December 11, 2023

Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine Launches New Health Equity Tracker Module to Track Cardiovascular and HIV Medicine Adherence

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Written By the Morehouse School of Medicine TheĀ Satcher Health Leadership InstituteĀ (SHLI) atĀ Morehouse School of MedicineĀ (MSM) today expanded itsĀ Health Equity Tracker, launching a new module to track and identify cardiovascular medicine adherence gaps among Medicare beneficiaries. This new module is the first of its kind to depict publicly available medicine adherence data at the state level

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Morgan State, Moody Nolan Unveil Official First Look at New Science Complex

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Courtesy of Morgan State University Moving one step closer to the realization of the construction of a state-of-the-art facility to house STEM programs, Morgan State University today revealed designs for its new estimated $342-million Science and Research Complex, slated toĀ open in fall 2027. The Architect of Record (AOR) isĀ Moody Nolan, Inc., the nationā€™s largest African-American-owned

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South Carolina State University alumnus hired as FCS head coach

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By Stephen J. Gaither Former South Carolina State University player and coach Joel Taylor has been named head football coach at West Georgia. Taylor, who most recently served as defensive coordinator at Mercer, was introduced as West Georgia head coach on Tuesday. ā€œCoach Joel Taylor possesses all the qualities necessary to be an incredibly successful

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African-American Students’ Academic Achievement in STEM at HBCUs

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Written byĀ Felecia M. Nave, Fred A. Bonner and Chance Lewis Numerous reports assert that the United States must increase its production of highly educated workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in order to maintain its competitive edge in the global marketplace (Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering 2004; National Science

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WHITE OAK, MD - JULY 20: A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters on July 20, 2020 in White Oak, Maryland. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

New sickle cell treatment sparks feelings of hope and some hesitancy among Black patients

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ByĀ Claretta Bellamy The Food and Drug Administration must decide by Friday whether to approve aĀ new gene-editing therapy to treat sickle cell disease, a debilitating blood disorder that affects at leastĀ 100,000 Americans, most of whom are Black. The treatment, called exa-cel, would be the first approved medicine in the U.S. to use the groundbreaking gene-editing tool

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Bowie Stateā€™s Philanthropy Fellows Program Grows Rapidly

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Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State Universityā€™s Philanthropy Fellows program has been on a growth fast track since its launch in the fall of 2022 more than doubling the number of students in this yearā€™s cohort and the number of non-profit organizations participating. There are eight masterā€™s of public administration students and six non-profit

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