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Buyer beware: Counterfeit markets can flourish during a public health crisis

  • Written by Jay Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
Is that online order real or counterfeit?Getty Images

Rapid acceleration of coronavirus-related infections and fatalities in countries like Italy, Spain and the United States has led to widespread bans on communal activities, global restrictions on travel and an increasing reliance on virtual interactions.

The push to keep people indoors has lead...

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What 'Walden' can tell us about social distancing and focusing on life's essentials

  • Written by Robert M. Thorson, Professor of Geology, University of Connecticut
Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts.ptwo/Wikipedia, CC BY

Seeking to bend the coronavirus curve, governors and mayors have told millions of Americans to stay home. If you’re pondering what to read, it’s easy to find lists featuring books about diseaseoutbreaks, solitude and living a simpler life. But it’s much harder to find a...

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The fashionable history of social distancing

  • Written by Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, Visiting Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Crinolines, by design, made physical contact nearly impossible.Hulton Archive/Stringer via Getty Images

As the world grapples with the coronavirus outbreak, “social distancing” has become a buzzword of these strange times.

Instead of stockpiling food or rushing to the hospital, authorities are saying social distancing –...

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What does a state of emergency mean in the face of the coronavirus?

  • Written by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Dean and Professor at the College of Public Health, The Ohio State University
Pence and Trump attend a coronavirus task force briefing.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Following Donald Trump’s declaration of a federal state of emergency nearly two weeks ago, every state except West Virginia had also declared a state of emergency over COVID-19.

States have statutes that give police powers to the government in situations like...

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What the US can learn from other countries on COVID-19 – and its own history with pandemics

  • Written by Angela Clendinin, Instructional Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M University
Social distancing is one of the key ways to keep the coronavirus from spreading. Getty Images / Maddie Meyer

Amid harsh isolation efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, it’s only natural to ask how a microscopic agent can kill thousands of people, topple economies and disrupt life for hundreds of millions of people.

COVID-19, the disease...

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Coronavirus: News media sounded the alarm for months – but few listened

  • Written by Jacob L. Nelson, Assistant Professor of Digital Audience Engagement, Arizona State University
Journalists have been telling the public about the coronavirus.vm/Getty Images

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began in Wuhan, China, journalists at the biggest U.S. news organizations have diligently reported on the many dangers posed by its rapid spread.

Yet even as entire states – like California and New York – shut down, many Americans...

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Americans disagree on how risky the coronavirus is, but most are changing their behavior anyway

  • Written by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology, and Behavioral Science, University of Southern California
Behavior is changing because of the coronavirus. Is perceived risk the reason why?AP Photo/Steven Senne

As the coronavirus began to spread in the United States, people faced an unknown risk and evolving health recommendations. Policy measures to curb the coronavirus epidemic have turned the world upside down, and the true impact of this global...

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5 reasons the coronavirus hit Italy so hard

  • Written by Sara Belligoni, Ph.D. Student in Security Studies, University of Central Florida
A nursing home resident in Rome is moved to a hospital.Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP

Italy is one of the nations worst hit by the global coronavirus pandemic. As a scholar in the field of security and emergency management who has studied and worked in Italy, I have determined that there are at least five major reasons why the country is suffering...

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Video: Why social distancing is one of the best tools we have to fight the coronavirus

  • Written by Anurag Papolu, Multimedia Editor
Social distancing is a tool public health officials recommend to slow the spread of a disease that is being passed from person to person.The Conversation US, CC BY

This video is based on an article written by Thomas Perls, professor of Medicine at Boston University.

Social distancing is a tool public health officials recommend to slow the spread of...

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Hotter weather brings more stress, depression and other mental health problems

  • Written by Susana Ferreira, Associate Professor of Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Georgia
Will a warmer world be more taxing on mental health?Bim/E+ via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work.

What’s the big idea

“Thinking about your mental health – which includes stress, depression and problems with emotions – for how many of the last 30 days was your mental health not...

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  4. Coronavirus fears over farmers markets could hit new growers hard – just when Americans need them most
  5. Why people need rituals, especially in times of uncertainty
  6. In battling the coronavirus, will 'optimistic bias' be our undoing?
  7. Calling COVID-19 a 'Chinese virus' is wrong and dangerous – the pandemic is global
  8. Medical supply chains are fragile in the best of times and COVID-19 will test their strength
  9. I'm a family doctor fighting against fear and struggling with distancing while trying to keep my patients healthy
  10. The deadly polio epidemic and why it matters for coronavirus
  11. Deal with ransomware the way police deal with hostage situations
  12. There’s a name for Trump playing down the threat and failing to take action against the virus: Institutional betrayal
  13. Reaching out to isolated older adults is essential during coronavirus – here are 7 specific things you can do, just for starters
  14. Co-parenting in the coronavirus pandemic: A family law scholar's advice
  15. COVID-19 closures could hit historically black colleges particularly hard
  16. Should Congress demand America's youth give a year of service to their country?
  17. Coronavirus restrictions could lead to remote voting for Congress
  18. Tagging data show that blue sharks are true globalists
  19. It's wrong to blame bats for the coronavirus epidemic
  20. Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough – there needs to be a coordinated global strategy
  21. Workplace age discrimination could become even harder to prove in court
  22. Just as in coronavirus, young people are key to stopping tuberculosis
  23. Religious communities are offering baptism by Zoom – such innovation has deep historical roots
  24. Religious communities are offering baptism by Zoom - such innovation has deep historical roots
  25. 'My first question every time I see a new patient now is: Could this be COVID-19?' A Seattle doctor on the frontlines
  26. With schools everywhere suspended, an education expert answers 4 questions about the upheaval
  27. Fleeing from the coronavirus is dangerous for you, the people you encounter along the way and wherever you end up
  28. Students could be undercounted in the census as coronavirus closes colleges – here's why that matters
  29. How do we protect ourselves at home during coronavirus, and what if someone has been exposed? 4 questions answered
  30. How one federal agency took care of its workers during the yellow fever pandemic in the 1790s
  31. What happens to charitable giving when the economy falters?
  32. Buildings grown by bacteria -- new research is finding ways to turn cells into mini-factories for materials
  33. Ancient Greeks purged city-states of disease as they would a human body – and it was the most vulnerable that suffered
  34. Coronavirus, los niños y las escuelas: experta en salud pública contesta 4 preguntas
  35. When restaurants close, Americans lose much more than a meal
  36. Workers left out of government and business response to the coronavirus
  37. We are entering a recession – but what did we learn from the last one?
  38. 3 ways the coronavirus pandemic is changing who we are
  39. COVID-19 treatment might already exist in old drugs – we're using pieces of the coronavirus itself to find them
  40. The battle against disinformation is global
  41. Should I exercise during the coronavirus pandemic? Experts explain the just right exercise curve
  42. Coronavirus spotlights the link between clean water and health
  43. Advanced degrees bring higher starting salaries – but also higher debt
  44. The cervix is sensitive, and surgeons need to acknowledge the part it plays in some women's pleasure
  45. Langston Hughes – domestic pariah, international superstar
  46. Parents, cut yourself some slack on screen time limits while you're stuck at home
  47. New federal sick leave law – who's eligible, who's not and how many weeks do you get
  48. How to stop touching your face to minimize spread of coronavirus and other germs
  49. How to maintain physical and mental health during coronavirus
  50. Older people are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages