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DOJ finds George Washington University medical school discriminated in admissions
2+ week, 1+ day ago (251+ words) The DOJ says George Washington University’s medical school unlawfully used race in admissions for its 2024 and 2025 classes. The university disputes the finding. Inside Higher Ed, which first detailed the latest federal finding, reported that the department’s investigation focused on how…...
Dr. Erica Schwartz has made history at the CDC. But what comes next?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (460+ words) We unpack Dr. Erica Schwartz's complex job ahead as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Few people would envy Dr. Erica Schwartz right now. The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…...
Black Americans face higher Alzheimer’s risk. Now, NIH funding for research into why is being cut
3+ week, 3+ day ago (422+ words) The Trump administration’s rollback of DEI-related research is now affecting studies examining Black communities higher risk for Alzheimer’s. Black communities in America are two times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than their white counterparts. And researchers predict that 40% of…...
New CDC director acknowledges exhausted staff and stalled programs in first agency-wide meeting
3+ week, 4+ day ago (343+ words) Dr. Erica Schwartz takes over an agency that has lost more than 3,000 workers through layoffs and resignations. The CDC’s new director opened her first meeting with the full staff by conceding what most of them already knew: the agency is…...