Preparing for Emergency Online Teaching By Beth McMurtrie March 12, 2020 – Chronicle of Higher Education: This week: I tell you about how Clemson University is preparing its instructors to teach online. I share how other colleges are talking about transitioning to remote teaching. I provide some links to online teaching resources. **We know things… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2020
Free, Real-Time Feed of the Latest Novel Coronavirus Research & News from Across the Web
“In response to the worsening global health emergency, Atypon has created a website with a free, real-time feed that delivers the latest peer-reviewed research, preprints, and news on the novel coronavirus outbreak as soon as it is published. The Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Special Edition feed aggregates content from over 30,000 authoritative sources across the web… Continue Reading
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2020
“The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index® is the world’s leading source for original, independent data on the rule of law. Covering 128 countries and jurisdictions, the Index relies on national surveys of more than 130,000 households and 4,000 legal practitioners and experts to measure how the rule of law is experienced and perceived worldwide. Global Trends… Continue Reading
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2
EPA.gov – The EPA-registered surface disinfectant products on our Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 list have qualified under EPA’s emerging viral pathogen program for use against SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Coronaviruses are enveloped viruses, meaning they are one of the easiest types of viruses to kill with the appropriate disinfectant product. EPA strongly recommends following… Continue Reading
The Checklist Paradigm – plan, implement, followup – public health plan for corona virus
Vox – Taiwan has millions of visitors from China and only 45 coronavirus cases. Here’s how. Aggressive measures starting in December saved Taiwan. Can we learn from them? “…That’s what Stanford Health Policy researcher Jason Wang explores in a new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association with coauthors Chun Y. Ng in… Continue Reading
Library of Congress, US Capital, SCOTUS. most venues in NYC, many colleges, schools closed – concerts cancelled
Library of Congress Announces Limited Access to Facilities until April 1, 2020 “Out of an abundance of caution, all Library of Congress buildings and facilities will be closed to the public starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 12, until Wednesday, April 1, 2020 to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19 coronavirus. Library employees, contractors, authorized… Continue Reading
COVID 19 and Business Research
COVID 19 and Business Research – Resources & Strategies for Researching – COVID 19’s Impact on Businesses & the Economy – Note: This is a work in progress and actively evolving. “About – Business librarians provide access to resources and support for researchers investigating a variety of business topics. This guide is an attempt to… Continue Reading
The Do’s and Don’ts of Handwashing
WSJ.com [I think this is available outside paywall – it is a video] It’s one of the best ways to avoid infection from the new coronavirus, but most people aren’t very good at it. Here’s expert guidance on how to do it right. “Public-health officials across the globe are urging people to wash their hands,… Continue Reading
2020 Census soft launch
“Beginning on March 12, 2020, you’ll be invited to respond to the 2020 Census. You can return to this website (my2020census.gov) to complete your questionnaire. For more information, please visit 2020census.gov.” Continue Reading
Open Source directory of 5,000 Coronavirus Studies – Newspapers lift paywalls on coronavirus reporting
Vice: “A group of online archivists have created an open-access directory of over 5,000 scientific studies about coronaviruses that anyone can browse and download without encountering a paywall. The directory is hosted on The-Eye, a massive online archiving project run by a Reddit user named “-Archivist.” Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a… Continue Reading
Doctors and Patients Turn to Telemedicine in the Coronavirus Outbreak
The New York Times: “The use of virtual visits climbs as a way of safely treating patients and containing spread of the infection at hospitals, clinics and medical offices. While the notion of seeing a doctor via your computer or cellphone is hardly new, telemedicine has yet to take off widely in the United States.… Continue Reading
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission Report
“Today marks the launch of the official report of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. It is available here, and we urge you to read it in full. Meanwhile, here at Lawfare we will be posting a series of commentaries on various highlights from the report, starting today after the report is released and continuing into next… Continue Reading
