The Grizzly, April 22, 2010

Yesterday Marks Ursinus\u27 Fifth Annual CoSA • John Corson Announced as Ursinus Interim President • Dean Nolan Named Vice President of Student Affairs • Southeast Asian Student Association Presents Tour of Asia to Students and Faculty • John Strassburger 5K Run is a Success • The Lantern Unveiled with New Surprises • NCAA\u27s First Openly Gay Football Captain Speaks at UC • Going the Distance with a Nose • Erin Dickerson: Promoting Diversity at Ursinus • UCDC Brings a Round of Fresh Performances Tonight Through Saturday • Opinions: Discovering the Pros and Cons of Unpaid Internships; Transferring and Adapting to Life at UC; An Ursinus Student\u27s Journey to Istanbul, Turkey • UC Women\u27s Tennis Continues with Season • Softball Coaches Might Begin to Look to UC for Advicehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1812/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, March 24, 2011

Phi Kappa Sigma Wins Airband 2011 • Music Department Visits Ireland During Spring Break • Students Give Back Through Philadelphia Reads Program • Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky Speaks • Playing Favorites with Bobbi Block • UC Community Comes Together to Break Ground for New Stadium • Planned Parenthood No Longer Able to Provide Services • Jamaica Welcomes Bonner Leaders for Spring Break • Junior Jumpstart • Diversity through Film • Theater Review: Playing Favorites • Opinions: Japan Equipped to Rebuild after Natural Disaster; Facing Segregation in the 21st Century Through Campus Programs • Women\u27s Lacrosse Looks for Return Trip to Playoffshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1832/thumbnail.jp

Design a Tiny House on Wheels for Wildfire and Indoor Air Quality Research and Teaching

As the effects of climate change become more prevalent, along with rising temperatures and droughts, the risk of wildfires has also increased. While there is ongoing research in labs that replicate the wildfire atmosphere, it is impossible to account for every variation that could affect research. Additionally, conducting a field study in occupied residential homes would pose significant challenges in terms of timely organization and setup of experimental equipment. Therefore, our goal was to design a portable research space that could be transported to locations around the US that are impacted by wildfires, perform live research, and produce accurate results. In the future, this research could help come up with solutions to completely eliminate harmful exposure to wildfire smoke

Reduction in infection-related mortality since modifications in the regimen of medical abortion

Background: From 2001 to March 2006 Planned Parenthood health centers throughout the United States provided medical abortion by a regimen of oral mifepristone followed 24-48 h later by vaginal misoprostol. In response to concerns about serious infections, in early 2006 Planned Parenthood changed the route of misoprostol administration to buccal and required either routine antibiotic coverage or universal screening and treatment for chlamydia; in July 2007, Planned Parenthood began requiring routine antibiotic coverage for all medical abortions. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of Planned Parenthood cases assessing the rates of mortality caused by infection following medical abortion during a time period when misoprostol was administered vaginally (2001 through March 2006), as compared with the rate from April 2006 to the end of 2012 after a change to buccal administration of misoprostol and after initiation of new infection-reduction strategies. Results: The mortality rate dropped significantly in the 81-month period after the joint change to (1) buccal misoprostol replacing vaginal misoprostol and (2) either sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening or routine preventative antibiotic coverage (15 month period) or universal routine preventative antibiotic coverage as part of the medical abortion (66-month period), from 1.37/100,000 to 0.00/100,000, P=.013 (difference=1.37/100,000, 95% CI 0.47-4.03 per 100,000). Conclusion: The infection-caused mortality rate following medical abortion declined by 100% following a change from vaginal to buccal administration of misoprostol combined with screen-and-treat or, far more commonly, routine antibiotic coverage. Significance: Deaths from infection following medical abortion declined to zero after a change in the regimen

Cadillac Mountain Reservation System

In Acadia National Park, Cadillac Mountain has had problems accommodating the increase in visitors. In 2021, the National Park Service (NPS) implemented a reservation system that would help regulate the flow of visitors. A WPI Data Science Graduate team, in the spring of 2022, created a machine learning model that would predict the length of stay of visitors on the summit based on the weather. From the WPI model's predictions, the NPS could then adjust the number of reservations released for any specific day to optimize the summit parking lot. Examining any discrepancies between our observed dwell times and the model’s predictions would show areas of limitations and need for further improvement

Significant adverse events and outcomes after medical abortion.

To analyze rates of significant adverse events and outcomes in women having a medical abortion at Planned Parenthood health centers in 2009 and 2010 and to identify changes in the rates of adverse events and outcomes between the 2 years.In this database review we analyzed data from Planned Parenthood affiliates that provided medical abortion in 2009 and 2010 almost exclusively using an evidence-based buccal misoprostol regimen. We evaluated the incidence of six clinically significant adverse events (hospital admission, blood transfusion, emergency department treatment, intravenous antibiotics administration, infection, and death) and two significant outcomes (ongoing pregnancy and ectopic pregnancy diagnosed after medical abortion treatment was initiated). We calculated an overall rate as well as rates for each event and identified changes between the 2 years.Among 233,805 medical abortions provided in 2009 and 2010, significant adverse events or outcomes were reported in 1,530 cases (0.65%). There was no statistically significant difference in overall rates between years. The most common significant outcome was ongoing intrauterine pregnancy (0.50%); significant adverse events occurred in 0.16% of cases. One patient death occurred as a result of an undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy. Only rates for emergency department treatment and blood transfusion differed by year and were slightly higher in 2010.Review of this large data set reinforces the safety of the evidence-based medical abortion regimen.III