From masking, hand washing, and distancing against Covid-19 to new global recognition, behavioral science is in the spotlight.
We must apply our knowledge to the health problems in front of us.
How to Test Saliva for Antibodies
The new, noninvasive test could help guide and evaluate public health interventions.
How to Conduct a Community Study in a Pandemic
Researchers studying how Covid-19 affects different communities face an obstacle: the disease itself.
How to Predict a Patient's Trajectory
Real-time analysis of COVID-19 patient data yields insights doctors and health systems can use right away.
How to Track a Virus in Wastewater
Wastewater’s biological clues provide an early warning system for COVID-19 outbreaks and other public health concerns.
How to Track Viral Variants
The emergence of potentially more dangerous SARS-CoV-2 variants highlights the urgency of viral surveillance efforts.
How History Helps Explain Pandemic Behavior
No two pandemics are alike, but history teaches us that some behaviors persist.
Why I supported a measure to decriminalize simple drug possession.
Vice Dean Keshia M. Pollack Porter grapples with the University’s newly discovered ties to slavery and envisions a path forward.