
Scale Up Tutoring to Combat COVID Learning Loss for Disadvantaged Students
Studies show impressive gains after even online tutoring

Scale Up Tutoring to Combat COVID Learning Loss for Disadvantaged Students
Studies show impressive gains after even online tutoring

Coronavirus News Roundup: November 14–November 20
Here are pandemic highlights for the week


Doing the Touchy Math on Who Should Get a COVID Vaccine First
Mathematicians model pandemic scenarios by plugging thorny ethical and logistical issues into calculations

Evaluating COVID Risk on Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Stay safer on different forms of transportation

The COVID Cold Chain: How a Vaccine Will Get to You
A vaccine logistics expert explains how millions of frozen vials will be widely distributed

Mysteries of COVID Smell Loss Finally Yield Some Answers
Explanations begin to arise at the molecular level for this vexing but commonplace symptom

For Billion-Dollar COVID Vaccines, Basic Government-Funded Science Laid the Groundwork
Much of the pioneering work on mRNA vaccines was done with government money, though drugmakers could walk away with big profits

COVID Vaccine Excitement Builds as Moderna Reports Positive Result
Preliminary data show that the immunization is 94 percent effective and seems to prevent severe infections

Virtual Reality and the COVID Mental Health Crisis
Depression and anxiety have risen amid the pandemic; immersive therapeutics can help

Coronavirus News Roundup: November 7–November 13
Here are pandemic highlights for the week

Dating during the Pandemic: Can You Trust an ‘Antibody Positive’ Claim?
Testing positive for COVID antibodies is not a pass to date freely

For COVID Drugs, Months of Frantic Development Lead to Few Outright Successes
There have been mixed results as researchers try to stop a disease they are still trying to understand