September 28, 2024 - HBCU News

September 28, 2024

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Morehouse School of Medicine Partners with Manifold to Integrate Social Determinant and Genomic Data, Advancing Understanding of Disparities in Cancer in Under-Researched Groups

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Manifold, an AI-powered clinical data platform, today announced that Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will leverage their platform to modernize cancer genomics data analysis and improve collaboration among multidisciplinary stakeholders. With Manifold, the Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine (ITGM) at MSM is building a modern data foundation to accelerate cancer research—integrating multimodal sources like clinical

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These paintings, pictured at the Clark Atlanta Art Museum at the university in Atlanta on Friday, January 19, 2024, will be going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)
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The museums at Atlanta’s HBCUs are treasure troves of Black art

By Mirtha Donastorg There’s a treasure in the heart of the West End. It’s been amassed over decades, but not hoarded. It isn’t hidden away in some chest or safe but is shown to the public — for free — at the art museums of Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College. “This is a world

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New internship program gives UC Santa Cruz and HBCU students a hands-on look at the lives of enslaved peoples in 19th century America

By Dan White In the process, this group, consisting of five University of California, Santa Cruz students and five students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, uncovered rare glimpses of enslaved people’s lives in America. Of the HBCU students, four were from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and one was from Xavier University in New

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HBCUs need more funding now to keep pace with digital demands

By Alcino Donadel With campus IT teams reaching Amazon-like levels of service, predictive analytics boosting student enrollment and retention, and AI yet to unlock its potential, HBCUs can no longer afford to do “more with less” in higher ed’s tech-infused environment, declares a new report from Complete College America. The nonprofit, dedicated to improving equitable college completion rates, is challenging

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