Tag: Coronavirus

It's hard to believe it has been a year since COVID-19 upended our lives.   On March 11, with 118,000 positive cases worldwide, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. The following day, the Medical Campus...
The coronavirus has disrupted our healthcare system, causing millions of deaths and changing our way of living. Some have sought vaccines as a way to minimize and end the spread of the virus but others remain...

Miami Dade College To Decide By Sept. 14 If Campus Will Reopen This Fall

Miami Dade College has set a Sept. 14 deadline to decide whether to resume face-to-face classes this fall, according to a YouTube video from...

Want To Know If A Restaurant Offers Outdoor Dining During COVID-19? Check Out This MDC Alumnus’ Website

With coronavirus cases continuing to surge in South Florida, Steven Haas wanted to make sure local restaurants mitigate the crisis by staying in touch...

Five Months After COVID-19 Shut Them Down, The Lady Sharks’ Volleyball Team Can Return To Practice This Week

More than 150 days have passed since the Lady Sharks’ volleyball team last practiced at the Kendall Campus Gibson Center—they will be allowed to...

How Student-Athletes At MDC Are Staying In Shape During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Student-athletes rely on disciplined offseason workouts to stay game ready.  Normal habits and routines have been thrown out the window as a result of the...

Medical Campus Students Were Warned Of Possible Exposure To COVID-19

A professor told a group of Medical Campus students taking a face-to-face class to self-quarantine on July 13 because they might have been exposed...

Faculty Union Urges Miami Dade College To Hold Fall Classes Fully Online

After Miami Dade College unveiled a plan earlier this week that could bring students back on campus on a limited basis by Sept. 28,...

MDC To Start Fall Semester Remote; Face-To-Face Classes Could Resume By September 28

With coronavirus cases continuing to spike in South Florida, Miami Dade College announced Monday morning that it will start the fall semester remote with...

Coronavirus Cut MDC’s Season Short, Now These MDC Baseball Players Will Redo Their Sophomore Year

At this time every year, sophomore athletes at Miami Dade College pack their bags—after two seasons of practices, games, and road trips—to continue their...

Miami Dade College Offering Free Virtual Contact Tracing Course

Public health officials have often lauded contact tracing as an integral weapon in the fight against the coronavirus.  Contact tracers interview people with infectious diseases...

NJCAA Reverses Decision To Restart Sports This Fall; Games Will Now Start In January

Less than three weeks after announcing sports would return this fall, the National Junior College Athletic Association has postponed the 2020-2021 season until the...

ICE Directive Puts Fate Of More Than 1,350 International Students At MDC In Jeopardy

When Victor Hugo Batistela moved more than 4,000 miles from his home in São Paulo, Brazil three years ago, it was to attend school...

Calle Ocho Festival Going Virtual This Year

Each year, the Calle Ocho Festival brings thousands of people together to celebrate Carnival. Unfortunately, the festival was postponed on March 6 due to...