September 26, 2011
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Book
A study by RWJF scholars finds that students at selective colleges and universities are less likely to smoke cigarettes, use marijuana and be overweight, but slightly more likely than other college students to binge drink.
March 15, 2010
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Story
Raynard Kington takes on new role as the next president of Iowa's Grinnell College.
July 27, 2009
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Program Result
Baylor College of Medicine is using the Internet to provide learning opportunities usually available only at top-tier colleges and universities.
June 1, 2004
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Program Result
In June-July of 2003, the Native American High School Summer Programs at Harvard Medical School brought Native American students and teachers to Harvard for a three-week program.
March 1, 2002
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Program Result
Duke University supported four premedical students to work as summer interns in community-based health clinics across the country.
National Program
Program, co-sponsored with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to address long-standing under-representation in the health professions of certain racial/ethnic groups, especially African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans.
National Program
To address the New Jersey nurse faculty shortage by developing, implementing, and evaluating a statewide model for recruitment and retention of nurse faculty.
National Program
To increase the stature and academic standing of nurse faculty and draw more nurses to teaching careers by creating a cadre of national leaders in academic nursing through career-development awards to outstanding junior nurse faculty.
National Program
To address the nursing shortage by funding scholarships for accelerated bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing, with preference given to schools that increase the number of students in these programs.
National Program
To build the field of population health by training scholars to investigate the connections among biological, behavioral, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health.