News Wire ReportHomeReport: Americans and Venezuelans Lead the World in National PrideWhen it comes to being proud about their country, people in the United States and Venezuela lead the world, according to a new report produced by the National Opinion Research Center…March 2, 2006HomeGene Variation Increases SIDS Risk in African-AmericansAccording to a recent study by University of Chicago researchers, about 5 percent of deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in…March 2, 2006StudentsNCAA Hits 99 Sports Teams With Academic PenaltiesNinety-nine teams at 65 schools produced failing marks under the NCAA’s new academic measurements and could begin losing scholarships next fall…March 2, 2006HomePreeminent Black Sci-Fi Writer Dead at 58Octavia Butler, widely considered the first and best Black female science fiction writer, died recently after an accident in her home outside Seattle. She was 58…March 1, 2006Leadership & PolicyMeharry President To Assume Presidency of Morehouse School of MedicineDr. John E. Maupin Jr., president of Meharry Medical College, will step down in July. Maupin, the first Meharry alumnus to hold the top office in the college…March 1, 2006African-AmericanBill Clinton To Lead Boston University Africa ForumFormer President Bill Clinton will lead a transcontinental dialogue with students at seven universities and colleges in Africa and the United States linked in a videoconference on…February 28, 2006HomeStudy: State Shortfalls Projected to Continue Despite Economic Gains; Long-Term Prospects for Higher Education No BrighterAlthough most state budgets for 2006 have improved, the long-term prognosis for state finances is poor, according to an analysis released by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education…February 28, 2006Faculty & StaffStudy: Races Have Different Wishes for Twilight YearsA recent study by a University of Michigan faculty member suggests that racial and ethnic cultural differences extend even to the final days of life…February 27, 2006HealthBYU Study: Racism Associated with Disturbed Sleep and Depression in LatinosPerceiving racism is related to sleep difficulties and depression in Hispanic immigrants, according to a new study by a Brigham Young University researcher in the midst of a multi-year…February 27, 2006HomeColumbia School of Journalism Awarded Kellogg Grant for Better Reporting on RaceThe Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University has been awarded a grant of $194,000 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to…February 26, 2006Previous PagePage 6 of 24Next Page