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Outdoor industry emphasizes avalanche safety as pandemic sends more skiers into the backcountry

Two skiers with skins on their skis stand in front of a Montana mountain landscape

With the pandemic sending more skiers flocking to the backcountry than ever before, guide services more than double their capacity for avalanche safety courses.

Care Center For Children With Learning Disabilities Says It Will Stay Open

Two women stand with masks on in front of a RAVE sign

Many families with children with disabilities rely on care centers to support overwhelmed parents and to provide care in an emergency situation. But during the pandemic, one center is struggling to retain volunteers.

Distance Learning A Particular Challenge For Students With Autism

Jet works online with snacks and a stuffed pal at his side.

Face coverings, distance learning and barren playgrounds have changed the school day. It’s a particular challenge for students with autism, who rely on routine.

Remote Learning May Leave Behind Most Vulnerable Students

A wall at Glenshire Elementary has the words "Glenshire students are: kind, respectful, safe, responsible."

Is distance learning increasing the achievement gap in young kids?

Research suggests the virus that causes COVID-19 is mutating quickly, but we’re still figuring out what that means

Scientists in a UNR lab working on SARS-CoV-2 research

UNR scientists are studying the long-term implications of the mutations in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and working to find out why it is mutating so quickly.

Can behavioral science help you stop touching your face to avoid COVID-19?

A woman scratches her nose

Humans touch their face an average of 68 times per hour. The novel coronavirus can enter the body through a person’s eyes, mouth and nose. But experts say there is an easy way to train yourself to stop touching your face.

A time for healing: Hawaii’s coral reefs rebound during COVID-19

Landscape photo of Kahaluu Beach in Hawaii

A silver lining outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic? Coral reefs in Hawaii may be becoming healthier with fewer swimmers in the water.

Life after COVID: Will we adapt to a new normal or return to business as usual?

Five women pose wearing face masks. It is a black and white photo, which suggests it was taken during the Spanish Flu pandemic.

Will we ever hug people again? Will we keep wearing masks? Past pandemics suggest that some aspects of our lives will revert to “normal” once this pandemic eases.

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