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Dr. Harriet B. Nembhard Named President of Harvey Mudd College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her work has led to several technological advances, such as simulation tools for assessing emergency department patient flow, improved manufacturing processes for medical devices, and a sensor-based system to conduct early screening of Parkinson’s disease. in industrial engineering from the University of Michigan; a B.S. and an M.S.

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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Historically, in the realm of scientific literature and research, government funding around the substance was mostly given to look at the plant’s potential negative consequences, she said. Similarly in 2022, the Pew Research Center put the percentage of U.S. You're changing that narrative to a true historical perspective."

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Cultivating cannabis: Higher ed’s influence on a billion-dollar industry

University Business

The cannabis market , a behemoth estimated at $40-57 billion nationally , is not just booming; it’s reshaping industries, creating over 300 jobs daily. Roanoke’s Cannabis Studies Program is a product of extensive research, interviews with industry leaders, and observations nationwide.

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Answering the Call

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This can further assist with fewer medication errors. Underrepresented-in-medicine minorities are more likely to work in communities or settings with medically underserved minority populations.” Akiyode says beyond the vaccines, pharmacists provide medication therapy management and reduce treatment failures and medication problems.

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Higher ed must maintain research integrity. Here is how

University Business

Toxic incentive structures surrounding publishing scholarly work may be eroding faculty and research integrity at large. Some of her tips include: Implement error prevention techniques from other disciplines : “[Study] industries in which humans making mistakes kills someone or costs a lot of money.”

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Boldly Future Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’re going to produce — and it’s happening now — graduates in critical areas at the research level, at the workforce level, in ways that are meeting critical needs particularly of talent,” says Dr. Tonya L. At present, none of the nation’s 101 HBCUs has Research 1 status, which refers to doctoral universities with high research activity.

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Undergraduate Research

Hope College Network

The one thing that has dramatically shaped my college trajectory here at Hope College is the SHARP undergraduate research program. However, I realized I no longer wanted to be in the medical industry. One thing she mentioned was how amazing the undergraduate research programs here at Hope are.