Science & Technology
Articles on New Advances in ScienceChanges in Science Courses for Next Year
Concord Academy’s Science Department has decided to shift their advanced science electives from year courses to semester ones. The department...
The Repercussions of COVID-19 on Climate Change
Throughout the pandemic, many have observed a significant reduction in the number of individuals traveling. Whether it be opting to drive instead of...
A Brief Overview of India’s COVID-19 Crisis
On January 7, 2020, the first known case of COVID-19 in India appeared. Now, the country is home to over twenty-three million cases, second in the...
Status of Vaccinations at CA
By the first week of June this year, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will be close to reaching its vaccination goal of 4.1 million residents, and...
Will We Ever Reach Herd Immunity?
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic improve in many places, the question of herd immunity has become relevant once again. Herd immunity is...
Self-Driving Cars
As the automotive industry enters a new decade full of rapid advancements, it is only a matter of time before self-driving vehicles fill public...
COVID Vaccines: Everything You Need To Know
As Concord Academy continues to welcome back a majority of its students to fully in-person learning, more and more faculty, staff, and students are...
Vaccinations and Testing Protocols at CA
How has COVID testing helped control the spread of the virus at Concord Academy? What is the protocol for positive and inconclusive tests? Do...
COVID-19 Variants and Their Spread
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, mutated versions of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, have been occurring across the world. According...
Dr. Liesching’s COVID-19 Talk
During lunch on Friday, February 19th, Concord Academy’s Science Club and Medical Club invited Dr. Timothy Liesching to speak to the community about...
Pandemic Pollution
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many have hoped that a silver lining of worldwide lockdowns will be a significant decrease in pollution. This has...
Mental Health During COVID at Concord Academy
The air is frigid; snow is caked onto the sidewalk; the sun still retreats below the horizon before 5:00 PM. Winter is in full swing, and, for many,...
Men and Women: The Truth About Friendship
Not too long ago, I stumbled across an article that caught my interest. This eye-catching article in Psychology Today claimed, ““men’s friendships...
Give It A Shot—The Different Types of COVID-19 Vaccines
When scientists began the quest for a COVID-19 vaccine in early 2020, they warned us not to get our hopes up. Vaccine development is a notoriously...
Tesla: The Perfect 16th Birthday Gift for You?
Tesla, Inc., the American electric automaker with the 49-year-old chief executive officer (CEO) Elon Musk behind the wheel, is nothing short of...
New COVID-19 Variants: What We Know So Far
Just as vaccines began to offer hope for the end of the pandemic, Britain raised a sudden alarm about a highly contagious new variant of...
Taking the COVID-19 Vaccine
At the time of writing, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has reached 21.1 million, with more than 357,000 resulting deaths. Vaccines,...
What Is an mRNA Vaccine and Why Is It Cool?
Recently, many companies around the world have announced their vaccines aimed to target and hopefully quell the COVID-19 pandemic. Of these, one...