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Loads of Money and COVID-19 Equipment Wasted in New York As a Result of Treatment Evolving
Brooks Gump, Falk Family Endowed Professor of public health in the Falk College, was interviewed by Politico for the article 鈥淣ew York spent $250M on tech to fight Covid that no one uses.鈥� The article highlights how then-Governor Andrew Cuomo…
Wegmans鈥� Self-Checkout App Discontinued After Experiencing Losses
Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was interviewed by The New York Times for the article 鈥淲egmans Discontinues Self-Checkout App, Citing Losses.鈥� The article explains why Wegmans is discontinuing SCAN, a self-checkout app that was created…
Suicide Is A Leading Cause Of Death In The U.S., Despite Decrease During COVID-19
Shannon Monnat, professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was featured in Grid for the story 鈥淯.S. suicide rates rose again in 2021, ending a brief decline during the covid pandemic.鈥澛燭he article highlights that despite the small decrease in suicide…
New Research Shows Increased COVID-19 Fatality Rate For Those With IDD
Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was quoted in Disability Scoop for their story聽鈥淐OVID-19 Was Leading Killer Of People With Developmental Disabilities.鈥� The article explains how recent research shows that people with developmental disabilities were more…
Will China and Japan Ever Fully Reopen?
The people of China are once again outraged over the country鈥檚 zero-Covid policy. A quarantine bus crashed the other night, killing 27 people and leaving others in the hospital. As President Biden says聽鈥渢he pandemic is over鈥澛燼nd other countries have relaxed…
Summer College 2022 Sees Record-Breaking Attendance
This summer, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Summer College welcomed its largest cohort of high school students in its over 60-year history. More than 1,000 students from around the world enrolled in an on-campus or online pre-college course through the University. This was…
Ongoing Efforts to Manage COVID-19
Dear Colleagues: I am writing this afternoon to call your attention to the message you recently received from Mike Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, and to provide a few additional thoughts on our ongoing efforts to manage…
COVID-19 Update: Active Cases | Public Health Reminders | Vaccine Availability
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff and Families: Today marks the fourth week of the Fall 2022 semester. It has been an exciting few weeks on campus with a palpable sense of energy from everyone in our community. While this semester feels…
COVID was deadlier for those with intellectual disabilities, according to new research
Authors of a new peer-reviewed paper have discovered that COVID was the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in 2020. The study, 鈥淐OVID-19 Mortality Burden and Comorbidity Patterns Among Decedents with and without Intellectual…
3 COVID Test Options for Faculty and Staff
With the closure of the University鈥檚 on-site Testing Center, faculty and staff seeking a COVID-19 test are encouraged to use a community provider, visit their primary care physician or obtain an at-home COVID test should the need to be tested…