‘Ethically troubling.’ University reopening plans put professors, students on edge
As the pandemic surges in the United States, academics worry about safety
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Is it safe to strike up the band in a time of coronavirus?
Researchers study the flow of particles from clarinets, trumpets, and other instruments -
A former Navy disaster specialist wages war against COVID-19 on U.S.-Mexico border
Dennis Amundson invites Science into the intensive care unit he commands to see how his crew battles the new coronavirus -
Data secrecy is crippling attempts to slow COVID-19’s spread in U.S., epidemiologists warn
California scientists have been denied access to detailed data on the pandemic by state and local officials -
Podcast: Reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, and taking the heat out of crude oil separation
On this week’s show: What we know about keeping children and teachers safe from coronavirus in schools, and a highly efficient way to parse petroleum -
During the pandemic, students do field and lab work without leaving home
Some changes to hands-on classes may be here to stay -
The pandemic virus is slowly mutating. But is it getting more dangerous?
Determining whether genetic changes have increased transmission of COVID-19 is surprisingly hard -
‘It’s a tricky thing.’ COVID-19 cases haven’t soared in Nigeria, but that could change
Nigeria’s top public health scientist says the pandemic may accelerate worries about access to vaccines -
‘Huge hole’ in COVID-19 testing data makes it harder to study racial disparities
To fight the raging U.S. pandemic, researchers need to better understand its uneven burden -
A WHO-led mission may investigate the pandemic’s origin. Here are the key questions to ask
China plans to cooperate with international studies to explore theories about how the new coronavirus jumped into humans and ignited spread of COVID-19 -
Podcast: A fast moving megatrial for coronavirus treatments, and transferring the benefits of exercise by transferring blood
On this week’s show: What’s behind the success of the United Kingdom’s Recovery megatrial, and transferring the cognitive benefits of exercise from one mouse to another -
‘Disturbing and cruel.’ Universities blast new visa rule for international students
Amid pandemic, U.S. policy could force some students back on campus -
Can boosting interferons, the body’s frontline virus fighters, beat COVID-19?
Some basic research supports treating early with synthetic interferons—but treating too late might make people sicker -
School openings across globe suggest ways to keep coronavirus at bay, despite outbreaks
Science explores reopening strategies from South Africa to Finland to Israel -
U.S. research cruises resume, gingerly
Marine scientists face new safety requirements for COVID-19 -
Scientists scoff at Indian agency's plan to have COVID-19 vaccine ready for use next month
“Rushed” timeline would create safety risks and undermine credibility of Indian science, critics say
