Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Study links soft drinks and fruit drinks with risk for diabetes in African-American women

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Dr. Julie R. Palmer, Sc.D. - Dr. Julie Palmer's research has been in the areas of cancer epidemiology, reproductive epidemiology, and ca...
Monday, July 28, 2008

Army commemorates 60th anniversary of Armed Forces Integration

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Fighting with the 2nd Infantry Division north of the Chongchon River, Sgt. 1st Class Major Cleveland, weapons squad leader, points out a Nor...
Friday, July 25, 2008

Kidneys donated after cardiac death could reduce disparities for black kidney transplant recipients

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Researchers advocate for increased use of these organs. Kidneys donated after individuals die from cardiovascular causes may be one of the b...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

TWO TEXAS HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN SITES RECEIVE RESTORATION GRANTS

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Julius Rosenwald WASHINGTON, DC - Lowe's and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced that they are awarding nearly $100,0...
Sunday, July 20, 2008

$50,000 George Washington Book Prize Awarded to Marcus Rediker for The Slave Ship

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Mount Vernon Regent Boyce Ansley and President Tipson present Marcus Rediker with the George Washington Book Prize medal. A Conversation wit...
Friday, July 18, 2008

Gene variant found in those with African ancestry increases odds of HIV infection

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HIV/AIDS researchers - (L-R) Seema S. Ahuja, MD, assistant professor in the department of medicine; Sunil K. Ahuja, MD, assistant professor ...
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Race, not space, key to lower black male employment rate

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David Neumark Professor of Economics. Other affiliations: Senior Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California; Research Associate, NBER; R...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Researcher finds mitochondrial DNA reveals few clues about African ancestry

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Dr. Bert Ely - Professor of Biological Sciences. Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina. Ph.D., 1973, Johns Hopkins...
Monday, July 14, 2008

American tax system has structural biases that favor whites over blacks

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Professor of Law .Professor of Sociology, Voice: (615) 322-6760, Fax: (615) 322-6631, Email: beverly.moran@vanderbilt.edu Office: Room 241...
Saturday, July 12, 2008

In Many U.S. Cities, Blacks More Likely Than Whites to Live in Poor Quality Nursing Homes

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David Barton Smith, PhD. Research Professor, Center for Health Equality Department of Health Management and Policy. Phone: 215.762.7448. Ema...
Thursday, July 10, 2008

First African-American astronaut who walked in space visits NJIT

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Bernard A. Harris, Jr., (M.D.) NASA Astronaut Born June 26, 1956, in Temple, Texas. Married to the former Sandra Fay Lewis of Sunnyvale, Cal...
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Initiatives Lead to Shift in Stage of Breast Cancer Diagnosis in African-American Women

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Sheryl G. A. Gabram, MD, MBA. Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicin...
Tuesday, July 8, 2008

TAVERN ON THE GREEN TO PAY $2.2 MILLION FOR HARASSMENT OF FEMALES, BLACKS, HISPANICS

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EEOC Settles Job Discrimination Suit with Landmark NYC Restaurant NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today a...
Monday, July 7, 2008

Golf’s long-standing image problem

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Orin Starn, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Director of Undergraduate Studies 07-08. Office Location: 208 Sciences Building, East Campus...
Saturday, July 5, 2008

Divine intervention: Blacks use prayer to cope with stress

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Ebenezer Baptist Church has been a spiritual home to many citizens of the "Sweet Auburn" community. Martin Luther King, Jr., was b...
Friday, July 4, 2008

Depression linked to subsequent pregnancy in black teens

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Beth Barnet, M.D. Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine. Department Family and Community Medicine. Special Interests: Adolesc...