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I’m a Black sociologist, and a mom – by listening to other Black mothers, I’ve learned about their pandemic struggles and strengths
By Loren Henderson, associate professor, Sociology, UMBC I spent the 2020 spring break week setting up to teach my college courses online while helping to care for my 14-month-old grandchild,...
Posted: April 29, 2022, 4:59 PM
Diaper Need Emerges as Health Indicator During Pandemic
By Lauren A. Clay, associate professor, Emergency Health Services, UMBC and Emily Belarmino, University of Vermont The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The...
Posted: April 28, 2022, 2:44 PM
Biden to expand access to at-home COVID kits: 4 essential reads on the critical role of rapid tests
By Matt Williams, Breaking News Editor President Joe Biden has outlined plans to massively ramp up COVID-19 testing in an effort to curb – or at least slow – the spread of the highly...
Posted: December 22, 2021, 7:00 PM
Nursing home residents and staff are traumatized from the pandemic—collaborative care can help with recovery
By Nancy Kusmaul, associate professor, Social Work UMBC For older adults, social isolation may have dredged up past traumas that are difficult to come back from. And for those living in...
Posted: August 17, 2021, 2:23 PM
Are America’s schools safe for Asian Americans?
By Charissa S. L. Cheah, professor, psychology, UMBC; Aggie Yellow Horse, Arizona State University, and Kevin A. Gee, University of California, Davis The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes during...
Posted: April 19, 2021, 3:49 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
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
Holding Down the Fort to Keep Students Connected
UMBC has begun planning for the fall and a gradual return to campus. See the Retrievers Return Roadmap here for the latest. Many things came up to an abrupt end on March 12. At UMBC, students...
Posted: April 24, 2020, 9:29 PM