UNMC dean discussing COVID response during next week’s Science Café Post Views: 179
HOSTED BY: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
TITLE: “Speed of Science vs. Speed of Antiscience: Pandemic Information Speed Trials”
TOPIC: Dr. Ali Khan, dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, will provide an overview of COVID-19 nationally and globally and compare the responses of countries that celebrate near-zero cases and deaths and those that don’t. He will highlight the speed of science as the bright side of this pandemic and discuss the role of misleading facts and conspiracy theories in hindering the necessary communication and public health efforts to control COVID-19 in the U.S.
An orthopedic surgeon during the week and commercial pilot on weekends, Glen Subin recently earned his captainâs wings.
Itâs a small distance, spatially speaking, to move from the right seat to the left seat in a commercial jet. What it represents, however, is a huge shift in responsibility.
âItâs a lot of work but that is the part that excites me,â Subin said. âNow I have to think about the big picture from getting the plane off the ground to back on the ground. The captain is the ultimate role, he makes the decisions and he is the boss. It is his responsibility, good or bad.â
Racial disparities in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 infection and gynecologic malignancy wiley.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wiley.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.