COVID-19

Why Do We Gather Together?

Whatever the crisis, we need to keep in touch with each other as deeply and frequently as we can.

May 18, 2020

How to (Re) Open a Restaurant

Restaurants needed a plan to get their operations running again, so the Food & Society Program figured out the recipe.

May 15, 2020
Food workers with masks

These Businesses Can Help Drive the Economic Recovery

Latino-owned businesses have been an engine of new business creation in the US for some time.

May 15, 2020

Coronavirus and Youth Sports: How Should Youth Sports Return to Play?

Project Play discussed the safest way for youth sports to resume with medical and legal experts.

May 14, 2020

Helping Rural Students Head to College in Uncertain Times

In early March, a group of experts and practitioners came together to discuss the challenges rural students face in pursuing education beyond high school. We checked in to see how their students are coping, how their teams are reacting, and what the novel coronavirus could mean for rural education.

May 14, 2020
Student on laptop

Safety First: Serving Food and Protecting People During Covid-19

In moments of crisis, chefs and restaurant owners jump in feet first. They take action. They want to help—not just the food service industry but their communities.

May 14, 2020

COVID-19 Shines Floodlight on Health Disparities

Watch Dr. Patrice Harris, President of the American Medical Association, discuss the health disparities the COVID-19 outbreak has illuminated in the US and the actions needed to improve equitable access to health care, with Joanne Kenen, Executive Health Care Editor at POLITICO.

May 13, 2020

Adopting a Dog during Quarantine? You’re Not Alone

Animal shelters and nonprofits are seeing a rise in the number of people adopting and fostering pets during the Covid-19 crisis.

May 13, 2020

Millions of Workers Have Lost Their Jobs, and Some Are Never Coming Back. An Ambitious Approach Is Needed.

As policymakers respond to the COVID-19 crisis, they must support those who have permanently lost their jobs.

May 11, 2020

COVID-19 Response Tools and Resources

This special page includes resources for practitioners responding to the crisis.

May 11, 2020