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  • University of Georgia College of Public Health

    University of Georgia College of Public Health

    In January of 2020, when it became clear that COVID-19 was spreading beyond the borders of Wuhan, China, University of Georgia College of Public Health faculty began speaking with community groups and local media to put the outbreak in context but also warn of the virus’ potential to reach the US. The tone of the…

    Newark, DE
  • University of Delaware MPH Program

    University of Delaware MPH Program

    “Since my personal area of expertise is public health emergency preparedness, I had the opportunity to work as part of the public health response to SARS in 2003, avian influenza (2005), novel influenza A (H1N1), Zika and other outbreaks globally and locally. I was actually teaching methods in field epidemiology (outbreak investigation) in the spring…

    Newark, DE
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine MPH Program

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine MPH Program

    When COVID first emerged as a dire threat at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine MPH Program, students were alerted via text and email that the school and many Cincinnati-based businesses would be shutting down. The university community quickly transitioned to virtual learning and telework, following guidelines imposed by the College of Medicine, the…

    Newark, DE
  • University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health

    University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health

    In February 2020, the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health was the first Bay Area institution to hold an event on the novel coronavirus, now called COVID-19. Art Reingold, infectious disease expert and professor, spoke with the San Francisco Chronicle’s Erin Allday and the Tang Center’s Dr. Anna Harte on the escalating outbreak.…

    Newark, DE
  • University at Albany School of Public Health

    University at Albany School of Public Health

    As New York City became an epicenter of the disease early in 2020, students and staff at the University at Albany School of Public Health (UAlbany) began to recognize the global impact of the outbreak and knew that life as normal was about to change. There was much uncertainty, but close ties to the community…

    Newark, DE
  • University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health

    University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health

    Dean Emerita Barbara Rimer at University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health recalls, “In January 2020, I received an email from Gillings virologist Dr. Ralph Baric, alerting me to a new strain of SARS virus, subsequently named SARS-CoV-2, that was found in Wuhan, China. He said he thought it could be the…

    Newark, DE
  • Tufts University School of Medicine, Public Health Program

    Tufts University School of Medicine, Public Health Program

    At the Tufts University School of Medicine, Public Health Program, Dr. Susan Koch-Weser served on the Milton, MA, “Return to School” Task Force from May-August 2020. The Task Force advised the superintendent of schools on a comprehensive plan to relaunch in-person learning and programs. Planning was guided by up-to-date scientific research and guidelines and sought…

    Newark, DE
  • University of Hong Kong MPH Program

    University of Hong Kong MPH Program

    For the University of Hong Kong MPH Program, the start of the pandemic took place close to home – prompting a quick response from the school. Professor Keiji Fukuda, former director of the School of Public Health at HKU, says, “I was on a family Christmas holiday in Japan in late 2019 when colleagues from…

    Newark, DE
  • Ohio State University College of Public Health

    Ohio State University College of Public Health

    Dean Amy Fairchild of The Ohio State University College of Public Health recalls the beginning of the pandemic. “In the midst of spring break, informed by both public health and medical leaders at the university, Ohio State’s president made the decision to have students stay home and shift to all virtual learning to end the…

    Newark, DE