Grad student ‘brings’ pets to group homes
May 2020
Kim Wolf had plans to visit her grandma at a nursing home in Maryland. Then, the global pandemic hit. While COVID-19 has ground much of the world to a stop,
Faculty deploys with CDC to fight COVID-19
May 2020
In the two months since George Khalil’s first deployment, the situation had drastically changed. The University of Georgia alum and part-time professor normally has a desk job at the Centers
What you need to know about the census
May 2020
As a faculty member in the University of Georgia’s College of Public Health and the main researcher for the Athens Wellbeing Project, Grace Bagwell Adams understands the importance of local
Bagwell Adams named Assistant Dean of Outreach, Engagement, and Equity
May 2020
Grace Bagwell Adams has been named to Assistant Dean for Outreach, Engagement, and Equity at the University of Georgia College of Public Health. Joining the faculty in 2014, Adams is
UGA researchers map unequal impact of COVID-19 on Georgia counties
May 2020
Researchers at the University of Georgia have created a series of maps intended to help local health officials and policymakers make decisions about next steps in their response to COVID-19. The
Study seeks risk factors for COVID-19 severity
May 2020
Researchers at the University of Georgia College of Public Health are working to determine risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19. The team, led by physician and epidemiologist Mark Ebell,
Heat is key to killing coronavirus on surface
Apr 2020
As many of us are entering a second month of sheltering in place, our households are getting used to a new normal – fewer grocery trips, wearing masks in public,
CPH hosts meeting for Chinese, Georgia physicians to share best practices on COVID-19
Apr 2020
In April, the UGA College of Public Health hosted two web conferences featuring prominent Chinese physicians who experienced the first wave of the global COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan. The conferences,
UGA Institute of Gerontology launches center to bridge urban-rural gaps in Alzheimer’s care
Apr 2020
Approximately 6 million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ARD) or mild cognitive impairment, and that number is forecasted to reach 15 million by 2060.
Athens COVID-19 Hospitalizations Could Exceed 600 by End of April, According to New Report
Apr 2020
Athens’ two area hospitals could expect to see over 600 COVID-19 patients by the end of April, with many cases coming from the 16 surrounding northeast Georgia counties in their
