University of Rochester Study Finds Racial Bias Is Strongest in the Cotton Belt
The study found that White southerners who live in the Cotton Belt of the Deep South where slavery was most entrenched continue to hold stronger negative attitudes toward African Americans than Whites in other parts of the South.
Virginia Commonwealth University Research Finds New Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease
The new treatment, now scheduled for clinical trials, was developed by scientists at the Institute for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, a joint effort of the School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University.
MIT Scholar Examines Colleges’ Ties to Slavery
Craig S. Wilder, a professor of history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the author of a fascinating new book that details the relationships of American colleges and universities with the institution of slavery.
University of Central Florida Scholar Examines Racial Disparities in Nursing Home Care
Latarsha Chisholm, an assistant professor of health management and informatics, is the lead author of a study that found that nursing homes with large percentages of Black residents tended to deliver inferior care and were worse off financially.
Strategies to Help Young Black Men Succeed in Education
A new study led by Dr. Shaun Harper of the Center for the Study of Race and Equity at the University of Pennsylvania, shows that there are programs and strategies that can help young Black men succeed in high school and beyond.
University Study Finds Racial Minorities Are Not in the Inner-Circle of Corporate Directors
The study by researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of Texas San Antonio finds that racial minorities make up 28 percent of the corporate directors who serve on a single board but are only 8 percent of the corporate directors who serve on more than one board.
Cornell Report Analyzes Student Views on Diversity
The report found that "students who identify with historically less-represented groups are more actively involved in diversity-related behaviors and have more negative perceptions of the climate for diversity."
University Survey Examines Poverty in Africa
The Afrobarometer was co-founded by Michael Bratton, a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. Nearly half of all African respondents this year said that they go without food, medicine, or drinking water at least occasionally.
Census Data Shows Need for Further Efforts to Attract Blacks Into STEM Fields
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that while while Blacks are 10.8 percent of all employed workers, they make up only 6.4 percent of all employees in STEM occupations. Blacks make up an even smaller percentage of all workers in specific STEM jobs.
Outreach Programs for Parents Can Reduce School Mobility Among Black Students
Students who change schools often have problems adjusting to the new educational environment and this can impact their academic performance. Programs that reach out to Black parents can reduce the likelihood that children will change schools.
Factors That Foster Educational Success Among Youth From Low-Income Families
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles, has identified five factors that have a major impact on whether or not students from low-income families succeed in higher education.
Harvard Study Finds Different Neural Activity When Subjects View Black and White Faces
Researchers in the department of psychology at Harvard University have found a region of the brain where neural patterns changed when test subjects viewed either a Black or White face.
How Racial Bias Affects the Perception of Fairness in Economic Decisions
In an ultimatum game, participants were more likely to regard low financial offers from Black proposers as unfair and were thus more willing to "punish" the Black proposer by leaving them with no money.
Gender Differences in Acceptance of Black Students at Predominantly White High Schools
The research found that stereotypes about African American boys' prowess in sports and their general perception as being "cool or street smart," helps them cope in social situations better than African American girls.
Study Finds Childhood Poverty Affects Adult Brains’ Ability to Control Emotions
This study is particular important to African Americans. Some 21 percent of all American children under the age of 18 are now being reared in poverty. And Blacks are three times as likely to be poor as Whites.
Emory University Study Finds Huge Racial Disparity in Rates of Lupus
A study led by researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta finds that African American women were three times as likely as White women to contract lupus, a serious autoimmune disease.
Georgia Tech Surveys Its Campus Community on Diversity Issues
The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta recently completed a survey of members of the campus community that showed a high level of satisfaction with the university's diversity efforts and climate for inclusiveness.
University of Wisconsin Study Finds Persisting School Segregation
The study finds that segregation is not due to any intentional process to separate the races but rather due to the changing demographics of the nation's public school systems and the residential segregation that persists in America.
Blacks Still Underrepresented in Top Films, According to USC Research
The University of Southern California study found that Blacks had 10.8 percent of all speaking roles, less than the Black percentage of the U.S. population. But in the top-grossing films, Blacks had only 5 percent of the speaking roles.
African American Teachers Tend to Reduce Black Teenage Pregnancy Rates
Black teenage girls in Georgia are significantly more likely to become pregnant than White teenage girls. But the research shows that for Black teenage girls who have African American teachers, the pregnancy rate goes down.
Racial Preferences of the Internet Dating Community
In an analysis of nearly 1 million online daters, researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that Black daters - particularly Black women - are largely confined to a segregated dating market.
African American College Students Are Increasingly Studying Abroad
According to the Institute of International Education, in the 2011-12 academic year, Blacks made up 5.3 percent of the total of 283,332 students who studied abroad. This is up from 3.5 percent six years earlier.
Students From Sub-Saharan Africa at U.S. Colleges and Universities
In the 2012-13 academic year, there were 30,585 students from sub-Saharan Africa enrolled at colleges and universities in the United States. They made up 3.7 percent of the 819,644 foreign students at U.S. colleges and universities.
Report Documents 20 Years of Research on Black Fraternities
The report, published by the Center for the Study of the College Fraternity at Indiana University, offers an extensive bibliography documenting 20 years of scholarly research on Black Greek-letter organizations.
Survey Finds African Americans Value Higher Education But Are Unprepared for It
Some 90 percent of African American respondents to a Rice University survey stated that success requires education beyond high school. This was a higher rate than other ethnic groups in the survey.
Study Examines Relationship Between Racial Segregation and Public Health
Racially segregated, high-poverty neighborhoods often have lower levels of public service, more liquor stores, more fast-food outlets, and higher crime rates, all factors that can have an adverse impact on a community's health.
Harlem Charter School Gets Results
A paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that students in a Harlem charter school performed better academically and had fewer societal problems than their peers who attended regular public schools.
Report Documents Huge Shortage of Black Women Faculty in STEM Disciplines
The gap between the percentage of Black women in STEM faculty posts and the percentage of Black women in the general working-age population is wider than for any other racial or ethnic group.
Tracking U.S. College Students Who Study Abroad in Sub-Saharan Africa
Of all U.S. students studying abroad, 12,859, or 4.5 percent, attended universities in sub-Saharan Africa. Among sub-Saharan African nations, South Africa was by far the most popular destination.
A Huge Racial Gap in STEM Degree Program Attrition Rates
New data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that almost two-thirds of Black students who start out in STEM-related bachelor's degree programs do not complete their studies in these fields.
Racial Disparities in Cancer Patient Treatment
The data showed that Blacks were 10 percent less likely than Whites to have primary tumor surgery, 17 percent less likely to undergo chemotherapy, and 30 percent less likely to receive radiotherapy.
Study Finds Racial Bias in Online Purchasing
The study found that ads that showed a Black man holding the iPod received 13 percent fewer responses and 18 percent fewer offers than ads that showed an iPod in a White man's hand.
Sub-Saharan Nations Sending the Most Scholars to Teach in the U.S.
In 2011-12, there were 1,887 scholars from sub-Saharan African nations teaching in the U.S. This is down from 2,750 just four years ago. Nigeria sent 315 scholars to teach in the U.S., the most of any sub-Saharan African nation.
Study Finds Limited Success for Faculty Diversity Efforts at U.S. Medical Schools
A new study by researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, finds that the faculty diversity efforts established in recent years at U.S. medical schools have had only limited success.
Many Black Women College Students Are Hesitant About Breastfeeding Their Future Children
Dr. Urmeka Jefferson of the University of Missouri surveyed African American women college students on their attitudes toward breastfeeding and whether they intended to breastfeed their infants if and when they had children.
University Study Finds Insufficient Eye Care for Blacks With Diabetes
A new study by researchers at the University of Alabama Birmingham finds that many African Americans who have been diagnosed with diabetes are not receiving recommended eye care.
