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A major study will seek to enroll more than 12,000 students at 21 universities in an effort to answer a key question: Does COVID-19 spread after vaccination?
The project, announced last week, could shed valuable insight on the future trajectory of the pandemic as the pace of vaccination increases. It also marks the latest instance of campuses serving as laboratories to understand the coronavirus.

About 42.9 million Americans owe a collective $1.7 trillion in outstanding student loans. For many people, the burden of student loan debt affects their ability to afford a house, access credit, complete a degree or credential, or pursue additional education and training.
Even more disturbing: the disproportionate ways the student loan system burdens borrowers of color.

From rethinking college or future career plans to struggling with mental health, teens are creating a new normal as they attend online school and grow accustomed to a pandemic that has forced them to see more of family and less of friends and teachers.
A year into the coronavirus pandemic, teenagers share what it’s like to be a young person in America today and what they’re looking forward to in a post-pandemic world.

Few professions have been more upended by the pandemic than teaching. As school districts vacillate between in-person, remote, and hybrid models of learning, teachers find themselves concerned for their health and scrambling to do their jobs effectively.
For students considering a profession in turmoil, the disruptions have seeded doubts. Kianna Ameni-Melvin knows this reality firsthand. During the pandemic, she started questioning her decision to become a teacher and began researching roles with transferable skills.