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Dina Refki, Rukhsana Ahmed, and Jeanette Altarriba University at Albany, State University of New York The Institute of Medicine (2001)...

Authors: Nikkino Wesson, Fedoria Rugless, Daniel Greenwood University of Memphis + Church Health In America we chase the dream that...

Many colleges in the United States have launched food pantries in order to combat the growing problem of food insecurity among college...

During the Covid 19 pandemic, many students do not have access to safe housing or any housing at all, face job and/or income losses as...

Managing the pandemic requires providing accurate, up-to-date information that can be communicated in real time.  And the ability to ask...

Not all Americans have the same opportunities to live in good health.  Evidence shows that individuals identifying as minorities suffer...

More than 60 million Americans live in areas without enough health care providers to meet demand – primarily in minority and low-income...

Adult college students who have made significant progress in their careers don’t have time to go back and start all over from the...

“If you want to build a world class city, build a great university and wait 200 years.” University of Texas at Austin President Gregory...

One of the first things students ask when they walk into my office is: “What can I do with a kinesiology major?” When I flip the question...

About a year ago, a dean of nursing contacted us with this question: “Your report on holistic admissions in the health professions was...

As the healthcare landscape in America continues to change after the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, we are seeing an even more...

“There just aren’t enough minority scholars in the STEM pipeline.” “Underrepresented students get so many scholarship offers, there’s no...

The USU convened an advisory group of provosts and other experts on faculty hiring to conduct a qualitative research study. Now, after...