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Despite COVID-19 risks, older people experience higher emotional well-being than younger adults, Stanford psychologist finds. Older people report better emotional well-being than younger people even during a pandemic that is placing them at greater risk than any other age group. https://news.stanford.edu//despite-covid-19-risks-older-p/

MIT Develops Synthetic Coating for the Gut That Could Block Glucose Absorption to Treat Diabetes & Obesity https://scitechdaily.com/mit-develops-synthetic-coating-fo/

Turning the Red Planet green: How we’ll grow crops on Mars. If humans are to stand a chance of successfully setting up a colony on Mars, we’re going to need to figure out a way of producing food on the Red Planet. James Romero investigates how scientists plan to cultivate Mars by using simulation soils here on Earth. https://www.sciencefocus.com//turning-the-red-planet-gree/

Why Black, Indigenous and Other People of Color Experience Greater Harm During the Pandemic. Scholars take a deep dive into how structural racism intersects with public health. https://www.smithsonianmag.com//why-blacks-indigenous-and/

Building a Moon Base Using Astronaut Waste in Lunar Concrete https://scitechdaily.com/building-a-moon-base-using-astron/

Why Covid-19 Patients Are Suffering From Distorted and Phantom Smells. An increasing number of patients are reporting awful scents that aren’t present. https://www.smithsonianmag.com//why-covid-19-patients-are/

Stanford project applies human-centered design to in-person voting. Stanford’s d.school has partnered with the Healthy Elections Project, a joint collaboration with scholars at Stanford and MIT, to help election officials address some of the unprecedented challenges the pandemic poses to November’s general election. https://news.stanford.edu//applying-human-centered-design/

‘I’ve trained my whole life for this." In the eye of the pandemic, viral disease expert Bonnie Maldonado still has hope. https://stanmed.stanford.edu//covid-maldonado-leader-stanf

5 Questions: Flu vaccination in a time of COVID-19. It’s time to get a flu shot. In a Q&A, Shanthi Kappagoda, MD, clinical associate professor of infectious diseases, explains why it’s especially important to be vaccinated this year. https://med.stanford.edu//flu-vaccination-in-a-time-of-cov

The 2020 U.S. election, issues and challenges. From addressing how to vote safely during a pandemic to tackling disinformation and misinformation on social media, Stanford scholars examine the issues and uncertainties facing American voters as they cast their ballot in November’s general election. https://news.stanford.edu//2020-u-s-election-issues-chall/

171 Ways to Donate in Support of Black Lives and Communities of Color https://nymag.com//where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.

How the Computer Science Department is teaching ethics to its students. Faculty are advancing a number of new and existing courses, and they’re poised to develop and embed moral problem-solving exercises into the computer science curriculum. https://engineering.stanford.edu//how-computer-science-dep

Futurebus: Contactless Bus Designed for the COVID-19 Pandemic Age https://scitechdaily.com/futurebus-contactless-bus-designe/

Stanford psychologist shares how to smile in a masked, COVID-19 world. People will have to learn to smile with their eyes and voices, and to read the eyes and voices of others more, Stanford scholar Jeanne Tsai says. Smize everyone! https://news.stanford.edu///smiling-masked-world-covid-19/