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States can't act in place of feds during a pandemic

    The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of federal action in coordinating emergency public health response, according to a commentary in Fortune by Fanyin Zheng, an assistant professor of the Decision, Risk, and Operations Division of...

New Yorkers Wage Quiet Battle Against Invisible Foe

In the end, it all happened quickly: In the space of a few days, life has shut down in a city that’s famous for never sleeping. A week ago, there was still dancing in the city’s clubs, dining in its gourmet restaurants and learning in its schools. Now all that has...

Time to Bring Back Copper in Public Spaces?

    By Sandra Wirtz, courtesy of American Resources Policy Network   Rock beats scissors. Scissors beat paper. Copper beats coronavirus.   It sounds flippant, but at this moment of utmost seriousness, there’s a truth to it.    In a new piece, senior writer for Fast...