A School of Medicine student and a recent graduate are helping the region prepare for a potential surge of COVID-19 patients by readying the city鈥檚 DCU Center to function as a field hospital. The鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 In just under two weeks, researchers at the 橙子影院 Amherst, with engineers, nurses and other health care professionals, have developed a design informed by鈥, How Face Shields Mitigate Risk of Contamination, A face shield protects the eyes and can be worn over an N95 mask to mitigate the risk of contamination, says Huber. It is made from a single, flexible sheet of 0.010-inch plastic film designed and鈥, Important Input from Nurses, Testing the shield鈥檚 clinical usefulness was assisted by nurses and technicians from the College of Nursing. Associate Professor and AAAS Invention Ambassador Rachel Walker and Ph.D. student Ellen鈥
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Sabina Murray, professor of English and has been named a spring 2020 UMass Amherst Spotlight Scholar. She is currently completing her latest novel, 鈥淭he Human Zoo,鈥 which is set in the Philippines鈥
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The American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) recently honored Peter Chien, professor in biochemistry and molecular biology by naming him to the 2020 class of Fellows of the Academy based on his record鈥
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Due to ongoing concerns about the impact of the coronavirus, the 124th Boston Marathon will not happen as planned in April, but has been rescheduled for September. This last time Marathon Monday was鈥
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LOWELL, Mass. 鈥 In an effort to help offset the financial hardships that many are experiencing right now, UMass Lowell is allocating half a million dollars in education scholarships for new and鈥
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Third-year medical students at UMass Medical School are getting real-time lessons in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic鈥攁 topic not covered in medical textbooks鈥攖hrough an innovative online pandemic鈥
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For years, Chancellor Michael F. Collins has stressed one fundamental message to all students: 鈥淚t is privilege to care for our patients.鈥 Now, for members of the School of Medicine Class of 2020,鈥, The Today Show: , Medical students graduate early to join fight against coronavirus, Boston Globe: , Newly minted doctors march toward frontlines battle virus, Worcester Telegram & Gazette: , UMass Medical School in Worcester conducts first-ever virtual commencement, Yahoo: , Medical students graduate early, NECN: , UMass Medical student graduate early to respond to coronavirus pandemic, WHDH: , UMass Medical School holding virtual graduation ceremony for students joining fight against coronavirus, WGBH:, To Help Counter Pandemic, Boston's Medical Schools Graduate Students Early
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Senior Public Health page public health major Katherine Mayer, an EMT, wanted to help UMass Lowell鈥檚 EMM landing page-2 Emergency Management team with 鈥渟omething they didn鈥檛 have yet鈥 for her 鈥, Serving the University Community, Mayer鈥檚 emergency dispensing site operation plan dovetails with the city鈥檚 plan to distribute emergency supplies to Lowell residents at a central location. The idea is to make sure that UML students鈥, Honors Capstones, The Honors College, which requires every senior to hold a public presentation about their honors capstone project or thesis, faces a unique challenge as up to 160 seniors prepare to take that final鈥
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Prof. Remold-Susanna Susanna Remold , the new chair of the Biology landing page Department of Biological Sciences , is an expert on the evolution and ecology of disease-causing microbes that can鈥, Q: What should people be doing right now in response to COVID-19?, A:, Everybody should be staying home. Here in the U.S., we are not responding quickly enough to this crisis. We are not taking strong enough action, and when we do, we are days or weeks too late. The鈥, Q: Some people still think stay-at-home orders are too drastic 鈥 even policymakers who are getting expert advice. Why is that?, A:, I think it鈥檚 because we tend to respond based on our experience. But if we do that in this case, we will underreact. The rate of increase in infections and deaths grows exponentially, not steadily,鈥, Q: Other countries have had success with less drastic measures. Why won鈥檛 they work here?, A:, You can intervene early with relatively cheap measures. The later you respond, the more costly it is in terms of lives and the economy. Widespread testing and contact tracking are key to鈥, Q: What insights into pandemics have you gained from your research into the ecology and evolution of organisms that change hosts?, A:, If you think about the WHO 6 pandemic phases document World Health Organization鈥檚 six stages for a pathogen to become a pandemic and about how human interactions with their environments have鈥, Q: Do you have any other advice on how we can get better at dealing with this pandemic and prepare for future pandemics?, A:, The task force demonstrated the power of people with vastly different backgrounds working together to address a critical threat. It included experts in epidemiology, ecology, entomology, agriculture鈥
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