NEW YORK, July 17 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * A French City Embraces Public Health--And "Dr. Bob" * In early July, as a brutal heatwave blanketed France, Robert "Dr. Bob" Fullilove, Columbia Mailman School Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs, was invited to meet with Agnes Bourgeais, the mayor of Reze, a municipality outside Nantes, in the western part of that country. Their meeting, which touched on climate change and  more

ELLISVILLE, Mississippi, July 13 -- Jones College issued the following news release: * * * Jones College welcomes Adam Butler as new Dean of Students Adam Butler is stepping into a new role at Jones College with a familiar perspective and a clear purpose. A Jones College alumnus whose personal and professional journey has been shaped by the institution, Butler has been named the College's new Dean of Students. His appointment reflects a passion for serving students and creating an environmen  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSrep) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Black Americans Accounted for More Than Half of U.S. Homicide Victims Despite Comprising Only 13.7% of Population, New Study Finds Violence Policy Center annual report examines the latest national homicide data and finds that more than 84% of Black homicide victims were killed by guns - Black Americans accounted for more than half (52.2%) of all homicide victims in the United States while com  more