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Media Coverage of our article on misinformation on social media linked to higher spread of COVID-19 in ACADIC new study

July 26, 2021News, Uncategorizedjdkong

Researchers from Kong's Research Group and ACADIC say they were surprised to find social media use was related to a higher spread rate of COVID-19 early on. “This highlights the need to consider the dynamic role that social media plays in epidemics", says the Director of ACADIC and Kong's Research Group  , Jude Kong.

Media Coverage of the research findings

  • CTV - https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/misinformation-on-social-media-linked-to-higher-spread-of-covid-19-in-new-study-1.5466846
  •  The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/11/pandemic_drinking_and_swearing_outbreak/
  •  CTV radio
  • https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/yu-smu060921.php
  •  https://phys.org/news/2021-06-social-media-factors-higher-covid-.html
  • yfile: https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2021/06/09/social-media-use-one-of-four-factors-related-to-higher-covid-19-spread-rates-early-on/?utm_source=YFile_Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Top-Stories&utm_campaign=yfile

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  • New: we are hiring!!!Postdoctoral Fellowships in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Statistics,  FIELDS-MFPHEN, Various universities across Canada– open until filled
  • New Publication: Social, economic, and environmental factors influencing the basic reproduction number of COVID-19 across countries
  • We are searching for two  Postdoctoral Research Fellows in mathematical/statistical modelling of  COVID-19 pandemic. See attached file for detailed information.

 

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We are actively looking for passionate undergraduate and graduate students, and postdocs to join our group. If our scientific interests overlap, and you will like to join us, please contact us before you apply so that we can discuss your application. In your email, please include a description of your interests and how they fit into our lab along with a CV, and unofficial transcripts. All students are welcome here regardless of race, religion, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.

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Our project "Predictive modeling and forecasting of the transmission of COVID-19 in Africa using Artificial Intelligence," will receive $1.25 million in funding from the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC)

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