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  • David Sicilia Published a New Book, "Strands of Modernization: The Circulation of Technology and Business Practices in East Asia, 1850-1920"

    David Sicilia has published a new book, Strands of Modernization: The Circulation of Technology and Business Practices in East Asia, 1850-1920 (Japan and Global Society) with the University of Toronto Press, a leading academic publisher of books on East Asian history. The book is co-edited with David G. Wittner.

  • Experts Urge More Attention to Airborne Viruses at Medical Facilities

    The infection control policies in force at many health care facilities are based on outdated models of how respiratory viruses spread and badly need revision, according to a team of leading experts that includes a University of Maryland researcher. Their review of current best practices and suggestions for policy updates was published yesterday in Annals of Internal Medicine.

  • Annual Update Finds that as Economies Recover, Emissions Rebound Too

    The newly released Global Carbon Budget 2021 report, co-authored by Department of Geographical Sciences professors George Hurtt and Louise Chini, as well as adjunct professor Benjamin Poulter, reveals that global carbon emissions are nearly right back to where they were pre-pandemic. In 2020, widespread lockdowns contributed to a 5.4% decrease in global carbon emissions, but 2021 carbon emissions are projected to make up most of that difference and increase by 4.9%. 


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