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Insider trading by members of Congress may be difficult to prove

  • Written by Stanley M. Brand, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Pennsylvania State University
The Justice Department is investigating stock trades made by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) after a briefing on the coronavirus.Getty/Mark Wilson

Recent allegations regarding stock trading by members of Congress in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic have raised calls for the investigation of these politicians for illegal “insider trading.”

But...

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Coronavirus: Strategic National Stockpile was ready, but not for this

  • Written by Andrew Lakoff, Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Members of the Maryland Air National Guard arrange medical supplies for shipment from the Strategic National Stockpile.Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers/Maryland Air National Guard

As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, Americans have been hearing a lot about an obscure but vast federal trove of emergency supplies, the Strategic National Stockpile.

Much...

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Why undocumented immigrants still fear the 2020 census

  • Written by Mary Lehman Held, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Tennessee
Undocumented immigrants are at risk of an undercount in 2020.U.S. Census Bureau

The United States might not be able to get information about more than 10 million people in the 2020 census.

That’s the number of undocumented immigrants living in the United States. Another 16.7 million individuals live in a household with an undocumented member...

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What the coronavirus does to your body that makes it so deadly

  • Written by Benjamin Neuman, Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University-Texarkana
SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (pink dots) on a dying cellNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses belong to a group of viruses that infect animals, from peacocks to whales. They’re named for the bulb-tipped spikes that project from the virus’s surface...

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Express gratitude – not because you will benefit from it, but others might

  • Written by Jennifer Cheavens, Associate Professor of Psychology, The Ohio State University
People take part in a 'applause for care' flash mob as part of a campaign to acknowledge the work of employees working in healthcare in Amsterdam.Olaf Kraak/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

The world is currently in the midst of a pandemic where the most useful thing many of us can do is stay at home and keep away from others. Schools, restaurants, office...

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5 ways that the coronavirus will change college admissions this fall

  • Written by Robert Massa, Adjunct Professor, Rossier School of Education, USC, University of Southern California
Schools may compete more aggressively for students.Uppercut Images/Getty Images

Editor’s note: The new coronavirus is spreading across the United States just as many high school seniors were applying to colleges or awaiting acceptance letters. Here, Robert Massa, who teaches about higher education at the University of Southern California and...

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Bob Dylan brings links between JFK assassination and coronavirus into stark relief

  • Written by Aniko Bodroghkozy, Professor of Media Studies, University of Virginia
Then – as now – Americans found themselves transfixed by the news.International Center of Photography

Over the past few weeks, the coronavirus has turned the country’s cultural spigot off, with sports suspended, museums closed and movies postponed.

But the virus hasn’t stopped Bob Dylan, who, on the evening of March 26,...

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Coronavirus cases are growing exponentially – here's what that means

  • Written by Andrew D. Hwang, Associate Professor of Mathematics, College of the Holy Cross
U.S. Army soldiers work to set up a field hospital inside CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle.AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

In the U.S., scientists stress that the number of coronavirus cases has been growing exponentially. In ordinary speech, the term “exponential” usually means “really fast.”

To mathematicians like myself,...

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There are many COVID-19 tests in the US – how are they being regulated?

  • Written by David Pride, Associate Director of Microbiology, University of California San Diego
If only COVID-19 testing was as simple as a pregnancy test.Taechit Taechamanodom

When it comes to COVID-19 testing in the United States, the situation is about as messy as it gets.

The U.S. went from having no tests, or assays, available for COVID-19 diagnostics to having multiple different tests available in a span of just a few weeks. Today more...

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Coronavirus: Telemedicine is great when you want to stay distant from your doctor, but older laws are standing in the way

  • Written by Frank V. Zerunyan, Professor of the Practice of Governance, University of Southern California
Telehealth gives patients at home access to doctors miles away, a huge benefit when resources are limited and travel is dangerous. Jae Young Ju/ iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

As of April 1, there are more than 179,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. Nowhere has been hit harder than New York City where there are more than 76,0...

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  2. Delaying 'nonessential' abortions during coronavirus crisis endangers women's health and financial future
  3. Should we wear masks or not? An expert sorts through the confusion
  4. 7 estrategias basadas en la ciencia para afrontar la ansiedad del coronavirus
  5. 5 Buddhist teachings that can help you deal with coronavirus anxiety
  6. When confronting the coronavirus, tough isn't enough
  7. Take it from Pluto the Schnauzer: Comedy will help us through the coronavirus crisis
  8. Porch piracy: Here's what we learned after watching hours of YouTube videos showing packages being pilfered from homes
  9. 4 weird things that happen when you videoconference
  10. 'We don’t talk in terms of supply numbers, we talk in terms of days'
  11. COVID-19 could lead to an epidemic of clinical depression
  12. COVID-19 could lead to an epidemic of clinical depression, and the health care system isn't ready for that, either
  13. The US census has its flaws – but so has every attempt to count people throughout history
  14. The new coronavirus emerged from the global wildlife trade – and may be devastating enough to end it
  15. COVID-19 could shrink the earnings of 2020 graduates for years to come
  16. COVID-19 will slow the global shift to renewable energy, but can't stop it
  17. How to protect elections amid the coronavirus pandemic
  18. Video: The fashionable history of social distancing
  19. 4 ways companies can support their workers during the coronavirus crisis
  20. These groups are among the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic
  21. Breaking contracts over coronavirus: Can you argue it’s an ‘act of God’?
  22. Abused children and family, people with mental illness are all especially vulnerable with stay-at-home orders from coronavirus
  23. 2 reasons – and 1 disease – that make peace in Syria so difficult
  24. Tu cerebro evolucionó para acumular suministros y avergonzar a los otros por hacer lo mismo
  25. Coronavirus: social distancing may be a rare chance to get our sleep patterns closer to what nature intended
  26. How Germany is managing its coronavirus epidemic, and reacting with disdain to Trump's policies
  27. How prisoners, soldiers and Mormon missionaries make the census more complicated
  28. National Guard joins the coronavirus response – 3 questions answered
  29. 4 tips for staying connected during coronavirus, from migrants who live far from family
  30. What early Christian communities tell us about giving financial aid at a time of crises
  31. Feeling overwhelmed? Approach coronavirus as a challenge to be met, not a threat to be feared
  32. Fighting boredom with banjos and Russian grammar – tips from polar explorers for surviving months of isolation
  33. Social media companies are taking steps to tamp down coronavirus misinformation – but they can do more
  34. Pregnant in a time of coronavirus - the changing risks and what you need to know
  35. It's a bad idea for journalists to censor Trump – instead, they can help the public identify what's true or false
  36. Preventing COVID-19 from decimating nursing home residents requires spending money and improving infection control
  37. Pregnant in a time of coronavirus – the changing risks and what you need to know
  38. How SNAP can help people during hard economic times like these
  39. Another housing crisis is coming – and bailouts and eviction freezes won't be enough to prevent many from losing their homes
  40. Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of COVID-19?
  41. How responding to the new coronavirus is making the safety net for gig workers less flimsy
  42. Can I complain about coronavirus? Why it is OK to vent, sometimes
  43. Stimulus package will remain half-baked unless local governments get more of the dough
  44. We are all humanitarian negotiators now: 3 steps for planning your ‘please take social distancing seriously’ conversation
  45. Society's dependence on the internet: 5 cyber issues the coronavirus lays bare
  46. Auschwitz: Women used different survival and sabotage strategies than men at Nazi death camp
  47. 10 ways to spot online misinformation
  48. Screen time that supports new parents and young kids can enhance family health
  49. Your brain evolved to hoard supplies and shame others for doing the same
  50. 6 things you can do to cope with boredom at a time of social distancing