COVID-19

As the physical and socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be explored by different experts, researchers at UF are using data from the past to establish a method for predicting the near-term economic impacts of the pandemic.

STEM Translational Communication Center researchers have been awarded NIH grant which is testing the efficacy of using virtual technology to increase colorectal cancer screening among rural and minority patients.

An editorial by UF professors, published in the American Journal of Public Health, casts a spotlight on the plight of guest agricultural workers during the pandemic.

Meanwhile, an internal report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and more transmissible than the viruses that cause seasonal flu, the common cold and Ebola.

Students, staff and faculty get swabbed to check for potential COVID-19 infections. Beneath their feet, another testing system churns away, searching for the virus in UF’s wastewater.

UF Virologist and public health expert John A. Lednicky explains how bad the outbreak might become.

A new study by University of Florida researchers aims to identify a drug or drugs that can potentially be used to prevent and/or treat infection with COVID-19.

Researchers at the McKnight Brain Institute are working to provide resources for people with substance use issues that may have been negatively impacted in relation to COVID-19.

The University of Florida College of Medicine’s department of pediatrics has been awarded a nearly $1 million federal grant to expand telemedicine services and equipment among underserved and vulnerable populations.