How South Korea flattened the coronavirus curve with technology

In addition to testing and special facilities for COVID-19 patients, the country's government-run tracking system allows the health care system to identify infected people and their contacts.

Michael Ahn, Associate Professor and MPA Graduate Program Director, University of Massachusetts Boston • conversation
April 21, 2020 • ~8 min

How to avoid infection after a  COVID-19 death – an Ebola response veteran explains

It is impossible to anticipate if, how or when COVID-19 might take a loved one. But there are ways to prepare.

Lucy Wilson, Professor of Emergency Health Services, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
April 20, 2020 • ~8 min

Here's how Americans coped during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

A survey of 500 adults in the US provides a snapshot of the ways people are dealing with life during a pandemic and how well they think they're doing.

Melissa Liu, Ph.D. Student in Psychology, IUPUI • conversation
April 9, 2020 • ~7 min

What does a state of emergency mean in the face of the coronavirus?

The federal government has declared a state of emergency over COVID-19. Two public health scholars explain what that means.

Marian Moser Jones, Associate Professor and Graduate Director of Family Science, University of Maryland • conversation
March 26, 2020 • ~6 min

Calling COVID-19 a 'Chinese virus' is wrong and dangerous – the pandemic is global

Emphasizing foreign origins of a disease can have racist connotations and implications for how people understand their own risk of disease.

Mari Webel, Assistant Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
March 25, 2020 • ~10 min

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