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May 1, 2020 Podcasts, Research
‘We Roar’: Laura Conour maintains care for Princeton’s research animals
Even as about 90% of Princeton’s research labs are shuttered, care for research animals continues uninterrupted under the direction of Laura Conour, the University’s attending veterinarian and the director of Lab Animal Resources. “We’re still here,” Conour said on the latest episode of the “We Roar” podcast. “We’re doing what needs to be done.”
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May 1, 2020 Health Care, Research
At NIH, Christopher Austin ’82 ‘Translates’ Science into Treatment For COVID-19
For Christopher Austin ’82, trying to understand and resolve the COVID-19 pandemic means 12-plus-hour shifts for many administrators and researchers at the National Institutes of Health, where Austin is director of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. The center seeks to improve the “translation” of scientific advances and research into new treatments and diagnostics to speed their delivery to patients.
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April 30, 2020 Community, Service
Students find ways to continue volunteering and supporting community amidst COVID-19
Students who work in a variety of capacities through the Pace Center for Civic Engagement, from first aid squad volunteers to environmental activists, are adapting their efforts during the pandemic.
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April 30, 2020 Arts/Cultural,
Music is Balm to Lean On for Cordaro Rodriguez ’08
Like many idled by stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19, Cordaro Rodriguez ’08 has turned to the arts for comfort. The virus forced Rodriguez and his quartet, the Sons of Serendip, to put their musical tour on hold. It didn’t stop the music, though. (Photo by Shef Reynolds)
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April 30, 2020 Health Care, Podcasts, Policy
Politics & Polls #183: Economic Inequality and Covid-19 Featuring Sir Angus Deaton
Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on at-risk populations, shining the spotlight on economic inequality and instability. Issues such as limited access to health care, unemployment, and financial vulnerability are now driving much of
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April 30, 2020 Arts/Cultural, Education
We persisted: Teaching American cultural history in the pandemic
Rhae Lynn Barnes, an assistant professor of history, is using her expertise in digital humanities to help other educators. She launched “The Show Must Go On: American Culture in Times of Crisis,” a free curriculum of lesson plans and filmed mini-lectures by leading scholars. Her goal, she said, is to help reduce the workload of millions of teachers and professors on the frontlines of public education during the COVID-19 disruptions.
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April 30, 2020 Health Care, Research
MacMillan, Ploss labs to map viral-host interactions for COVID-19
Responding to a challenge that tragic necessity has thrown to countless research labs around the world, a team from the Department of Chemistry will deploy its new cell mapping technology to shed light on the molecular interplay between COVID-19 and its host.The work is out of the research groups of David MacMillan in chemistry and Alexander Ploss in molecular biology.
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April 29, 2020 Health Care
Physician Amanda Satterthwaite ’10 Fights Fear In the ICU
Amanda Satterthwaite ’10 describes her experience in one of the busiest VA hospitals in the country, including how it feels to be called a “hero on the front lines.”
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April 29, 2020 Community, News
Princeton University Relief Fund established to advance local community efforts in response to COVID-19
Princeton University has established the Princeton University Relief Fund to provide additional direct support to community organizations that are working to alleviate economic distress related to COVID-19 among individuals and businesses. The initial University commitment to the fund will be $1 million.
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April 28, 2020 Education, News, Podcasts
Speaking Science to Power: Communicating Facts Amid a ‘Fog of War’
President of the American Federation of Scientists Ali Nouri *06 discusses the scientific misinformation and disinformation that has hampered our pandemic response and how his organization is responding.
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