Good Neighbor Pharmacy and the AmerisourceBergen Foundation launch scholarship program for Black and African American pharmacists
By Sheyla Fairley
Good Neighbor Pharmacy (GNP), a network of independently owned and operated pharmacies, has teamed up with the AmerisourceBergen Foundation, the not-for-profit charity arm established by the AmerisourceBergen Corporation focused on improving the health and wellbeing of populations, to launch the Good Neighbor Pharmacy Scholarship program.
According to an article, the program aims to assist “Black and African American graduate students pursuing a Pharmacy Doctorate Degree, preferably at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).”
Deadline to apply for the program will be February 28, 2023 at 3:00 p.m., with recipients being “announced in April, with all scholarships benefiting students starting in the 2023-24 school year.”
For more details, read the full article here.
Howard’s Quantum Biology Laboratory receives $1M from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for mold research
By Sheyla Fairley
The Quantum Biology Laboratory (QBL) at Howard University, Washington, DC, has been awarded $1 million from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a not-for-profit institution that makes grants to support research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics, for its “Matter-to-Life” Program.
According to an article, the grant will “support the lab in studying how self-organizing processes give rise to goal-oriented behaviors in the reassembly, agential decision-making, and information processing of the multinucleate slime mold Physarum polycephalum” with Philip Kurian, PhD, being the principal investigator on the project.
“As a kid I was obsessed with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who mutated from a slimy glowing ooze,” reflected Kurian. “How cool is it that real-life organisms like the humble slime mold exist, that might unlock quantum clues to the deepest questions: Which came first – light, life, consciousness – or are they inextricably connected?”
For more information, read the full article here.
MSU professor to be the next CEO of NASW
By Sheyla Fairley
Beginning February 6, 2023, Anthony Estreet, a professor and former chair of the Master of Social Work Program at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, will be the new chief executive officer of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
“I am honored and humbled to be the next CEO of NASW,” said Estreet in a release. “I have been a member of this great organization since 2007. As a former member of the NASW Board I know NASW is committed to supporting social workers and the communities they serve. This organization has done phenomenal work especially in the past three years, including supporting social workers in the delivery of mental health services during the pandemic and addressing systemic racism. However, we have much more work to do, and I stand ready to work collaboratively to support our great profession.”
Communication students at UVI selected to be part of the HBCU-ACC
By Sheyla Fairley
According to an article, Gimel Pinto, a communication major, and Kyra Edwards, who is minoring in communication, are two University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) students that have been selected from “undergraduates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) across the United States to serve as student reporters for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities-Africa Correspondents Corps (HBCU-ACC).”
“HBCU-ACC operates at a high standard of journalism activity. The selection of our students is a testament to not only the talent of our students but also the strength of our program. We are extremely proud of Gimel and Kyra and have every confidence they will represent UVI with excellence,” said Dr. Sharon Honoré, associate professor in UVI’s Department of Communication and Performing Arts and Faculty Advisor to UVI VOICE 2.0.
Read the full article, here.
Tuskegee names alumnus Aaron James as head coach
By Sheyla Fairley
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, president Charlotte P. Morris has announced Aaron James as the university’s new head coach of the Golden Tigers.
As stated in a release, James is a “graduate of Tuskegee, where he holds a Bachelor’s degree in History,” and was a “star quarterback for Tuskegee from 1998-2001, where he compiled an impressive record of 42-5 as a starter.”
“I am excited about an opportunity to share what I’ve learned with my brothers of Tuskegee,” said Coach James. “I am proud of the accomplishments of my former student-athletes, and I’d like to see Golden Tigers strength as a force in similar ways.”
