Rethinking what research means during a global pandemic
In the wake of COVID-19, researchers can become trusted figures of authority who can re-appropriate their networks, skills and knowledge to better the lives of vulnerable populations.
June 26, 2020 • ~10 min
How coronavirus contact tracing works in a state Dr. Fauci praised as a model to follow
Since the state's first coronavirus case surfaced, trained case investigators have traced the contacts of every person who tested positive. Here's what else South Carolina got right.
May 28, 2020 • ~9 min
Is your neighborhood raising your coronavirus risk? Redlining decades ago set communities up for greater danger
Neighborhood characteristics like pollution from busy roads, widespread public transit use and lack of community-based health care are putting certain communities at greater risk from COVID-19.
May 26, 2020 • ~11 min
Coronavirus has revealed the power of social networks in a crisis
The community networks that social platforms host go much deeper than the technology. They have enabled a shift in the way we communicate with each other – especially in a crisis.
May 12, 2020 • ~6 min
COVID-19 may hit rural residents hard, and that spells trouble because of lack of rural health care
Rural America has special problems as it copes with the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 13, 2020 • ~7 min
Graduate School of Design begins PPE production for area hospitals
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) began production of personal protective equipment (PPE) on Sunday.
April 7, 2020 • ~5 min
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