How Does Climate Change Affect Agriculture In Our Region?
We can live off the land — until we can't. Climate change is fundamentally changing the way farmers produce food, right down to the soil itself.
Guest Host: Jen Golbeck
Last month, a University of Maryland student died from adenovirus. Since then, more cases of the virus have been reported on campuses in the DMV. The illness presents as a common cold but can escalate quickly.
What is adenovirus and how is it contracted? Today, we discuss what universities and school systems can do to keep students safe from highly contagious illnesses.
Produced by Ariel Plotnick
Guests
- David Reitman Director of Medicine for American University's Student Health Center
- Travis Gayles Chief Public Health Services Health Officer for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
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