The following article comes from Dr.Elizabeth Aries, a Psychology Professor at Amherst College where she teaches a course called Intergroup Dialogue on Race. She has conducted research on the role of race and social class in an elite college and published two books (Race and Class Matters at an Elite College, 2008;Speaking of Race and…
COVID19 for BIO101: Understanding the Virus in Simpler Terms
People are dying at an alarming rate from the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Part of the reason is this virus affects the respiratory system heavily and the virus has an incredibly high transit rate. In other words it is very contagious. We don’t know too much about how the virus functions, however, we know a few…
PSA: What you need to know about COVID-19
What is COVID-19? COVID-19, colloquially known as coronavirus, is an infectious, respiratory disease. It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province. As of April 30, 2020, more than 3 million cases have been reported globally, resulting in more than 225,000 deaths. Over 950,000 people have recovered. What are…