As coronavirus spreads in the US, employers gear up for massive work-from-home experiment Penn In the News ABC News As coronavirus spreads in the US, employers gear up for massive work-from-home experiment Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School discussed how workplaces are preparing for the spread of the novel coronavirus. “We’re trying to figure out how to keep the business going when people can’t get to the office,” he said. “My sense is the first thing that will happen, and the most likely thing is that it's not that all your employees will be too sick to work, it's that they won't be in the office.” A reality check on coronavirus A reality check on coronavirus The novel disease is serious. But risks here remain low, says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, who attended a World Health Organization meeting on the subject last week. How the coronavirus ‘jumped’ to humans is a story as old as evolution Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer How the coronavirus ‘jumped’ to humans is a story as old as evolution Sara Cherry of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the cross-species transmission of viruses throughout history. “We’re bad at predicting” how a virus will mutate and spread, she said. “We don’t know what the barriers are.” The coronavirus is spreading rapidly. So is misinformation about it Penn In the News The Washington Post The coronavirus is spreading rapidly. So is misinformation about it PIK Professor Duncan Watts spoke about the prevalence of misinformation regarding health scares. “In any contest between someone who says, ‘It’s complicated and we don’t know the answer,’ and another person who says, ‘We know what to do,’ the other person will always get more attention—even when we know they’re not right—because it’s simple and appealing and lends itself to action,” he said. Coronavirus math shows the importance of social distancing, and the horrible consequences of not doing it Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Coronavirus math shows the importance of social distancing, and the horrible consequences of not doing it Research by Hanming Fang of the School of Arts and Sciences and colleagues was cited. “Social distancing and, if an epicenter can be identified, as was the case for the city of Wuhan in China, a lockdown can play crucial roles in ‘flattening’ the daily infection cases curve, giving the stressed medical system a chance to regroup and deal with the onslaught of new infection cases,” wrote Fang and his coauthors. What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus Experts from the Vet School, Med School, and Center for Public Health Initiatives provide insight into the new disease outbreak. UPenn chaplain discusses the decision to cancel classes, and the difficulties in returning to normal during coronavirus Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) UPenn chaplain discusses the decision to cancel classes, and the difficulties in returning to normal during coronavirus University Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Howard spoke about adapting to remote work during the coronavirus pandemic. “I think one of things I’ve been trying to tell my colleagues is to not try to replicate what we were doing beforehand,” he said. “It’s OK if it’s not as good as it was before. We’re learning as we go. We’re just doing our best.” Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Penn In the News WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine, whose lab has helped to sequence COVID data samples, says that the more people who can contribute to this work, the better.
A reality check on coronavirus A reality check on coronavirus The novel disease is serious. But risks here remain low, says Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives, who attended a World Health Organization meeting on the subject last week.
How the coronavirus ‘jumped’ to humans is a story as old as evolution Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer How the coronavirus ‘jumped’ to humans is a story as old as evolution Sara Cherry of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the cross-species transmission of viruses throughout history. “We’re bad at predicting” how a virus will mutate and spread, she said. “We don’t know what the barriers are.” The coronavirus is spreading rapidly. So is misinformation about it Penn In the News The Washington Post The coronavirus is spreading rapidly. So is misinformation about it PIK Professor Duncan Watts spoke about the prevalence of misinformation regarding health scares. “In any contest between someone who says, ‘It’s complicated and we don’t know the answer,’ and another person who says, ‘We know what to do,’ the other person will always get more attention—even when we know they’re not right—because it’s simple and appealing and lends itself to action,” he said. Coronavirus math shows the importance of social distancing, and the horrible consequences of not doing it Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Coronavirus math shows the importance of social distancing, and the horrible consequences of not doing it Research by Hanming Fang of the School of Arts and Sciences and colleagues was cited. “Social distancing and, if an epicenter can be identified, as was the case for the city of Wuhan in China, a lockdown can play crucial roles in ‘flattening’ the daily infection cases curve, giving the stressed medical system a chance to regroup and deal with the onslaught of new infection cases,” wrote Fang and his coauthors. What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus Experts from the Vet School, Med School, and Center for Public Health Initiatives provide insight into the new disease outbreak. UPenn chaplain discusses the decision to cancel classes, and the difficulties in returning to normal during coronavirus Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) UPenn chaplain discusses the decision to cancel classes, and the difficulties in returning to normal during coronavirus University Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Howard spoke about adapting to remote work during the coronavirus pandemic. “I think one of things I’ve been trying to tell my colleagues is to not try to replicate what we were doing beforehand,” he said. “It’s OK if it’s not as good as it was before. We’re learning as we go. We’re just doing our best.” Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Penn In the News WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine, whose lab has helped to sequence COVID data samples, says that the more people who can contribute to this work, the better.
The coronavirus is spreading rapidly. So is misinformation about it Penn In the News The Washington Post The coronavirus is spreading rapidly. So is misinformation about it PIK Professor Duncan Watts spoke about the prevalence of misinformation regarding health scares. “In any contest between someone who says, ‘It’s complicated and we don’t know the answer,’ and another person who says, ‘We know what to do,’ the other person will always get more attention—even when we know they’re not right—because it’s simple and appealing and lends itself to action,” he said. Coronavirus math shows the importance of social distancing, and the horrible consequences of not doing it Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Coronavirus math shows the importance of social distancing, and the horrible consequences of not doing it Research by Hanming Fang of the School of Arts and Sciences and colleagues was cited. “Social distancing and, if an epicenter can be identified, as was the case for the city of Wuhan in China, a lockdown can play crucial roles in ‘flattening’ the daily infection cases curve, giving the stressed medical system a chance to regroup and deal with the onslaught of new infection cases,” wrote Fang and his coauthors. What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus Experts from the Vet School, Med School, and Center for Public Health Initiatives provide insight into the new disease outbreak. UPenn chaplain discusses the decision to cancel classes, and the difficulties in returning to normal during coronavirus Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) UPenn chaplain discusses the decision to cancel classes, and the difficulties in returning to normal during coronavirus University Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Howard spoke about adapting to remote work during the coronavirus pandemic. “I think one of things I’ve been trying to tell my colleagues is to not try to replicate what we were doing beforehand,” he said. “It’s OK if it’s not as good as it was before. We’re learning as we go. We’re just doing our best.” Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Penn In the News WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine, whose lab has helped to sequence COVID data samples, says that the more people who can contribute to this work, the better.
Coronavirus math shows the importance of social distancing, and the horrible consequences of not doing it Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Coronavirus math shows the importance of social distancing, and the horrible consequences of not doing it Research by Hanming Fang of the School of Arts and Sciences and colleagues was cited. “Social distancing and, if an epicenter can be identified, as was the case for the city of Wuhan in China, a lockdown can play crucial roles in ‘flattening’ the daily infection cases curve, giving the stressed medical system a chance to regroup and deal with the onslaught of new infection cases,” wrote Fang and his coauthors. What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus Experts from the Vet School, Med School, and Center for Public Health Initiatives provide insight into the new disease outbreak. UPenn chaplain discusses the decision to cancel classes, and the difficulties in returning to normal during coronavirus Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) UPenn chaplain discusses the decision to cancel classes, and the difficulties in returning to normal during coronavirus University Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Howard spoke about adapting to remote work during the coronavirus pandemic. “I think one of things I’ve been trying to tell my colleagues is to not try to replicate what we were doing beforehand,” he said. “It’s OK if it’s not as good as it was before. We’re learning as we go. We’re just doing our best.” Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Penn In the News WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine, whose lab has helped to sequence COVID data samples, says that the more people who can contribute to this work, the better.
What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus Experts from the Vet School, Med School, and Center for Public Health Initiatives provide insight into the new disease outbreak.
UPenn chaplain discusses the decision to cancel classes, and the difficulties in returning to normal during coronavirus Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) UPenn chaplain discusses the decision to cancel classes, and the difficulties in returning to normal during coronavirus University Chaplain Charles “Chaz” Howard spoke about adapting to remote work during the coronavirus pandemic. “I think one of things I’ve been trying to tell my colleagues is to not try to replicate what we were doing beforehand,” he said. “It’s OK if it’s not as good as it was before. We’re learning as we go. We’re just doing our best.” Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Penn In the News WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine, whose lab has helped to sequence COVID data samples, says that the more people who can contribute to this work, the better.
Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Penn In the News WHYY Radio (Philadelphia) Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine, whose lab has helped to sequence COVID data samples, says that the more people who can contribute to this work, the better.