Ashlyn Peter

Quarantine Gives the Environment some TLC, too: But for How Long?

By Ashlyn Peter // May 4, 2020 For almost 10 years, Dr. Julie Hopper watched as her colleagues sailed out to the Pacific ocean each month to collect important scientific data on changes in microbial patterns. The data plays a huge role in determining what kind of funding and policies are needed to protect marineContinue reading “Quarantine Gives the Environment some TLC, too: But for How Long?”

As fears of coronavirus grow in U.S., local communities combat discrimination

As fears of coronavirus grow in U.S., local communities combat discrimination Chinatowns across the country face revenue losses following the coronavirus outbreak. Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown neighborhood on March 1. (Photo Credit: Adv. Reporting Times’ Ashlyn Peter) WASHINGTON—As the U.S. prepares for the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, local governments and individuals areContinue reading “As fears of coronavirus grow in U.S., local communities combat discrimination”

Officials at Senate committee hearing urge prioritization of the elderly and other at-risk individuals in U.S. COVID-19 response

WASHINGTON—Senators of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions said at a March 3 hearing that the U.S. must prioritize certain individuals and long-term care facilities in planning its response to COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus. The Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said thatContinue reading “Officials at Senate committee hearing urge prioritization of the elderly and other at-risk individuals in U.S. COVID-19 response”