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Wellpath Collaborates with HI-BRIDGE Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Morehouse School of Medicine to Provide Improved Care Delivery for Georgia Correctional Patients

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Wellpath recently announced an alliance with Morehouse School of Medicine and the HI-BRIDGE Health Information Exchange (HIE) to electronically share real-time correctional patient health information for care delivery throughout 70 facilities in Georgia. This alliance enables the exchange of real-time, secure healthcare data between the HIE and Wellpath’s electronic health record platform, Electronic Records Management Application (ERMA). The data can include medication history, prior diagnoses, allergies, and lab reports from any one of the many contributing sources. The bi-directional data flow between Wellpath and HI-BRIDGE HIE also enables clinical services provided by Wellpath to be added to the

Scripps Howard School of Journalism & Communications Celebrates 20th Anniversary Thurs., Feb. 9, 2023

Courtesy of Hampton Unviersity Founded in September 2002, this calendar year represents the 20th Anniversary in the establishment of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University. To recognize this important milestone, a program will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at the Landing Hotel in Hampton, VA. In addition, a commemorative career fair will be held featuring the top news and public relations firms in the nation for direct student engagement. Julia Wilson, Dean of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, said, “Our school was founded to bring diversity into the newsrooms, along with training

Tuskegee University receives $5 million to establish partnership with Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal

Courtesy of Tuskegee University The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the $5 million USAID Agriculture Higher Education activity in Nepal, implemented by Tuskegee University (TU) and in collaboration with Sathguru Inc. and Nepal’s Agriculture and Forestry University. As the lead implementer of USAID Agriculture Higher Education, Tuskegee University will apply its considerable innovation in agricultural research, education, and extension services to the rural communities of Nepal through Agriculture and Forestry University. The TU-Sathguru team will offer its capabilities and experience to: Develop innovative, transformative, and student-centered curricula using Universal Design for Learning; Increase the number of workforce-ready

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Awards Quantum Biology Laboratory at Howard University $1M for Matter-to-Life Research

By Misha Cornelius The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded $1M to the Quantum Biology Laboratory (QBL) at Howard University, under the direction of principal investigator Philip Kurian, PhD, as part of its “Matter-to-Life” Program. Advances in how quantum physics enhances signaling in the warm, wet, and wiggly world of biology have made it possible for scientists to address old questions from novel vantage points: How do living systems arise from nonliving matter? How does life organize from biomolecular building blocks? What is the role that light plays in the origins of life itself? The grant will support the lab in studying how self-organizing processes give

Stillman is one of eight selected institutions from across the country that will participate in a new fund launched by Ascend at the Aspen Institute

Courtesy of Stillman College Stillman College has joined a cohort of eight HBCUs and Tribal Colleges and Universities selected to partner with the Black and Native Futures Fund, a new capacity-building fund to provide financial support to student parents. The Black and Natives Future Fund will provide $75,000 to Stillman to provide flexible class formats, customized support, student skills development, and emergency aid, while engaging faculty on family-friendly syllabi and classroom policies. A Student Parent Success Counselor will be designated to provide customized academic coaching to student parents, with workshops on topics such as academic planning, time management, and self-empowerment. “Stillman

Tuskegee University receives $5 million to establish partnership with Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal

Courtesy of Tuskegee University The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the $5 million USAID Agriculture Higher Education activity in Nepal, implemented by Tuskegee University (TU) and in collaboration with Sathguru Inc. and Nepal’s Agriculture and Forestry University. As the lead implementer of USAID Agriculture Higher Education, Tuskegee University will apply its considerable innovation in agricultural research, education, and extension services to the rural communities of Nepal through Agriculture and Forestry University. The TU-Sathguru team will offer its capabilities and experience to: Develop innovative, transformative, and student-centered curricula using Universal Design for Learning; Increase the number of workforce-ready

JSU receives $25,000 endowment honoring memory of IHL board member

By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University is the recipient of a $25,000 Karen Cummins Memorial Endowment in memory of the life of Cummins, a board member for the Institutions of Higher Learning, who passed away in 2017. Then Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant appointed Cummins to the state College Board in 2012. “Scholarships provide life-changing educational opportunities for our students and help give them a limitless future,” said JSU President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. “We are very grateful for the philanthropic efforts of Billy and Karen Cummins, and this is a wonderful addition to Karen’s legacy.” Cummins served as the vice president of

MSM Students Selected For Inaugural Class of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in partnership with the National Football League (NFL), the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society (PFATS) announced today, that it has selected three medical students to participate in the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative.  MSM students Omolayo Dada, Paolo Gilleran and Eddie Gontee have been chosen to participate in the inaugural class of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative.  The groundbreaking NFL initiative aims to increase and diversify the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in sports medicine and,

Civil rights activist and journalist Charlie Cobb to keynote 55th Annual MLK Convocation at Jackson State University

By William H. Kelley III The Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University is pleased to announce Charlie Cobb, civil rights activist and journalist, will keynote the 55th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Convocation on Friday, Jan. 13 at 9 a.m. CST in the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge Auditorium. Born in Washington, D.C., Cobb is a former field secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He helped to organize Freedom Summer with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) in 1964. In the same year, Cobb contributed to the Mississippi Summer Project by proposing the creation of Freedom

MSM Gets Grant to Advance Genomics Research

By Donovan J. Thomas Morehouse School of Medicine is joining a $46 million collaboration focused on expanding genomic research efforts in order to discover new ways to treat and prevent diseases. The partnership, known as the Accelerate Precision Health program, is supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, an organization created by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan to “solve some of society’s toughest challenges.” The grant is part of a multi-year, $500 million investment to support healthcare research advancing racial equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts. Together with the nation’s three other Historically Black Medical Colleges — Charles R. Drew

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