Confronting COVID-19

New episodes of the series "COVID 2025: Our World in the Next 5 Years" will be released regularly on the UChicago YouTube channel and on the UChicago News site.

"In the end, our goal is to protect the people that work in the industry and the communities where mining takes place, while enabling companies to confront these difficult times and to contribute to economic recovery in the medium term."

New University of Chicago research of households shows COVID-19 threatens to worsen inequality.

The CARES Act provides aid to states, cities, and other local governmental entities, but it will be crucial that the federal government provides more help as state and local governments consider what to do after the allocated resources have been used.

"My whole desire to go to Harris and change up my career path to work in health administration has been grounded in, 'You don't have anything if you don't have your health.'"

Consistent messages from national leaders are necessary to change deeply ingrained social norms like shaking hands and socializing in restaurants, which are crucial adjustments for disrupting the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.