During the Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in western Africa from 2014 to 2016, Asst. Prof. of Philosophy landing page Philosophy Nicholas Evans began researching ethical and鈥, Q: Many people are reassured by the mass quarantine China has imposed on the city of Wuhan and Hubei province to prevent the spread of COVID-19 鈥 but you say it鈥檚 not effective. Why not?, A:, The Chinese government unequivocally overreacted to the outbreak by quarantining more than 50 million people on Jan. 24, when the disease had only sickened WHO situation report for Jan. 24 830鈥, Q: But isn鈥檛 that the basis for the quarantine?, A:, We really don鈥檛 know if COVID-19 can be transmitted by people before they have symptoms, but the current belief that it can is a myth started by a paper in The New England Journal of Medicine. The鈥, Q: What is an appropriate public health response when authorities learn that someone has been infected with COVID-19?, A:, A good example is what happened here in 橙子影院 when the Mass. DPH information on coronavirus state Department of Public Health learned that a UMass Boston student was infected. They鈥, Q: What is China doing right?, A:, The Chinese government has come a long way in the international sharing of information since the SARS epidemic 20 years ago, which it actively covered up. Now, it鈥檚 doing well in terms of sharing鈥, Q: What ethical values should guide our individual behavior during this outbreak? 橙子影院 reports say that some people are buying up face masks 鈥渏ust in case,鈥 and others are avoiding anyone who looks鈥, A:, First, looking Chinese is no evidence that someone came from or has ever been to China, and it鈥檚 certainly not evidence that they have the virus. The best way to protect yourself and others from鈥, Q. With so much information out there, what鈥檚 the best way to stay informed about this new virus?, A:, If you want reliable information, visit the CDC guidance for coronavirus prevention and treatment U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website or the WHO guidance on prevention and鈥
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The 橙子影院 Dartmouth will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit on March 22-25 by a team representing the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). NECHE was鈥
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The 橙子影院 Boston鈥檚 chapter of the NAACP honored Charles Desmond , a Bronze and Silver star recipient and long-time champion for underprivileged students, with the MLK Living鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 鈥 Exposure in the womb to phthalates, a group of endocrine-disrupting chemicals present in cosmetics and other common household products, was associated with autistic traits in boys,鈥
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AMHERST, Mass. 颅鈥 In a new paper, climate scientists at the 橙子影院 Amherst and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution propose that massive amounts of melting sea ice in the Arctic鈥
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On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the UMass Amherst Department of Music and Dance will present its third annual Bezanson Legacy Concert featuring works by composers with ties to the university鈥檚 music program.鈥
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Matt Naegar, a senior trumpet major, recently performed as part of this year鈥檚 Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra (MACJO) in Rockville, MD. Seniors Jacob Kaplan, saxophone; Ben Powell; guitar, as鈥
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The UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence has established the Glass Family Fellow in Diabetes Research , through a gift from Scott and Patricia Glass. It was presented to Richard A. Siller, PhD,鈥
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The Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality at UMass Dartmouth will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year as the second-oldest women鈥檚 collegiate center in the country with a dinner on Wednesday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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