Pandemic Content

New NSF Center for Pandemic Insights

Katherine E Kerlin — August 22, 2024 - 8:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ to lead NSF Center for Pandemic Insights with $18M in funding, blending expertise from across the U.S. and 4 �ٺ��Ƶ powerhouse schools and colleges.

Children’s Lockdown Memories May Predict Declines in Psychological Well-being During the Pandemic

Andy Fell — August 14, 2024 - 9:22am

A new study shows how children’s and adolescents’ memories of the COVID lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 changed over time and related to their mental health. The work, published Aug. 14 in Child Development, shows how autobiographical memories are linked to mental health, and how the content of these memories is related to the negative psychological consequences of lockdown.

Fewer Than 10% of Patients Screened for Food Insecurity During Pandemic

Amy M Quinton — March 30, 2023 - 9:00am

Only seven percent of primary care providers screened patients for food insecurity during the pandemic. A new �ٺ��Ƶ study finds that screening rates were even lower if the appointment was virtual.

New �ٺ��Ƶ Documentary to Air on PBS

Andy Fell — January 12, 2023 - 11:01am

Lea este comunicado de prensa en español.

A new documentary from the �ٺ��Ƶ Environmental Health Sciences Center will premiere on PBS stations beginning Saturday (Jan. 14).

Pets Help AIDS Survivors Through 2 Pandemics

Amy M Quinton — June 15, 2022 - 9:15am

Survey showed pets helped long-term HIV/AIDS survivors through both the AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics. Older men, especially those with dogs, felt less alone and isolated compared with cat owners.

$2.7M for Digital Health Equity and Future Pandemic Preparedness

Katherine E Kerlin — March 15, 2022 - 1:45pm

The University of California, Davis, will receive $2.7 million for two projects that advance digital health equity and future pandemic preparedness following the passage of federal spending legislation.

The projects include $1.7 million for �ٺ��Ƶ Health’s Digital Health Equity Program and $1 million to help �ٺ��Ƶ establish a Future Pandemic Prevention and Rapid Response Institute.

Scientists Find Ebola Virus Antibodies in People Before 2018 DRC Outbreak

Katherine E Kerlin — November 04, 2020 - 8:00am

Scientists found antibodies to Ebola virus in people up to a year before the 2018 Ebola virus disease outbreak began in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, or DRC. This suggests that either early cases may have been missed or that exposure occurs more commonly than previously thought, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis.

Expert Marcela Uhart on Wildlife Trade and Pandemics

Katherine E Kerlin — October 29, 2020 - 7:00am

Marcela Uhart, a wildlife veterinarian with the �ٺ��Ƶ School of Veterinary Medicine, is available to discuss the intersections between pandemics, biodiversity loss and the wildlife trade. This is the focus of her expert contribution in a report released today by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Initiatives to Intercept Pandemics Through Genomics

Katherine E Kerlin — June 11, 2020 - 5:00am

Three major initiatives in biodiversity genomics — BIOSCAN, the Earth BioGenome Project and the Global Virome Project — have joined forces to deliver a “pandemic interception system” based upon comprehensive knowledge of pathogens and their hosts, explains a recent commentary in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

PREDICT Receives Extension for COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response

Katherine E Kerlin — March 31, 2020 - 7:22am

PREDICT will provide emergency support to other countries for outbreak response including technical support for early detection of SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19, through a six-month extension from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, effective April 1.