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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, March 25, 2020

MILESTONE Emory medical students celebrate a virtual Match Day The tearing open of envelopes was replaced by a special email that hit inboxes promptly at noon. On Friday, March 20, 138 Emory medical students received notice of where they will begin their careers as doctors. IMPACT Emory helps build free online tool to assess COVID-19 risk Emory doctors have helped create a new online tool, Coronavirus Checker, allowing people everywhere to assess how likely it is that they have contracted the novel coronavirus. RESOURCES Get the help you need to make remote learning a success A new page on Emory’s COVID-19 website provides students with support for adapting to a remote learning format. The information hub includes suggestions for staying connected with professors and other students, ways to access support, FAQs and more. RESEARCH Emory’s DRIVE, Ridgeback partner to get potential coronavirus drug to clinical trials Ridgeback Biotherapeutics will license EIDD-2801, a potential drug against coronaviruses, from Emory's DRIVE and take it through clinical trials. COMMUNITY EmoryTogether Fund provides financial support for students affected by COVID-19 Undergraduate, graduate and professional students facing financial hardships as a result of COVID-19 can apply for assistance through the new EmoryTogether Fund. Assistance may include help with a range of challenges such as basic needs, educational support needs and family/medical needs.

TAKE NOTE   VitalSource provides free access to e-books for your classes through May 25; log in today Take advantage of many online resources through Emory Libraries Here's the latest information about parking permits and transportation services Use EndNote to organize citations and create bibliographies; intro webinar on April 2

SOAP SAVES LIVES   Scientists are rushing to find effective treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 infections worldwide. Meanwhile, social distancing and hygiene are the best defense. Chemist Bill Wuest explains how washing your hands with plain soap and water can destroy the coronavirus.

EMORY EXPERTS ON COVID-19   Why soap, sanitizer and warm water work against COVID-19 and other viruses March 24 |  Bill Wuest |  CNN ‘Isolation is a big trigger’: Feelings of suicide are amplified amid a pandemic March 23 |  Nadine Kaslow |  USA Today Virus outbreak means (mis)information overload: How to cope March 22 |  Ruth Parker |  Associated Press With the coronavirus restrictions, can I travel by car? March 21 |  Rachel Patzer |  New York Times Doctors made a tool to help decide what to do if you have coronavirus-like symptoms March 20 |  Alexander P. Isakov and David Wright |  ABC News

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