Tag Archives: Efforts

Houston mayor Sylvester Turner addresses diversity and inclusion efforts in COVID-19 fight

Loading the player… Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said cities need to do more to change systemic inequities that have become exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and pointed to his city’s COVID-19 relief programs for businesses that target historically underresourced areas.  Speaking at one of UC Berkeley’s events featuring Black mayors on Tuesday, Turner called the… Read More: Houston mayor Sylvester Turner addresses diversity and inclusion efforts in… »

Group A strep genome research expedites vaccine development efforts

The global search for a group A streptococcal (Strep A) vaccine has narrowed after researchers identified a common gene signature in almost all global Strep A strains by sequencing thousands of genomes in a project spanning 10 years and more than 20 countries. Strep A, is a bacterial pathogen that in some regions of the… Read More: Group A strep genome research expedites vaccine development efforts »

Despite years of efforts, Black representation in med schools still lacking

Adobe Stock Images After decades of widespread initiatives to boost the number of African-American doctors, Blacks still remain an underrepresented minority in the nation’s medical schools, according to USA Today. That was illustrated by Gabriel Felix, a 27-year-old Rockland County, N.Y., native who is graduating from Howard University’s medical school in May, but still knows how… Read More: Despite years of efforts, Black representation in med schools still… »

Little Efforts for Building Greener Enviornment

Plants are a very important source of a many of benefits to human being. They carry about a numerous benefits to the living things that may range from environmental interconnected to beauty and health. Due to these benefits, planting trees is being increasingly worried upon by the environmentalists, social services and the authoritarian the system… Read More: Little Efforts for Building Greener Enviornment »