Robert Nelson

Aug 21, 2024 | scholarship.richmond.edu | Amgad Mentias |Mahasin S. Mujahid |Andrew Sumarsono |Robert Nelson

The association of historical redlining policies, a marker of structural racism, with contemporary heart failure (HF) risk among White and Black individuals is not well established. We aimed to evaluate the association of redlining with the risk of HF among White and Black Medicare beneficiaries. Zip code–level redlining was determined by the proportion of historically redlined areas using the Mapping Inequality Project within each zip code.

May 15, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Robert Nelson

As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action in higher education in its fall 2023 term, in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. the University of North Carolina and SFFA v. Harvard University. But it is important for sociologists to understand two tricks the conservative supermajority used in reaching its decision. First, they manipulated the term “race” to mean something entirely different from what that word meant in the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954).

Mar 27, 2024 | theconversation.com | Robert Nelson

A nasty quarrel arose in the 11th century over what kind of bread should be used in holy communion. The view in Constantinople was the bread for the eucharist must be sourdough. But in Rome, an unleavened wafer had been used for longer than anyone could remember and the Vatican argued unleavened bread was more authentic. It might sound like a storm in a chalice, but it mattered a lot because church authority seemed to be at stake.

Jan 3, 2024 | totalfood.com | Robert Nelson

By Robert Nelson, CAE, president & CEO, National Association of College & University Food Services As college-bound high school juniors and seniors head into the holiday season, they are making decisions about their top choices, where they will tour and, ultimately, where they see themselves living for the next four to five years. There are many factors influencing their decision, not the least of which is: Does this campus feel like home?

Jun 2, 2023 | einpresswire.com | Robert Nelson

Luraco Gifted to City of Arlington's 911 Emergency WorkersLuraco Gifted to US MilitaryLuraco Technologies gifts a medical massage chair to relieve the stress of 911 dispatch workers for the fire, police, and emergency rescue departments. The people that put their lives on the line for us every day should be appreciated, this is our way of showing our appreciation for the sacrifices they make on our behalf.”— Dr. Kevin Le, Ph. D.