Even without face-to-face contact, Suffolk students continue to work with elementary pupils through service-learning tutoring courses. The Suffolk students are learning about community building, critical thinking, project management skills, and, given the circumstances, innovation.

Suffolk faculty encourage people of all ages to explore and record the world around them, and with the coronavirus keeping so many at home, opportunities abound for those interested in joining a growing movement toward citizen science. "Some people want to do science because they're concerned about what is happening in the environment, and they want to have a positive impact. Some are naturally curious about the world around them," says Professor Patricia Hogan, director of Suffolk's Center for Urban Ecology & Sustainability. She sees a role for people who are not trained in science.

News article relaying that, after initial local support, city council and the mayor vetoed a plan to close some lanes of Bank Street, a major road, to traffic, to allow those walking on the sidewalk, especially when crossing the Bank Street Bridge over the Rideau Canal. would be able to maintain a 2 meter distance from one another. Local businesses were concerned with the reduction in traffic and roadside parking spaces this would cause, further reducing their business in an already difficult time. Joanne Chianello, CBC News Ottawa

"Embrace the Absurd"

Franklin is the first high-profile Hobart restaurant to announce that it is permanently closing in the midst of the Covid19 pandemic. ABC News online describes Franklin as "one of the restaurants that helped build Tasmania's reputation as a foodie hotspot". While many locals dined in once or twice (usually on a special occasion), the venue relied almost completely on interstate and international visitors - a meal at Franklin, with a constantly changing menu of ever-surprising, (sometimes slightly ludicrous) locally sourced ingredients and a fabulous natural wine list was a must on the high-end MONA visitor circuit. I had the best glass of pinot noir I've ever tasted at Franklin. The general consensus is that the demise of one of Tasmania's most ambitious and well-known restaurants - perhaps the first major casualty of Hobart's food scene - is a portent of things to come. Covid19 will likely spell slow inexorable disaster for much of the hospitality industry here. With Tasmania's borders closed for now, it is an unfortunate reality that our most visionary and daring restaurateurs will likely be the hardest hit.

This is a humorous image about the problems remote learners and remote workers were facing.

There is much humor in the new "work from home" systems. What goes on when the video screen is off?

After searching through the news, I came across an article titled “Can City Life Survive Coronavirus”. Although I was planning to avoid using a coronavirus related image, this image resonated with me as it depicted a crowded city nearly deserted. Seeing these images reminded me of the current state the world is in. I wanted to focus on the emptiness and loneliness we feel as we are social distancing ourselves indoors. I chose to use mostly greys and blues in order to convey this emotion. I added clouds in the sky and a distant crowd to add to the overall dark and lonely mood. The crowd also reminds me of how city life used to be. Finally, I added some individuals in hazmat suits to also convey the severity of this whole situation. #FordhamUniversity #VART1135 *Andrea Mantovani for The New York Times. Teddy Stratis for manipulation, color rendering, and overall graphic design. *Teddy Stratis, Fordham University, VART1135 *This is an art piece I created during my Visual Thinking class at Fordham University with professor Sheehan. This project was about how color affects us emotionally, and also how the properties of color can be used to render things invisible, or on the contrary, to distract our gaze, create interference, affect interpretation. I took an image from a news article that resonated with me and manipulated to express more emotion. I choose to use an image from a New York Times article titled "Can City Life Survive Coronavirus?".

I have always searched for ways to make clubs, activities, and events more accessible to online students. As the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted a lot of students into an online format, it also posed a unique opportunity to organize students, irrespective of their geography. LGBTQIA students face unique challenges and it's important that we are able to connect with our peers and community even as we must maintain social distancing. I created the LGBTQIA Sun Devils and Allies organization which is in the process of being registered as an official club with ASU. The idea is to connect students from all of ASU's campuses in a safe and inclusive environment that serves as peer and academic support. #ASU #HST580

The students are 6th graders at Colorado Academy, a PreK - 12 independent day school in Denver, Colorado. After departing for Spring Break, and not returning to physical school, the students began Learning From Home and taking classes via Zoom. After 8 days in this “new school” the students wrote reflections on their “new reality." They were given complete freedom to craft any type of statement that tapped into their emotions about the change forced upon them by the Coronavirus pandemic. Please note that neither of these pieces was edited by me or by their parents (they actually had not see them until I asked for permission, and I did not read them until they were turned in to be graded).

The students are 6th graders at Colorado Academy, a PreK - 12 independent day school in Denver, Colorado. After departing for Spring Break, and not returning to physical school, the students began Learning From Home and taking classes via Zoom. After 8 days in this “new school” the students wrote reflections on their “new reality." They were given complete freedom to craft any type of statement that tapped into their emotions about the change forced upon them by the Coronavirus pandemic. Please note that neither of these pieces was edited by me or by their parents (they actually had not see them until I asked for permission, and I did not read them until they were turned in to be graded).

This video is by a Doctor reporting the rates of cases and deaths of Covid-19 in the United States.

A woman uses her YouTube channel dedicated to virtual story time to read aloud a book about Coronavirus written by two doctors who hope to help kids understand why it's important that they stay home during this time. Fordham University, SOCI 2800

Michelle Obama works with PBS Kids to virtually read aloud a popular story book to kids once a week for a month. Fordham University, SOCI 2800

A first grade teacher hosts a virtual story time for his students while they can't be together. Fordham University, SOCI 2800

A California teacher and her young daughter film story time for her students. Fordham University, SOCI 2800

Representative Kiley has introduced legislation to end the State of Emergency in California. In his release, he claims that Governor Newsom has overstepped his constitutional powers, and cites various grievances with the actions that have been taken by the Governor to face the pandemic.

A text conversation between a group who play Dungeons and Dragons together, in mid March 2020, discussing a rumour that the province of Ontario was going to go into full lockdown, preventing local travel and shopping, perhaps even for groceries. The lockdown did not occur, but this interaction serves to illustrate the differing priorities people had when preparing themselves for an extended stay in their own homes, in a somewhat silly and joking manner. The first friend ended up buying a “flat” (low cardboard box used for staking) of Diet Coke, as he drinks it daily and did not want to be without it. The second was concerned with becoming bored and wanted to ensure she had enough activities (crafts) to keep her busy, as well as enough orange juice to take her with which to take medication as instructed. Additionally, as part of the fear of infection simply by being in public, she feared having to go to the store to fulfill those needs. The third friend was also concerned with having a supply of her favourite drink and with products to ensure safe sex in the long term. In the initial phases of the pandemic, when protocols for interaction were still being developed, rumours abounded but additionally, priorities varied greatly due to values but also due to perspective on how long restrictions would last and how much the pandemic would affect us.

This sign from a local Wichita counseling firm reflects the enormous psychological burden that the pandemic has placed upon people's mental health, with lockdowns, job loss, financial uncertainty, and fear of the future fueling depression and anxiety among many in both the USA and the world. #NortheasternJOTPY

From the article: "Despite missteps, AMLO’s time in office has seen advances for the LGBT community. More is needed." This article demonstrates the ways coronavirus has impacted LGBT efforts in Mexico.

From the article: "Protecting LGBT people’s rights during the pandemic will depend on addressing a range of rights issues. A more just world, on all levels, will keep LGBT people safer in future global crises."

From the article: "Authorities raided an LGBTQ+ group home under dubious claims about social distancing, only to beat and berate occupants about homosexual behavior."

From the article: "Countless acts of racism have been perpetrated against Asian people since COVID-19 began. We asked queer Asian Americans to describe what they’ve experienced, and how they’re coming together in the pandemic’s wake."

I’m having a hard time putting into words what I feel. My mom lives on Sanford lake in the house that belonged to my grandparents. After excessive rain, the three dams that regulate the Tittabawassee River broke one by one. The lake level rose, and flooded homes and roads. The city of Midland also flooded. My mom, brother, and uncle evacuated. Initially, my mom went to the designated shelter- Meridian Highschool. But my brother called her and said it was a bad idea because it was upriver from her home, probably would flood too, and there’s COVID-19, so being packed in a highs school with a bunch of people isn’t the safest place to be. She ended up going to my brother’s in Midland, which was not part of the flood zone. This morning her house is completely flooded.

This particular message in east Wichita, created by Lamar Trailers, calls upon citizens to save lives by complying with the state's "shelter-at-home" order. #NortheasternJOTPY

The article expresses my sentiment well, a flood in the middle of a pandemic, a flood on the level of the 1986 flood. 10,000 people evacuated. I'm hurting for my hometown, and wondering how people will navigate survival and recovery during COVID.

An electronic billboard in east Wichita praises healthcare professionals for their continued efforts in battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The language used in this sign is reminiscent of the gratitude extended to GIs in the post-9/11 era, especially during the Iraq War, thus reflecting the pandemic's growing impact that will cement it as one of the country's, and the world's, watershed moments. #NortheasternJOTPY

Although this store has nothing to do with hygiene products, this attempt at humor reflects the acute toilet paper shortage caused by the virus-induced "panic-buying" that slammed stores nationwide. #NortheasternJOTPY

Cambridge University announces that no classes will be held in person for the upcoming academic year 2020-2021. Various other methodologies will be tried out in accordance with health and safety guidelines

As a result of the statewide lockdown measures, all theaters, including the Warren and its always-popular IMAX, closed in an effort to halt the pandemic's march across the city. #NortheasternJOTPY

Graduate students curated this digital exhibit in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We originally intended to have a physical exhibition about black student activism in the 1960s that would be up for one to two semesters. Instead, the campus pivoted to remote learning and our exhibition did as well. We practiced digital museum curation and added two elements about the pandemic. Now visitors can read about how pandemics affects research process and archive accessibility. *Dr. Quint Gregory

The British mentality of keeping a "stiff upper lip" is legendary. This piece pokes fun at the way the British have handled various monumental events throughout history and how they relate to the current crisis being faced. Originally found on the website imgur.com, the meme seems to be playing off of an older joke found at https://www.eetimes.com/england-raises-security-level-from-miffed-to-peeved/?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F#

This local church offers just a single word for how to combat the growing virus threat. Aaron Peterka, Northeastern University

A shopping center marquee wishing passersby good health as COVID-19 makes its way to Wichita. Aaron Peterka, Northeastern University

While temporarily closed during the Kansas Lockdown, this local car wash sign advised passing motorists to re-think their travel plans if they were feeling sick. #NortheasternJOTPY

Sloth memes have various meanings depending on the emotion conveyed on the sloth's face. This meme is supposed to showcase a happy sloth, excited that safety guidelines put in place to keep people safe are doing their job. Even if you are coughing and sneezing, you can still do your part to help keep other people safe. Joey Dorion found it online and is uploading the meme.

Public appeal published on the City of Ottawa website requesting non-medical grade masks which it intends to distribute to residents at risk. The appeal specifies the type of mask and materials to be used in their construction as well as a contact to arrange their donation.

Boston College, like many other universities across the world, was forced to close prematurely due to safety concerns over the potential spread of coronavirus. In various student groups across social media, the question has been whether or not classes would commence in person come the Fall, or if there would be an effort to continue on with distance learning digitally. President of the school Father Leahy announced that students would be returning to campus come the Fall, will further updates to follow as they become available.

Customers who had placed online orders could use the new "curbside pick-up" service in a rather unique shopping experience for arts and crafts that reduced in-person contact, and by extension, the virus's transmission. #NortheasternJOTPY *Northeastern University

Various grocery stores have implemented additional safety policies as the pandemic has worn on in Orange County. At the outset of California's quarantine there was a limit of one in, one out at this particular store. That has been amended, and now there are various markers throughout the store emphasizing: social distancing, not unnecessarily touching things, safety guidelines, and a banner of appreciation for people that continue to shop. *Joey Dorion took the photograph *Photograph of banners

Despite most stores and shops being shuttered in the popular New Market Square, both Best Buy and Michael's Arts and Crafts maintained a curb-side pick up service for customers who had placed online orders. #NortheasternJOTPY *Northeastern University

This image of west Wichita's sprawling Northwest YMCA captures the vacant parking lot and the abandoned rock climbing wall that would normally be crawling with visitors. However, the well-publicized closures did not deter some patrons from attempting to gain entry before being sorely disappointed by the signs posted on the doors; a site witnessed just moments after this photograph was taken. #NortheasternJOTPY *Northeastern University

West Wichita's Hurricane Sports Bar and Grill, facing west. All neighboring businesses in this small shopping center alongside 13th Street shut down, including the ICT Bike Shop and the Great Clips Hair Salon, since the state had deemed them non-essential businesses. #NortheasternJOTPY *Northeastern University

The Hurricane Sports Bar and Grill on 13th Street in Wichita, Kansas, sits empty during what would normally be a busy lunch hour. The banner on the far right indicates the restaurant's open carry-out and delivery services. #NortheasternJOTPY *Northeastern University

This photo that this painting is inspired by was taken in February in Bozhou, China of workers disinfecting an outdoor area when the Chinese lockdown was at its peak. The image was very moving when I first saw it. The setting, with only trees visible behind them in the photograph, makes it seem as if they are disinfecting nature. Although both people and viruses are natural organisms, nothing in this painting seems natural. No skin, no faces, just machinery, hazmat suits, and smoke. I’m also fascinated by the idea that there is such caution and seriousness in the combat of something invisible. The original photo can be seen here: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/does-disinfecting-surfaces-really-prevent-spread-coronavirus

As the pandemic first began to spread and garner attention, gyms in Orange remained open. At the beginning of March, I first began to notice that the number of people in the gym during peak hours was beginning to decline. Hours were still the same, but the staff also took up the practice of roaming throughout the gym with disinfectant and paper towels, trying to clean down each machine after it was used. On March 17th Governor Newsom declared a statewide stay at home order, and when I tried to get one last workout in I came across this sign. *Original text in Creator: Fitness-19 posted the sign *Original text in Contributor: Joey Dorion took the photo

Most businesses in Orange, CA closed when the governor first announced the stay at home order in mid-March. One of the businesses to stay open is the post office. It has become all the more important as people try to stay connected and still continue with daily life as best they can. The Post office has a number of safety measures put in place for their customers: signs like the picture above listed in about 8 languages, plexiglass dividers between postal worker and attendant, and signs on the floor to practice social distancing. *Original text in Contributor: Joey Dorion took the photograph

The end of May is usually a time for graduating seniors to enjoy the end of school and celebrate with friends and family, whether in college or high school. With the coronavirus sending all students home for distance learning months before their graduations, celebrations have had to adapt as well. Krispy Kreme is trying to help with the celebrations. At locations across the country, all graduating seniors who are able to show some of their class swag are entitled to a free dozen donuts.

I needed to use FedEx to return some books, and noticed the sign posted on a table at the entrance. A manager rushed to help me as soon as I entered, and told me to feel free to use as much hand sanitizer as I wanted. It seems part of an effort to keep the number of people inside the store to a low number, and get people in and out as quickly as possible. *Joey Dorion took the photo *Photograph, taken at the local fedex store *FedEx created the sign

As we move deeper into quarantine here in California, many businesses have moved towards displaying signs like this. It speaks towards a recognition of the seriousness of what is currently happening, as well as how we are all in this together. In order for essential workers to be kept a little safer and able to do their job, we all have to do our part. *Photograph, found at the local grocery stores