When she’s not busy with her graduate program in human genetics, Stephanie Yang likes to visit escape rooms. During the pandemic, Yang and friends have found a new way to connect online by teaming up to solve virtual escape rooms.
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In the News: Johns Hopkins Resident Shares Experience During Pandemic with CNN
Posted by biomedicalodyssey | A Day in the LifeMark Lieber, M.D., is a first-year internal medicine resident physician at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He wrote about his experience starting his medical residency during coronavirus in an article for CNN.
Jul 21, 2020

Working from Home: Tips for the Long Haul
Posted by Carli Jones | A Day in the LifeWith labs opening at limited capacity, some researchers are still mainly working from home. Here are some tips to stay on track.
Jul 16, 2020

Winning the Fulbright During COVID-19
Posted by Kristin Brig | Honor RollIn the middle of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, history of medicine Ph.D. candidate Anna Weerasinghe won a Fulbright award for 2020–21. Her story highlights the privileged yet precarious nature of receiving a grant in a pandemic world.
Jun 30, 2020

Psychiatric Perspectives in an Era of COVID-19
Posted by Howard Chang | A Day in the Life, Events and HappeningsIn a virtual speaker series, the Hopkins Psychiatry Student Interest Group explores what distinguished psychiatrists at Johns Hopkins have to say about psychiatric care and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 26, 2020

The Student Scientists Behind the (Future) Coronavirus Cure
Posted by Veronica Busa | A Day in the LifeThe news often reports the research, but what about the researchers? Student scientists working during the pandemic discuss their new normal.
Jun 17, 2020

Traveling (Virtually) During Quarantine
Posted by Maria Fazal | Events and HappeningsAre you tired of being home? Are you ready for a vacation? Well, look no further. Virtual tours and recordings of zoos, museums, parks and an active volcano are at your disposal, thanks to the internet.
Jun 10, 2020

Novel Coronavirus Research Compendium – A Collaborative Effort
Posted by Carli Jones | Honor Roll, Perspectives in ResearchIn a new effort comprised of 8 teams of faculty and students from Hopkins as well as other institutions, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 literature is curated and assessed to inform the public health community.
Jun 3, 2020

Role Reversal: Getting Tested for COVID-19
Posted by biomedicalodyssey | A Day in the LifeA school of medicine student discusses her COVID-19 test and what it feels like to be on the other end of the doctor-patient relationship.
May 19, 2020

Isolation Baking: A Guide for Stress Bakers
Posted by Veronica Busa | A Day in the LifeI am an anxiety baker. Needless to say, isolation in a tiny house with two cats and an unremitting to-do list is an endless well of anxiety. Over the last month, my kitchen has produced banana bread, dumplings, scones, biscuits, cinnamon rolls, calzones, quiche, multiple pies and an endless parade of cookies (links for the […]
Apr 29, 2020