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May 12, 2021 - Philanthropies and John Hopkins University announced this week a $150 million initiative to increase the diversity of Ph.D. students in science, technology, engineering and math fields. Their Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative will also combat inequities that leave Black Ph.D. graduates from historically Black colleges and universities with more debt than those from predominantly white institutions. Outside of the [...]

May 12, 2021 - Michael Bloomberg is donating a total of $150 million to Johns Hopkins University and six other institutions of higher learning to increase racial diversity among students seeking Ph.D.s in science, technology, engineering and math. The effort was announced Tuesday in a joint statement from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins University, Mr. Bloomberg’s [...]

May 12, 2021 - Team Nigeria is expected to appear in its first U.S. Relay tour today (May 12) at the Prairie View A& M University, Texas. According to information from the event organisers yesterday, Team Nigeria is among the countries listed for the event which entries closed on May 10. The entry fee for each [...]

The initiative, which will benefit Johns Hopkins and six other institutions, will be named in honor of Vivien Thomas, best known for his work treating “blue baby syndrome.” May 11, 2021 - Michael Bloomberg is donating a total of $150 million to Johns Hopkins University and six other institutions of higher learning to increase racial diversity [...]

May 11, 2021 - Includes creation of new slots for diverse PhD students in JHU STEM programs coupled with academic and financial support, funding for cohort of HBCUs and MSIs to strengthen STEM pathways, and summer and post-baccalaureate programs Initiative is named for one of Johns Hopkins' most celebrated figures, Vivien Thomas, whose contributions went [...]

The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative will create new opportunities and supports for diverse PhD students in STEM programs at Johns Hopkins May 11, 2021 - Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the launch of a $150 million effort to directly address historic underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, and to prepare [...]

May 12, 2021 - Michael Bloomberg is donating a complete of $150 million to Johns Hopkins College and 6 different establishments of upper studying to improve racial variety amongst college students looking for Ph.D.s in science, expertise, engineering and math. The trouble was introduced Tuesday in a joint assertion from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Johns Hopkins College, [...]

May 11, 2021 - Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Lee Ann Breading and reappointed Abigail Brookshire, Libby Hamilton, Joan Huffman, James White, and Erleigh Wiley to the Texas Crime Victims’ Institute Advisory Council for terms set to expire January 31, 2023. The council is charged with conducting an in-depth analysis of the impact of crime [...]

Psychologist May 12, 2021 - Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser was a psychologist best known for becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology. Dr. Prosser was always drawn to education and had a strong desire to attend college, but due to finances her family only planned to send her older brother to [...]