Category: COVID-19

COVID-19, Healthcare Systems & Institutions, Marginalized Populations

COVID-19 Outbreaks among the Incarcerated: Pandemic Exposes Crucial Flaws in Healthcare Systems of U.S. Correctional Facilities

Written by: Nicole Freeman As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American people are facing one of the most significant public health crises in United States history. However, the effects of COVID-19 transcend clinical healthcare, as they threaten to undermine our social, political and economic institutions. Although it is difficult to see beyond the limelight of pain and devastation, the pandemic’s exposure of inherent … Continue reading COVID-19 Outbreaks among the Incarcerated: Pandemic Exposes Crucial Flaws in Healthcare Systems of U.S. Correctional Facilities

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COVID-19, Healthcare Systems & Institutions

Art and Grassroots Activism: Learning from Frontline Fighters

I have loved to draw ever since I could pick up a pencil. I doodled in the margins of my homework assignments and tests, and getting a digital art tablet at 13 was one of my happiest moments.  Yet I’d always relegated art to a hobby; an unrealistic career choice that couldn’t make money. But until recently, I was unsure of how art could fit … Continue reading Art and Grassroots Activism: Learning from Frontline Fighters

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COVID-19, Education, Marginalized Populations

Widening Gaps: A Result of COVID’s Discrimination

The Pandemic’s Effect on Education As schools scramble to work toward reopening in the fall, they are faced with many different concerns. Educators and health officials alike are wrestling with the prospects of remote learning or altered in person education as they attempt to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The virus threatens to derail the structure of education as we know it and impact the … Continue reading Widening Gaps: A Result of COVID’s Discrimination

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COVID-19, Marginalized Populations, Women, Gender and Sexuality

Gender Inequalities Magnified by the Pandemic

Although research suggests that men are more likely to experience the negative symptoms of the novel coronavirus, women disproportionately bear the emotional, social, and economic toll created by the global pandemic. Women make up the majority of front-line health care workers, hold jobs less immune to an economic downturn, are more responsible for caregiving duties, and face a high risk of domestic violence. Continue reading Gender Inequalities Magnified by the Pandemic

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COVID-19, featured, Science, Technology, Research

The War Against COVID-19: A Race for Innovation and its Future Impacts

81 years ago, a compact metal cylinder raised its fixed wooden wings and took to the skies.  On the surface it flashed no extraordinary features, its sole purpose to wage war beside the expanding ranks of the mighty German Luftwaffe.  Inside, however, it boasted a heart of diamond, a heart that would rocket human civilization into the future–the first functional aircraft turbojet engine.     A recurring … Continue reading The War Against COVID-19: A Race for Innovation and its Future Impacts

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COVID-19, Education, featured, International Perspectives

The Policy Might Be Gone — But the Fear Isn’t: International Students’ Reflections on ICE’s Response to COVID-19

We asked 15 international students about how ICE’s newest policies would have affected them and how the initiation of these policies made them feel. We invite you to read these students’ stories, as well as more about these policies Continue reading The Policy Might Be Gone — But the Fear Isn’t: International Students’ Reflections on ICE’s Response to COVID-19

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COVID-19, Science, Technology, Research

“Non-Essential” Research: Another Victim of the Coronavirus Pandemic

In February of this year, Michael Gentry had finally made a breakthrough. Gentry, a biochemist at The University of Kentucky College of Medicine, was racing to run animal experiments on a new enzymatic compound that fights Lafora disease. The promising drug was on track to enter human trials early in 2021.  Lafora disease is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by intellectual decline and recurring seizures. The … Continue reading “Non-Essential” Research: Another Victim of the Coronavirus Pandemic

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COVID-19, featured, International Perspectives, Marginalized Populations

The Convergence of Two Disasters in East India

Cyclone Amphan touched down in late May as one of the most powerful recorded storms in India’s history, causing devastation in the Indian states of West Bengal and Orissa, as well as parts of Bangladesh. “Thousands of electric poles were broken down, leaving most of Kolkata without power for at least a day. In some areas, I heard that power didn’t come back for weeks. … Continue reading The Convergence of Two Disasters in East India

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COVID-19, Education, Marginalized Populations

GPA, SAT, and …COVID-19?

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS IN THE WAKE OF A PANDEMIC Each year, over three million high school seniors across the country apply to college. For the most part, the application process has stayed fairly constant over the years. However, due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, rising seniors all over the country are staring at a black box. What are colleges looking for?  This year’s college application process … Continue reading GPA, SAT, and …COVID-19?

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COVID-19, Mental Health

Social Distancing, Masks, and Creativity: How to take care of your mind and body as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

In addition to the physical effects of the Coronavirus pandemic, the quarantine and social distancing that come along with it have taken a huge toll on the mental health of people of all ages. The mental impact of social isolation is as prominent as ever. Along with it, we have seen increased health anxiety and uncertainty about the future.  Initially, we thought that the summer … Continue reading Social Distancing, Masks, and Creativity: How to take care of your mind and body as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

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