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Inspired by our Christian mission, Baylor's Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences seeks to enhance health, quality of life, and human flourishing for all individuals and communities. In 2023—after a year-long collaboration of College faculty, staff, and leadership—announced the Signature Research Initiatives that would undergird this aspiration: Behavioral and Human Sciences, Chronic Diseases and Conditions, Health Access and Quality, and (Re)habilitative Sciences. https://lnkd.in/gbGPbuNP

In this blog, meet Dr. Stephanie Poindexter who joined the Project Chimps board of directors in 2020. She is an assistant professor at the University of Buffalo and studies nocturnal #primates. Learn more about her and her studies in the #BLOG here: https://lnkd.in/e8RtzFQe

🗞️ NEWS ALERT 🗞️ The University of South Carolina’s Board of Trustees approved numerous academic initiatives, facilities projects and contract agreements during its final meeting of 2024 on Dec. 17. The Board of Trustees approved a trio of new academic programs during the meeting, including: * Postbaccalaureate certificate in disasters and climate-ready public health. * Master of Science in Quantitative Economics. * Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nursing Education.   The board approved 10 program modifications, with most coming from the College of Information and Communications. Stay informed with Integrated Media Publishing's publications 📰 🔗 The Rippling Effect https://lnkd.in/eMp3Mp4G   🔗 Greenville Business Magazine https://lnkd.in/eBB_VW8m   🔗 Columbia Business Monthly https://lnkd.in/evykb6qQ   🔗 Charleston Business Magazine https://lnkd.in/etNXWuyG   🔗 B2B: The Grand Strand https://lnkd.in/eaSr5zyv

This past weekend, three individuals, including Karim Manji, MPH '03, received the Alumni Award of Merit, the highest honor presented to alum of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Through his work and research, Manji, a pediatrician and neonatologist, has dedicated his career to making the world a safer, healthier, and better place for children, young people, and families. His advice for others: “You have to make the world a better place, and your presence should be felt. And this way, capacity builds.” To learn more about him, and the other Alumni Award of Merit recipients, watch this video titled Pioneering Global Health Solutions: https://lnkd.in/ee4UZr4i. 

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences Professor Patrick Kitzman, Ph.D. and Clara Bond, a junior in the College of Health Sciences, who leads KARRN's undergraduate student club, talk about the important work of the Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network, the collaboration the network has helped inspire, the culture shift they see happening both on and off campus, and more. https://lnkd.in/g6g-qTcT

Delighted to share that Dr David Meir from the School of Health and Life Sciences has been appointed to The Scottish Parliament Academic Fellowship Scheme, hosted by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). Dr Meir will work alongside Dr David Scott of Abertay University on a vital project exploring barriers to physical activity. Their research will identify potential solutions to increase participation levels and provide evidence-based recommendations to shape future physical activity policy in Scotland. The Academic Fellowship Scheme enhances parliamentary resources by integrating specialist academic expertise, strengthening the Scottish Parliament’s evidence base for decision-making. The project will feed into several of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals including SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing, and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities. #UWSResearchMatters

Exciting research from HSPOP's PhD in Health Services program is making waves! Universal free school meals are more than just a policy change—they are transforming health and equity in schools. Discover how UW researchers are spotlighting the positive impacts of this initiative on student well-being and academic success. Read more on UW's new research page under “Recent Highlights”: https://lnkd.in/gWuk_Xs4

Check out my post-bacc intern Arvind Ramesh, a Rice University grad, featured with his father Ramesh Narayanan, deputy director of the UTHSC Center for Cancer Research! Arvind is learning to conduct exquisitely difficult techniques in #Makowskilab! Thanks UTHSC Office of Research

The University of Montana recently received a grant worth $11.5 million to create a research center to improve Montanans’ health. UM Director of Strategic Communications, Dave Kuntz, says the grant will be used to create the Montana Clinical and Translational Research Center. “It’s a great opportunity that arose through our College of Health, and specifically through Tony Ward, who's a very successful and decorated faculty member here at the university, to really expand the ability for the College of Health to help eliminate some of the health care gaps that exist across our state,” began Kuntz. “This $11 million will really help to expand opportunities for our students and our graduate students, for the research they're in that college partnered with clinical operations across the state and into the hands of patients to make for a healthier state.” Read More: https://lnkd.in/gyQRFuG4 --- #MontanaHealthcare #MontanaHospitals

For your fall reading list on colonialism and global health.