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School of Medicine establishes endowed fund to combat racial inequality

September 9, 2020

UofL medical faculty leaders have pledged $50,000 toward a $1 million goal to address long-standing racial inequities in medical education.

Public health students help keep campus safe, gain valuable skills as contact tracing specialists

September 3, 2020

They’ve spent hours training, including the completion of Johns Hopkins University’s online contact tracing course.

Data show air temperature may influence COVID-19 case rates

September 1, 2020

The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused tremendous upheaval throughout the world, leading to extensive efforts to reduce transmission of the virus and cases of the disease it causes, COVID-19, resulting in significant economic disrupti