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What We’ve Learned From the Pandemic in 2020
If we learned anything in 2020, it is that we need a unified American community if we are to defeat this virus and return to normal life.
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Leaning Into Uncertainty: A Life of Anticipating the Worst-Case Scenario
Since his time as a theater major in college, disaster preparedness expert Jeffrey Schlegelmilch has known the importance of improvising and having backup plans.
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A Year in Review: What to Take Forward From 2020
Columbia students and faculty consider the lessons that can be learned from this year to move toward a more equitable and sustainable future.
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Personal Reflections on Education During the Pandemic
Like everyone else, I am eager for the vaccine to be distributed and for the infection rate to go down so we can all exhale and return to the real world. A world I know I will never again take for granted.
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Key Takeaways From the 2020 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
The report brings together experts from across the globe, including Melissa Lott, who examines the impacts of air pollution from the energy sector.
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Accelerating America’s Response to COVID-19
America is a diverse nation whose people hold a wide variety of beliefs and values. But surely, we can unite behind a national effort to defeat this virus and rebuild our national economy. Surely…
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COVID-19 and Biodiversity Loss: How Destruction of the Environment Leads to Pandemics
To protect ourselves from future pandemics, we must rethink humanity’s relationship with nature.
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Thanksgiving 2020: How to Have a Safe and Happy Celebration
With COVID-19 raging out of control, it’s not safe to hold a traditional Thanksgiving celebration this year. But there’s still a lot we can do to enjoy this holiday season.
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Glaciers Unlock Clues to Spanish Flu Pandemic
A timely article published in GeoHealth explores the links between unusual climate conditions during the Spanish Flu and the mortality rate from the disease.
