In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever that adults of all ages have a health care proxy naming someone to make health care decisions on their behalf if they are too sick鈥, Related story on UMassMedNow:, Fujifilm announces a Phase II clinical trial of influenza antiviral drug for COVID-19
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Winning a national championship is an unforgettable experience for any college athlete. Especially when it comes during extraordinarily unusual circumstances. UMass Lowell鈥檚 mens basketball main men鈥
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How can higher education foster equity while serving a variety of constituents, and what does it look like? These questions鈥攁mong many others鈥攚ill be on the table when UMass Amherst hosts the鈥
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AMHERST, Mass 鈥 As college students adjust to distance learning, Riley J. Walter, a senior at the 橙子影院 Amherst, has completed his senior thesis project by releasing a musical鈥
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Ric Gref茅, former executive director of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and Design Thinker in Residence at Williams College will be providing a talk and question and answer session on鈥
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Rationing health care resources during a pandemic is a complex undertaking, says Assoc. Prof. Hay-Carol Carol Hay of Philosophy landing page Philosophy . What鈥檚 clear, though, is that COVID-19 is鈥, Q: Different states and hospitals have come up with different guidelines for deciding who gets life-saving treatment in case of shortages. Nearly all of the plans prioritize children and pregnant鈥, A:, I think we need to admit that these are just really hard questions, and they might even be questions where there isn鈥檛 one answer. One thing that鈥檚 important is that hospitals already have ethics鈥, Q: Aren鈥檛 those front-line doctors the ones with the most information about who has the best chance to survive with a good quality of life?, A:, Research shows that we tend to overestimate our ability to predict other people鈥檚 quality of life. Able-bodied people are especially bad at estimating the quality of life of people with disabilities鈥, Q: On the one hand, this pandemic seems like a great equalizer 鈥 everyone is vulnerable. On the other, it does seem to come down to resources. Homeless people, low-income people and people of color鈥, A:, You can鈥檛 shelter in place if you don鈥檛 have a place. Home isn鈥檛 a safe place to shelter for women and children at risk of domestic violence and for many LGBTQ people. Seventy percent of people who鈥, Q: As a moral and political philosopher, do you think this represents an opportunity to address some of these inequalities?, A:, It would be great to chip away at some of these inequalities. Am I optimistic that鈥檚 going to happen? No. But it鈥檚 possible. I do think many Americans are realizing, 鈥極h, wow! This is why universal鈥, Q: What are our individual ethical responsibilities during a pandemic?, A:, Many of our most pressing obligations right now are obligations of care: take care of yourself; take care of your family; take care of your community by not putting yourself or others unnecessarily鈥, Q: What kind of philosophical advice can you offer students right now?, A:, What I would say to them, if it鈥檚 any comfort, is that if they鈥檙e freaked out or they鈥檙e scared, they鈥檙e tracking. It鈥檚 such a strange time: We鈥檙e all together in this forced aloneness. It鈥檚 really鈥
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In his weekly video address on Monday, April 13, Chancellor Michael F. Collins thanked members of the UMass Medical School community for their commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The students who belong to the university鈥檚 Emergency Medical Services ( link this for UML-EMS landing page EMS ) program pride themselves on providing year-round, 24/7 care to the UML community.鈥
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Eight undergraduates from across campus have received the spring 2020 Rising Researcher award. The Rising Researcher program celebrates undergraduate students who excel in research, scholarship or鈥, Taylor Cassidy, , classics, Commonwealth Honors College, William Johnson, , biology, Commonwealth Honors College, Colin Lemire, , biochemistry and molecular biology, Commonwealth Honors College, Joseph McGaunn, , biochemistry and molecular biology, psychology, Commonwealth Honors College, Jack Merullo, , computer science, Commonwealth Honors College, Kit Newell, , theater, Madeline Scott, , mechanical engineering, Elizabeth Voke, , chemical engineering, Commonwealth Honors College Visit the Research Next website to learn more about the Rising Researchers.
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Engineers from the 橙子影院 Amherst responded to a request for help in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic from Baystate Health in Springfield by designing new, longer鈥, 鈥, This engineering response spanned the greater UMass family including alumni, undergraduate, the makerspace community, local industry and faculty.鈥 Baystate Health鈥檚 resident physician Mat Goebel鈥
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