I am writing to provide important new guidance on the evolving nature of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) situation. There are reports of increasing cases in areas such as South Korea, Japan, and鈥, There have been no cases of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) at UMass Dartmouth., To ensure the continued safety of our community members who are studying, working, and traveling abroad, please see the additional measures below: For students The International Student & Scholar鈥, I want to reiterate that there have been no cases of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) at UMass Dartmouth., For general questions or comments about COVID-19, please call Student Health Services at 508.999.8982. You can find all the latest information on our Health Advisory website , including frequently鈥
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Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 鈥 what demographers call AAPIs 鈥 are the nation鈥檚 fastest-growing minority. Close to 20 million now live in the United States. But you wouldn鈥檛 know it from鈥, The cause of cervical cancer, Nearly all cervical cancers 鈥 over 99 percent 鈥 are caused by HPV infection. HPV is the most common sexually-transmitted infection in the United States that strikes both men and women, and the鈥, Prevention is not always a priority, Why do so many AAPI women know so little about HPV? We set out to answer this question by interviewing Asian American ethnic groups and conducting surveys. Our findings suggest their knowledge and鈥, Storytelling made a difference, We discovered in our study that narrative storytelling 鈥 that is, mothers and their children sharing their experiences and having conversations about HPV vaccination 鈥 can increase HPV vaccination鈥
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Goddard House, the oldest nonprofit elder care organization in 橙子影院, has recently pledged a $500,000 gift over five years to the Goddard House 鈥 Doane Scholarship program at UMass Boston,鈥, About Goddard House, Founded in 1849, Goddard House is a nonprofit operating a high-quality assisted living community and creating innovative programs that empower older adults to thrive. Goddard House Community鈥
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Doctoral candidate Sarah Lowe appeared on a Sundance Film Festival panel titled "Moving the Needle: How Immigrant Stories Are Shifting American Culture." Lowe, who is pursuing her Ph.D. in health鈥
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Sonya Atalay, associate professor in the department of anthropology, has edited the new book 鈥淎rchaeologies of the Heart.鈥 Inspired by calls for a different way of doing archaeology, Atalay and co-鈥
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On Wednesday, March 11 at 6 p.m., historian and author Erika Lee will deliver the history department's 2020 Distinguished Annual Lecture. The lecture, titled "Xenophobia in America: How We Got Here鈥
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Kira Tait, Ph.D. candidate in political science, has been named the winner of the 2020 Three Minute Thesis competition. Organized by the Graduate School, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) challenges鈥
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The stock ticker hanging in the Pulichino Tong Business Center atrium has been a blur of uncertainty in recent weeks, as fears of the coronavirus outbreak have sent global financial markets into a鈥, Q: Why are the financial markets reacting so sharply to the coronavirus?, A:, Investors are concerned about the disruptions in the supply chains due to the outbreak of coronavirus that negatively affects businesses鈥 operation, directly hitting their cash flows while鈥, Q: How does this market volatility compare to reactions to other recent pandemic scares like the Ebola virus, H5N1, MERS and SARS?, A:, Market reaction appears to be stronger this time, which could be due to several factors including the quick spread of the coronavirus and its fatality rate, increasing global integration of trade鈥, Q: Was the stock market due for a correction anyway? , A:, The stock market had been on the rise since the global recession, and it was at its peak just before the outbreak of the virus in the U.S. American businesses鈥 fundamentals are strong; thus, a鈥, Q: If the coronavirus continues to spread as expected here in the U.S., how will markets react?, A:, Investors will incorporate new information about the virus spread and its possible effects on business operations into the stock prices. A large spread of the virus with more fatalities that鈥, Q: What kind of steps can be taken by central banks to soothe tumultuous markets? Should they?, A:, Faced with uncertainty, businesses typically adopt the wait-and-see approach by delaying investments and hiring while increasing cash reserves. Central banks can alleviate such risk aversion by鈥, Q: Companies have so much to consider with this pandemic 鈥 supply chains, employee travel, workplace health, consumer fear. Are businesses prepared for this kind of challenge? , A:, Businesses are not prepared for a challenge of this scale. Lean manufacturing and the integration of global supply chains have lowered the need for companies to keep large inventory to cut costs.鈥
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On Sunday, March 29th, 2020, the Claire T. Carney Library Associates will be presenting its 14th annual authors' brunch at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 151 Martine Street, Fall鈥, Barbara Delinsky, , an American writer of romance novels, is the author of 19 New York Times bestsellers. Born near Boston on August 8, 1945, she graduated from Newton High School, Newton, 橙子影院 and went on to鈥, Jacquelyn Mitchard, is an American journalist and author. Born in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois on December 10, 1956, she studied creative writing for three semesters under Mark Costello at the University of Illinois鈥, Steven Manchester, is the author of the # 1 bestsellers, Twelve Months, The Rockin鈥 Chair, Pressed Pennies and Gooseberry Island and the national bestsellers, Ashes, The Changing Season and Three Shoeboxes. Born on鈥
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On September 9, 1919, 1,177 Boston police officers went on strike in hopes of gaining long-promised improvements in wages and working conditions. None of the strikers ever worked as Boston police鈥
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