Chronic absenteeism spiked in the pandemic. CT schools are finding ways to bring kids back

The latest Connecticut State Department of Education data shows rate of chronic absenteeism since the state began collecting ...

More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough recorded this year, higher than pre-pandemic levels: CDC

More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.

The Aftermath Of The Pandemic Retirement Boom

The labor force participation rate experienced a sharp drop during the pandemic, from which it has yet to fully recover.

$100 million prize goes to dynamic duo aiming to stop next pandemic before it starts

Two scientists who are fast friends, one Nigerian and one American, have won the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition for their network to catch the next disease with pandemic potential.
University at Buffalo

Mother-daughter project seeded during pandemic blooms into ‘untamed garden’

UB professor Claire Schen and her daughter Maddy Cherr's visual essay focuses on the mental toll of the pandemic and its ...