Students encouraged to plan ahead for winter 2021 registration, financial aid
To continue Wayne State University’s efforts of keeping the campus community safe during the coronavirus pandemic, classes for the winter 2021 semester will be offered primarily online or via remote instruction. The winter 2021 class schedule is now available and priority registration is ongoing. Courses fill quickly, so students are encouraged to meet with their advisor virtually to determine eligibility and plan their academic schedule. Additionally, students can beat the rush at the start of the semester and get all financial aid paperwork and information completed early.
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Detroit COVID-19 food delivery program enlists Warriors
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Detroit's parks and recreation department set up emergency food distribution stations at recreation centers across the city to to serve families after school districts closed in March. As cases ballooned around Southeast Michigan, the department added a delivery element to their distribution efforts with support from the mayor’s innovation team. The delivery program — which has been extended through the year — has already served more than 160,000 meals to homebound residents with the help of volunteers, including Wayne State students.
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Public history project illuminates pandemics of the past
If you find it difficult to comprehend the full scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, you’re not alone. Medical doctors and policymakers have inundated the public with advice on the best ways to move ahead. But according to one Wayne State University history professor, the key to moving forward may lie in the past.
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School of Medicine students conceptualize study of pandemic’s impact on essential workers' mental health
Medical students in the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Class of 2022 are behind a new study inspecting the mental health of health care workers during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Detroit area. Students created a survey using standardized scales for stress, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder that asked a variety of questions about clinical experiences, and provided the opportunity for participants to give open-ended accounts of their experiences as frontline health care workers during the pandemic.
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