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The only cure for painful sickle cell disease today is a bone marrow transplant. But soon there may be a new cure that attacks the disorder at its genetic source. On Tuesday, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will review a gene therapy for the inherited blood disorder, which in the U.S. mostly affects Black people. Issues they will consider include whether more research is needed into possible unintended consequences of the treatment. If approved by the FDA, it would be the first gene therapy on the U.S. market based on CRISPR, the gene editing tool that won its inventors the Nobel Prize in 2020. The The post A new cure for sickle cell disease may be coming. FDA advisers will review it next week. appeared first on HBCU News.

By Monica Lewis As he prepares to hold his formal inauguration next week, Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., has announced key additions to his cabinet as well as leadership updates within the Office of Corporate Relations, the Office of the Provost, and the Office of the Chief Strategy Officer, all areas focused on supporting strategic priorities for the University. Vinson, who started his role as the University’s 18th president on September 1, has named two new members to his cabinet: Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, senior advisor for strategic initiatives, and Odalys M. Diaz Piñeiro, Ed.D., chief of staff. Zeleza started in The post Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., Makes Key Additions to Cabinet appeared first on HBCU News.

By Quiana Shepard North Carolina Central University (NCCU) announces the grand reopening of its newly- renovated NCCU Art Museum, with a significant exhibition entitled “Celebrating Ernie Barnes: A Homecoming,” which will be displayed from Thursday, Nov. 3 to Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Distinguished NCCU alumnus Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. attended then-called North Carolina College (N.C.C.) at Durham (1956-60) on a full athletics scholarship and majored in art. Barnes credited his formal artistic and athletic training at N.C.C. as an integral foundation for his style and approach to art. Today, his art is internationally recognized, acclaimed, admired and has been exhibited in major museums, institutions and The post Revitalized NCCU Art Museum Reopens with Ernie Barnes Exhibit, Nov. 3 appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Virginia State University Virginia State University proudly announces that Thompson Hospitality, the nation’s largest black-owned and privately held hospitality company, will donate $1 million to the university. The generous donation made by Warren Thompson is a tribute to his parents, Fred and Ruby Thompson. It marks the second $1 million contribution to VSU from the Thompson Family, following an initial pledge in 2011. “The Department of Hospitality Management is honored and humbled to receive a donation of this magnitude that celebrates the legacy of Fred & Ruby Thompson,” said Berkita Bradford, Department Chair of Hospitality Management at VSU. The post Virginia State University To Receive $1 Million Donation From Thompson Hospitality appeared first on HBCU News.

By Claretta Bellamy After Covid completely upended life on college campuses, students and recent graduates are encountering a new challenge: student loans. Federal student loan payments are resuming this week, ending the three-year pause enacted through policies in 2020 to ease financial burdens when the Covid pandemic rattled the economy and countless people’s livelihoods. Millions of college students and graduates — including Black women, who carry the highest burden of student debt — held on to the hope of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, which the Supreme Court struck down in June. Yet, Biden is aiming to push policies that would provide relief The post Students whose college years were upended by Covid face their next hurdle: repaying loans appeared first on HBCU News.

Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier University of Louisiana received a $500,000 check toward a larger program centered on eliminating health disparities to create a more inclusive, representative healthcare system by Louisiana Healthcare Connections as part of ongoing efforts to create health equity. “As a university that seeks a more just and humane society, Xavier understands the importance of addressing health equity issues on a systemic level,” says Dr. Reynold Verret, president of Xavier University. “Our collaboration with Louisiana Healthcare Connections has the potential to profoundly improve the health of our communities. To impact equity in health outcomes, Xavier University will The post Louisiana Healthcare Connections Presents $500,000 to Xavier University of Louisiana appeared first on HBCU News.

Written By Morehouse School of Medicine Meharry Medical College’s School of Dentistry will launch a new innovation center to house the latest in dental technology and materials to prepare students for modern-day dental practice. The center will be supported in part by the 2023 Innovation Center Award, presented to the Meharry School of Dentistry by the Center for Research and Education Technology (CRET). The Meharry innovation center is slated to open within the next year and the Class of 2025 will be the first cohort of students to avail themselves of its features. The center, located within the School of Dentistry’s The post Meharry School of Dentistry to launch new innovation center for dental education appeared first on HBCU News.

By Nick Song, Maine Public In the two weeks she’s been working at the Cutler Health Center on UMaine’s Orono campus, physician assistant student Katie Bandstra says she’s seen at least 55 patients. “It’s mid-October, so we’re getting the flu season,” said Bandstra. “So a lot of patients have come in with acute respiratory viral illnesses.” Bandstra and classmate Maddie Vinet are second-year students at Morehouse School of Medicine, a historically Black medical school in Atlanta, Georgia. They’re both in Maine under a new pilot program between the HBCU medical school and Northern Light Health, Maine’s second-largest health care provider. The post Students from Morehouse School of Medicine are Delivering Care Across Rural Maine appeared first on HBCU News.

By Larry Robinson, Ph.D. As legions of alumni and supporters converge on Tallahassee to join students, faculty, staff and friends for Florida A&M University’s Homecoming 2023: The Experience, “Forever Rattlers: A Timeless Tradition,”it is our hope that the festivities will be safe, enjoyable, and filled with excitement.  We are so fortunate to be part of FAMU’s legacy of “Excellence with Caring”and Homecoming is one of those precious times that bind our community together as a FAMUly. Given the threats faced by other Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) this Homecoming season, we are urging everyone – students, faculty, staff, alumni, The post FAMU Celebrates Homecoming 2023: It’s Our Time appeared first on HBCU News.

Written By the Howard Newsroom Staff The Howard University men’s basketball team will host crosstown rival American University on Halloween in a charity exhibition game at Burr Gymnasium to help raise awareness of gun violence and honor the legacy of the late Blake Bozeman. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. with ticket proceeds benefiting the Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative, a local charitable organization dedicated to strengthening community relations. All who attend the game are asked to war orange, the color associated with the movement to end gun violence. Bozeman was fatally shot outside of a D.C. nightclub on September 24, 2023. A The post Howard Men’s Basketball Hosts American University on Halloween to Support Gun Violence Awareness appeared first on HBCU News.

Good news retirement savers: The Internal Revenue Service announced cost of living increases to the contribution limits for retirement-related plans in 2019.

Nationwide Children's Hospital is offering an exciting and competitive summer program for baccalaureate nursing students. The 12-week Summer Nurse Extern Program provides students.