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Archives for August 2020

Online classes don’t have to be boring

The pandemic is terrifying — it might also be an opportunity for educators to engage students in new ways

Mary Beth Griggs
College towns brace for a new wave of COVID-19

Ann Arbor residents are worried about students’ return to the University of Michigan

Nicole Wetsman
FDA authorizes COVID-19 saliva test trialed in the NBA bubbleFDA authorizes COVID-19 saliva test trialed in the NBA bubble
Attack of the gaitersAttack of the gaiters
Mary Beth Griggs
How romance scams are thriving during quarantine

Just when you thought dating during quarantine couldn’t get any worse

Zoë Schiffer
Big airlines are hoarding cash to survive the pandemic

‘Cash, cash, cash, cash, cash.’

Sean O'Kane and Andrew J. Hawkins
Google Travel adds new pandemic-related travel planning informationGoogle Travel adds new pandemic-related travel planning information
Facebook will now show a warning before you share articles about COVID-19Facebook will now show a warning before you share articles about COVID-19
Airbnb may go public during its most uncertain period in historyAirbnb may go public during its most uncertain period in history
Vaping linked to higher risk of COVID-19 in teens and young adults, study findsVaping linked to higher risk of COVID-19 in teens and young adults, study finds
Russia rushes registration of unproven coronavirus vaccineRussia rushes registration of unproven coronavirus vaccine
US passes 5 million coronavirus casesUS passes 5 million coronavirus cases
Kodak deal with US government to produce pharmaceuticals appears to be on holdKodak deal with US government to produce pharmaceuticals appears to be on hold
An important part of science is admitting when we’re wrongAn important part of science is admitting when we’re wrong
Facebook extends remote work for employees through July 2021Facebook extends remote work for employees through July 2021

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  3. The touchscreen MacBook Pro is a winner
  4. Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM
  5. Those Jeff Bezos hair transplant photos are very fake