How can schools reopen safely, and if they remain closed, will women's workforce participation be disproportionately affected? Tristan Patterson uses an adaptive leadership lens to suggest we can do better than "getting back to normal."
Augustana music professor Ardelle Ries sees making and listening to music as vital for health, wellness and even the human soul...especially during a pandemic that has brought concerts, festivals and choirs to an abrupt halt.
Developing an "intercultural ear" can help prevent us from isolating ourselves from diverse communities in our midst, says U of A ethnomusicologist.
Encouraging greater density in the city doesn’t mean overcrowding—and could lead to better public health, argue urban planning experts.
Short-term measures to protect workers and inmates during pandemic could lead to rethinking incarceration more generally, say criminologists.
Emergency departments are safe, say U of A experts who explain when you should take your child to the hospital and what to expect.
Alberta’s plan to distribute single-use protective masks through fast-food outlets is “inequitable and ineffective,” say public health experts.
Billy Wang explains that in the face of the unprecedented effort to advance our understanding and address the COVID-19 crisis, it is imperative that we safeguard the integrity of science to avoid dissemination of misleading and unproven information that may lead us astray.
Hope is a fleeting concept for many and can seem even more so when faced with a pandemic. UAlberta professor emeritus, registered psychologist and founding member of the Hope Foundation of Alberta Ronna Jevne examines hope and what it means to find it.
U of A virus expert offers recommendations that would be easier to implement and enforce than other public health measures.
As we deal with COVID-19, it’s important to use technology—the very tools once thought to encourage social isolation—to fight against it, says U of A sociologist.
Recognizing the factors that lead to a willingness to believe in conspiracy theories—including fear, uncertainty and mistrust—can help us deal with misinformation and how it spreads, says Augustana professor.
The detrimental effects of loneliness and isolation have been studied by sociologists and societies long before COVID-19. But now, more than ever, it's important to stay connected.
Patients with heart disease are delaying treatment because of COVID-19, but women may need it now more than ever, says U of A expert.
Film portrayals of barren streets and public panic resemble the real world in the grip of COVID-19, says U of A cultural historian.
U of A Augustana public services librarian Kara Blizzard offers tips on how to sift through the overwhelming amount of information related to COVID-19.
Augustana musicologist and cultural historian Alexander Carpenter explores the ways in which the spread of COVID-19 have been likened to a zombie apocalypse, and how our reaction to the former has (fortunately) been more humanity, and less Hollywood.
Response must battle unique challenges, say global health experts who recommend a three-pronged approach.
Regulation of new COVID-19 tests, drugs and vaccines is a federal responsibility for good reasons, say Alberta health law experts.
Professor Tomislav Terzin reflects on the anatomy of a virus and how we can use biomimicry to learn from living nature and apply the best solutions to human society to prevent or lessen the spread of future disease.
Economic support from governments must include the energy, resource and agricultural sectors, argues U of A business dean.
We’re turning to literature not just because we have more time on our hands but also because we’re trying to understand our moment.
Taking time to think about our values, priorities and goals is an essential step in the emergency response process, says U of A dean of students.
Public health measures against COVID-19 depend on trust in medical science that is being eroded by an "infodemic," argues Timothy Caulfield.
Alternative medicine practitioners are leveraging fear of COVID-19 to sell unproven products and procedures, says U of A health policy expert Timothy Caulfield.