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How College Students Are Navigating Job, Internship Market Amid COVID-19
Spring is typically prime recruiting and application season for college students seeking jobs and internships. But this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has made starting a professional career more difficult than ever before. COVID-19 has drastically changed the employment landscape. Instead of taking on new hires, companies across the United States have responded to the pandemic… Read More
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Free Coding Lessons to Students Impacted by COVID-19
Software engineers at many of the top technology companies, including Google, SpaceX and Amazon, are signing up to give free coding lessons to students whose families have been significantly impacted by COVID-19. Since the outbreak, more than 1,000 engineers have volunteered to teach, and students in 45 U.S. states and 30 countries have already received… Read More
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The State of the Earth & the Online Efforts to Save It
With COVID-19 dominating news feeds, it’s hard to focus on anything else. But today, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the environment and the existential threat of climate change cannot be passed over. 2019 was the second warmest year in the past 140 years, with global temperatures nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 20th… Read More
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ACT Summer Tests Still On, with Online Option Later This Year
As long as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and local guidelines permit it, ACT will still administer tests scheduled for this summer. ACT will also provide students with the option to take the test online at home in late fall/early winter. In addition to the previously planned June 13 and July 18 test dates,… Read More
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How COVID-19 Is Impacting Seniors’ College Decisions
The college decision process is rarely easy for high school seniors. But, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s graduates are enduring challenges faced by no class before them. Carlos, a high school senior from Westchester County, New York, is one of the many students impacted by the pandemic. COVID-19 has slowed down his father’s… Read More
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College Board Announces Upcoming SAT Dates & Possibility of an Online Test
High school students will be able to take the SAT again starting Saturday, August 29, according to an announcement from the College Board. After the August test date, there will be additional weekend administrations of the SAT every month through the end of 2020. This announcement means that the June 6 SAT test date, which… Read More
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College Students Learn Just As Well Online, Study Finds
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of college students across the United States have been forced to take their courses online. Although the transition hasn’t been easy, students may not have to worry about a drop in the quality of their education, particularly if they’re in STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics). A new… Read More
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Nonprofits Team Up to Help Students Left Jobless, Homeless by COVID-19
In early March, colleges and universities across the United States shut down their campuses and transitioned to online classes. Although they were acting to slow down the spread of COVID-19, the closures have negatively impacted hundreds of thousands of students, leaving many jobless, homeless or struggling to access the internet. Students depend on their campuses… Read More
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The Race to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine
Dozens of academic institutions and companies around the world are working at record speeds to create a vaccine for COVID-19, which is wreaking chaos across the world. To date, there are at least 1,363,000 confirmed cases and more than 76,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally. Typically, vaccines take years to be developed and… Read More
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NYU Develops AI Tool to Predict Which COVID-19 Patients Will Develop Severe Symptoms
A team of researchers led by NYU has developed an AI tool and used it to identify which patients diagnosed with COVID-19 would go on to develop severe respiratory disease. About 80 percent of those who get the virus only experience mild symptoms. But others can go on to develop dangerous, life-threatening symptoms and need… Read More
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Could Malaria Drugs Effectively & Safely Treat COVID-19 Patients?
In the race to find a treatment for COVID-19, two malaria drugs, chloroquine and its derivative hydroxychloroquine, have reared their heads as promising candidates. Although evidence that these drugs could effectively and safely treat those with COVID-19 is still anecdotal, many health experts and politicians are confident they will work, without causing too many side… Read More
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The College Board Announces Changes to AP Exams
In response to COVID-19, the College Board has announced substantial changes to its Advanced Placement exams. All AP exams will be offered online so that students can take them at home. Additionally, the exams will be shortened in length to 45 minutes and require free-response questions only for the majority of the subjects. Details on… Read More
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How Graduating Seniors Can Adapt to the COVID-19 Job Market
With college graduation approaching soon, spring is typically prime recruiting and application season for young job seekers. But this year, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, things are a bit different. Instead of taking on new hires, companies across the United States are responding to the disease by laying off employees. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that… Read More
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COVID-19 Is Destroying Internship Opportunities at an Epidemic Pace – How Students Can Adapt
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States, companies are taking precautionary measures. They’re postponing events, freezing hiring and laying off employees. Some have even canceled their internship programs. Yelp, for example, recently announced it won’t hold its internship program this summer, and more than 2,200 college students and recent graduates participating in Disney’s… Read More
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At-Home Workouts to Avoid the Quarantine 15
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States, chances are your gym has closed its doors. But that doesn’t mean you have to stop exercising. Across the nation, gyms, personal trainers and workout companies and brands are posting free or discounted at-home exercise classes online, so that you can keep your blood flowing, your… Read More
