COVID-19: UD Research News
COVID-19 RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY
COVID-19 Research Town Halls 2022
Providing important updates for the UD research community, from campus operations to grants administration, ways you can help our local community and looking to the future.
Model Town Shows Real-Life COVID Spread
UD-developed model can be used to educate HS students on value of mitigation strategies
Vaccine hesitancy
Health communication scholars at UD investigate attitudes, demographics
COVID-19 Research Town Halls: Fall 2021
Providing important updates for the UD research community, from campus operations to grants administration, ways you can help our local community and looking to the future.
Teens, Isolation and COVID
Some adolescents experienced pandemic as a relief from negative interactions
Beyond COVID
Pandemic precautions may have long-term effects on our microbiome
COVID’s Crushing Impact on Public Health
New study shows pandemic response has swamped workforce and crippled other services
COVID-19 Research Town Halls
Providing important updates for the UD research community, from campus operations to grants administration, ways you can help our local community and looking to the future.
Living With HIV During a Global Pandemic
Disaster Research Center study reveals impact on health care, finances, mental health
Technology metals at home
UD's Saleem Ali discusses how technology metals play a pivotal role in remote work during the pandemic
Community Health Nursing
Senior nursing students help with mass vaccination events
Learning and Assessment
UD professor serves as policy expert on national report about equitable educational assessments
Lasting Benefits of Telehealth
Virtual visits likely to stick around after the pandemic ends
UD’s Undergraduate Work-Study Program on a Roll
Research on track despite pandemic upheaval
Shifting Food Norms
Pandemic may have lasting effects on food purchasing and waste behavior
Animal Science vs. Coronavirus
UD’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences deploys coronavirus expertise to test, teach and research COVID-19
Calm During Crisis
UD professor examines school principal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Lessons from a ‘Devastating’ Year
UD marks pandemic landmark with updates from researchers, medical officials
Trusted Advice and Resources
UD’s Small Business Development Center helps small business owners persevere, pivot during pandemic
Pandemic Next Steps
College of Health Sciences faculty share perspectives on the coronavirus and its impact in the near future
Forecasting Coronavirus Outbreaks
UD researchers study wastewater to detect COVID-19, partner with New Castle County
Coping With Stress
With a pandemic and unrest, anxiety is soaring — UD experts have answers
Delaware Sea Grant COVID Response
Delaware’s aquaculture and tourism industries receive help from Delaware Sea Grant during COVID-19 pandemic
Face Mask Fit Matters
Fit is important, but an imperfect mask is still better than none, UD researchers find
Studying the virus in real time
During a pandemic, curriculum becomes more real for computational biology students
Preventing COVID’s Spread On Campus
UD research team’s predictive model includes what most don’t: student behavior
COVID Canines
Military working dogs training to sniff out coronavirus
Resilience and connection
Despite the global pandemic, Blue Hens continue to persevere
COVID Shutdown Effect On Air Quality Mixed
Reports of bluer skies tested by atmospheric scientist
Fighting Coronavirus Misinformation
New studies offer suggestions for combatting conspiracy theories, stereotypes
Story Time During the Pandemic
New study shows benefits of reading to children over video chat
Conserving the Curriculum
UD’s art conservation team finds creative ways to teach during COVID-19
UD Nursing Students Help with Campus Testing
Volunteering to help with COVID-19 testing, nursing students get clinical experience
Finding a Silver Lining
UD research demonstrates early field-experiences for student teachers is a plus — even online
Return to Research
Pandemic interruption hit hard for researchers, core facilities, field work
UD Opens Third Phase of Research Operations
Gradual research ramp-up continues
Remote Outreach
UD students, professors and professionals reflect on remote teaching during COVID-19
UD Helps with COVID-19 in Sussex County
Several University programs help with response through community coalition
Conspiracy and Gender
New study shows men are more likely than women to endorse COVID-19 conspiracies
Vulnerable Communities
UD researchers look at social vulnerability factors and COVID-19 infection rates in the U.S.
Learning About a Pandemic While it Happens
UD Prof. Jen Horney teaches epidemiology during the coronavirus pandemic
NIIMBL grants will accelerate COVID-19 response
Testing, training, technology in focus for pandemic response
UD Opens Second Phase of Research Operations
Gradual research reactivation underway
Working During Pandemic Disasters
UD researcher, alum explore whether EMS providers ever hesitate to go to work
Helping a team survive a crisis
Research explores how to build and maintain teams that will bounce back from adversity
HensNest masks get manufacturing help
UD makers partner with industry to donate 30,000 face masks to at-risk individuals
NIIMBL gets $8.9 million for COVID-19 response
UD-based national institute will address testing, diagnostics, supply chain and vaccine manufacturing
Research Reactivation
Gradual resumption to align with state guidance on COVID-19
Vulnerable Communities
UD Prof. Sarah DeYoung discusses society’s most at-risk groups during the ongoing pandemic
How Is COVID-19 Impacting Delawareans?
UD’s Disaster Research Center interviewing community to improve future response
Folding at Home
UD’s Douglas White uses personal computers to help coronavirus research
COVID-19 and American families
UD Prof. Bahira Trask discusses the impact of the global pandemic on work-family life
COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
Prof. Joanne Miller discusses the danger of spreading rumors and machinations about the virus
When history goes viral
UD’s Department of History is finding teachable moments in the coronavirus pandemic
Making a Difference
Campus responds to crisis with creativity, compassion
Public Prevention Behaviors
UD survey indicates heavy news consumers more actively practicing COVID-19 prevention
Putting the Pandemic in Perspective
UD epidemiologist Jennifer Horney explains social distancing, testing rates and more to a global audience
COVID-19 research underway
UD team using supercomputer simulations to analyze the coronavirus
Fight Back Against Loneliness
Research by UD’s Jaremka shows human immune systems are weakened by loneliness, stress
Expert insight on coronavirus
Scientists, physicians and a historian bring clarity, counsel and context on COVID-19
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