Science & Technology
Articles on New Advances in ScienceThe Effect of Halloween on COVID-19 Cases
Halloween looked vastly different this year, with safety measures taken all over the country to prevent the spread of the deadly virus COVID-19. The...
Coronavirus Cases Rising in MA
As schools and businesses continue to reopen, coronavirus cases are rising again in Massachusetts. As of November 7, the New York Times reports a...
Stu-Fac in a Changing Time: Safety and Sustainability
With the onset of CA’s STAC 2 pilot program, the Stu-Fac resumed in-person operations. New restrictions and guidelines regarding dining were...
Why Both U.S. Presidential Campaigns Have Skirted around Vaccine Distribution, and Why They Needed To
I began looking into the future of the COVID-19 vaccine(s) two months ago, around when I gave a Centipede report on the COVID-19 Vaccine Global...
Will the Class of 2024 Be the First Class to Not Have a Snow Day?
With the winter season nearing, it is almost that time of the year when students get excited about the possibility of school being canceled....
Concord and COVID-19: Navigating Reopening as Cases Rise
COVID-19 cases are increasing around the world and in the United States. On October 23, the U.S. reported more than 80,000 new daily infections—the...
Adapt Like a Chameleon: Demons’ Spotlight on COVID Changes
2020 is a year of change. From a piece of cloth on everyone’s face to the shut doors of theatres and malls, everything is rendered anew. As classes...
Environmental Impacts of COVID-19
The environment has been struggling with an increase in greenhouse gasses, pollution, rising temperatures, and many other negative impacts prior to...
The TikTok Saga
The popular video-sharing app TikTok has recently been the subject of highly contested scrutiny around American national security and internet...
What the WeChat Ban Means to Me
“Ding Ding (DingTalk)? Skype? Worst case scenario—we can use zoom and email.” When my stepmom texted me those words in early September, our hearts...
How to Be More Environmentally Sustainable in the Age of COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has shone a spotlight on sustainability, exposing the weaknesses of supply chains across the globe. While carbon dioxide...
A Helpful Introduction to Distributing Vaccines
The following article uses public data from early September 2020. Sources include Gavi and the WHO’s websites, the Council on Foreign Relations...
New Teaching Platform at CA: Padlet
To supplement the virtual learning experience this Short Term at Concord (STAC), many teachers have incorporated new teaching platforms such as...
Concord Academy’s Reopening Guidelines
There is no doubt that the 2020-21 school year will look different from anything our society has ever experienced. Just how different it will be...
InSPIRE 2020
Each year, Concord Academy’s InSPIRE (Interested Students Pursuing Internship Research Experience) Program matches rising seniors with professional...
COVID-19 Vaccines: Hope, not Strategy
In January, Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stated that it would take twelve to eighteen...
COVID-19: Who is Being Impacted and Why
When entering the sixth month of the “new normal” consisting of self-quarantining, wearing masks, social distancing, and constant sanitation, it is...
The Science Behind Distance Learning
Two and a half months have passed since the United States has found itself on Zoom, Facetime, and any other app that provides people the slightest...