pandemic

China, Technology, and the Coronavirus

China was the first country in the world to experience effects from COVID-19. How did the country make it through?

March 31, 2020

What This Crisis Can Teach Us About Climate Action

The coronavirus pandemic is on a strikingly similar course to that charted for climate change.

March 31, 2020

CHINA: Innovation Under the Shadow of COVID-19

MARCH 27, 2020 – We hear from experts on China’s technology capability, how it was deployed, and what civic technology is in the works around the world.

March 27, 2020

If You Care About Your Health, You Should Care About Climate Change

Climate change is already a health emergency and will expand in the years to come.

March 27, 2020

Understanding the Types of Online Education

Over one billion young people are facing disruptions to their education. Online learning can help fill the gaps.

March 27, 2020
A student taking notes on an online lecture.

Meet the Man Working on a Coronavirus Vaccine

J. Joseph Kim is the co-founder and CEO of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company that develops DNA vaccines.

March 27, 2020
Hands filling a syringe

In a Time of Stress and Social Distancing, Water Is Medicine

Nature provides a sanctuary from everyday life, a place to tune out from modern stress and return to our primal selves. And in these days of social distancing and escalating tension, water can be medicine.

March 26, 2020
Women with dog by ocean

Save Lives—And Save the Economy

Our paramount concern should be to slow the spread of this virus and equip our health care system to effectively respond.

March 26, 2020

To Build Healthy Communities, Listen to Those on the Frontlines

These public health practitioners are serving the groups hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

March 25, 2020
Housing volunteer with woman