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Before the civil rights movement Alabama blacks faced discrimination on their way to getting law degrees and licenses to practice I and many others stand on the shoulders of giants who had to do those extraordinary things," - Anthony Joseph incoming Alabama State Bar president.

A new Boston University School of Medicine study has found that low-income and minority parents may be more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against Human Papillomavirus , while white, middle-class parents are more likely to defer the vaccination.

WASHINGTON: The United States is working with the Indian Government to stream line the latter's education visa, which is being considered as a major hindrance for American students wanting to go to the country for education, a top Obama Administration official has said.

American Heart Association Meeting Report - Abstract 105 - Embargoed until 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET Thursday, May 16, 2013 BALTIMORE, May 16, 2013 Massachusetts' healthcare reform didn't result in substantially more hospital use or higher costs, according to data presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research ... (more)

Based on this impressive track record, the researchers maintain that these fishes should be the focus of future tests of key concepts in evolutionary ecology.

A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced on Monday.

Nicolas Guaman, an Ecuadorian citizen who is accused in the 2011 killing of Milford motorcyclist Matthew Denice, will have instruction from a Boston University law professor in the American legal system.

Columbia University is seeking to alter the 1920 charter of one of its graduate school fellowships which is still limited "to persons of the Caucasian race," though the fellowship has not been granted in years.

Eduardo Mora is likely the first student at Chaparral High School to receive both the Gates Millennium Scholarship and the Daniels Scholarship, both of which fully cover all college expenses at any school.

Gene-by-gene interaction is one important potential source of unexplained total heritability.

A group of scientists from Oregon Health & Science University, with colleagues at the Boston University School of Medicine and Mahidol University in Bangkok, has created human pluripotent stem cells through a process called somatic cell nuclear transfer.

Have you heard of the whites-only scholarship at Boston University ? The controversial idea has become both a local and national news story, and it's generating lots of buzz and even animosity amongst various groups online.

May 15, 2013 - K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital proudly announces that Steven W. Kairys, MD, MPH, FAAP was recently honored by The American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter at its Third Annual New Jersey Children's Ball as "Pediatrician of the Year" for his outstanding clinical care and continued dedication to improving the health and ... (more)

The Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State coordinated sessions, May 13-14, focused on science and engineering diasporas in partnership with Networks of Diasporas in Engineering and Science during the 2013 Global Diaspora Forum in Washington, D.C. Solve for X , an initiative of Google[x], hosted a session on May 13 ... (more)

Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 15 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, report researchers in the current online issue of the journal ... (more)

Shark expert Greg Skomal, who has spearheaded efforts to tag and track great white sharks off Cape Cod, will give a free, public lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at Tabor Academy.

A new Boston University School of Medicine study has found that low-income and minority parents may be more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against human papillomavirus , while white, middle-class parents are more likely to defer the vaccination.

The parents of a teenager whose former high school boyfriend was convicted of her murder urged state lawmakers Tuesday to require that dating violence prevention be included as part of health and sex education programs in public schools.

From Kane Funeral Home: E. Louise Vose, 87, a resident of Easton for 53 years, died Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the LydiaTaft House in Uxbridge after a period of failing health.

While politicians are talking about balance between cuts and revenues, or between total spending and taxes, few are talking about the need for a balance between generations.