Beyond honey: 4 essential reads about bees

Bees offer insights into many scientific questions, from cooperating in close quarters to strategies for finding food.

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation • conversation
May 11, 2022 • ~7 min

Clarifying the CDC's COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidelines – an infectious disease doc looks at the latest research

The CDC’s controversial recommendation changes are based on new studies showing that most omicron transmission takes place within five days of the onset of illness.

William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia • conversation
March 4, 2022 • ~6 min

Does scaring people work when it comes to health messaging? A communication researcher explains how it's gone wrong during the COVID-19 pandemic

Whether about a comet hitting the Earth or a virus infecting the world, fear-based messages often do not succeed at changing people’s behaviors.

James Dillard, Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State • conversation
Feb. 16, 2022 • ~9 min

During a COVID-19 surge, ‘crisis standards of care’ involve excruciating choices and impossible ethical decisions for hospital staff

A physician-bioethicist reflects on how health professionals are yet again facing painful reminders of the early months of the pandemic.

Matthew Wynia, Director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Dec. 22, 2021 • ~11 min

Sold-out supplies, serving a public need and other adventures of doing science during a pandemic – 4 researchers share their experiences

Supply chain issues, emergency science, social distancing requirements and a lot more free time offered both challenges and opportunities for research scientists.

Tony Schmitz, Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee • conversation
Dec. 17, 2021 • ~10 min

Correctional officers are driving the pandemic in prisons

New research shows correctional officers are vectors of infection, driving COVID-19 rates both inside prisons and in their communities.

Danielle Wallace, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University • conversation
Aug. 18, 2021 • ~7 min

Our analysis of 7 months of polling data shows friendships, the economy and firsthand experience shaped and reshaped views on COVID-19 risks

Multiple factors determined whether or not individual Americans adopted COVID-19 safety measures, according to statistical analysis of public opinion data.

Feng Hao, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of South Florida • conversation
July 22, 2021 • ~7 min

The neuroscience behind why your brain may need time to adjust to 'un-social distancing'

Ready to party post-pandemic, but at the same time feeling shy? Here's how social isolation affects the brain – and what research suggests about the effects of resocialization.

Kareem Clark, Postdoctoral Associate in Neuroscience, Virginia Tech • conversation
June 28, 2021 • ~8 min

Baseball stadiums are filling up – but an analysis of the NFL’s 2020 season holds a warning about COVID-19 case spikes

Crowd size matters. When football games had thousands of fans in attendance, COVID-19 case numbers tended to spike within three weeks.

Justin Kurland, Director of Research, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, The University of Southern Mississippi • conversation
April 2, 2021 • ~7 min

What baseball can learn about COVID-19 case spikes and crowd size from the NFL’s 2020 season

Crowd size matters. When football games had thousands of fans in attendance, COVID-19 case numbers tended to spike within three weeks.

Justin Kurland, Director of Research, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security, The University of Southern Mississippi • conversation
April 2, 2021 • ~8 min

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