Why there isn’t a one-size-fits-all plan for states to reopen their economies
How and when the US economy reopens will look different state to state, and for good reasons. This Q&A explains why, and why some states are working together.
April 23, 2020 • ~7 min
How much coronavirus testing is enough? States could learn from retailers as they ramp up
Testing everyone for COVID-19 isn't realistic in a country the size of the US, but there are ways to design testing systems that can catch most of the cases.
April 21, 2020 • ~7 min
Researcher profile: Professor Julia Gog
Professor Julia Gog is a mathematician who specialises in modelling the spread of infectious diseases, particularly pandemic influenza. For months, she and the other members of her research group in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics have been modelling and mapping the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19.
April 8, 2020 • ~6 min
In Depth Out Loud podcast: how to model a pandemic
An audio version of an in depth article on why mathematical modelling is crucial to understanding pandemics like the new coronavirus.
April 3, 2020 • ~2 min
Four graphs that show how the coronavirus pandemic could now unfold
Learning from past epidemics about the long-term future of COVID-2019.
March 25, 2020 • ~7 min
Four ways the coronavirus pandemic could now unfold
Learning from past epidemics about the long-term future of COVID-2019.
March 25, 2020 • ~7 min
Women in STEM: Dr Natasha Morrison
Dr Natasha Morrison is a Research Fellow in mathematics at Sidney Sussex College and a member of the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics. She completed her PhD at Oxford and her undergraduate studies at Durham. Her research focuses on a branch of mathematics which models the behaviours of networks, from how diseases spread to how viral stories circulate on social media.
Feb. 13, 2020 • ~3 min
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