coronavirus Webinar: Homeland Security and the Emergency Response to Coronavirus in the US By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:40:01 +0000 Research Event 26 May 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pmAdd to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Secretary Jeh Johnson, Partner, Paul, Weiss; US Secretary of Homeland Security, 2013 - 17Chair: Amy Pope, Partner, Schillings; Associate Fellow, US and Americas Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the US and Americas Programme Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US and the State of the World and will take place virtually only.Please note this event is taking place between 2pm to 3pm BST. US and Americas Programme Email Department/project US and the Americas Programme Full Article
coronavirus A Transatlantic Partnership for WTO Reform in the Age of Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:45:01 +0000 Webinar Research Event 28 April 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Event participants Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Director, Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission; European Union Visiting Fellow, Oxford UniversityJennifer Hillman, Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy, Council on Foreign Relations; Member, WTO Appellate Body, 2007 - 11Chair: Marianne Schneider-Petsinger, Senior Research Fellow, US and Americas Programme, Chatham House Global trade and the WTO – which has been at the heart of the rules-based international trade system since its creation in 1995 – faced a critical moment even before COVID-19. The Appellate Body’s demise in December 2019 led to a renewed focus on the future of the WTO. But the challenges facing the WTO run deeper than that – the organization has lost relevance as a negotiation forum, resulting in the global trade rules not having kept pace with changes in technology and the rise of China. While the WTO provides a forum for international cooperation to address the trade fallout from COVID-19, what implications will the pandemic have for the long-term reform of the global trade system?Both the US and EU have proposed various WTO reform strategies and taken steps towards collaboration, but is a transatlantic partnership for WTO reform feasible? Do the US and EU believe that a rules-based international trade system is in their interest – especially in light of COVID-19? What are the biggest issues dividing the US and EU on reforming the WTO, and is there a common assessment of the key problems? What steps can the US and EU take to address the dispute settlement function of the WTO and to modernize the trade rules? Are there broader issues, such as environmental and social sustainability, that should be included in a transatlantic agenda for WTO reform?This event is part of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum and will take place virtually only.We would like to take this opportunity to thank founding partner AIG and supporting partners Clifford Chance LLP, Diageo plc, and EY for their generous support of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum. Department/project US and the Americas Programme, Global Trade Policy Forum Full Article
coronavirus HMC remains resolute in bid to keep out coronavirus By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:06:05 -0500 WESTERN BUREAU: THE HANOVER Municipal Corporation (HMC) has written to business operators in the parish, urging them to ensure that persons coming into their business places follow the health and safety protocols designed by the Ministry of Health... Full Article
coronavirus Nuclear Tensions Must Not Be Sidelined During Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 11:18:35 +0000 1 May 2020 Ana Alecsandru Research Assistant, International Security Programme @anaalecs LinkedIn Although the pandemic means the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (RevCon) is postponed, the delay could be an opportunity to better the health of the NPT regime. 2020-05-01-Iran-Peace-Nuclear Painted stairs in Tehran, Iran symbolizing hope. Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images. Despite face-to-face diplomatic meetings being increasingly rare during the current disruption, COVID-19 will ultimately force a redefinition of national security and defence spending priorities, and this could provide the possibility of an improved political climate at RevCon when it happens in 2021.With US presidential elections due in November and a gradual engagement growing between the EU and Iran, there could be a new context for more cooperation between states by 2021. Two key areas of focus over the coming months will be the arms control talks between the United States and Russia, and Iran’s compliance with the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran Nuclear Deal.It is too early to discern the medium- and longer-term consequences of COVID-19 for defence ministries, but a greater focus on societal resilience and reinvigorating economic productivity will likely undercut the rationale for expensive nuclear modernization.Therefore, extending the current New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) would be the best, most practical option to give both Russia and the United States time to explore more ambitious multilateral arms control measures, while allowing their current focus to remain on the pandemic and economic relief.Continuing distrustBut with the current treaty — which limits nuclear warheads, missiles, bombers, and launchers — due to expire in February 2021, the continuing distrust between the United States and Russia makes this extension hard to achieve, and a follow-on treaty even less likely.Prospects for future bilateral negotiations are hindered by President Donald Trump’s vision for a trilateral arms control initiative involving both China and Russia. But China opposes this on the grounds that its nuclear arsenal is far smaller than that of the two others.While there appears to be agreement that the nuclear arsenals of China, France, and the UK (the NPT nuclear-weapons states) and those of the states outside the treaty (India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel) will all have to be taken into account going forward, a practical mechanism for doing so proves elusive.If Joe Biden wins the US presidency he seems likely to pursue an extension of the New START treaty and could also prevent a withdrawal from the Open Skies treaty, the latest arms control agreement targeted by the Trump administration.Under a Biden administration, the United States would also probably re-join the JCPOA, provided Tehran returned to strict compliance with the deal. Biden could even use the team that negotiated the Iran deal to advance the goal of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.For an NPT regime already confronted by a series of longstanding divergences, it is essential that Iran remains a signatory especially as tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated recently — due to the Qassim Suleimani assassination and the recent claim by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps to have successfully placed the country’s first military satellite into orbit.This announcement raised red flags among experts about whether Iran is developing intercontinental ballistic missiles due to the dual-use nature of space technology. The satellite launch — deeply troubling for Iran’s neighbours and the EU countries — may strengthen the US argument that it is a cover for the development of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.However, as with many other countries, Iran is struggling with a severe coronavirus crisis and will be pouring its scientific expertise and funds into that rather than other efforts — including the nuclear programme.Those European countries supporting the trading mechanism INSTEX (Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges) for sending humanitarian goods into Iran could use this crisis to encourage Iran to remain in compliance with the JCPOA and its NPT obligations.France, Germany and the UK (the E3) have already successfully concluded the first transaction, which was to facilitate the export of medical goods from Europe to Iran. But the recent Iranian escalatory steps will most certainly place a strain on the preservation of this arrangement.COVID-19 might have delayed Iran’s next breach of the 2015 nuclear agreement but Tehran will inevitably seek to strengthen its hand before any potential negotiations with the United States after the presidential elections.As frosty US-Iranian relations — exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic — prevent diplomatic negotiations, this constructive engagement between the E3 and Iran might prove instrumental in reviving the JCPOA and ensuring Iran stays committed to both nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.While countries focus their efforts on tackling the coronavirus pandemic, it is understandable resources may be limited for other global challenges, such as the increasing risk of nuclear weapons use across several regions.But the potential ramifications of the COVID-19 crisis for the NPT regime are profound. Ongoing tensions between the nuclear-armed states must not be ignored while the world’s focus is elsewhere, and the nuclear community should continue to work together to progress nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, building bridges of cooperation and trust that can long outlast the pandemic. Full Article
coronavirus Norris McDonald | Coronavirus, faith-based medicine and quackery By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:16:35 -0500 Four companies involved in one of America’s “largest price-fixing cases” are now behind the anti-malaria drug touted by Donald ‘The Great Impeached’ Trump as a snake-oil, cure-all treatment for COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus. Several... Full Article
coronavirus Putin-Trump call focuses on coronavirus, arms control, oil By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:19:49 -0500 MOSCOW (AP): United States (US) President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed progress in combating the coronavirus pandemic, along with arms-control issues and oil prices, in a phone call Thursday, the White House and the... Full Article
coronavirus United against coronavirus through art - Government of India calls artists to participate in a unique art competition By jamaica-gleaner.com Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:14:47 -0500 The COVID-19 pandemic around the world has taken the world by storm, touching the lives of every human being on Earth. The global nature of the crisis has united us as human beings and tragedy and deaths in any country by COVID-19 worry us all.... Full Article
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coronavirus Coronavirus: Why The EU Needs to Unleash The ECB By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:00:36 +0000 18 March 2020 Pepijn Bergsen Research Fellow, Europe Programme @pbergsen LinkedIn COVID-19 presents the eurozone with an unprecedented economic challenge. So far, the response has been necessary, but not enough. 2020-03-18.jpg EU President of Council Charles Michel chairs the coronavirus meeting with the leaders of EU member countries via teleconference on March 17, 2020. Photo by EU Council / Pool/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. The measures taken to limit the spread of the coronavirus - in particular social distancing - come with significant economic costs, as the drop both in demand for goods and services and in supply due to workers being at home sick will create a short-term economic shock not seen in modern times.Sectors that are usually less affected by regular economic swings such as transport and tourism are being confronted with an almost total collapse in demand. In the airline sector, companies are warning they might only be able to hold out for a few months more.Building on the calls to provide income support to all citizens and shore up businesses, European leaders should now be giving explicit permission to the European Central Bank (ECB) to provide whatever financial support is needed.Although political leaders have responded to the economic threat, the measures announced across the continent have mainly been to support businesses. The crisis is broader and deeper than the current response.Support for weaker governmentsThe ECB already reacted to COVID-19 by announcing measures to support the banking system, which is important to guarantee the continuity of the European financial system and to ensure financially weaker European governments do not have to confront a failing banking system as well.Although government-subsidised reduced working hours and sick pay are a solution for many businesses and workers, crucially they are not for those working on temporary contracts or the self-employed. They need direct income support.This might come down to instituting something that looks like a universal basic income (UBI), and ensuring money keeps flowing through the economy as much as possible to help avoid a cascade of defaults and significant long-term damage.But while this is likely to be the most effective remedy to limit the medium-term impact on the economy, it is particularly costly. Just as an indication, total compensation of employees was on average around €470bn per month in the eurozone last year.Attempting to target payments using existing welfare payment channels would reduce costs, but is difficult to implement and runs the risk of many households and businesses in need missing out.The increase in spending and lost revenue associated with these support measures dwarf the fiscal response to the 2008-09 financial crisis. The eurozone economy could contract by close to 10% this year and budget deficits are likely be in double digits throughout the bloc.The European Commission has already stated member states are free to spend whatever is necessary to combat the crisis, which is not surprising given the Stability and Growth Pact - which includes the fiscal rules - allows for such eventualities.Several eurozone countries do probably have the fiscal space to deal with this. Countries such as Germany and the Netherlands have run several years of balanced budgets recently and significantly decreased their debt levels. For countries such as Italy, and even France, it is a different story and the combination of much higher spending and a collapse in tax revenue is more likely to lead to questions in the market over the sustainability of their debt levels. In order to avoid this, the Covid-19 response must be financed collectively.The Eurogroup could decide to use the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to provide states with the funds, while suitably ditching the political conditionality that came with previous bailout. But the ESM currently has €410bn in remaining lending capacity, which is unlikely to be enough and difficult to rapidly increase.So this leaves the ECB to pick up the tab of national governments’ increase in spending, as the only institution with effectively unlimited monetary firepower. But a collective EU response is complicated by the common currency, and particularly by the role of the ECB.The ECB can’t just do whatever it likes and is limited more than other major central banks in its room for manoeuvre. It does have a programme to buy government bonds but this relies on countries agreeing to a rescue programme within the context of the ESM, with all the resulting political difficulties.There are two main ways that the ECB could finance the response to the crisis. First, it could buy up more or all bonds issued by the member states. A first step in this direction would be to scrap the limits on the bonds it can buy. Through self-imposed rules, the ECB can only buy up to a third of every country’s outstanding public debt. There are good reasons for this in normal times, but these are not normal times. With the political blessing of the European Council, the Eurosystem of central banks could then start buying bonds issued by governments to finance whatever expenditure they deem necessary to combat the crisis.Secondly, essentially give governments an overdraft with the ECB or the national central banks. Although a central bank lending directly to governments is outlawed by the European treaties, the COVID-19 crisis means these rules should be temporarily suspended by the European Council.Back in 2012, the then president of the ECB, Mario Draghi, proclaimed the ECB would do whatever it takes, within its mandate, to save the euro, which was widely seen as a crucial step towards solving the eurozone crisis. The time is now right for eurozone political leaders to explicitly tell the ECB that together they can do whatever it takes to save the eurozone economy through direct support for businesses and households. Full Article
coronavirus Coronavirus and the Future of Democracy in Europe By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:46:26 +0000 31 March 2020 Hans Kundnani Senior Research Fellow, Europe Programme @hanskundnani The pandemic raises difficult questions about whether liberal democracies can adequately protect their citizens. 2020-03-31-Police-Poland Police officers wearing protective face masks patrol during coronavirus lockdown enforcement in Wroclaw, Poland. Photo by Bartek Sadowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images. It is less than a month since we published our research paper on the future of democracy in Europe. But it feels like we now live in a different world. The coronavirus has already killed thousands of people in Europe, led to an unprecedented economic crisis and transformed daily life – and in the process raised difficult new questions about democracy.The essence of our argument in the paper was that democracy in Europe should be deepened. But now there is a much more basic question about whether democracies can protect their citizens from the pandemic.There has already been much discussion about whether authoritarian states will emerge stronger from this crisis than democracies. In particular, although the virus originated in China and the government initially seemed to struggle to deal with it, it was able to largely contain the outbreak in Hubei and deploy vast resources from the rest of the country to deal with it.Come through the worstChina may have come through the worst of the health crisis – though a second wave of infections as restrictions are lifted is possible – and there have already been three times as many deaths in Italy, and twice as many in Spain, as in China (although there is increasing doubt about the accuracy of China’s figures).However, it is not only authoritarian states that seem so far to have coped relatively well with the virus. In fact, some East Asian democracies appear to have done even better than China. At the time of writing South Korea, with a population of 51.5 million, has had only 144 death rates so far. Taiwan, with a population of nearly 24 million, has had only two deaths.So rather than thinking in terms of the relative performance of authoritarian states and democracies, perhaps instead we should be asking what we in Europe can learn from East Asian democracies.It is not yet clear why East Asian democracies were able to respond so effectively, especially as they did not all follow exactly the same approach. Whereas some quickly imposed restrictions on travel (for example, Taiwan suspended flights from China and then prohibited the entry of people from China and other affected countries) and quarantines, others used extensive testing and contact tracing, often making use of personal data collected from citizens.Whatever the exact strategy they used, though, they did all act quickly and decisively – and the collective memory of the SARS outbreak in 2003 and other recent epidemics seems to have played a role in this. For example, following the SARS outbreak, Taiwan created a central epidemic command center. Europe, meanwhile, was hardly affected by SARS – and we seem to have assumed the coronavirus would be the same (although that does not quite explain why we were still so slow to react in February even after it was clear that the virus had spread to Italy).However, while the relative success of East Asian democracies may have something to do with this recent experience of epidemics, it may also have something to do with the kind of democracies they are. It may be a simple matter of competence – the bureaucracy in Taiwan and South Korea may function better, and in particular in a more coordinated way, than in many European countries.But it may also be more than that. In particular, it could be that East Asian democracies have a kind of 'authoritarian residue' that has helped in the initial response to this crisis. South Korea and Taiwan are certainly vibrant democracies – but they are also relatively new democracies compared to many in Europe. As a result, citizens may have a different relationship with the state and be more willing to accept sudden restrictions of freedoms, in particular on movement, and the use of personal data – at least in a crisis.In that sense, the pandemic may be a challenge not to democracy as such but to liberal democracy in particular – in other words, a system of popular sovereignty together with guaranteed basic rights, such as including freedom of association and expression and checks and balances on executive power. There may now be difficult trade-offs to be made between those basic rights and security – and, after the experience of coronavirus, many citizens may choose security.This brings us back to the issues we discussed in our research paper. Even before the coronavirus hit, there was already much discussion of a crisis of liberal democracy. In particular, there has been a debate about whether liberalism and democracy, which had long been assumed to go together, were becoming decoupled.In particular, ‘illiberal democracies’ seemed to be emerging in many places including Europe (although, as we discuss in the paper, some analysts argue that the term is incoherent). This model of ‘illiberal democracy’ – in other words, one in which elections continue to be held but some individual rights are curtailed – may emerge stronger from this new crisis.It is striking that Singapore – also seen as responding successfully to coronavirus – was seen as a paradigmatic ‘illiberal democracy’ long before Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán embraced the idea. In particular, there is little real opposition to the People’s Action Party, which has been in power since 1959.Since this new crisis began, Orbán has gone further in suspending rights in Hungary. On March 11, he declared a state of emergency – as many other European countries have also done. But he has now gone further by passing legislation that allows him to govern by decree indefinitely and make it illegal to spread misinformation that undermines the government’s response to the pandemic. Clearly, this is a further decisive step in the deconsolidation of liberal democracy in Hungary.So far, though, much of the discussion, particularly in the foreign policy world, has focused mainly on how to change popular perceptions that liberal democracies are failing in this crisis. For example, High Representative Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign minister, wrote last week of a 'battle of narratives'.But this misses the point. It is not a matter of spinning the European model, but of taking seriously the substantial questions raised by the coronavirus about the ability of liberal democracies to adequately protect their citizens. Full Article
coronavirus Navajo Nation Reels Under Weight of Coronavirus and History of Neglect By feeds.socialpsychology.org Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:31:17-04:00 Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesThe Navajo Nation now has the highest per-capita coronavirus infection rate after New York and New Jersey, but it has a fraction of the resources to treat and prevent the pandemic. "This has got to end," said president Jonathan Nez after federal relief funds arrived six weeks after they were promised and a week after the U.S. government missed a congressional deadline for distribution. Full Article
coronavirus Online learning in the time of Coronavirus: Tips for students and the instructors who support them By blogs.ams.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:00:26 +0000 Abbe Herzig, AMS Director of Education In the midst of the upheaval due to the Coronavirus, students and faculty are transitioning to new virtual classrooms. Many of us haven’t chosen to learn or teach, but here we are, making the … Continue reading → Full Article Graduate Education Mathematics Education Research Online Education Student Experiences education Mathematics Education online learning
coronavirus U.N. triples coronavirus aid appeal to help most vulnerable countries By www.upi.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 05:52:20 -0400 The United Nations more than tripled its humanitarian aid appeal on Thursday from $2 billion to $6.7 billion to accommodate its updated global plan to help the poorest nations fight the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
coronavirus Coronavirus Is Spreading across Borders, But It Is Not a Migration Problem By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:52:00 -0500 Travel bans, border closures, and other migration management tools did not prove effective at blocking COVID-19 from spreading across international borders. Yet as governments have shifted from containment to mitigation with the coronavirus now in community transmission in many countries, these restrictions are a logical part of the policy toolkit in the context of social distancing and restricting all forms of human movement, as this commentary explores. Full Article
coronavirus CDC to offer coronavirus guidance during webinar Jan. 31 By www.ada.org Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:04:00 -0600 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will provide interim guidance to clinicians regarding the coronavirus outbreak during a webinar at 2 p.m. EST Jan. 31. Full Article
coronavirus CDC reminds clinicians to use standard precautions, recommends isolating patients with coronavirus symptoms By www.ada.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:41:00 -0600 In light of the “emerging, rapidly evolving” outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding clinicians to use standard precautions consistently and advising they isolate patients who show signs and symptoms of the virus. Full Article
coronavirus ADA releases coronavirus handout for dentists based on CDC guidelines By www.ada.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:53:00 -0600 The handout covers strategies for helping prevent the transmission of suspected respiratory disease in the dental health care setting and answers frequently asked questions related to the virus, based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Article
coronavirus ADEA cancels annual session due to coronavirus concerns By www.ada.org Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:14:00 -0500 The American Dental Education Association announced March 9 it has cancelled its annual session due to the coronavirus disease, now named COVID-19. Full Article
coronavirus Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach postpones Mission of Mercy dental clinic amid coronavirus concerns By www.ada.org Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:36:00 -0500 The Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach has postponed the Connecticut Mission of Mercy Free Dental Clinic scheduled for March 20-21 in Danbury, Connecticut, "out of abundant caution" amid the coronavirus disease outbreak. Full Article
coronavirus IADR, AADR cancel general session in light of coronavirus By www.ada.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:32:00 -0500 The International Association for Dental Research and American Association for Dental Research have canceled their general session scheduled for March 18-21 in Washington, D.C., in light of the coronavirus disease outbreak. Full Article
coronavirus ADA adds frequently asked questions from dentists to coronavirus resources By www.ada.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:47:00 -0500 With the coronavirus disease now deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization, the American Dental Association updated its webpage on the disease March 11 to include a link to frequently asked questions from member dentists covering topics such as personal protective equipment and patient communications. Full Article
coronavirus ADA to Congress: Include dentists, patients in coronavirus legislation By www.ada.org Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:44:00 -0500 The American Dental Association is urging Congress to include oral health care providers and their patients in any legislation proposed to confront the coronavirus disease outbreak. Full Article
coronavirus OSHA issues coronavirus guidance By www.ada.org Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:12:00 -0500 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new guidance for health care providers to prepare workplaces for COVID-19. Full Article
coronavirus Association warns members on potential coronavirus-related phishing emails By www.ada.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:29:00 -0500 The Association is asking member dentists and their dental teams to increase their vigilance over phishing emails as a result of the coronavirus, known as COVID-19.Attackers often use emergencies as an opportunity to send fake emails tailored to that situation, the association said. Full Article
coronavirus ADA lobbies Congress’ coronavirus legislative package By www.ada.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:17:00 -0500 As Congress works on legislation in response to the coronavirus disease outbreak, the ADA is working to ensure that those bills include provisions that are beneficial to dentists — particularly dental practice owners — and their patients. Full Article
coronavirus Association provides coronavirus infection control resources for dentists By www.ada.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:43:00 -0500 The ADA is sharing with members the CDC guidelines on the use of personal protective equipment on its website dedicated to COVID-19. Full Article
coronavirus Senate passes coronavirus legislative package By www.ada.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:01:00 -0500 The Senate and House have passed a coronavirus legislation package that includes three issues important to dentistry that will next head to the White House where President Donald Trump is expected to sign it into law. Full Article
coronavirus Labor Dept. releases new guidance in response to Families First Coronavirus Response Act By www.ada.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 18:50:00 -0500 The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division released new guidance March 26 to help workers and employers understand provisions included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Full Article
coronavirus Pennsylvania, Texas, California among states lifting coronavirus restrictions Friday By www.upi.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:22:48 -0400 California, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island are among states that are loosening coronavirus restrictions Friday to gradually revive their economies. Full Article
coronavirus Migration & Coronavirus: A Complicated Nexus Between Migration Management and Public Health By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:35:46 -0400 This webinar, organized by MPI and the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility at The New School, discussed the state of play around the globe surrounding COVID-19 and examined where migration management and enforcement tools may be useful and where they may be ill-suited to advancing public health goals. Full Article
coronavirus China offers to help North Korea respond to coronavirus pandemic By www.upi.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:40:15 -0400 China's President XI jinping offered Saturday to help North Korean leader Kim Jong Un respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
coronavirus How to Stop Waiting for ‘When Coronavirus Ends’ By psychcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:30:56 +0000 How many times have you thought, “When coronavirus ends, I will ______” — as if you’re putting off everything (or at least the things you most love) until then? They... Full Article Creativity Mindfulness Motivation and Inspiration Self-Help coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic Present Moment
coronavirus Expanding Personal Limits in the Time of Coronavirus By psychcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:45:40 +0000 While our external world begins to shrink during this time of social distancing and shelter-in-place health orders, we are challenged to expand our personal, internal limits and thresholds for almost... Full Article Self-Help Stress Coping Skills coronavirus COVID-19 overwhelm social distancing Working From Home
coronavirus The Coronavirus Pandemic Puts Children at Risk of Online Sexual Exploitation By rss.sciam.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMT One conversation could keep your kids safe -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Full Article Mind Behavior & Society
coronavirus Psychological Trauma Is the Next Crisis for Coronavirus Health Workers By rss.sciam.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:30:00 GMT Hero worship alone doesn’t protect frontline clinicians from distress -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Full Article Health Public Health Mind Mental Health
coronavirus Teaching in the Time of Coronavirus, Part I By blogs.ams.org Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 08:00:55 +0000 Hi all, 2020 has been a complicated year so far, and things are only going to get more complicated as the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve been thinking a lot about teaching recently, (as I’m the instructor for a class of undergrad … Continue reading → Full Article Advice Math Education Math Teaching Uncategorized
coronavirus Immigrant Workers Are Vital to the U.S. Coronavirus Pandemic Response, But Disproportionately Vulnerable By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:29:22 -0400 WASHINGTON — Six million immigrant workers are at the frontlines of keeping U.S. residents healthy, safe and fed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Migration Policy Institute (MPI) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data issued today. While the foreign born represented 17 percent of the 156 million civilians working in 2018, they account for larger shares in pandemic-response frontline occupations: 29 percent of all physicians in the United States, 38 percent of home health aides and 23 percent of retail-store pharmacists, for example. Full Article
coronavirus Migration & Coronavirus: A Complicated Nexus Between Migration Management and Public Health By www.migrationpolicy.org Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:13:37 -0400 This webinar, organized by MPI and the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility at The New School, discussed migration policy responses around the globe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and examined where migration management and enforcement tools may be useful and where they may be ill-suited to advancing public health goals. Full Article
coronavirus How can we control the coronavirus pandemic? | Adam Kucharski By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:28:50 +0000 As the threat of COVID-19 continues, infectious disease expert and TED Fellow Adam Kucharski answers five key questions about the novel coronavirus, providing necessary perspective on its transmission, how governments have responded and what might need to change about our social behavior to end the pandemic. (This video is excerpted from a 70-minute interview between Kucharski and head of TED Chris Anderson. Listen to the full interview at http://go.ted.com/adamkucharski. Recorded March 11, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
coronavirus How we must respond to the coronavirus pandemic | Bill Gates By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:07:16 +0000 Philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates offers insights into the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing why testing and self-isolation are essential, which medical advancements show promise and what it will take for the world to endure this crisis. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Recorded March 24, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
coronavirus The quest for the coronavirus vaccine | Seth Berkley By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:36:31 +0000 When will the coronavirus vaccine be ready? Epidemiologist Seth Berkley (head of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance) takes us inside the effort to create a vaccine for COVID-19. With clarity and urgency, he explains what makes it so challenging to develop, when we can expect it to be rolled out at scale and why we'll need global collaboration to get it done. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Recorded March 26, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
coronavirus What the world can learn from China's response to the coronavirus | Gary Liu By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:55:50 +0000 From Hong Kong, South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu tracks China's response to the coronavirus pandemic -- from the initial outbreak in Wuhan to the shutdown of Hubei province and the containment measures taken across its major cities. Sharing insights into how the culture in places like Hong Kong and South Korea contributed to fast action against the virus, Liu identifies lessons people across the world can use to stop its spread. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Recorded March 25, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
coronavirus How we can navigate the coronavirus pandemic with courage and hope | Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:37:32 +0000 Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks offers thoughts on how we can navigate the coronavirus pandemic with courage, hope and empathy. With wisdom and clarity, he speaks on leadership, fear, death, hope and how we could use this moment to build a more just world. Watch for a special, impromptu prayer about halfway through the conversation. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and head of curation Helen Walters. Recorded March 30, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
coronavirus A global hackathon to take on the coronavirus pandemic | Marko Russiver By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 20:04:51 +0000 Looking to put your skills to use to fight the pandemic? Consider joining The Global Hack, a virtual hackathon designed to rapidly develop solutions to the coronavirus crisis. Designer and technologist Marko Russiver shares the motivation behind a movement looking to help people build post-pandemic resilience. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of curation Helen Walters. Recorded April 8, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
coronavirus What coronavirus means for the global economy | Ray Dalio By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:05:51 +0000 "I'm a capitalist. I believe in the system. I believe you can increase the size of the pie and you could divide it well," says Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates. He offers wide-ranging insight and advice on how we might recover from the global economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis -- and use it as an opportunity to reform the systems that help grow our economy. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and business curator Corey Hajim. Recorded April 8, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
coronavirus How the coronavirus is impacting India -- and what needs to happen next | Gayathri Vasudevan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:49:10 +0000 The coronavirus pandemic put India's population of 1.3 billion into an extreme and sudden lockdown. Social entrepreneur Gayathri Vasudevan explains how the situation is impacting the country's migrant workers, who are stuck far from home with limited access to food and shelter, and calls for an overhaul of India's social infrastructure in order to get people the essentials they need right now. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Recorded April 9, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
coronavirus How the coronavirus pandemic is changing the world | Fareed Zakaria By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:57:35 +0000 The coronavirus pandemic is more global, dramatic and unusual than any crisis we've seen in a long time, says journalist Fareed Zakaria. Listen as he shares his perspective on how we can recover from the economic fallout, why certain countries were able to avoid major outbreaks and what this might mean for the balance of global power. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Recorded April 9, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
coronavirus How American and Chinese values shaped the coronavirus response | Huang Hung By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:56:02 +0000 To combat COVID-19, countries have enforced city-wide shutdowns, stay-at-home orders and mask mandates -- but the reaction (and adherence) to these rules has differed markedly in the East and West. In conversation with TED's head of curation Helen Walters, writer and publisher Huang Hung sheds light on how Chinese and American cultural values shaped their responses to the outbreak -- and provides perspective on why everyone needs to come together to end the pandemic. (Recorded April 16, 2020) Full Article Higher Education
coronavirus During Coronavirus Crisis, How Can State Leaders Help Schools? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 I recently talked with Carrie Conaway, Harvard lecturer and former Massachusetts state administrator, about the challenges coronavirus presents for state ed. departments. Full Article Massachusetts
coronavirus Coronavirus Squeezes Supply of Chromebooks, iPads, and Other Digital Learning Devices By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 School districts are competing against each other for purchases of digital devices as remote learning expands to schools across the country. Full Article Massachusetts