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Released: 26-Mar-2020 6:25 PM EDT
Travel restrictions are most useful in the early and late phase of an epidemic
University of Oxford

Analysis of human mobility and epidemiological data by a global consortium of researchers, led by the University of Oxford and Northeastern University, shows that human mobility was predictive of the spread of the epidemic in China.

     
Released: 26-Mar-2020 5:05 PM EDT
American Thoracic Society Issues Joint Statement to Congress and Trump Administration
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Today, the American Thoracic Society and a unified group of critical care societies issued a joint statement urging the Trump administration and congress to strengthen social distancing requirements in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus, which has reached pandemic status. The statement, in its entirety, is below:

Released: 26-Mar-2020 2:25 PM EDT
UNH Experts Available To Discuss Coronavirus Stimulus Package Impact
University of New Hampshire

As the coronavirus forces cities and states to close down for business and restricts people to stay safely at home, thousands of small businesses and even more employees are grappling with how to pay bills. Michelline Dufort, director of the Center for Family Enterprise and Daniel Innis, professor of marketing and hospitality management, both at the University of New Hampshire, are available to discuss how the largest emergency stimulus package in U.S. history will help struggling families and hard hit businesses, and if it will really help.

     
Released: 26-Mar-2020 2:20 PM EDT
How can we be more sure social mediaposts about coronavirus are accurate?
University of Alabama Huntsville

As COVID-19 has increasingly isolated us from each other, we’re relying more and more on social media for a sense of connection and as a source of information about the virus and it’s spread. But how can we be more confident that what we’re seeing is accurate?

Released: 26-Mar-2020 10:40 AM EDT
AACC Applauds the Senate for Updating Its Legislation to Ensure that All Patients Have Access to COVID-19 Testing
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

AACC applauds the U.S. Senate for responding to the concerns of the clinical laboratory community and revising the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to ensure that it provides insurance coverage for all COVID-19 tests, regardless of whether or not they are performed under an FDA emergency use authorization (EUA).

   
Released: 26-Mar-2020 9:35 AM EDT
New ways to stop caller ID spoofing to be investigated
University of Warwick

With commonly available VoIP software, a caller can fabricate an arbitrary phone number for the display of the incoming call on the receiver’s phone.

   
Released: 25-Mar-2020 7:05 PM EDT
The National Association of Science Writers invites reporters covering COVID-19 to join a free discussion list for support, questions, and resources
Newswise

Are you a reporter looking for the mutual support of colleagues and community during these stressful times? The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) invites any reporter covering the COVID-19 pandemic — especially those for whom science or health is a new beat — to join a new list for sharing resources, sources, and information.

   
Released: 25-Mar-2020 4:30 PM EDT
200 New Doctors, Advanced Practice Nurses to Join Military Medical Ranks Early
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

More than 200 military medical students and graduate nursing students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) will be graduating early to support their colleagues in the U.S. military health system amid the global coronavirus pandemic. USU President Dr. Richard Thomas made the decision when the national emergency was declared.

Released: 25-Mar-2020 4:15 PM EDT
DHS Initiating Crucial Research to Mitigate COVID-19
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T is conducting ongoing research that will help scientists better understand the coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19, and methods to prevent its spread.

Released: 25-Mar-2020 3:15 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Stanford Economics & Finance Professors Speak Out on Impact of Congress' Coronavirus Relief Bill
Newswise

"Congress must bail out people before large corporations," says a growing list of leading economists and finance professors from major universities around the country. The authors and representatives of the signers will discuss what’s at stake in the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, and answer questions about what it does--and will not do--to keep the nation's economy out of recession.

     
Released: 25-Mar-2020 1:55 PM EDT
Stricter, immediate intervention critical for keeping COVID-19 cases manageable for health care facilities, according to UTHealth modeling
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Led by Eric Boerwinkle, PhD, and Momiao Xiong, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) modeled the potential spread of COVID-19 based on whether the Greater Houston area began stringent interventions immediately or waited one week or two weeks. That data was presented Monday to city and county officials.

     
Released: 25-Mar-2020 1:50 PM EDT
Top Harris County, Texas, areas where residents are most likely to need hospitalization, ICU care for COVID-19
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Areas of Harris County, Texas, where residents are most at risk for hospitalization and critical care needs due to COVID-19 have been mapped for the first time by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston (UTHealth).

Released: 25-Mar-2020 8:55 AM EDT
S&T Lab ‘Focuses’ on Body Armor for Women in Law Enforcement
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

In September 2019, it was five women from DHS S&T NUSTL who embarked on a project to assess the capability, usability, deployability, maintainability, and affordability of various makes and models of female body armor.

Released: 24-Mar-2020 3:15 PM EDT
Researchers develop early warning system to fight disinformation online
University of Notre Dame

The Notre Dame project is an effort to combat the rise of coordinated social media campaigns to incite violence, sew discord and threaten the integrity of democratic elections.

   
Released: 24-Mar-2020 1:05 PM EDT
APA to states, insurers: Provide access to mental health care during COVID-19 public health crisis
American Psychological Association (APA)

The American Psychological Association called on states and insurers to move quickly to allow people to connect with their mental health providers remotely using telehealth as the need for mental health services rises during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 24-Mar-2020 12:40 PM EDT
Sandia supports hypersonic flight test
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories employees and contractors saw their work culminate in a hypersonic flight test conducted by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army on March 19 at the Kauai Test Facility in Hawaii.

   
Released: 24-Mar-2020 11:55 AM EDT
WashU Expert: Don’t overlook health equity during coronavirus crisis
Washington University in St. Louis

We must consider this coronavirus crisis as a wake-up call to prioritize equity and challenge ourselves to consider how to better serve historically underserved communities, says a public health expert at Washington University in St. Louis.“In the middle of a pandemic, it is easy to overlook health equity,” said Darrell Hudson, associate professor at the Brown School.

Released: 24-Mar-2020 11:50 AM EDT
WashU Expert: Coronavirus crisis highlights need for health insurance in Missouri and other states
Washington University in St. Louis

As the St. Louis region and the state of Missouri confront the coronavirus challenge, it has posed a number of serious issues for health policy analysts and health economists.“This is the most unprecedented challenge to the health system I have seen in my career,” said Tim McBride, the Bernard Becker Professor at Washington University in St.

Released: 24-Mar-2020 11:00 AM EDT
The Importance of the Decennial Census to Research
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Mandated by the Constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau counts the nation’s residents every 10 years. The data determine seats in the House and federal funds for local communities, as well as inform practical research. Examples from Darden: studies on poverty and race, allocation of opportunity zones, and the effect of technology on rich and poor.

   
Released: 24-Mar-2020 8:15 AM EDT
Argonne scientists lead push to strengthen cybersecurity in sports stadiums
Argonne National Laboratory

To combat the cyber threat in sports, Argonne scientists built an assessment tool for team and stadium owners to fix vulnerabilities.

Released: 23-Mar-2020 3:15 PM EDT
FSU public health professor, students assist with statewide tracking effort
Florida State University

By: Mark Blackwell Thomas | Published: March 23, 2020 | 2:43 pm | SHARE: The coronavirus pandemic has left the state of Florida’s disease experts facing an event with no modern precedent. Officials working to track the spread of COVID-19 are stretched thin and faced with the inevitable prospect of more diagnoses, prompting them to reach out to public health experts and students at Florida’s universities for help.

Released: 23-Mar-2020 1:50 PM EDT
COVID-19 Workers get training to protect their own health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Today, the National Institutes of Health will launch a new website with important educational resources for Coronavirus workers dealing with the spread of COVID-19. The initiative got underway after Congress passed a supplemental appropriation of $10 million on March 6.

Released: 23-Mar-2020 1:25 PM EDT
AACI Urges Immediate Implementation of Defense Production Act
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)

The Association of American Cancer Institutes calls for the immediate implementation of the Defense Production Act to marshal American manufacturing to confront the COVID-19 emergency.

Released: 20-Mar-2020 2:20 PM EDT
ASA, APSF and AANA Issue Joint Statement on Use of Personal Protective Equipment During COVID-19 Pandemic
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

As anesthesia professionals are at an increased risk of exposure in caring for patients diagnosed with COVID-19, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) issued a joint statement today on the best use of personal protective equipment during the pandemic.

Released: 20-Mar-2020 1:55 PM EDT
AANA, ASA and APSF Issue Joint Statement on Use of Personal Protective Equipment During COVID-19 Pandemic
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

As anesthesia professionals are at an increased risk of exposure in caring for patients diagnosed with COVID-19, the AANA, the ASA, and APSF issued a joint statement today on the best use of personal protective equipment during the pandemic.

Released: 19-Mar-2020 12:05 PM EDT
AANA CEO Attends White House Meeting to Discuss COVID-19 Response
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The chief executive officer of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, met with members of the Trump Administration March 18 to convey the top priorities of nurses and other healthcare providers.

Released: 19-Mar-2020 10:55 AM EDT
VIDEOS AND TRANSCRIPTS AVAILABLE: COVID-19 Causes, Consequences, and Solutions: Exploring the Unanswered Questions with Newswise Live Expert Panel
Newswise

Newswise Live Expert Panel discussion of unique angles to the COVID-19 outbreak of interest to the public and the media, including public health, testing, business and financial markets, 2020 elections, and more.

       
Released: 19-Mar-2020 10:35 AM EDT
White Paper—Stopping COVID-19: Short-Term Actions for Long-Term Impact
MITRE

Coronavirus infections in the United States are doubling faster than other nations, according to a white paper authored by a group including MITRE’s infectious disease analytics team. As such, stronger actions are required by state and federal governments to ultimately stop the spread of COVID-19.

   
Released: 18-Mar-2020 5:10 PM EDT
The Fate of Germany’s Leadership, With Constanze Stelzenmüller
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

Constanze Stelzenmüller, Kissinger Chair on Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress and senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss German politics and the future of Germany’s leadership.

Released: 18-Mar-2020 4:20 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Newswise Live COVID-19 Expert Panel 3-16-2020
Newswise

Newswise Live Expert Panel including experts from Newswise member institutions discussing topics related to the coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreak.

       
Released: 18-Mar-2020 4:05 PM EDT
The Rise of Digital Dictators, With Andrea Kendall-Taylor
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow and director of the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the increasing use of technology by authoritarian regimes. Kendall-Taylor’s article “The Digital Dictators: How Technology Strengthens Autocracy,” coauthored with Erica Frantz and Joseph Wright, can be found in the March/April 2020 issue of Foreign Affairs.

Released: 18-Mar-2020 3:50 PM EDT
What Should U.S. Policy Toward China Be?
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

In this episode of our special Election 2020 series of The President’s Inbox, Mira Rapp-Hooper and Michael D. Swaine join host James M. Lindsay to discuss U.S. policy toward China.

Released: 18-Mar-2020 3:50 PM EDT
Should the United States Leave Afghanistan?
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

The latest episode of The President’s Inbox is live. This week, I discussed the U.S. role in Afghanistan with Carter Malkasian, former special assistant for strategy to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Barnett Rubin, senior fellow and associate director of the Center on International Cooperation at New York University.



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