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After student push, Pa.’s state university system adopts strategy to address campus racism
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Greenstein delivers his state of the system address, January 15, 2020. Greenstein is the head of a system of 14 state-owned colleges and universities. | Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
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Story by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PA
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania’s public university system has agreed on a strategy to address racism on its campuses by building a more diverse staff and curriculum after students of color spoke out about feeling unsafe and overlooked.
The 20-member Board of Governors voted April 15 to establish diversity, inclusion, and equity priorities by collecting data on university demographics and establishing resources for change.
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What do you do after a tick bite?
Now is the time of year when tick bites are common. “We’ve been seeing an increase in (emergency room) visits,” Lind said.
She said you don’t have to seek medical attention for all tick bites, just when your skin appears to be infected, red or swollen.
Where are ticks found?
Nicole Chinnici, the director of the Dr. Jane Huffman Wildlife Genetics Institute at East Stroudsburg University, said ticks like moist, cool conditions and that’s when they are prevalent on taller grasses.
“Ticks are more active in the morning,” she said about the cooler, wet time of the day.
Gardeners, anglers and hikers all have at least one thing in common this time of year concerns about ticks.
These little arachnids can be a significant problem for people venturing outdoors. Ticks can be more than just a nuisance since they also can spread disease.
This fact may be the most widely known in Pennsylvania, which has had the most cases of Lyme disease from ticks in the country every year since 2011.
Leah Lind, the Lyme and Tick Borne Disease coordinator within the Pennsylvania Bureau of Epidemiology at the Department of Health, feels the numbers for infections during last year might be lower than 2019 because of the coronavirus pandemic.