When spurring action against climate change, NGOs and governmental agencies frequently operate on the assumption that people are unmotivated to act because they view climate change as a problem that affects distant regions ...
Environment
Apr 21, 2023
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For decades, scientists have predicted that a deadly pandemic would sweep the globe—but what they didn't expect was that basic public health measures such as mask wearing and social distancing would become political flashpoints, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 2, 2020
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As the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus prompted residential colleges to suspend classroom instruction, many faculty members are suddenly scrambling to adapt their courses to online media. Former College of Education dean ...
Education
Mar 26, 2020
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We are experiencing the biggest remote work experiment in history—but many are beginning to imagine life after lockdown. Amid unprecedented global job losses, concerns about transport infrastructure and the continuing need ...
Social Sciences
May 7, 2020
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Keisha Allen and Kindel Nash research how kids learn to read and prepare future teachers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. They are also raising children of their own. Here, they answer five questions many ...
Education
Sep 25, 2020
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Since social distancing has been implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19, many families are experiencing high levels of stress and conflict—arguments and conflict between parents, between parents and children, and between ...
Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2020
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The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week unleashed fierce winds and rain on southern islands on Sunday, blowing off rooftops and leaving homes without power as it edged northward into an area vulnerable to flooding ...
Environment
Sep 6, 2020
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Studies show wearing masks and social distancing can contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but their combined effectiveness is not precisely known.
General Physics
Apr 13, 2021
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The higher a person's income, the more likely they were to protect themselves at the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States, Johns Hopkins University economists find.
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2021
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Brandi Wren was studying social distancing and infections before masking tape marks appeared on the grocery store floor and plastic barriers went up in the post office.
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2021
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