Journalist-turned-professor stresses the need for career flexibility
“There are many pathways to accomplish what you set out to accomplish. Be flexible to see what that looks like,” says Grady grad Felicia Harris.
Tag: Social Media
Health misinformation spreads fast, and is hard to forget
There’s a lot of bad health information out there and presenting the facts doesn’t always successfully counter it. In response, experts discuss how to convey messages more effectively.
Social media cracking down on vaccine skeptics
Public health experts view the decision to remove untrue content about vaccines from social media as a positive move. But the decision to limit or silence the voices of people opposed to vaccines has been met with mixed reviews by others.
Predicting pandemics: It’s not easy, but researchers are trying
Scientists— frustrated with insufficient prediction models— are more frequently turning to Twitter posts and Google searches to monitor in real time how viruses like seasonal influenza and other communicable diseases may spread. But it’s complicated…