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Weekly Update
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) denied the listing of the Northwestern moose (Alces alces andersoni) as a federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act.
Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic and the struggle to reduce disease transmission is real. While there is no one size fits all solution, scientists have emphasized the importance of layering multiple protective measures instead of relying on one.
A recent study showed that bees are dying at an alarming rate not only in the United States but all over the world, leading to serious implications for global food security.
How does transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occur—via droplet or aerosol (or both)? Understanding the answers will guide policy, especially around universal masking, by helping us understand if masking is effective to stop transmission.
In this week’s reflection, I’ll discuss the conditions and beliefs we deem more important than others and how they influence complacency, action, and even hierarchical responses to chronic racism, pandemics, or urgent threats to patriotism.
The death of George Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic remind us that structural racism is woven into how our country functions, and have revealed overt unfairness and privilege.
Much of the flawed pandemic response can be traced to inexcusably poor systems thinking.
