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Ancient texts encouraged hope and endurance when they spoke of end times

  • Written by Kim Haines-Eitzen, Professor of Early Christianity, Cornell University
A 14th-century Last Judgment relief from a facade of Orvieto cathedral in Umbria. Italy. De Agostini via Getty Images

With streets deserted, hospitals full and morgues struggling to cope with the number of bodies, it isn’t surprising that some people are making comparisons with the apocalypse.

The idea of an apocalypse, a time of...

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Scientists have found oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in fishes' livers and on the deep ocean floor

  • Written by Steven Murawski, Downtown Partnership-Peter Betzer Endowed Chair in Biological Oceanography, University of South Florida
Researchers use Atlantic mackerel for bait on long-lining fishing sampling expeditions in the Gulf of Mexico..C-IMAGE Consortium, CC BY-ND

Over the decade since the Deepwater Horizon spill, thousands of scientists have analyzed its impact on the Gulf of Mexico. The spill affected many different parts of the Gulf, from coastal marshes to the deep...

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What is the SBA? An unheralded agency faces the unprecedented task of saving America's small businesses

  • Written by Caroline Bruckner, Executive in Residence, Department of Accounting and Taxation, American University Kogod School of Business
Most small businesses in New York have closed during the crisis.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

The coronavirus pandemic is devastating small businesses across the U.S. because of shelter-in-place orders that have forced millions to temporarily close.

So far, Congress has devoted more than US$375 billion to helping restaurants, retailers and other small...

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Party on! Why some young people are more concerned about their reputations than catching coronavirus

  • Written by Pardis Mahdavi, Director, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
Sun, sea and social irresponsibility? Spring breakers in Florida.Julio Cortez/AP Photo

“Are you going to Cooper’s party tonight?” asked a young female voice behind me to a friend.

It wasn’t a conversation opener I had expected to hear during my grocery run, some 14 days into a crisis in which everyone is being urged to stay...

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Making music at a distance – how to come together online to spark your creativity

  • Written by Clint Randles, Associate Professor of Music Education, University of South Florida
Nathan Williams and his band play zydeco from the back of a truck in a Lousiana Mardi Gras parade. Philip Gould/Corbis via Getty Images

People are social creatures. While many of us are making the best of social isolation, we’re much better together than apart. This is especially true with music that we create collectively – everything...

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3 things to consider before you let your child play chess online

  • Written by Alexey W. Root, Lecturer in Education, University of Texas at Dallas
Chess websites abound for those interested in taking up the royal game.romrodinka/Getty Images

Editor’s note: The school closures forced by COVID-19 have parents and students searching for ways to make the best of their time indoors. Here, Alexey Root, a former U.S. Women’s Chess Champion who teaches online courses about chess in...

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Muslim women who cover their faces find greater acceptance among coronavirus masks – 'Nobody is giving me dirty looks'

  • Written by Anna Piela, Visiting Scholar in Religious Studies and Gender, Northwestern University
A woman wearing a niqab and headscarf, with other shoppers in Istanbul, August 13, 2018. YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images

Americans began donning face masks this week after federal and local officials changed their position on whether face coverings protect against coronavirus.

This is new terrain for many, who find themselves unable to recognize...

Read more: Muslim women who cover their faces find greater acceptance among coronavirus masks – 'Nobody is...

Who wants to be a governor now?

  • Written by Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia
Good old days: Before the coronavirus hit, governors, like California's Gavin Newsom, had easier jobs.AP/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool

“Governors Have the Best Political Jobs in America” is the name of one of my lectures in a leadership course I occasionally teach at the University of Virginia.

In that class, I describe how governors have huge...

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Plummeting tax revenues will put governors in tough budget situations

  • Written by Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia
Good old days: Before the coronavirus hit, governors, like California's Gavin Newsom, had easier jobs.AP/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool

“Governors Have the Best Political Jobs in America” is the name of one of my lectures in a leadership course I occasionally teach at the University of Virginia.

In that class, I describe how governors have huge...

Read more: Plummeting tax revenues will put governors in tough budget situations

Terrorists, militants and criminal gangs join the fight against the coronavirus

  • Written by Jori Breslawski, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of Maryland
Members of an arm of Hezbollah spray disinfectant in a Beirut neighborhood to fight the spread of the coronavirus.AP Photo/Bilal Hussein

The favelas of Rio de Janeiro are a toxic mix of tight quarters, few if any health services and little clean water for residents to wash their hands.

In these conditions ripe for the spread of the coronavirus, the...

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