Tag: Pandemic
Why we didn’t get a vaccine by Election Day – but...
William Petri, University of Virginia
A COVID-19 vaccine was not ready before the general election, as many people, including the president, had hoped. But there...
How to host a safe holiday meal during coronavirus – an...
Melissa Hawkins, American University
Like many people in this unusual year, I am adjusting my family’s holiday plans so that we can all be safe...
Keep calm and carry on – but how? A psychologist offers...
Bethany Teachman, University of Virginia
Well-meaning advice for people freaking out about current events often includes encouragement to be patient, stay calm and keep the...
Stressful times are an opportunity to teach children resilience
Vanessa LoBue, Rutgers University - Newark
Between the global COVID-19 pandemic, the associated economic downturn and widespread protests over racism, it’s difficult for everyone....
Writing the “Isolation Rag” – a composer reflects on his experience...
Scott Wheeler, Emerson College
Scott Wheeler is a composer who teaches at Emerson College. In an interview with The Conversation, he explains how classical musicians...
Regal Cinemas’ decision to close its theaters is the latest blow...
Matthew Jordan, Penn State
A film industry in free fall just suffered its latest blow.
Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, announced that it would...
Distance learning makes it harder for kids to exercise, especially in...
Katelyn Esmonde, Johns Hopkins University and Keshia Pollack Porter, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
This fall hasn’t felt much like “back to school”...
COVID-19: examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
Kevin Marsh, University of Oxford and Moses Alobo, African Academy of Sciences
As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic emerged earlier this year, many felt...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
