3.1K views · 203 reactions | In partnership with the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, we are pleased to announce The Freeman, Grant, Franklin Scholarship which will support dental students from underrepresented minority backgrounds with financial need. Throughout Black History Month, we will celebrate the stories of three prominent African American dentists and honor their impact on the dentistry community. #BlackHistoryMonth @Harvard School of Dental Medicine | Colgate | Facebook

Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but the White House is threatening future funding. “I don’t think any taxpayer would want to interfere with progress on a project like that,” says Brugge. She was leading a team that had identified the earliest precursors of breast cancer when she learned her grants were terminated. “It was just like a gut punch. My knees buckled, and I had to sit down because I just never imagined that research focused on a