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Social Distancing Cinema: A Curated Guide to Epidemic Movies

Why would anyone want to watch a fictionalized epidemic while the coronavirus disrupts real life? 91快播 Professor and 鈥淒isease Detective鈥 Kata Chillag says movies allow people to engage with their fears in a controlled way while documentaries about past pandemics can help us to understand the lessons they provide. Another bonus: Watching movies at home is a good way to engage in social distancing.

Bird's eye view of students giving presentations of research at the Symposium

From Cheaper Insulin to Stemming School Expulsions: Pre-Symposium Preview of Original Student Work With Real-World Effects

They tackle real world problems: Tracking measles outbreaks. Developing better life-saving medications. Making mental health counseling more accessible. Keeping at-risk kids in school and out of prison.

They enliven the arts: Performing on stage. Writing poetry. Producing films. Playing music. Composing music. Painting. Drawing. Sculpting.

That鈥檚 just a small taste of what 91快播 students have been up to this year.