COVID-19
The first known case of COVID19 in Colorado was reported on March 5, 2020. Five years later, CU Boulder faculty are available to comment on what we’ve learned from the virus—from research developments to social impacts.
Contact cunews@colorado.edu to request an interview.
Student impact
Anna Helfrich, MS, RD is the lead dietitian at CU Boulder’s Wardenburg Health Center. She can speak about the impact of the pandemic on students, particularly around mental health challenges such as disordered eating habits and eating disorder recovery.
“There has been an increase in risk of developing or worsening an eating disorder across college campuses attributed to self-isolation, food insecurity, e-learning implementation, and other factors that became more prevalent during the pandemic. I would be happy to offer insights on how this has evolved since the pandemic and how colleges have responded.”
Long COVID
Why does the COVID-19 virus make some people sicker than others? Ed Chuong, a assistant professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and the BioFrontiers Institute, can talk about recent research on protein variants and immune response
“Different individuals are well known to exhibit differences in their immune responses, but the reasons why are still poorly understood. We’ve uncovered a new control dial that could be behind some of this variation,” said Chuong. READ MORE.
Ventilation research
Mark Hernandez, engineering professor and director of the Aerobiology and Disinfection Lab, can discuss topics including air pollution, ventilation studies and airborne microorganisms.
“Until COVID-19, nobody really did anything about air quality in classrooms except in response to extreme weather conditions.” READ MORE.