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The coronavirus pandemic might make buildings sick, too

  • Written by Caitlin R. Proctor, Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
Discolored water can be caused by heavy metals, such as iron or copper. Iron can also act as a nutrient for organisms to grow in the pipes.Kyungyeon Ra/Purdue University, CC BY-ND

While millions of people are under orders to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, water is sitting in the pipes of empty office buildings and gyms, getting old and...

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Global tourism industry may shrink by more than 50% due to the pandemic

  • Written by Faizan Ali, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida
Mothballed Delta Air Lines planes parked at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri.AP Photo/Charlie RiedelCC BY-SA

Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. Major events like conferences, trade...

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States are putting prisoners to work manufacturing coronavirus supplies

  • Written by J. Carlee Purdum, Research Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, introduces a hand sanitizer manufactured by the state of New York.AP Photo/Marina Villeneuve

Under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic, states are turning to prisoners for support.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on March 9 that the state prison system’s industrial arm, Corcraft, would help produce...

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4 good practices for anyone caring for quarantined kids

  • Written by Erika Bocknek, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Wayne State University
All families need to establish a new normal.Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

About 55 million U.S. schoolchildren attend schools that have been closed or are being directly affected by the new coronavirus social distancing rules. Erika London Bocknek, a family therapist who studies early childhood development, parenting and family...

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Coronavirus closes in on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh's cramped, unprepared camps

  • Written by Saleh Ahmed, Assistant Professor, School of Public Service, Boise State University
Nary a mask in sight at a market area in Bangladesh's Kutupalong refugee camp for Rohingya, Ukhia, March 24, 2020. Suzauddin Rubel/AFP via Getty Images

Coronavirus is spreading quickly in densely populated Bangladesh, despite a nationwide shutdown put in place a month ago.

This preventive measure has proven challenging to implement due to lack of...

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Why did women vote for Hitler? Long-forgotten essays hold some answers

  • Written by Sarah R. Warren, Ph.D. student, Florida State University
Adolf Hitler surrounded by German supporters in 1937. De Agostini Editorial

The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party in the 1930s came on the back of votes from millions of ordinary Germans – both men and women.

But aside from a few high-profile figures, such as concentration camp guard Irma Grese and “concentration camp murderess” Ils...

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Coronavirus quarantine could provide lessons for future space travel on how regular people weather isolation

  • Written by Inga Popovaite, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, University of Iowa
A researcher in a spacesuit on "Mars" outside the Mars Society Desert Research Station in Utah.David Howells/Corbis Historical via Getty Images

I was supposed to travel to “Mars” this month. The plan was to stay two weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station – actually in the Utah desert – to simulate human operations on the...

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Replacing workers has many costs

  • Written by Cheryl Carleton, Assistant Professor of Economics, Villanova University
Replacing an employee means taking time and resources to train someone new.djrandco/Shutterstock.com

The labor market is changing rapidly with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Many organizations are laying offalmost allof their workers, while others are considering which workers to lay off, which tofurlough and which to keep. Alternatively,...

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We're measuring online conversation to track the social and mental health issues surfacing during the coronavirus pandemic

  • Written by Amit Sheth, Founding Director, Artificial Intelligence Institute, University of South Carolina
The pandemic is driving up a litany of social ills.Bundit Binsuk/EyeEm via Getty Images

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Social media posts and news reports are rich sources of data about people’s attitudes and behaviors. Using artificial intelligence techniques, it’s possible to sift...

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  2. Video: An unhealthy population is at higher risk to die of COVID-19, that’s bad news for Americans
  3. How to avoid infection after a COVID-19 death – an Ebola response veteran explains  
  4. China turns on the charm and angers Trump as it eyes a global opportunity in coronavirus crisis
  5. Doctors facing grim choice over ventilators told to put patients with disabilities at the back of the line
  6. Trump versus the states: What federalism means for the coronavirus response
  7. Can your pets get coronavirus, and can you catch it from them?
  8. Some states more ready for mail-in voting than others
  9. The coronavirus pandemic is making the US housing crisis even worse
  10. 1918 flu pandemic killed 12 million Indians, and British overlords' indifference strengthened the anti-colonial movement
  11. Catholic Church urges Venezuela to unite against coronavirus
  12. Massive spending in a crisis brought bloody consequences in ancient Athens
  13. Why prisoners are at higher risk for the coronavirus: 5 questions answered
  14. Lead with empathy during the COVID-19 crisis
  15. 3 innovations helping the homeless in Eugene, Oregon
  16. What's lost when we're too afraid to touch the world around us?
  17. Buildings have their own microbiomes – we're striving to make them healthy places
  18. The first Earth Day was a shot heard around the world
  19. How to build community while worshipping online
  20. Making masks at home – what you need to know about how to reduce the transmission of coronavirus
  21. Checking blood for coronavirus antibodies – 3 questions answered about serological tests and immunity
  22. Coastal fish populations didn't crash after the Deepwater Horizon spill – why not?
  23. How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today's pandemic
  24. 8 ways veterans are particularly at risk from the coronavirus pandemic
  25. Why Boris Johnson won't have to pay any hospital bills
  26. Leading in wartime: 5 ways CEOs should communicate with their workers during coronavirus
  27. Coronavirus may wane this summer, but don't count on any seasonal variation to end the pandemic
  28. Prisons and jails are coronavirus epicenters – but they were once designed to prevent disease outbreaks
  29. Sanders exit opened door for Obama to endorse Biden – and offer up his rhetorical skills
  30. Researchers seek to repurpose an existing manufacturing platform to produce a COVID-19 vaccine
  31. How to reach young voters when they're stuck at home
  32. What policing during the pandemic can tell us about crime rates and arrests
  33. A philosopher answers everyday moral dilemmas in a time of coronavirus
  34. Screens are keeping us connected now – but they're still disruptive to in-person communication
  35. Lack of data makes predicting COVID-19's spread difficult but models are still vital
  36. No, CBD is not a miracle molecule that can cure coronavirus, just as it won't cure many other maladies its proponents claim
  37. Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra danger
  38. Students fight pandemic – and get real-world experience – by using 3D printers to make face shields
  39. What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectivity and viral load
  40. What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectious dose and viral load
  41. Coronavirus lockdowns are pushing mass transit systems to the brink – and low-income riders will pay the price
  42. Income inequality is getting worse in US urban areas
  43. Why the Supreme Court made Wisconsin vote during the coronavirus crisis
  44. Birthed by HBCU students, this organization offers important lessons for today's student activists
  45. Shuttered by the coronavirus, many gay bars – already struggling – are now on life support
  46. Do people become more selfless as they age?
  47. Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who discovered the disease-fighting power of hand-washing in 1847
  48. Bees seeking bacteria: How bees find their microbiome
  49. Cold War-style preparedness could help fight future pandemics
  50. Journalists are recognizing they're writing a rough draft of history – and can't say definitively 'that's the way it is'