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  • Arcadia University College of Health Sciences MPH Program

    Arcadia University College of Health Sciences MPH Program

    The pandemic was felt similarly on Arcadia University’s campus as it was worldwide – from cautious optimism at the beginning of the pandemic, to realizing the need for a significant shift in priorities. Dr. Suzanne Redington, assistant professor, who provided vital support to Department Chair Dr. Margaret Longacre, and the broader university response, shares: “Once…

    Newark, DE
  • University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

    University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

    “Rather than one clear moment, the growing threat of the pandemic occurred in small stages, addressing increasing student needs while responding to multiple requests from local and state public health agencies,” says Director of Communications and Marketing Rob Schroeder at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. “Our approach was to remain…

    Newark, DE
  • New York University School of Global Public Health

    New York University School of Global Public Health

    “The New York University School of Global Public Health (GPH) is a young school, located in what quickly became the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Julia Cartwright, the senior associate dean of communications explains. “The pandemic was both an enormous challenge and a remarkable opportunity for our faculty, staff and students.”  She continues, “In…

    Newark, DE
  • University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions

    University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions

    While many would identify early March as the key month for the start of the COVID pandemic, the faculty at the University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions were well aware of the looming threat from COVID-19 in January 2020. At that point, faculty began considering strategies to prevent disease spread and…

    Newark, DE
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Public Health

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Public Health

    For faculty and staff at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Public Health, the moment of realization that COVID-19 would become a dire threat was when they started seeing cases among their own school community, and the numbers started to climb quickly. Says Dean Shawn Gerstenberger, “We knew that we needed to respond.…

    Newark, DE
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health

    University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health

    Faculty and staff at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health undertook a number of important initiatives to respond to COVID-19. One of these was aimed at protecting food and commercial essential workers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 30 to 50 million people had jobs that were deemed essential. These people…

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  • University of Utah Public Health Program

    University of Utah Public Health Program

    There were various points at which there was a growing awareness of the potential threat that COVID-19 posed to the globe, the U.S. and more specifically Utah, University of Utah Public Health Program, and its campus. According to Kimberley Shoaf, DrPH, professor in the program, “Early in January, many of us in the program expressed…

    Newark, DE
  • University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health

    University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health

    In late February 2020, it became clear that COVID-19 was going to have a significant impact on the campus community and beyond. The news of European countries enforcing lockdowns was looming large as the U.S. braced for the growing threat. Says Lee Pearson, associate dean of operations and accreditation at the University of South Carolina…

    Newark, DE
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

    University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

    “As a former CDC scientist for almost 20 years, I have dealt with pandemics before,” says University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health Dean, Jonas Salk Professor in Population Health, Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health, Maureen Lichtveld. “What was and continues to be most surprising is that we are inadequately utilizing our knowledge of…

    Newark, DE