Coronacast Episode 04 – The Dark Side of Public Health Data Collection & Risk Communication By: Rhea Almeida and Luisa Portugal This podcast series includes NYU policy students
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Coronacast Episode 3 – COVID in the Global South: Indonesia’s Tourism Industry and the Philippines’ Civil Societies
Coronacast Episode 03 – COVID in the Global South: Indonesia’s Tourism Industry and the Philippines’ Civil Societies By: Rhea Almeida and Luisa Portugal This podcast series includes NYU
Read MoreEconomic Inequity Is Worsening Due to Federal Relief Efforts
By Luke Jones A borrower called my office with panic and resignation in her voice. She was requesting a loan deferral for the first time since she started
Read MoreProtecting undocumented immigrants would make all New Yorkers safer
By Ignacio Aravena González With Covid-19, uncertainty reigns due to the lack of accurate measures and facts, which represents a challenge to evidence-based decision-making. Under these circumstances, aside
Read MoreReopening NYC: The highest stakes imaginable
By Brittany Mazzurco Muscato New York City, center of the universe. It’s home to 8.6 million people, it’s a major tourist destination, it serves as an international center
Read MoreOur survival requires collectivist approach
By Coco Lim As a Filipina-American, I grew up torn between the individualist American narrative and collectivist Filipino culture. Today with the spread of COVID-19, it feels like
Read MoreAmerican exceptionalism has betrayed us
By Ryan Newberry “We live in the greatest nation on earth,†according to Barack Obama. But that’s not all — Marco Rubio declared the United States “the greatest
Read MoreFundraising under quarantine: Make an impact from your couch
By Ryan Newberry A pandemic has a powerful way of making ordinary people feel powerless. When the best way to save a life is to just stay home,
Read MoreThe ethics of mandatory quarantine as a public health measure
By Olivia Van Gundy Background Historians and public health professionals have seen contagious diseases define generations. While the world battles COVID-19, one cannot help but recall the toll
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Hospitals are filling up. People are dying. And you may share the blame — blame that can be spread as easily as COVID-19 has due to both government inaction and to you and your friends. If you are among those bucking the advice of experts and treating social distancing like spring break, it’s time for you to stop acting as if this crisis isn’t going to define our lives for months and years to come.
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