Tag: COVID-19
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...
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...
Should you fly yet? An epidemiologist and an exposure scientist walk...
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...
Rich and poor don’t recover equally from epidemics. Rebuilding fairly will...
Ilan Noy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, disaster recovery plans are almost always framed with...
You don’t need to worry about spreading the coronavirus with cash
Marilyn Roberts, University of Washington
Some people worry that cash may be spreading the coronavirus.
Earlier this year, both China and South Korea began sterilizing their...
How Apple and Google will let your phone warn you if...
Johannes Becker, Boston University and David Starobinski, Boston University
On April 10, Apple and Google announced a coronavirus exposure notification system that will be built...
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...