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China's big donors are pitching in to deal with the new coronavirus – and not just in their own country

  • Written by Charles Sellen, Global Philanthropy Fellow, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
Alibaba founder Jack Ma, left, is funding African entrepreneurs through his foundation.VCG/VCG via Getty Images

Less than a month after China confirmed the emergence of what soon became the new coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese e-commerce giantAlibaba pledged US$144 million in medical supplies for Hubei province and its capital city Wuhan.

Soon...

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7 things public schools do besides teach kids academic basics

  • Written by Samantha Keppler, Assistant Professor of Technology and Operations, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Some schools have staff on hand to encourage students to get active during recess. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

With schools closed due to COVID-19, communities are scrambling to provide students with meals and supplies and meet other needs. For education researcher Samantha Keppler, these closures offer a chance to reflect...

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Social distancing works – just ask lobsters, ants and vampire bats

  • Written by Dana Hawley, Professor of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
Caribbean spiny lobsters normally live in groups, but healthy lobsters avoid members of their own species if they are infected with a deadly virus. Humberto Ramirez/Getty Images

Social distancing to combat COVID-19 is profoundly impacting society, leaving many people wondering whether it will actually work. As disease ecologists, we know that...

Read more: Social distancing works – just ask lobsters, ants and vampire bats

How coronavirus has ended centuries of hands-on campaigning for politicians

  • Written by Andrew Kettler, Ahmanson-Getty Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles
Bill Clinton displaying how not to social distance while campaigning in 1992.Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Opening a rally for Bernie Sanders in early March, Rep. Ilhan Omar turned to the audience and asked people to hold hands with those next to them in a show of solidarity.

But that was before the coronavirus...

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We spoke to hundreds of prison gang members – here's what they said about life behind bars

  • Written by David Pyrooz, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
A ministry program student at a Texas prison. Some inmates cite religion to avoid gang recruitment.Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images

The United States incarcerates a larger proportion of its citizens than any other developed country in the world, with around 1.5 million people serving time in prison. But to anyone who...

Read more: We spoke to hundreds of prison gang members – here's what they said about life behind bars

Census undercounts are normal, but demographers worry this year could be worse

  • Written by Rebecca Tippett, Director of Carolina Demography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Census Campaign executive director Victoria Kovari looks over a Detroit map showing city neighborhoods that were undercounted in the 2010 census.AP Photo/Corey Williams

Editor’s note: Researchers have long known that certain groups are vulnerable to being undercounted in the decennial census. But the 2020 census has raised a new set of...

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How coronavirus threatens the seasonal farmworkers at the heart of the American food supply

  • Written by Michael Haedicke, Associate Professor of Sociology, Drake University
A farmworker picks lemons at an orchard in Mesa, California. Brent Stirton/Getty Images

Many Americans may find bare grocery store shelves the most worrying sign of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their food system.

But, for the most part, shortages of shelf-stable items like pasta, canned beans and peanut butterare temporary because the U.S....

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A small trial finds that hydroxychloroquine is not effective for treating coronavirus

  • Written by Katherine Seley-Radtke, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and President-Elect of the International Society for Antiviral Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A trial of an anti-malaria drug in France found different results from a similar study last month.Liliboas / Getty Images

On Saturday the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of two antimalarial drugs, hydroxychloroquine and a related medication, chloroquine, for emergency use to treat COVID-19. The drugs were touted by President Trump as...

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How the coronavirus recession puts service workers at risk

  • Written by Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, Professor of Sociology; Director, Center for Employment Equity, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Waitress Casey Stewart works at two restaurants, at least one which may have to close for at least a week or more.AP Photo/Kathy Willens

Economic activity is slowing rapidly, both in the United States and around the world.

Social distancing, stalling global trade, widespread illness and the closing of borders, restaurants and schools will all...

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Governors take charge of response to the coronavirus

  • Written by Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee ordered all bars, restaurants, entertainment and recreation facilities to temporarily close to fight the spread of COVID-19. Getty/Erika Schultz-Pool

Just after every gubernatorial election, but before inaugurations, the National Governors Association organizes a two-day “New Governors School.” Current...

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