Expert answers questions about COVID-19 booster shots for kids ages 12-15
Dr. Sonja A. Rasmussen discusses what parents should know about the Pfizer booster shot for 12- to 15-year-old children.
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Coronavirus ‘spillovers’ more frequent than thought
Researchers have detected past instances of people becoming infected with a type of coronavirus that was thought only to be found in pigs.
COVID-19 Literature: Language Matters. Read about Dr. Lednicky’s review paper that discusses how jargon affects COVID-19 research
Jan. 28, 2021: Tucked away in a lengthy review of COVID-19 literature is an intriguing discussion of how jargon affects COVID-19 research, as experts from different fields use common terms but define them differently. In a wide-ranging review paper, a UF virologist and his interdisciplinary colleagues summarize aspects of the…
Protecting a campus through its wastewater
UF Environmental & Global Health team led by Drs. Joe Bisesi, Tony Maurelli and Tara Sabo-Attwood developed a COVID-19 wastewater surveillance system for UF’s campus housing. GatorWATCH serves as an early warning system to detect unsuspected infections. Read the story here.
Experts signal warning over preparations for future outbreaks
Dr. Lednicky is featured in a WFTV news story regarding COVID-19 and future outbreaks. Read and watch the story here.
Study shows strong relationship between air pollution and COVID-19 deaths in Northern Italy
The heavily industrialized and populated regions of Northern Italy, particularly Lombardy, have the highest rates of air pollution in the country. They also have had the country’s highest rates of COVID-19 deaths. A new study led by Eric Coker, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of environmental and global…
Dr. Eric Coker’s Research “Effects of Air Pollution on COVID-19 Related Mortality in Northern Italy” Published in Environmental and Resource Economics
Dr. Eric Coker published a timely paper on the “Effects of Air Pollution on COVID-19 Related Mortality in Northern Italy” which shows that the spatial pattern of long term ambient (outdoor) fine particulate matter (or PM2.5) concentrations is strongly related to the spatial pattern of excess deaths related to the…
‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air
The Dr. Lednicky COVID train is full speed ahead – see his latest research showing the presence of viable SARS-CoV-2 in air. Dr. Lednicky is making the rounds on the national news circuits and was featured in the NY Times. To read the story, click the link here.
Dr. Yoho writes about COVID-19’s affect on the “academic pivot” using an analogy from the TV show, “Friends.”
The One with the Pivot In a new, short article, EGH faculty member, Dr. Rachel Yoho, reflects on the Spring 2020 semester, including the rapid transition from in-person to remote teaching. This work considers the academic “pivot” in higher education due…
Dr. Sabo-Attwood and Dr. Lednicky lead COVID-19 study to improve personal protective equipment using nanomaterials
UF researchers launch study on small materials that may have a big impact on protecting communities from COVID-19…
