by Nir Menachemi How deadly is SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19? And what are the risks of death for people of different ages and demographics? These have been hard numbers to calculate during this […more…]
by Thomas P. Healy At the national, state, and local level, the data about COVID-19 infections is clear: The disease disproportionately affects communities of color. A recent report by the Polis Center at IUPUI found […more…]
by Eric Kyere Some critics of Black Lives Matter say the movement itself is racist. Their frequent counterargument: All lives matter. Lost in that view, however, is a historical perspective. Look back to the late […more…]
by Nir Menachemi Since day one of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. has not had enough tests. Faced with this shortage, medical professionals used what tests they had on people with the worst symptoms or […more…]
by Julie Manning Magid No federal law barring discrimination against LGBT workers in hiring, promoting and firing existed in this country until this week. Although some may have believed LGBT individuals were protected from discrimination […more…]
by Melissa Cyders, Kevin L. Ladd, and Melissa S. Fry The closures of businesses and states throughout the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been stressful, costly and challenging for many. But the restrictions […more…]
by Jay Colbert Many sources, both nationally and locally, have noted the disparities that exist in who is contracting COVID-19. All of the charts below use only three numbers: total count of COVID cases; percent […more…]
By Patrick Rooney, IUPUI and Jon Bergdoll, IUPUI As the new coronavirus pandemic sends the economy into a tailspin, Patrick Rooney, an economist at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Jon Bergdoll, […more…]
Four questions answered about how some survive and what happens next. by Tom Duszynski, IUPUI The coronavirus is certainly scary, but despite the constant reporting on total cases and a climbing death toll, the reality […more…]
