As the U.S. enters "what may well be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus," President Joe Biden is putting forth a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks.
A study of nursing home residents found the monoclonal antibody treatment bamlanivimab cut the risk of COVID-19 by up to 80%, maker Eli Lilly announced.
Columbia invites 1,800 students back to campus despite social distancing violations and rising cases
Columbia invites 1,800 students back to campus despite social distancing violations and rising cases Millie Felder / Senior Staff Photographer During the fall semester, there were 258 reports of alleged Health Compact violations. Some of these cases are still pending review, but as of the first week of the spring semester, the University determined 219 violations had occurred on campus. By Talia Abrahamson | January 20, 2021, 11:30 PM
The Columbia Community Health Compact will be tested this semester as the University welcomes approximately 1,800 undergraduates to campus, nearly double its on-campus student population from the fall semester.
Courtesy of the Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT Elisabeth Fairman, Chief Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, will retire from the Yale Center for British Art on January 30, 2021, concluding a career that spans nearly four decades. A search for her successor will be forthcoming.
“We congratulate Elisabeth and wish her all the best in retirement,” said Director Courtney J. Martin. “Her dedication to stewarding the Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts, particularly her role in expanding both the breadth and accessibility of the collection, leaves a lasting mark on the Center and its holdings. She will be greatly missed.”
Target RWE Acquires NoviSci, Gains Amgen Investment
Target RWE, a clinical data company based in Durham, didn’t have to go far to find a strategic partner to boost its analytical prowess.
The company has acquired NoviSci, a software analysis and services company located in downtown Durham, seven miles away, while also scoring an investment in the newly combined company from California biotech pioneer Amgen.
“With the addition of NoviSci’s novel analytics platform and experienced team, Target provides a highly adaptive environment to accelerate insights and reproducible research output from real-world data to various stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem, including our pharmaceutical industry partners, healthcare investigator partners, government agencies and payor organizations,” Neal Bibeau, chief executive officer of Target RWE, said in a news release.