Month: December 2012

Tony D. Hansberry is not your average college freshman. Perceived as a child prodigy after developing an innovative suture method that decreases hospital stay and increases efficiency during operations for hysterectomies, the then 14-year-old said he just wanted to bring a prize back home from the science fair.

New Year’s, everyone is breaking out the Christmas cakes and cookies, the breads, the cobblers, the sweet potato pies, and just another helping of that mac ‘n cheese, please. Yum.

The American Dental Education Association (ADEA), The Voice of Dental Education, in partnership with the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, is pleased to introduce the American Dental Education Association/ University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry Dental Pipeline National Learning Institute (ADEA/ Pacific Dugoni Dental Pipeline NLI), and announce the 11 dental schools selected to participate in the program

President Barack Obama, the Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010, stands as a historic achievement, ending a decades-long quest by Democrats — and some Republicans — to guarantee healthcare to all Americans.

Blair Underwood is widely known for his compelling acting roles, his directorial credentials and – let’s face it – his captivating good looks, but it is his business acumen that brought him before a group of 200 entrepreneurs recently to honor entrepreneurs in Atlanta

The 2012 class features three former NFL players: Tim Brown, Heisman Trophy winner and veteran of 17 seasons; former Cowboys Defensive End Charles Haley, the only player to win five Super Bowls; and the late Gene Upshaw, six-time Pro Bowler.

The man who once starred at the pinnacle of boxing, winning several world titles, died Dec. 1, 2012 after being ambushed in a parking lot back in the Puerto Rican town of Bayamon where he was born. Packets of cocaine were found in the car in which he was shot.