Lyme disease symptoms could be mistaken for COVID-19, with serious consequences
Jory Brinkerhoff, University of Richmond
Summer is field season for ecologists like me, a time when my colleagues, students and I go out into fields...
As states reopen, tensions flare between the rule followers and rule breakers
Michele Gelfand, University of Maryland
Since Republicans, on average, are five times more likely than Democrats to believe it’s safe now to resume normal business...
Giving private schools federal emergency funds slated for low-income students will shortchange at-risk kids
Derek W. Black, University of South Carolina
Public schools have faced three distinct challenges since the coronavirus pandemic began – scrambling to make sure that...
School buildings need more space to safely reopen
Samantha Keppler, University of Michigan and Karen Smilowitz, Northwestern University
When COVID-19 first arose, the battle cry was “flatten the curve.” As states make plans...
How lingering fears from the pandemic could change the way we watch and play...
Josh Woods, West Virginia University
Taiwan’s pro baseball league rebooted operations in mid-April with robot spectators filling the bleachers. A month later, Major League Baseball...
Should you fly yet? An epidemiologist and an exposure scientist walk you through the...
Kacey Ernst, University of Arizona and Paloma Beamer, University of Arizona
We don’t know about you, but we’re ready to travel. And that typically means...
As collective memory fades, so will our ability to prepare for the next pandemic
Sean Donahue, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Just below the Japanese village of Aneyoshi, there’s a stone carved...
Skipping standardized tests in 2020 may offer a chance to find better alternatives
James D. Kirylo, University of South Carolina
The Education Department is letting states cancel standardized tests. The move is a practical one: School buildings across...
