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Health and Medicine People and Community Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.
Health and Medicine People and Community Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.
Health and Medicine People and Community Public Health Ambassadors will be positioned around campus to educate members of the University community on healthy behaviors including physical distancing, wearing face coverings, as well as frequently washing your hands and using hand sanitizer.

The new Public Health Ambassadors program, formed to support the safe reopening of campus and COVID-19 operating plans, officially kicked off with a virtual training this week.

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Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.
Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.
Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.

COVID-19 testing required of all students prior to return to campus

All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.

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Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.
Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.
Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.

COVID-19 testing required of all students prior to return to campus

All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.

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Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.
Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.
Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.

COVID-19 testing required of all students prior to return to campus

All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.

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Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.
Health and Medicine All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.

COVID-19 testing required of all students prior to return to campus

All students—both residential and non-residential—must test negative for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the fall semester.

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Health and Medicine Isadora
Health and Medicine Isadora
Health and Medicine Isadora

Student enjoys being at the forefront of discovery

Employing her love for scientific inquiry that developed at a young age, Isadora Smith conducts research that could help lead to revolutionary treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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Health and Medicine Isadora
Health and Medicine Isadora

Student enjoys being at the forefront of discovery

Employing her love for scientific inquiry that developed at a young age, Isadora Smith conducts research that could help lead to revolutionary treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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Health and Medicine Isadora
Health and Medicine Isadora
Health and Medicine Isadora

Student enjoys being at the forefront of discovery

Employing her love for scientific inquiry that developed at a young age, Isadora Smith conducts research that could help lead to revolutionary treatments for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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Health and Medicine Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference at the the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine on July 27, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami
Health and Medicine Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference at the the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine on July 27, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami
Health and Medicine Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference at the the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine on July 27, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami

Pence visits University of Miami to highlight launch of COVID-19 clinical trials

“Today is a day of hope,” Vice President Mike Pence said during Monday’s visit to the Miller School of Medicine, where he and Gov. Ron DeSantis praised health care providers for their dedication and innovation in battling the pandemic.

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Health and Medicine Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference at the the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine on July 27, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami
Health and Medicine Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference at the the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine on July 27, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami
Health and Medicine Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference at the the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine on July 27, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami

Pence visits University of Miami to highlight launch of COVID-19 clinical trials

“Today is a day of hope,” Vice President Mike Pence said during Monday’s visit to the Miller School of Medicine, where he and Gov. Ron DeSantis praised health care providers for their dedication and innovation in battling the pandemic.

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Health and Medicine Face coverings
Health and Medicine Face coverings
Health and Medicine Face coverings

Wearing a mask helps ’Canes care for ’Canes

University of Miami leadership explain why wearing a mask is critically important for the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff.

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Health and Medicine Face coverings
Health and Medicine Face coverings
Health and Medicine Face coverings

Wearing a mask helps ’Canes care for ’Canes

University of Miami leadership explain why wearing a mask is critically important for the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff.

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Health and Medicine Miller School panel
Health and Medicine Miller School panel
Health and Medicine Miller School panel

Miller School panel discusses diversity and the need to confront racism

Led by University of Miami leaders and experts in civil rights and diversity, the panel talked about improving diversity, defeating racism, and creating a welcoming atmosphere at the Miller School of Medicine.

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Health and Medicine Miller School panel
Health and Medicine Miller School panel
Health and Medicine Miller School panel

Miller School panel discusses diversity and the need to confront racism

Led by University of Miami leaders and experts in civil rights and diversity, the panel talked about improving diversity, defeating racism, and creating a welcoming atmosphere at the Miller School of Medicine.

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Health and Medicine Henri Ford
Health and Medicine Henri Ford
Health and Medicine Henri Ford
Health and Medicine Henri Ford

Miller School dean to lead panel on racial justice

Henri R. Ford will chair a Miller School of Medicine event on July 22 that will feature experts on inclusion, civil rights, and diversity who will discuss ways to promote racial equality at the University and in South Florida.

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3-D printed masks
Health and Medicine 3-D printed masks

Researchers use 3D printing to develop a reusable N95 mask

Miller School of Medicine professors and students are closing in on design that could address the worldwide shortage of the most effective mask against COVID-19.

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Health and Medicine
IDSC
Health and Medicine IDSC

Data experts to explore pandemic’s ethical challenges

Amid increased public health surveillance and contact tracing, a July 23 panel discussion will focus on the tricky balance between saving lives and protecting personal privacy.

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Health and Medicine
Graphic representation of indoor air quality
Graphic representation of indoor air quality
Graphic representation of indoor air quality
Health and Medicine Graphic representation of indoor air quality

Quality of indoor air plummeted in some homes during COVID-19 shutdown

Environmental sensors placed in Miami- and Baltimore-area homes by University of Miami public health researcher Naresh Kumar recorded elevated levels of particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and other harmful substances during a two-month, stay-at-home period.

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Health and Medicine
Graphic representation of indoor air quality
Graphic representation of indoor air quality
Graphic representation of indoor air quality
Health and Medicine Graphic representation of indoor air quality

Quality of indoor air plummeted in some homes during COVID-19 shutdown

Environmental sensors placed in Miami- and Baltimore-area homes by University of Miami public health researcher Naresh Kumar recorded elevated levels of particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and other harmful substances during a two-month, stay-at-home period.

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Health and Medicine
Exterior aerial photograph of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Exterior aerial photograph of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Exterior aerial photograph of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Health and Medicine Exterior aerial photograph of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

Summer program for budding neuroscientists retains its buzz online

Forced by the pandemic to rethink its research-focused program for undergraduates, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis has more than quadrupled its reach by moving to a remote format.

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Health and Medicine
Exterior aerial photograph of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Exterior aerial photograph of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Exterior aerial photograph of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Health and Medicine Exterior aerial photograph of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

Summer program for budding neuroscientists retains its buzz online

Forced by the pandemic to rethink its research-focused program for undergraduates, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis has more than quadrupled its reach by moving to a remote format.

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Health and Medicine Strbo
Health and Medicine Strbo
Health and Medicine Strbo
Health and Medicine Strbo

Researchers gear up for preclinical testing of coronavirus vaccine

Immunologist Natasa Strbo and her team are using their work on vaccines for HIV, malaria, and Zika to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.

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Health and Medicine
Strbo
Strbo
Strbo
Health and Medicine Strbo

Researchers gear up for preclinical testing of coronavirus vaccine

Immunologist Natasa Strbo and her team are using their work on vaccines for HIV, malaria, and Zika to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.

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Health and Medicine swab
Health and Medicine swab
Health and Medicine swab
Health and Medicine swab

University engineers, architects design 3D-printed nasal swabs

A University of Miami team awaits FDA approval to mass-produce nasopharyngeal swabs used in coronavirus testing.

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Health and Medicine
swab
swab
swab
Health and Medicine swab

University engineers, architects design 3D-printed nasal swabs

A University of Miami team awaits FDA approval to mass-produce nasopharyngeal swabs used in coronavirus testing.

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Health and Medicine
Students walk toward the Otto G. Richter Library on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.
Students walk toward the Otto G. Richter Library on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.
Students walk toward the Otto G. Richter Library on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.
Health and Medicine Students walk toward the Otto G. Richter Library on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.

University leaders host town halls to share plans about the fall semester

During Tuesday’s virtual events, members of the University of Miami leadership discussed the essential steps that will be taken to safely resume campus activities.

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Health and Medicine
Students walk toward the Otto G. Richter Library on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.
Students walk toward the Otto G. Richter Library on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.
Students walk toward the Otto G. Richter Library on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.
Health and Medicine Students walk toward the Otto G. Richter Library on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus.

University leaders host town halls to share plans about the fall semester

During Tuesday’s virtual events, members of the University of Miami leadership discussed the essential steps that will be taken to safely resume campus activities.

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Health and Medicine
Tyto Care
Health and Medicine Tyto Care

Innovative device to remotely monitor student-athletes' health amid the pandemic

With student-athletes returning to campus, the University is adding “tele-vigilance” to its multifaceted approach for containing the coronavirus.

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Health and Medicine
Tyto Care
Tyto Care
Tyto Care
Health and Medicine Tyto Care

Innovative device to remotely monitor student-athletes' health amid the pandemic

With student-athletes returning to campus, the University is adding “tele-vigilance” to its multifaceted approach for containing the coronavirus.

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Movement of people at the Luz Station of the Sáo Paulo subway on June 17, 2020. State recorded record deaths from Covid-19 for two straight days this week. Photo: Associated Press
Movement of people at the Luz Station of the Sáo Paulo subway on June 17, 2020. State recorded record deaths from Covid-19 for two straight days this week. Photo: Associated Press
Movement of people at the Luz Station of the Sáo Paulo subway on June 17, 2020. State recorded record deaths from Covid-19 for two straight days this week. Photo: Associated Press
Health and Medicine Movement of people at the Luz Station of the Sáo Paulo subway on June 17, 2020. State recorded record deaths from Covid-19 for two straight days this week. Photo: Associated Press

Why Brazil is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic

In a webinar hosted by the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, experts discussed why the country has been impacted so deeply.

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Health and Medicine
Movement of people at the Luz Station of the Sáo Paulo subway on June 17, 2020. State recorded record deaths from Covid-19 for two straight days this week. Photo: Associated Press
Movement of people at the Luz Station of the Sáo Paulo subway on June 17, 2020. State recorded record deaths from Covid-19 for two straight days this week. Photo: Associated Press
Movement of people at the Luz Station of the Sáo Paulo subway on June 17, 2020. State recorded record deaths from Covid-19 for two straight days this week. Photo: Associated Press
Health and Medicine Movement of people at the Luz Station of the Sáo Paulo subway on June 17, 2020. State recorded record deaths from Covid-19 for two straight days this week. Photo: Associated Press

Why Brazil is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic

In a webinar hosted by the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas, experts discussed why the country has been impacted so deeply.

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