Tag: Coronavirus 2020
I’m a public health researcher, and I’m dismayed that the CDC’s...
Catherine Lynne Troisi, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been the premier U.S. public health...
Ethical challenges loom over decisions to resume in-person college classes
Neta C. Crawford, Boston University
By early July, about 80% of U.S. campuses were planning to resume at least some in-person instruction, even as a...
What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus
William Petri, University of Virginia
With over 2 million cases in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic began in late December, there are now many...
National survey shows that social service nonprofits are trying to help...
Mirae Kim, Georgia State University and Dyana Mason, University of Oregon
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
A recent...
Was the coronavirus outbreak an intelligence failure?
Erik J. Dahl, Naval Postgraduate School
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, it’s clear that having better information sooner, and acting more quickly on...
What’s an epidemiologist?
Jared D. Taylor, Oklahoma State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
Skipping standardized tests in 2020 may offer a chance to find...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists...
Chantal Nguyen, University of Colorado Boulder
Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see...
