Minority Issues
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New faculty: Ebony McGee tells the stories of STEM students
As an assistant professor of education, diversity and urban schooling in the Department of Teaching and Learning, McGee will continue the research she began as a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow: investigating the role of stereotypes and other influences in the postsecondary career and academic decision-making of high-achieving African American, Asian and Latino STEM students. Read MoreDec 4, 2012
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Complementary and alternative medicine use differs by race, economics
Use of complementary and alternative medicine differs by race and socioeconomic factors, study reports. Read MoreOct 9, 2012
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Vanderbilt University study to be most comprehensive look at link between stress and health disparities
Researchers at Vanderbilt will begin a landmark study to examine how social stress contributes to disparities in health among minority populations. Vanderbilt University is launching a landmark study in Nashville to look at the role stress plays in the health disparities observed across socioeconomic status and race. The study will… Read MoreJul 6, 2010