‘A Tragedy Is Unfolding’: Inside New York’s Virus Epicenter

Article link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/nyregion/coronavirus-queens-corona-jackson-heights-elmhurst.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Authors: Annie Correal and Andrew JacobsPublished on April 9, 2020, in the New York Times This is an excellent piece discussing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 throughout disadvantaged NYC communities.

Rare upside of COVID, clean air – the action we needed for the environment all along?

India, especially New Delhi, is seeing a massive reduction in pollution as a result of social distancing measures. The skies are clear and un-hazy, a true rarity in Delhi as it simply just impossible to go outside without wearing a mask. Yes – the economy is at a complete halt, factories are forced to shut … Read more

How we Communicate Regarding COVID-19 Matters

Wesleyan Professor, Erika Franklin Fowler, has been interested how effective communication can effect the way we engage with the coronavirus. In speaking with government leaders in Connecticut, she shares some advise on how to effectively communicate how to best protect the public health, such as making messages short and simple as well as taking politics … Read more