COEIT News Archive

Today, many Americans are asking themselves versions of this question: “Was that bad cough I had in January COVID-19?” Without comprehensive nationwide testing, it’s been impossible to measure in...

A team of researchers led by Charissa Cheah, professor of psychology at UMBC, has found that a high percentage of Chinese American parents and children have witnessed and experienced an increase...

Sitting together, side-by-side in a video call, it’s easy to see the familial resemblance between Susan Sonnenschein, professor, Applied Developmental Psychology, and Elyse Grossman, M.P.P. ’08,...

By Zoë McLaren, associate professor, Public Policy, UMBC On Aug. 26, the Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization to a new rapid antigen test for COVID-19 called...

By Elizabeth Patton, assistant professor, Media and Communication Studies, UMBC It’s just past 10 a.m. and my partner, on his third virtual meeting today, is working non-stop in our home...

By Zoë McLaren, associate professor, Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Broad access to testing is one of the most powerful tools to keep the COVID-19 pandemic under...

Clinical trials seeking a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 are galloping forward around the world, and Kizzmekia Corbett and Barney Graham’s research team at the National Institute of Allergy and...

By David Salkever, professor emeritus of Public Policy, UMBC Americans who lost their jobs because of the pandemic had been getting a US$600 bump on top of state benefits in their weekly...

By Susan Sonnenschein, professor, Applied Development Psychology, UMBC and Elyse R. Grossman, M.P.P. ’08, Ph.D. ’14, public policy, policy fellow, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, internet access has become more critical, with people relying on it to work, learn, and connect with family and friends. However, the internet is not equally...