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Harvard University is planning to reopen its campus to some degree, even as it plans to keep most courses online.
Dean Claudine Gray wrote in an email Monday that remote learning would continue into the fall, with "rare exceptions."
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An amazing *randomized trial* on Twitter academia:
112 papers were randomly chosen to be shared on twitter by a group with ~58k followers or to not be shared. Papers that were tweeted accumulated 4x more citations compared to non-tweeted papers over 1yr.
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There is much interest in policy circles in the concept of wellbeing, but to what end? This #BMJAnalysis reviews evidence on the measurement and determinants of wellbeing and how this might be used to set public sector priorities ow.ly/XU6L50A8ZkC
Pets might not infect people with coronavirus, but pet owners need to protect cats, dogs and other companion animals, the US Food and Drug Administration cautions in a new YouTube video. cnn.it/2YEISUT
The MBTA is creating a new commuter rail pass aimed at people splitting time between working from home and going to the office as businesses reopen from pandemic restrictions.
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Today on TODAY: New reaction to that landmark Supreme Court ruling on gay and transgender rights in the workplace. This morning, we’ll have a live interview with one of the plaintiffs in the case.
As public health officials roll out contact tracing initiatives in Massachusetts to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Better Business Bureau says it has received a dozen complaints from people who say they were contacted by scammers. on.nbcboston.com/QBCmmVB
Cases of coronavirus are rising again, prompting fears that a second wave has hit the U.S.
But several experts who study patterns of disease say that this isn't a second wave. nbcnews.to/2Y6mZyQ