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COVID has handed society the biggest natural experiment in health and economic equity – and social scientists say the scorecard is far from stellar. -
Stephanie Mbathi/Side Effects Public MediaPeople with higher education levels tend to live longer, healthier lives. But some African American kids in low-income communities are faced with many barriers that keep them from receiving the education they need. One man in a majority black neighborhood in Indianapolis hopes football can help keep kids in school and out of trouble.
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Black medical students face challenges from the beginning. With less access to quality public school education, many find themselves ill-prepared and it takes them multiple tries at standardized tests required for medical school entrance. Once accepted, some are faced with racism inside the lecture and hospital halls. -
When University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign officials decided to reopen in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, they launched an ambitious plan to keep…
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Any animals living around 38th and N. Irvington Avenue on the east side of Indianapolis are well-fed, if Azaria Watkins has anything to say about it.“I…
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Sierra is in a bind. She and her husband have two children — ages three and nine years old — and they live in Urbana, a college town in east-central…
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Teaching is already challenging enough without a pandemic shaking up how the classroom operates. As schools reopen, many districts are focused on keeping…
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As colleges across the country welcome students back to campus, incoming freshmen are starting college in the middle of a pandemic. And, many are…
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Dr. Blessing Ogbemudia graduated from Indiana University’s medical school in May. As he was celebrating with a few friends, he received an anonymous…
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As universities prepare to welcome students back to campus for the fall semester, some are counting on widespread COVID-19 testing to help clamp down on…
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The coronavirus epidemic has sparked worldwide fears over an impending pandemic, but there's a lot of misinformation about the crisis. Dr. Kara Cecil,…
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The 2018 Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey found nearly 20% of high school students have used e-cigarrettes or vapes. This number has been on the rise for…
