A perfect symmetry of science and the humanities
Since launching in 2015, the major in medicine, science, and the humanities has allowed students the freedom to design meaningful, challenging courses of study By Rachel Wallach / Published May 17, 2021
Javier Jurado Vélez is looking forward to starting medical school this fall and already has ideas about what the practice of medicine may look like for him. I ve always thought about the idea of making a community center, either within my own private clinic or wherever I m working, says the Johns Hopkins senior. Just an open area for people in the community to hang out, talk with each other, have lectures, or rent the space if they want to. That way they can come into the clinic outside of illnesses, and hopefully have a more positive experience.
Provided by Dow Jones By Quentin Fottrell, MarketWatch Are vaccine holdouts pathologically narcissistic or exercising their civil rights? And do private businesses have the right to refuse them? The Moneyist weighs in It has begun. Travel and entertainment could be limited for those who choose not to get vaccinated. Venues are left with a moral quandary: Should they refuse patrons? Some colleges have already introduced a mandatory vaccine policy for in-person classes, and public schools are closely watching their states lawmakers to see if similar policies will be introduced there. Is that fair? Although airlines are not requiring passengers get vaccinated, many countries are asking travelers for proof of vaccination for entry. (link) But there have been exceptions: Earlier this week, the first fully vaccinated flight (link) took passengers from Florida to New York to reunite families. Those on board said they wanted to do everything within t
South Carolina had one of the best-yielding corn crops ever in 2020.
Apr 14, 2021
Corn and soybean prices are rising which means more South Carolina farming acres could be allocated for these commodities.
During the 2021 Clemson Extension Corn and Soybean Meeting, held via Zoom, Clemson Extension corn and soybean specialist Michael Plumblee told participants 2020 was one of the “most productive years” for corn in South Carolina. Soybean acreage and yields for 2020 also were strong.
“If prices remain high, I expect we could see acreage split about even between corn, cotton and soybeans,” said Plumblee, who was named Clemson Cooperative Extension Service corn and soybean specialist in December. “Depending on what happens with fertilizer prices, corn acres may not go up quite as high as they would have, but we’re competing with soybean acres and with $14 per bushel soybeans, a price we have not seen in more than four years. Still, I do believe acreage for both
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Considering COVID-19 through the lens of previous pandemics.
An interview with Graham Mooney and Jeremy Greene | MARCH 30, 2021
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This article is adapted from the February 3 episode of the Public Health On Call podcast, in which host Stephanie Desmon interviewed historians of medicine Graham Mooney and Jeremy Greene about what the end to the COVID-19 pandemic might look like, what history tells us about vaccine hesitancy, and one way this time might be different.
How do pandemics end?
Jeremy Greene: This question is often left to a relatively optimistic popular imagination that epidemics end with eradication either [a virus] burns its way through a community and just ends through some sort of natural process, or it is blocked through successful containment strategies and the ability to actually get the reproduction quotient down.