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The reality is reopening parts of the country doesn’t mean that more closures could happen later. Sheldon Jacobson a risk assessment expert and computer science professor at the University of Illinois explains the risk and consideration going into the these decisions.

As we move through the first wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States, which has most severely impacted large, densely populated cities, Midwestern university towns are poised to be epicenters for the second wave, as we approach the fall semester.

In an online discussion, Yale faculty members discussed what’s missing from the public health response to COVID-19 and offered visions of the post-pandemic world.

Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday he would extend the state's safer-at-home and other social distancing orders until May 26 in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Republican lawmakers who argued the orders would negatively impact the economy. We talk to a risk analyst about what policymakers will weigh in the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak. 

As the coronavirus pounds economies worldwide, the disease has ripped the foundations of modern supply chain management and left businesses struggling to get crucial materials.