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Global COVID-19 Map Viewer Shows Case Data, Age/Sex Features of At-Risk Populations
A new tool provides data that can help identify populations most at risk from coronavirus, around the world and down to the U.S. county level.
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A Conversation With a Coronavirus
A biology professor shows us the virus’s perspective on the pandemic.
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The Pandemic is a Reason to Preserve Not Pollute the Planet
The pandemic should be teaching us the importance of public health, environmental protection and scientific analysis; which should lead us to preserve rather than pollute the planet.
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Metal in Urine Provides Potential Noninvasive Test for Pancreatic Cancer
New research shows that a signature of metal ions in urine may be an accurate indicator of one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
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Covering the Pandemic: Photographers on the Frontlines
A recent webinar discussed why photo journalists are risking their lives for their work, and how they’re adjusting to the challenges of covering COVID-19.
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A Study Looks at How to Disinfect Your Mask at Home
It also compares the effectiveness of medical-grade masks with homemade ones, and tests the feasibility of improving masks with homemade nose clips.
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Absent: Prioritizing Recovery for Our Nation’s Schools
COVID-19 is exacerbating some of education’s long-neglected social issues and inequalities.
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Social Distance, Sustainable Cities and Building Public Health Capacity
The return to a normal way of life and to renewing our push toward sustainable cities requires that we develop an apolitical, science-driven public health capacity.
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Mass Testing for the Coronavirus and the Crisis of Public Management
We need to learn how to work together again as an American community. The alternative is to die alone while clinging to our ideologies and sense of moral superiority.
You Asked invites you to share your most pressing questions about climate, science, and sustainability. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School experts will respond with clear, evidence-based answers. Pose your questions and story ideas!
