By Dianne Anderson Hate crime, mostly targeting Black people, continues to reach the highest levels in a decade in Orange County, even as local groups brace for key Stop the Hate funding and resources to soon run out. It’s a reality facing a lot of nonprofits, but whatever happens, organizers say they will keep reaching ...

By Dianne Anderson From Orange County to Long Beach, students and volunteers are getting energized around rising up and early on their day off for hard work and no pay. But it doesn’t mean it won’t be fun. On their “Day On, Not a Day Off,” they will be thinking of Dr. King as less ...

California State University, Dominguez Hills President Thomas A. Parham, Ph.D., announced his retirement from the role of president, effective Dec. 31. Parham, 70, has served as president of CSUDH since June 2018, providing both steady leadership in challenging times and a bold vision for what the university can become, which during his tenure included improved ...

UC Irvine scholars are among 198 recipients of prestigious award this year University of California, Irvine professors Coleman Collins and Simon Huttegger have been awarded 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships. As part of the 100th class of fellows, they are among 198 American and Canadian scientists, scholars and artists receiving this year’s prestigious grants. Guggenheim Fellowships have been ...

By Elizabeth Wells, UC Health For Omar Morales-Haro, pursuing a public health degree while training to be a doctor just made sense. “When we’re in the business of helping people improve their health, we should be taking a step back and evaluating the systems in which we practice,” he said. Omar just graduated from UC Irvine ...

By Dianne Anderson For Quinton Smith, the thing that keeps him motivated also keeps him up at night – that a hair cell, a human cell, a fat cell, can be reprogrammed to its embryonic state with the possibility of turning that cell into any cell type is nothing short of mind blowing. “The idea ...

By Dianne Anderson Some Netflix armchair scientists may be happy to learn that, at least theoretically, Afrofuturism is cutting edge and already here. Ronke Olabisi doesn’t just celebrate Black History Month – she is Black history in the making. She imagines a vast universe of possibilities through tissue regeneration, skin and bone, and more, but ...

By Dianne Anderson Black moms dying three to four times more than white moms during the birthing process, and Black babies dying over twice as much as white babies before their first birthday, is not a medical mystery for nurse Shamiesha Ebhotemen. Black health professionals, although distressed, are not surprised. “The thing is, as a ...

By Dianne Anderson Long before race bias in health systems was trending, Ernesta Wright was pushing advocacy, trying to debunk some of the myths that keep the community from getting the healthcare they need. Then and now, her concern was to bring the facts to the community for informed decision-making, and learn the best options ...

By Dianne Anderson In just 22 years, people of color are projected to become the majority of Americans, even though the medical field nowhere near reflects that level of diversity in nursing, especially for Black nurses. At last count, the Registered Nurse workforce was made up of 80.6% White, 6.7% African American; 7.2% Asian and ...