Underserved Communities

November 8, 2021

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New Building at U of I College of Medicine Rockford To Address Rural Health Care Shortage

October 25, 2021

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University of Alabama Focuses on Diverse Communities With $4M Rural Health Care Initiative

October 4, 2021

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Lessons From My Journey

September 28, 2021

Dr. Charlie Nelms

Black Opioid Deaths Increase Faster Than Whites, Spurring Calls For Treatment Equity

September 13, 2021

Discrimination Impacts Mental Health and Alcohol Use in Black Students

Study argues that Black students who engage in excessive alcohol use, experience negative social and health effects.

September 3, 2021

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UI Assistant Professor Martha Carvour Launches Health Equity Projects

Martha Carvour, assistant professor in the department of internal medicine, received funding from the University of Iowa to launch campus and community-wide projects that aim to alleviate inequities in health care. “This is a really critically important time to think about health equity,” Carvour said. “The COVID pandemic has highlighted a lot of long-standing inequities […]

June 28, 2021

University of Iowa

Life Expectancy in Colorado Fell Sharply During the Pandemic, Especially for People of Color

So many Coloradans died of COVID-19 and related causes, including drug overdoses, that life expectancy statistics fell dramatically this past year. The drop was most alarming among communities of color, where enough Hispanic and Black residents died in the pandemic that both groups’ life expectancy statistics fell by about four years. The drop among white […]

June 28, 2021

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