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Biden has outlined plans to ramp up COVID-19 testing in an effort to curb the spread of the omicron variant. Health experts reveal why testing is crucial. Continue Reading Biden to expand access to at-home COVID kits: 4 essential reads on the critical role of rapid tests
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Educational technology reseacher sees three trends that shrink the role of traditional college professors: Rise of AI, erosion of tenure, and flipped classrooms. Continue Reading Future of college will involve fewer professors
Remaking cities worldwide to deal with extreme weather events and new climate regimes will require massive investments in new ideas, practices, and skills. Continue Reading Cities worldwide aren’t adapting to climate change quickly enough
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Isolation, emotional neglect, and fear of life-threatening disease may bring up past traumas for caregivers to manage, cautions social work professor. Continue Reading Nursing home residents and staff are traumatized from the pandemic—collaborative care can help with recovery
A historian reflects on how governments and societies have traditionally responded to low marriage and birthrates with various persuasion techniques. Continue Reading Taxing bachelors and proposing marriage lotteries – how superpowers addressed declining birthrates in the past
