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Joshua Weitz, professor in the School of Biological Sciences, comments on the difficulties in connecting human behavior and disease transmission, and how those challenges must be resolved in order to better control future pandemics. Weitz led researchers in developing the Covid-19 Event Risk Assessment Tool.
subglacial hydrologic system | 2021-01-28T00:00:00-05:00
WorkCare, an occupational health services company helping employers with their employees' healthcare needs, provides resources on tracking Covid-19 risk. One of those is the Covid-19 Event Risk Assessment Tool, developed by Joshua Weitz and his research team at Georgia Tech. Weitz is a professor in the School of Biological Sciences, and director of the Interdisciplinary PhD in Quantitative Biosciences.
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Greg Gibson, professor in the School of Biological Sciences, talks about coordinating effective Covid-19 testing strategies in this episode of the Biotech Podcast. Gibson is also Director of the Center for Integrative Genomics, and the Genome Analysis core of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB). He is on a Georgia Tech task force exploring solutions for returning staff and students to work.
Chance Brown | 2021-01-21T00:00:00-05:00
Joseph Mazur, who writes the Speed of Life blog at Psychology Today, examines the psychology and behaviors behind those who continue to risk Covid-19 infection at large gatherings. Mazur cites Georgia Tech's Covid-19 Event Risk Assessment Tool, developed by School of Biological Sciences professor Joshua Weitz and his team.
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Joshua Weitz, professor in the School of Biological Sciences, says he has "substantial evidence" that the Covid-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool he and his team developed at Georgia Tech has been mostly used by members of the public since July 2019.
Kausik Chakrabarti | 2021-01-18T00:00:00-05:00
Until recently, researchers have experienced difficulty in visualizing the itch-sensing neurons in the skin that are responsible for the itching sensation of those who suffer from chronic itch. However, a team of Georgia Tech researchers from the School of Biological Sciences has combined different cutting-edge techniques to solve this problem. The researchers include Yanyan Xing, Liang Han, Haley R. Steele, Yuyan Zhu, Katy Lawson, and Taylor Niehoff.
Stress Management Workshop | 2021-01-15T00:00:00-05:00
Adam J. Decker, a senior academic professional in the School of Biological Sciences, has recevied a 2020 Georgia Power Professor of Excellence Award. Through its partnership with Georgia Tech, the company annually honors professors that go above and beyond in their teaching, specialty fields, or communities.
School of Biological Sciences | 2021-01-15T00:00:00-05:00
Georgia Tech's "Conversations on the Hill" series event in December centered around the Institute's response to Covid-19. The virtual panel discussion included Julia Kubanek, professor and associate dean of the College of Sciences, who served as moderator; M.G. Finn, professor and James A. Carlos Family Chair for Pediatric Technology; Joshua Weitz, Patton Distinguished Professor in the School of Biological Sciences and director of the Quantitative Biosciences Graduate Program; and Greg Gibson, Patton Distinguished Professor in the School of Biological Sciences and Director of the Center for Integrative Genomics.
Georgia Tech Office of the President -- Conversations on the Hill | 2020-12-18T00:00:00-05:00
The Suddath Award is given annually to graduate students at Georgia Tech who have demonstrated significant bio-research accomplishments while conducting biological or biochemical research at the molecular or cellular level. Cristian Crisan studies the waterborne human pathogen Vibrio cholerae, the microbe responsible for cholera, a devastating and often fatal disease.
Superpower | 2020-12-18T00:00:00-05:00
The Covid-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool developed by professor Joshua Weitz and other Georgia Tech researchers continues to generate coverage worldwide. It is the subject of this BBC News television story. It is also mentioned in this Nature item, which includes other sites and apps that help communicate the risk of Covid-19 to the public.
Covid: Online tool calculates risk at gatherings | 2020-12-18T00:00:00-05:00
