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Epidemics MOOC: Expanding Free Access to Education

September 24, 2014March 23, 2022 Emily Cohn

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have been heralded as the future of learning. The New York Times dubbed 2012 as ‘The Year of the MOOC’.

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Spotlight: Oh, You Dirty Rat!

January 9, 2014March 23, 2022 Katharine York

We’ve covered a lot of diseases over the past few years, but what we haven’t covered much of are the vectors that carry them. A

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Microorganisms in Microgravity: Spaceflight Experiments Reveal New Properties of Pathogens

February 28, 2013March 23, 2022 Steven Purcell

The International Space Station (ISS), orbiting some 220 miles above earth at a speed of 17,000 miles per hour, is a modern marvel and the

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Notable Outbreaks From 2012

January 2, 2013March 23, 2022 Anna Tomasulo

As 2012 ends and we dive into another year, let’s take a moment to look back at some significant infectious disease outbreaks from 2012. Please

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New Study Names 40 Airports Most Likely to Spread Disease

July 27, 2012March 23, 2022 Lauren Edmundson

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently published a report that used mathematical modeling to identify the U.S. airports that, in the event of

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From Poor to Rich: The Migration of the Plague in the United States

June 21, 2012March 23, 2022 Alex Ocampo

The plague, once a disease affecting mostly lower socioeconomic communities in the United States, has made a shift to middle and upper class neighborhoods over

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Controlling the Spread of Dengue Fever?

August 25, 2011March 23, 2022 Anna Tomasulo

  Yesterday Nature magazine published an article covering two Australian studies that showed the ability of Wolbachia pipientis bacteria to stop reproduction of dengue virus

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