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Viruses and Variants: What’s Up With The Booster?

By Maryann Makosiej These days, boosters are all the rage. Meant to re-prime your immune system, you might have been like me and felt...

HIV and AIDS: An Epidemic

By Maryann Makosiej “Rare cancer seen in 41 homosexuals,” one headline screamed. “New homosexual disorder worries health officials,”...

Beyond the Black Plague

By Paloma Salmeron-O’Brien Yersinia pestis is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of scientists everywhere, but it could be just...

Lifeless Caves: The Bat Plague

By Conor Doolin It is believed that in 2005, a hiker visited a cave in Europe. This hiker unknowingly contaminated their shoes or clothes...

Microbial Mysteries

By Emily Mynar When you hear the word “plague”, you probably think of the Black Death that ravaged Europe in the 14th century. However,...

Lessons from Plagues of the Past

By Anna Riordan It may seem that our response to and experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic has nothing in common with pandemics of the...

The History of the Black Plague

By Anna Rees The Black Plague was one of the most lethal pandemics in recorded history with an estimated 50% mortality rate at its peak...