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27. Switching Gears to Save Lives: Physicists Pause Their Research to Design an Affordable COVID-19 Ventilator Jun 30, 2020

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Dark matter physicist Cristian Galbiati describes how he conceived of a "very simple, cheap and effective ventilator" for COVID-19 patients that uses off-the-shelf components — and how his team went from design to production in just six weeks. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-galbiati

26. Reinventing Museums: The Pandemic's Challenges and Opportunities Jun 26, 2020

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The loss of visitors and revenue has presented museums with an existential crisis, says James Steward, the director of the Princeton University Art Museum. At the same time, the pivot to digital alternatives provides an opportunity to rethink many assumptions – including new ways to diversify content while improving access and inclusion. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-steward

25. Celebrating and Serving: The Supreme Court Provides Relief to a DACA Doctor Fighting Coronavirus Jun 23, 2020

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Marina Di Bartolo, M.D., '10, is one of the 27,000 DACA recipients "on the front lines of the front lines" in the COVID crisis. She shares her gripping journey from Venezuela to Princeton to the June 2020 high court ruling that protects DACA — for now. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-bartolo

24. Dancing with Ourselves: Performing Arts and Movement in the COVID Era Jun 18, 2020

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Social distancing has devastated the performing arts and changed how we move through public spaces. Rebecca Lazier, a Princeton senior lecturer in dance, considers the impact on artists, theaters and venues, and how we're all navigating a new concept of togetherness. Transcript: https://www.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2020/06/RebeccaLazier_transcript.pdf

23. Fortifying the Frontlines: A Pop-Up Nonprofit Pays Vulnerable Workers to Feed Hospital Staff Jun 16, 2020

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Natalie Guo '12 took two problems — hungry healthcare professionals and unemployed restaurant employees — and created one solution: Off Their Plate, a donation-funded program paying chefs and shift workers to provide meals to health care staff. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-guo

22. Cutting Through the Noise: A Doctor Takes the Mic for Medicine Jun 12, 2020

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Céline Gounder, M.D., '97, an infectious diseases specialist and host of the "EPIDEMIC" podcast, knew COVID-19 was poised to cause a pandemic like the U.S. had never seen. Convincing others required her to use an unexpected tool in her medical arsenal: her voice. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-gounder

21. Intersecting Vulnerabilities: What Lies Behind the Inequities of COVID-19 Jun 08, 2020

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Historian Keith Wailoo discusses how race, class, urban congestion and a failed public health system have contributed to the extraordinary gulf in coronavirus fatality rates. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-wailoo

20. Empowering Ideas: A Philosopher Talks About Bad Hope, Good Hope and Despair Jun 05, 2020

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Professor Andrew Chignell of the University Center for Human Values teases out a pathway to hopeful engagement in pessimistic times. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-chignell

19. Innovating an Institution: TIME Editor-in-Chief Considers COVID-19's Impact on Journalism Jun 02, 2020

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From legacy media to community newspapers, journalism faces pressure on several fronts as it reports on one of the most important stories of our lifetime — a global pandemic and economic crisis that also threaten the news business. Edward Felsenthal '88 offers his take on what news media must do to continue its essential work. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-felsenthal

18. Imagining the Future of Higher Education: What Comes Next? May 29, 2020

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Not all colleges and universities will survive this pandemic, says Kate Foster *93, president of The College of New Jersey. But the forest fire raging through higher education will also make room for new growth — opportunities for creative partnerships and possibilities. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-foster

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