肯特州立大学公共卫生学院流行病学教授Tara C. Smith教授与我们分享了她自己对于新冠病毒大流行的一些看法。“大家都知道，瘟疫在世界上总有反复的时候; 然而，不知何故，我们发现很难相信那些从蓝天上砸下来砸在我们头上的东西。”-阿尔贝·加缪《瘟疫》 自2019年12月世界首次听说在中国湖北省流行的“非典型肺炎”以来，好像过去了很多年一样。当我们在过去看到类似的报道时，这些疾病有多种原因，但最终都得到了控制。在20世纪90年代末，它是“禽流感”，一种从鸟类传播到人类的流感病毒，H5N1型。18个人被感染和6人死亡后,香港扑杀了数百万只鸡为了控制病毒, 但它在2003年再次出现, 慢慢蔓延全球, 导致861感染和455人死亡，当时的病死率是53%。 2002年，这种新型病毒最终被称为SARS（Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome）冠状病毒，导致严重急性呼吸系统综合症。在2003年2月引起全球关注之前，它在中国广东省传播了数月，在严格的检疫和隔离程序启动并被控制住之前，在26个国家感染了8000多人。 自2003年以来，我们在中国已经看到多种新型禽流感从鸟类“蔓延”到人类，与H5N1一起传播。我们已经看到了H7N9、H10N8和H5N6的出现，这是一种数字和字母混合的病毒。病毒学家和流行病学家很了解它们，但可以理解的是，普通大众对它...
Discover Magazine (on-line and in print!) featured a story from the Experimental Archaeology Laboratory- have a look! ...
Even as a preschooler, Marissa Stelluto knew she wanted to be a nurse. When her teddy bears got the sniffles, and her Barbies suffered the occasional broken leg, Stelluto was there to fix them. Toy stethoscope in hand, she listened for abnormal rhythms or other signs of something more serious. Her brother and sister played along, and she learned early that not every superhero wears a cape. But they do wear a mask. These days, the 25-year-old has traded in her plastic stethoscope for one made from stainless steel. Scrubs are her uniform; gloves serve as a shield. Stelluto and her fe...
Imagine being in high school and having no plan for your future… Imagine being told that college is not an option for you because of finances… Imagine no one in your family ever attending college and being discouraged at the thought… Then, imagine hearing that 国产伦理 at Stark’s Rising Scholars Program could change your life. Rising Scholars is designed to give first-generation and underrepresented students a pathway to achieve a college degree at no cost to participants. Our goal is for every student in our program to complete postsecondary education with the credent...
Join us in congratulating PhD candidate Danielle Jones on receiving an award for her *virtual* presentation at The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC 2020 Online). The conference moved to an online format due to COVID-19, requiring attendees and presenters to get creative and think outside the box. Danielle is a PhD candidate in the School of Biomedical Science's Neuroscience Program. She presented research that she completed while working with our colleagues at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University in Japan. Her project was funded by the National Science Foundatio...
A woman wearing a face mask and gloves nervously enters Aladdin’s Eatery at The Strip in Belden Village to pick up her food. Clearly anxious, she expresses concern about touching anything to sign her receipt. She proceeds to wait outside of the restaurant for her server-turned-carryout hostess to deliver her order. A Target customer attempts to check out with nearly 10 gallons of milk. He becomes irate and leaves the store without purchasing anything after the cashier gently reminds him that there is a limit of two gallons per customer. This is a new reality for 国产伦理 at ...
Dear Stark County high school seniors, This is not how you wanted your senior year to end. You deserved last dances at the prom, championship tournaments and walking with your class to the timeless sound of “Pomp and Circumstance”. But as our circumstances would have it, those celebratory marches, game-winning shots and slow songs aren’t to be. Still, we at 国产伦理 at Stark cheer you on because you are a resilient bunch. You were just babies on 9/11, just little kids when the Great Recession had an impact on many families, and now, you are making big sacrifices for the s...
“刚刚，我们医院的主任医师给全体员工发送电子邮件，通知我们说，我们不得不开始自己制作口罩了。” 就读于肯特州立大学艺术与科学学院，机器人研究与计算机科学专业的博士Irvin Cardenas说，他从未从他在克利夫兰一家顶级医院工作的好友口中听到过如此糟糕的消息。 俄亥俄州每天都有新增的新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）病例，并且预计在接下来的几周中会出现激增的情况。个人防护设备（PPE）的严重短缺是成千上万的医疗人员和急救人员面临的巨大挑战。 学生开始采取行动 位于俄亥俄州东北部的志愿者以自己的行动来帮助缓解俄亥俄州口罩短缺的问题：在家中自制口罩。但这些手工制作的口罩可能无法为工作在第一线医护人员提供足够的保护。 基于这种情况，Cardenas以及其他几位肯特州立大学计算机科学学院，时尚学院和工商管理学院的同学决定立即采取行动。他们与朋友和同事在网络中取得联系，快速计算出需要用来购买设备的可能性支出，着手准备筹款项目。他们直接与国际医疗用品制造商联系，计划购买医用口罩及相关设备捐赠给当地的医生和护士。 3月25日，他们建立了GoFundMe页面，该页面已经在该网站上筹集了3,100多美元。于此同时，来自其他渠道的善款也已经直接提交给了Cardenas。他们第一个购买订单于3月31日到达，这是3,000张经过...
国产伦理 at Stark’s Corporate University is offering complimentary check-in surveys to area businesses to assess their employees’ needs during the coronavirus pandemic. “Just as we continue to provide academic services to our students during this unprecedented time, we are providing this service as a help to our local business community,” said Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., 国产伦理 Stark’s dean and chief administrative officer. “Our Corporate University is providing this check-in survey to assist business leaders in keeping the pulse of their employees, many of whom are working...
美国新型冠状病毒确诊人数的不断增加，留学生群体们心中的焦虑感也逐渐增加，美国的情况到底如何，这种时候应该留在美国还是回中国呢？ 先别着急，让我们一起来看看来自人民日报及驻美大使馆提供的权威信息和基础建议： 美国真实疫情现状及形势如何？ 情况不容乐观，努力遏制蔓延。 （一）发展待观察。截至4月3日11时，美国累计确诊感染新冠病毒的人数为257,321名，并有持续上升趋势。特朗普总统每日召开疫情发布会，表示未来30天对减缓新冠疫情蔓延至关重要，预计拐点最早在两周后到来，整体形势将于6月初转好。美专家称，虽然根据数据模型预测，新冠疫情在美可能最终会导致超过100万人感染，但完全有望通过有效举措控制感染人数。 （二）全国总动员。3 月 13 日美国进入紧急状态以来，各州也陆续宣布“居家令”。全国上下包括联邦和各州政府、各级卫生部门、私营公司、教育机构甚至军方都在积极调动资源，采取有效举措抗击疫情。当前大多数地区的检测和就医过程稳中有序，各州都在筹备更多医疗物资以备后用。纽约州是美国疫情的震中，确诊人数占全美41%，所需医疗资源紧缺。据悉将有 4 万多名医护人员志愿奔赴纽约参与救护，海军医院医疗舰已于3月30日抵达纽约港提供抗疫支援。包括中国在内的多个国家已向美提供医疗物资。 （三）医护水平高。美国政府及社会有较大的生...