March
Articles
31 March 2020
Global alliance commits to welfare of "bewildered and anxious" students
The Chair of the CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education, Professor Greg Whitwell, says the international network of business schools will do its best to safeguard students and help them to graduate in what he describes as "dark times".
30 March 2020
How to survive the pandemic with your kids at home
Professor Mark Dadds, director of the Sydney Child Behaviour Research Clinic, has some tips for staying sane and getting along during the extended lock down.
30 March 2020
Lest we forget: Anzacs and the aftermath of war
While war commemorations often focus on the fallen, Professor Stephen Garton wants us to pay equal attention to veterans - an often overlooked, vulnerable population.
30 March 2020
World-first tool to improve COVID-19 diagnosis, free & online
Award-winning Sydney start-up DetectED-X has directed its breast cancer diagnosis tool at the coronavirus, drawing on pandemic cases globally with support from healthcare and industry leaders to ramp up COVID-19 detection.
27 March 2020
The hidden cost of COVID-19 to the 2020 Year 12 cohort
In this opinion piece, Associate Professor Jennifer Rowley, believes the current pandemic will add to the vulnerability of Year 12 students.
27 March 2020
How to stay fit and active at home during self-isolation
It's easy to get some exercise in your daily routine if you are working from home or are in self-isolation, writes Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis and Associate Professor Kate Edwards.
27 March 2020
COVID-19: the genetic quest to understand the virus
Professor Edward Holmes is at the forefront of the scientific race to understand SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. This week he has contributed to two important papers, one in Nature, the other in Cell.
26 March 2020
Why suspending housing evictions will defend against COVID-19
University of Sydney researchers believe the COVID-19 pandemic is a double crisis affecting public health and the economy with both aspects playing out in our housing system.
25 March 2020
Coronavirus: how to access the medicines you and your family need
Pharmacies provide essential services and will remain open but some people will still have problems accessing medicines. Here's what you can do, writes Associate Professor Nial Wheate and Dr Andrew Bartlett.
25 March 2020
Greater social distancing could curb COVID-19 in 13 weeks
A University of Sydney data study from the Faculty of Engineering has revealed that social distancing must be adopted by at least 80 percent of the Australian population to reduce the spread of COVID-19.