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pandemic response and economy recovery
MIT news article

With much of the U.S. in shutdown mode to limit the spread of the Covid-19 disease, a debate has sprung up about when the country might “reopen” commerce, to limit economic fallout from the pandemic. But as a new study co-authored by an MIT economist shows, taking care of public health first is precisely what generates a stronger economic rebound later.

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coronavirus pandemic
CSAIL article

His development of multiscale representations as a generalization of renormalization group addressed the limitations of calculus and statistics in the study of nonlinear and network system dependencies in collective behaviors. His recent work quantitatively analyzes the origins and impacts of market crashes, social unrest, ethnic violence, military conflict and pandemics, the structure and dynamics of social networks, as well as the bases of creativity, panic, evolution and altruism.

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coronavirus
CSAIL article

Michael Z. Lin, Associate Professor, Stanford University, describes the basic biology of coronaviruses and the disease COVID-19, projections for the current epidemic, and reviews medications currently in clinical trials.

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4:30PM - 6:00PM EST

Join a conversation with Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna Therapeutics, as he describes the science, business, and policy issues surrounding the first, and currently only, company with a vaccine for coronavirus in clinical trials with the National Institute of Health (NIH). Following the lecture, Professor Andrew W. Lo will moderate a fireside chat to discuss this important challenge.

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COVID-19
MIT news article

As more Covid-19 cases appear in the United States and around the world, the need for fast, easy-to-use diagnostic tests is becoming ever more pressing. A startup company spun out from MIT is now working on a paper-based test that can deliver results in under half an hour, based on technology developed at MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES).