Dina M. Jones, assistant professor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Tobacco, received a $733,000 K01 grant to conduct a study that seeks to understand disparities in smoking cessation among African American menthol cigarette smokers.
Tobacco companies have capitalized on the Olympics’ widespread cultural impact since the birth of the modern Olympic Games in 1896—until the practice was stopped in 1987.
