All Posts in #COVID 19
The More We Disrupt Wildlife Habitats, the Greater the Threat of Future Pandemics
Robert Wilson is associate professor of director of undergraduate studies in the Geography and the Environment Department at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School. He teaches classes on animals and society and environmental history and talks (below) about the role of animals,…
Getting to the ‘Point’: Powerful Computing Helps Identify Potential New Treatments for Coronaviruses
Coronaviruses, such as the one that causes COVID-19, have numerous protruding spikes salting their surfaces. When a coronavirus raises one of these spike proteins—like opening a finger to full length—it becomes capable of invading a human cell. The pointed spike…
COVID Research Project Garners $2.2M NIH Award
Emily Wiemers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, is the principal investigator for a COVID-19-related research project that is expected to receive up to $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over…
Data Shows Drop In Student Academic Performance Post-Pandemic
George Theoharis, professor of educational leadership and inclusive elementary/early childhood education in the School of Education, was interviewed for the CNY Central story “Post-pandemic learning, a new report shows dropping student math, reading scores in CNY.” The story highlights how…
Impressive Recovery Of U.S. Factory Jobs After Pandemic Recession
Mary Lovely, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by the New York Times for their story “Factory Jobs Are Booming Like It’s the 1970s.” The article talks about how American manufacturers now have more than enough jobs…
Why No One Has Talked About The CDC Confessing Its Pandemic Failures
Carl Schramm, University Professor in the iSchool, wrote an opinion piece for City Journal titled “What Does Walensky’s Apology Really Mean?” The story explains why there are suspicions about director Rochelle Walensky’s public apology for the CDC’s failures during the…
Using Wastewater To Prevent Future COVID-19 Surges
David Larsen, associate professor of public health in the Falk College spoke with Newsday for the story “Wastewater a key barometer of COVID-19, scientists say.” The article highlights recent research showing that wastewater can be a useful predictor for future…
Loads of Money and COVID-19 Equipment Wasted in New York As a Result of Treatment Evolving
Brooks Gump, Falk Family Endowed Professor of public health in the Falk College, was interviewed by Politico for the article “New York spent $250M on tech to fight Covid that no one uses.” The article highlights how then-Governor Andrew Cuomo…
Wegmans’ Self-Checkout App Discontinued After Experiencing Losses
Ray Wimer, professor of retail practice in the Whitman School, was interviewed by The New York Times for the article “Wegmans Discontinues Self-Checkout App, Citing Losses.” The article explains why Wegmans is discontinuing SCAN, a self-checkout app that was created…
Suicide Is A Leading Cause Of Death In The U.S., Despite Decrease During COVID-19
Shannon Monnat, professor of sociology in the Maxwell School, was featured in Grid for the story “U.S. suicide rates rose again in 2021, ending a brief decline during the covid pandemic.” The article highlights that despite the small decrease in suicide…