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Epidemic Modelers At Front Line of Fight Vs. COVID-19

by CivMetrics Staff | Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19, Public Health

Models are being deployed help predict the spread of COVID-19 and generate new approaches to help stem the outbreak. Most of these modelers don’t work for the government. Rather, they are employed by universities and are hampered by lack of relationships with...

Fighting COVID-19 Puts Big Data’s Strengths, and Limitations, On Display

by CivMetrics Staff | Mar 11, 2020 | COVID-19, Public Health

Since the SARS outbreak, advances in analytics and technology have supplied us with powerful tools that can help identify and contain viruses like COVID-19. But even the best tech and data have their limitations. Paul Dempsey writes for Engineering & Technology:...

Global Digital Collaboration Key to Squashing Viral Threats

by CivMetrics Staff | Mar 5, 2020 | COVID-19, Public Health

The open sharing of data on the internet and the quick collective response of scientists all over the globe have revolutionized the way we now contend with the threat of pandemics. Shelly Fan filed this report for Singularity Hub: A virus’s genetic blueprint is the...