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Up on the Roof—Spring 2020
UMBC Magazine caught up with UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski at his home office to talk about alumni leadership during the pandemic, UMBC’s Golden Commencement, and a symbol of hope in tough...
Posted: May 27, 2020, 3:03 PM
Curating COVID-19
At times of momentous change some take solace in creating. The UMBC community is no exception, adding to a long history of artists and writers recording everyday life during pandemics. From...
Posted: May 20, 2020, 9:32 PM
What Is a Clinical Trial? A Health Policy Expert Explains
ByZoe McLaren, associate professor, public policy, UMBC A commonly used malaria drug was recently proposed as a treatment for COVID-19 during a White House press briefing, even though it...
Posted: May 13, 2020, 1:41 PM
Rewriting the Rules of Academia in the Age of COVID-19
Some classes translate better to remote learning than others. There was no way for students in Adam Mendelson’s advanced lighting design class to emulate the experience of programming and running...
Posted: May 7, 2020, 1:04 AM
UMBC researchers receive a Fast Grant to study antivirals’ effectiveness against COVID-19
Katherine Seley-Radtke, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has received a six-month Fast Grant to test antiviral compounds developed in her lab for effectiveness against COVID-19....
Posted: May 6, 2020, 10:13 PM
Remdesivir Explained – What Makes This Drug Work Against Viruses?
By Katherine Seley-Radtke, professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMBC With the FDA approving Gilead’s Remdesivir as an emergency use treatment for the most acute cases of COVID-19, many...
Posted: May 6, 2020, 2:19 PM
Retrievers on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
By Susan Thornton Hobby Every time a coronavirus patient is released from St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, a song plays over the loudspeaker: “St. Barnabas for All of Us.” Trent...
Posted: May 2, 2020, 1:30 AM
How to avoid infection after a COVID-19 death – an Ebola response veteran explains
by Lucy Wilson, Professor of Emergency Health Services, UMBC As the grim reality of COVID-19 unfolds, families and health care workers in the United States are faced with dealing with the...
Posted: April 20, 2020, 12:53 PM
How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today’s pandemic
by Kathryn McKinley, Professor of English, UMBC The coronavirus can infect anyone, but recent reporting has shown your socioeconomic status can play a big role, with a combination of job...
Posted: April 16, 2020, 12:38 PM
A small trial finds that hydroxychloroquine is not effective for treating coronavirus
by Katherine Seley-Radtke, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMBC, and President-Elect of the International Society for Antiviral Research On Saturday the Food and Drug Administration...
Posted: April 3, 2020, 1:48 PM
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