MSU alum Dr. Jennifer Brown is now the Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education at U.C.-Riverside
February 5, 2021
After earning her Ph.D. in Horticulture at MSU, Jennifer Brown has had a full and thriving career in higher education.
Dr. Jennifer Brown earned her Ph.D. in Horticulture from Michigan State University.
Jennifer Brown, Ph.D., is now the Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education at the University of California, Riverside. She is an Michigan State University (MSU) alum earning her her Ph.D. in Horticulture.
Brown earned her B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture and M.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences with a Minor in Agribusiness, both at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). We caught up with her to ask about her experiences in horticulture and at MSU.
Study examines link between health literacy and actionable memory for medication-taking
It is important for patients to understand the information they need for making health decisions, yet studies have shown that a large segment of the population lacks the health literacy to do so. Health literacy refers to capacity of people to obtain, process, and understand health information needed for making health decisions. A researcher in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is addressing this topic.
Many people have inadequate health literacy to support them in understanding health information and/or performing basic self-care activities. Successful self-care would lead to better health outcomes, especially for patients with chronic illness.
Speech Org. Settles With U of Illinois About Bias Response
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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Speech First, a national organization that advocates for student free speech, settled a lawsuit on Tuesday, in which the group challenged a number of bias-related policies at the campus. The settlement narrowly allows both the university and Speech First to avoid taking the matter to the United States Supreme Court; Speech First planned to request this week that the court review the case, according to the settlement agreement document filed in an Illinois district court.
The lawsuit took aim at practices by the university’s bias response team and protocol for bias incidents in campus residence halls, arguing that they violated students’ First Amendment rights. Speech First also challenged a requirement that students receive university approval before posting and distributing literature that promotes political candidates for “non-campus elections,” which has