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Sickle Cell Awareness Day: Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick Featured at Howard Symposium

By Sholnn Z. Freeman The Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease will hold its annual World Sickle Cell Day Symposium on Friday, June 16. The online symposium will feature a discussion with Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, who lives with the disease, and Harold Fisher of WHUR-FM 96.3. The symposium begins at 3 p.m. The event will also feature door prizes and surprise guests. World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is observed annually  to increase public knowledge and  understanding of sickle cell disease and the challenges experienced by sickle cell patients, their families and caregivers. Around the world, about 4.4 million people have sickle cell disease

Dr. Yolanda W. Page named president of Stillman College

Courtesy of Stillman College The Stillman College Board of Trustees selected Dr. Yolanda W. Page as the institution’s eighth president at its May 4 meeting. Page currently serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Savannah State University and will begin her tenure at Stillman on July 1. She will succeed Dr. Cynthia Warrick, who has served as president at Stillman since 2017. Warrick announced her retirement in the fall of 2022. Page has more than 30 years of higher education experience in a variety of faculty and leadership roles. Prior to her post at Savannah State, she

Clark Atlanta University to host Google Career and Community Scholars Academy

By Paula Owens Clark Atlanta University will host ninth graders from the Douglass High School STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) Academy for the Google Career Community Scholars Academy as part of the university’s Professional Learning and Continuing Education (PLACE) initiative on June 20 – 23. The 4-day academy will give the students a glimpse into fields such as technology, media, and business. Additionally, the students will embark on an exciting tour of Hartsfield-Jackson to see the technology behind the complex luggage system at the world’s busiest airport. “THE PLACE at Clark Atlanta University aims to engage learners and leaders

Trenholm State Community College & Baptist Health Partner For LPN Immediate Impact Program

Trenholm State Community College’s educational and clinical partnership with Baptist Health is expanding with a new Licensed Practical Nursing program – called Immediate Impact. Dr. Brad Fricks Executive Vice President and Vice President of Instructional Services at Trenholm State Community College said, “We are thrilled to partner with Baptist Health to develop this innovative LPN program. The collaboration is a great example of the College and industry partners working together to address the workforce development needs of our community and to provide training for students that lead to high-demand, high-wage jobs. I am grateful for the support of Baptist Health

Philander Smith Receives $2M Grant for Elders School of Allied and Public Health

Courtesy of Philander Smith College Philander Smith College is pleased to be the recipient of a $2 million grant from the Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church in support of phase one fundraising for the institution’s Dr. Joycelyn Elders School of Allied and Public Health. The Harry R. Kendall Science and Health Mission Center, where the Elders School is housed, was completed at the college’s campus in 2004 thanks to an $8 million Global Ministries grant.  This latest multi-million-dollar award will fund the renovation and expansion of existing laboratory, research, and clinical spaces located within the Kendall Center. Additional

Miles College to Offer Summer Programs for Birmingham Students

Courtesy of Miles College Middle-school and high-school students in Birmingham City Schools will have an opportunity this summer to earn college credit and attend summer camps at the historic Miles College, thanks to a new partnership approved recently by the Birmingham Board of Education. The school district will spend up to $100,500 on registration and fees for its students to attend Summer Bear’s Den programs at Miles. The programs will focus on academics and will give students exposure to a college campus. Dr. Mark Sullivan, superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, described the Miles College partnership as part of a robust

Central State University Housing Solutions continues long-standing partnership with Central State University through $700,000+ unrestricted gift

Courtesy of Central State University Students at Central State University will soon benefit from a $787,000 gift from Columbus-based University Housing Solutions to support activities and programming on the campus in Wilberforce. The donation completes a $2 million pledge by UHS to Central State, Ohio’s only public Historically Black College or University and 1890 Land-Grant Institution. Previously, a donation of approximately $1.25 million helped renew the University’s McPherson Stadium. “University Housing Solutions is a great partner with a long-lasting relationship with Central State. We appreciate their continued support of our students as they seek new opportunities to excel in college

Shorter University Students Participate in Hawks on Mission Day

Courtesy of Shorter University  More than 250 Shorter University students and faculty took part in the University’s annual Hawks on Mission Day. “Hawks on Mission Day is an annual day sponsored by the Christian Studies Department, where Shorter University students come together to go out and serve the community through a variety of service projects in order to share the love of Christ,” said Sydney Holden, a senior Christian studies major. “Our projects include cleaning someone’s home or yard and doing minor repairs and cleaning up local community organizations so we can go out and show the community love,” added

FAMU College of Pharmacy Prints 3D Cornea Using Human Cells

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (COPPS) researchers have, for the first time in the United States, created corneas using a high performance 3D printer. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the project is geared toward 3D printing and additive processing and could lead to breakthroughs in helping patients with eye problems and reduce the need to conduct testing on animals. FAMU Pharmacy professor Mandip Sachdeva, Ph.D., who leads the three-person team, said this process of manufacturing corneas using high throughput 3D printing technology, which could print a number of corneas in a matter of minutes, should become routine. The group, which includes,

Howard University Community Reflects on the Meaning of Juneteenth

By Amber D. Dodd Juneteenth is the holiday that recognizes when Union troops delivered the Emancipation Proclamation to the last known groups of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. Celebrations have been a cultural moniker in Black communities since the first events in 1865, just two years before Howard University’s founding on March 2, 1867. But, in 2020, cries of racial justice and inequality prompted legislation that fortified Juneteenth as a federal holiday, for all Americans to celebrate a milestone event in Black American history. With mass American culture co-opting and erasing Black Americans from history such as Memorial Day, are

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