The UAB Minority Health & Health Equity Research Center (MHERC)
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Those who have followed or supported the MHERC over the years may know that… Continue Reading
Investigation of the Impact of Social Vulnerability and Racial Disparity on COVID- 19 Infection and Death Rates Among Georgians (USA)
Mohamed Mubasher *, Lynnette Ametewee, Reinetta Thompson Waldrop, Peter Baltrus, Sabrina Mobley, Rakale C. Quarells, Michelle Nwagwu, Chanelle Harris, Kamaria Glover, Mekhi Hill, Brittany D…. Continue Reading
Meet the 2024 COURAGE cohort
Dr. Kristal Brown was accepted as a 2024 COURAGE program scholar. The program annually accepts 20 underrepresented researchers yearly whose focus area is nutrition, obesity… Continue Reading
August 26th, 2024- Looking for Clues About Your Real Age? Your Grandparents’ Education May Offer Some Insight.
Dr. Agus Surachman led research that found grandchildren of college-educated grandparents showed slower biological aging. The study, from researchers at Drexel and colleagues from the… Continue Reading
May 22nd, 2024 -New Task Force Studying What Reparations Would Look Like in Philadelphia
Dr. Jourdyn Lawrence was named Health and Wellness Coordinator on a 10-member committee that will study the possibility of reparations in Philadelphia.
Morehouse School of Medicine and City of East Point to Hold Health Equity Summit
ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 19, 2024 – Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and the City of East Point, Georgia, will hold the third annual East… Continue Reading
Assessing Institutional Culture for Inclusive Excellence in the Academic Health Sciences
Linda H Pololi 1, Mark Brimhall-Vargas 2, Maria T Madison 2 Drawing on the perspectives and expertise of all sectors of the population enhances excellence and scientific rigor in the… Continue Reading
MSM Receives Historic $175 Million Donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies
Grant is largest in school’s history and is part of a $600 million investment by Bloomberg Philanthropies in historically Black medical schools. ATLANTA, GA –… Continue Reading
February 22,2024-Climate Change Linked to Rise in Mental Distress Among Teens, according to Drexel Study
A large study of older adults in China points to physical and cognitive function — not age — as key predictors of heat-related mortality, highlighting… Continue Reading
FSU Florida FIRST researcher co-presented a lecture on the psychological effects of slavery
Dr. Haughbrook, an Assistant Professor from the Florida FIRST Health-Science Brigade at Florida State University (FSU), recently engaged in a thought-provoking conversation hosted by the… Continue Reading
Florida State University’s College of Nursing welcomes Dr. Haughbrook to the Florida FIRST Program
A look inside Dr. Haughbrook’s academic journey through genetic and epigenetic research.
