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Redefining the K-12 experience
Published Aug 6, 2020
As K-12 school leaders finalize decisions for what fall 2020 will look like, the COVID-19 pandemic—still surging unabated across the U.S.—complicates every possible solution. Beneath all is an impossibly high-stakes debate, pitting the risks to public health against the importance of sustaining the academic and social growth of students.
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Data collection during COVID-19 offers benefits—and poses hazards
Published July 24, 2020
As online activity rises during the pandemic, internet companies must strike a balance between data collection and protecting consumer privacy, says economist Itay Fainmesser
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The persistence of racism in America: What comes next?
Published June 23, 2020
Historian and Baltimore resident Martha Jones discusses the role of Black women in the fight for equality and justice and the overdue need for honest reflection about the roots of a worldwide protest movement
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Is coronavirus airborne?
Published July 16, 2020
Engineer Peter DeCarlo discusses evidence of airborne transmission, particle behavior, risks, and why he added his name to an open letter urging WHO to revise their guidance
Johns Hopkins sociologist decries viewing protests 'through the lens of war'
June 4, 2020
The complex ethics of reopening America
May 26, 2020
How school closures for COVID-19 amplify inequality
May 4, 2020

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A child does classwork while sitting in front of a tablet displaying a video conference call
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Redefining the K-12 experience
Published Aug 6, 2020
COVID-19 may force many K-12 schools to go all-virtual for fall. How can we make sure the children have a better experience than they did in spring?
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In a world of social distancing, telemedicine is king
Published Aug 5, 2020
Phillip Phan, a professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the Carey Business School, discusses promising developments in telemedicine that may have been sped up by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic
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U.S. faces looming affordable housing crisis
Published Aug 5, 2020
Johns Hopkins sociologist Meredith Greif discusses the shortage of affordable housing that existed in the U.S. before the coronavirus pandemic swept through, making everything worse
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COVID-19 is transforming how companies use digital technology
Published July 27, 2020
How companies approach sales has changed more in the past five months than it has in the past five years, says Carey Business School Associate Professor Joël Le Bon
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Experts share strategies for safely reopening schools
Published July 17, 2020
Chief among the recommendations are practicing physical distancing in schools, providing federal funding to support schools, and ensuring community transmission of coronavirus is under control in surrounding areas
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