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Two Charged After Neglected Elderly Woman Dies
Albany State University Student Conducts Medical Research At UCLA
Albany State University forensic science student, Vic- toria Stephens, traveled to California June 19 to engage in evolutionary medicine research at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), one of the highest ranked research in- stitutions in the world.
The UCLA “Evolutionary Medicine: Pathways to PhDs” program is being held from June 19 to August 13 on the university’s campus. Stephens, a rising senior, will explore how evolutionary and ecological principles affect medicine and medical applica- tions.
She will also examine how medical and clinical problems generate new research ques- tions in evolution. Evolutionary medicine combines ecology, evolutionary biology, anthro- pology, psychology, zoology, systems biology and microbiol- ogy with medicine.
“My goal is to become a clin- ical or anatomical pathologist,” Stephens said.
“Through the internship, I will gain more research skills and knowledge about medicine and people in general.”
ASU president Art Dun- ning said this will be a won- derful experience for Stephens and will prepare her to make a lasting impact in the medical field.
“As the Baby Boom genera- tion ages and that population continue to increase, especially here in Southwest Georgia, our need for experienced profes- sionals in the medical field will also increase,” Dunning said.
“Stephens’ experience is a great example of the opportu- nities that are available for our students.”
Stephens, along with the other summer interns will work closely with professors from UCLA's Ecology and Evolution- ary Biology Department and the David Geffen School of Medicine. The program will
VICTORIA STEPHENS
cover transportation costs, lodging and food expenses. Stephens will also receive a $3,000 stipend.
The initiative recruits under- graduate juniors and seniors from historically Black colleges and universities who are inter- ested in exploring evolutionary medicine topics.
JENNIFER POULOS DEBRA POULOS KATHRYN ASHE
On June 24th at 8:31 p.m., Gulfport Police officers were called to a home in the 5300 block of 29th Avenue, South in reference to a deceased per- son. The death was reported by two caregivers, who had been caring for the victim for the past 8 months in the same residence where they all lived together.
The victim has been identi- fied as 66-year-old Kathryn Ashe.
An investigation revealed that both caregivers intention-
ally failed to provide adequate care for the victim, especially medical care once they real- ized how frail she was.
The house was uninhabit- able, extremely cluttered, and infested with roaches. There was no clear path for walking from room-to-room.
Both caregivers, Jennifer Susan Poulos, 41, and Debra Poulos, 51, claim to have moved out 8-to-10 days prior to the discovery of the victim’s death, leaving her in the apartment alone with little
ability to care for herself. Authorities arrested the Poulos sisters, charging them with the second-degree felony, neglect of an elderly person. Jennifer Poulos had a 4- year-old son who had been re- siding inside the home for 8 months. Authorities were con- tacted and the child was re-
moved.
The investigation is ongo-
ing, and authorities said more charges may be coming after the case has been reviewed by the State Attorney’s Office.
Why The DOJ Wants To Force Its 28,000 Employees To Confront Unconscious Racial Biases
As police have grappled with accusations of racism in the wake of shootings of un- armed Black Americans, the Department of Justice has pushed law enforcement de- partments to undertake in- creasingly popular trainings on how unconscious biases --- such as racial prejudice --- in- fluence policing.
Now, the federal depart- ment is turning the mirror on itself.
Justice officials said recently that more than 28,000 em- ployees will take part in mandatory implicit bias training over the next year, forcing federal agents to con- front their subtle views on race and a host of other issues, including gender and sexual
orientation.
The trainings will include
5,800 U. S. attorneys and 23,000 federal agents in the Drug Enforcement Adminis- tration; Bureau of Alcohol, To- bacco, Firearms and Explosives; and U. S. Mar- shals Service.
The move comes after criti- cism of the department, which had encouraged local police to take part in such trainings but had not widely implemented anti-bias curriculum inter- nally.
A presidential task force on policing created in the wake of the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown and ensuring protests in Ferguson, Mo., included implicit bias as one of the areas law enforcement should
Police try to remove Jasmine Richards at a lectern after she exceeded the time limit at a Los Angeles Police Commis- sion meeting on May 17, 2016. Before the meeting, Black Lives Matter members and others held a news conference criticizing the city.
emphasize. Justice officials have done occasional pro- grams on unconscious bias, but this is the first depart- ment-wide program on the matter.
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