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Meharry Launches Accredited Physician Assistant Program

Courtesy of Meharry Medical College Meharry Medical College has received provisional accreditation status from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) to launch the Physician Assistant Sciences Program in the School of Graduate Studies and Research. The program, which will begin enrolling students in January 2023, will build on Meharry’s legacy of training health care professionals dedicated to serving the underserved and extend the College’s efforts to advance health equity, conduct transformative research, and deliver exceptional and compassionate health services. “Physician assistants are important contributors to health care teams today,” James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D., president and

Philander Smith Gets $250K Grant for Public Health Equity

Courtesy of Philander Smith College The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas has awarded a $250,000 grant to improve public health across the state through the Dr. Joycelyn Elders School of Allied and Public Health at Philander Smith College. “Philander Smith College is delighted to receive this support from one of our most ardent partners, The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas, to benefit the Dr. Joycelyn Elders School of Allied and Public Health,” said PSC President Roderick L. Smothers Sr. “As we commit to addressing health disparities in Arkansas, a partnership such as this is critical to the realization of the dream of our

Xavier, Gilead, SHLI Unite to Tackle HIV in Black Communities

Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced a new health equity collaboration with the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine and the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education (CMHDRE) at Xavier University of Louisiana’s College of Pharmacy. The collaboration is focused on addressing the inequities in HIV care for Black communities in the Southern United States. Gilead has a broad and long-standing commitment to advancing global health equity, which it regards as critical to helping to end the HIV epidemic and improving health outcomes for all. The

Cheyney, Lincoln Host National Title III HBCU Workshop

Courtesy of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania The two oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities Cheyney University (HBCUs) and sister institution down the road, Lincoln University served as co-hosts for the National Association of Title III Administrators, Inc. Technical Assistance Workshop June 19th – 24th, 2022The annual event gathered more than 250 representatives from the 101 HBCUs to network, discuss grant compliance and share best practices during a participate technical assistance workshop. Title III Strengthening HBCUs funding started in 1965 with the Higher Education Act that among other objectives intended to level the educational playing field and provide financial support to institutions

UAPB Students Win Big at Agricultural Research Conference

By Wil Hehemann Four University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) students recently won awards for research presentations at the 79th Annual Professional Agricultural Workers Conference. The virtual student research competition was hosted by the Tuskegee University Chapter of the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture. In the graduate student oral competition, Annik Segree, a student of aquaculture/fisheries, won second place for a presentation on the immune response of catfish to bacterial infections; Michele Jones, a student of aquaculture/fisheries, won third place for a presentation on the use of soybean meal in the diets of largemouth bass; and Danielle

N.C. A&T Wins $2.65M NIH Grant for Flavonoid Research

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University A researcher at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received a four-year, $2.65 million grant to advance his work in functional foods and human health.  The grant was awarded to Shengmin Sang, Ph.D., for a project aimed at studying the biomarkers of dietary flavonoids and targeting carbonyl stress to help prevent type 2 diabetes. The grant came from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.   Sang is the Distinguished Professor of Functional Foods and Human Health with A&T’s College of Agriculture

TSU Welcomes Record-Breaking Freshman Class of 2026

By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University’s Class of 2026 could be the largest freshman class in school history.  Over 2,000 first-year students have registered, with plans to attend TSU this fall. That’s in addition to nearly 300 transfer students who have also registered for the 2022-2033 academic year. During the first day of TSU’s traditional Freshmen Move-in Day, the new students received keys to their residence halls, picked up IDs, meal passes and gained access to other amenities.  Over 200 TSU administrators, student leaders, athletes and alumni helped students and their families with the move in. TSU President Glenda Glover

Dr. Michelle Nichols Joins Meharry as SVP of Clinical Affairs

Courtesy of Meharry Medical College Meharry Medical College has announced that Michelle Nichols, M.D., M.S., MBA, FAAFP, has been named as senior vice president of clinical affairs. Nichols will lead Meharry’s clinical enterprise, collaborating with the College’s clinicians and overseeing its Graduate Medical Education programs. She will spearhead efforts to advance health equity and reduce disparities among those in underserved communities. “We’re delighted to welcome Dr. Nichols to the Meharry family,” said James E.K. Hildreth, Ph.D., M.D., president and CEO of Meharry Medical College. “In addition to her extensive clinical affairs experience and passion for mentoring young physicians, Dr. Nichols is

Greg Hutchinson to Headline NCCU Jazz Benefit Concert

By Quiana Shepard Famed jazz drummer Greg Hutchinson will perform alongside North Carolina Central University (NCCU) percussion professor Thomas E. Taylor at the university’s annual benefit concert on Sunday, Aug. 28. Give the Drummer Some, which celebrates 10 years of jazz excellence and raises scholarship funds for jazz studies students, will kick off at 6 p.m. in the NCCU Student Center on campus. The event will honor NCCU alumnus and soul-jazz drummer and singer the late Grady Tate, a renowned self-taught session drummer and rim-shot syncopation expert. Known as the “drummer of his generation,” Hutchinson is one of the few musicians today

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