Tag: quarantine
Intimate partner violence has increased during pandemic, emerging evidence suggests
Megan Stubbs-Richardson, Mississippi State University and H. Colleen Sinclair, Mississippi State University
As we face rising COVID infection rates, the possibility of additional quarantines rises....
‘Quarantine envy’ could finally wake people up to the deep inequalities...
Jessica Rosenfeld, Washington University in St Louis
In recent months, mental health experts have been drawing attention to what they’ve dubbed “quarantine envy.”
Many people, they...
Outdoor classes hold promise for in-person learning amid COVID-19
Tracey Birdwell, Indiana University and Tripp Harris, Indiana University
When it comes to conducting classes this fall, most colleges seem to be stuck between holding...
Economic policies can induce people to quarantine safely during the pandemic
Roberto Chang, Rutgers University and Andrés Velasco, London School of Economics and Political Science
Recent economic proposals to deal with COVID-19, like those summarized by...
5 ways the world is better off dealing with a pandemic...
Siddharth Chandra, Michigan State University and Eva Kassens-Noor, Michigan State University
Near the end of the First World War, a deadly flu raced across the...
Videoconferencing keeps people connected while the coronavirus keeps them inside –...
Elizabeth Stoycheff, Wayne State University
If, before COVID-19, you were concerned about all the data that technology companies had about you, just wait. As stay-at-home...
Quarantines have tried to keep out disease for thousands of years
Leslie S. Leighton, Georgia State University
The recent global spread of a deadly coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China, has led world leaders to invoke an...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
