Biomedical Odyssey

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Becoming Martian

June 15, 2022

In the medical school years while obtaining my M.D.-Ph.D., I once attended a lecture by Mark Shelhamer, head of the Johns Hopkins Human Spaceflight Lab, which is part of the NASA Human Research Program — a coordinated effort to examine the physiologic consequences of long-term human spaceflight and its associated health risks. The medical concerns […]

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Worldwide Refugee Crises and How to Help

March 24, 2022

What does it mean to be a refugee or asylum seeker? According to amnesty.org, refugees are people who have left their country because they are at risk of having their rights violated. This is often a result of lack of protection from their own government. Refugees have a right to international protection. Asylum seekers are […]

Meher Kalkat ⋅ Events and Happenings immigration, Political Asylum, politics, refugees ⋅

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Supporting Afghan Refugees in Baltimore

October 14, 2021

Afghan refugees are being resettled — here’s how to support those who are rebuilding their lives in Baltimore.

Shruti Anant ⋅ Events and Happenings community, covid-19, immigration, volunteering ⋅

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International Students Face an Extra Hurdle during COVID-19

June 16, 2020

Read how the COVID-19 pandemic could have extreme consequences for international students in the U.S.

Bernat Navarro-Serer ⋅ Perspectives in Research coronavirus, immigration, international students, politics ⋅

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