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The Northwestern chapter of the University Blood Initiative hosted Mariah Scott, research coordinator for the advocacy nonprofit Sick Cells, for a talk about the importance of diversity in blood donations Thursday. Sickle cell disease is a blood mutation that leads to reduced oxygen flow throughout the body, causing intense pain and bone and organ damage..
Feinberg Prof. Sheehan Fisher, who teaches in the psychiatry and behavioral sciences department, will serve as associate dean for diversity and inclusion starting June 1. He will lead the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for The Graduate School, according to a Northwestern news release. Fisher, who is also a clinical psychologist, studies perinatal mental health.
For Claire Humphrey, her identical twin Caroline is her “best friend in the whole world.” The sisters, both Communication sophomores, get to share their Wildcat experience together — in addition to a room in 1871 Orrington. “It just so happened that we both really loved Northwestern, so we ended up going to school together,” Caroline.
When McCormick sophomore Camila Solis arrived at Northwestern from a large public school outside of Fort Worth, Texas where “almost no” students attend Top 50-ranked universities, she found college to be intimidating. For first-generation and/or low-income students, like Solis, the transition to college and adjustment to NU courses can prove especially difficult. Many FGLI students.