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Online Courses Offer Guidance on Dealing with Covid-19
New courses are being developed for health care professionals and the public to share knowledge of the novel coronavirus, treat…
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News & Reports
Genetics and Artificial Intelligence Drive Qatar University’s Covid-19 Research
Scientists are using computer simulations to find drugs that might be effective against the new coronavirus and genetics to find…
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News & Reports
Public Health Experts Are Often Missing From Arab World’s Coronavirus Battle
Public health researchers in the wealthier Arab countries say they’ve been working with governments for months. But the region’s poorest,…
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A New Way to Help Refugees Keep Their Health Records Available
A project in Lebanon documents refugees' health data so that they can eventually get better medical care. But a lack…
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Opinion
A Financial Crisis, Then Coronavirus. Lebanese Universities Could Still Thrive.
Lebanese higher education is caught between two crises. A scholar looks at how that's likely to affect universities and offers…
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Opinion
Coronavirus: Universities Are Shifting Classes Online—But It’s Not as Easy as It Sounds
Universities trying to make a sudden shift to online learning face many challenges, including holding student attention, measuring student progress,…
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News & Reports
Coronavirus Outbreak Forces Arab Countries to Consider Long-Ignored Online Education
Online education is distrusted by governments and the general public in the Arab region. Some educators see its use during…
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News & Reports
Palestine’s Universities Scramble to Move to Online Learning During Coronavirus Shutdown
Universities in the West Bank have been closed for 30 days, forcing them to make a sudden switch to online…
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Coronavirus Fears Shut Down Universities and Schools in the Arab World
Several countries have closed educational institutions and others are restricting school activities in an attempt to limit the spread of…
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News & Reports
Arab Students Trapped in China by Coronavirus Outbreak
Some Arab countries have begun evacuating students from the area under quarantine, but many students feel abandoned and want more…
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