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April 17, 2020

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Play Us a Tune: The Social Distance Album Release Party

The band Meyer Pax and friends plays a song from their someday-to-be-released EP Just Put That Anywhere. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Weekly Update With Dr. Paul Keim: Understanding Coronavirus

Arizona scientists have joined forces to study the coronavirus disease in a new institute called the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union. The group’s co-founder is Dr. Paul Keim, an infectious disease expert with Northern Arizona University and the nonprofit institute TGen North. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Poetry Friday: Mother Nature’s Revenge

KNAU listener and teacher Eileen Groom has this week’s installment of Poetry Friday. She is a self-described worrier, and has been thinking about the health of the earth and humanity during the pandemic. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Cultural, Language Barriers Complicate Public Health Messages on Navajo Nation

There are now more than 900 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation. Government officials have instituted curfews and travel bans in an effort to slow the spread. But communicating about the disease to tribal members can be challenging. Learn more at KNAU.org.

Returning to Old Favorites? Comfort TV (and Books, and Music) Is a New Trend

There’s a lot of uncertainty in the world right now. Which explains a major trend in entertainment: People are revisiting favorite TV shows, and listening to music they already know they like. Learn more at NPR’s blog, The Coronavirus Crisis.

The COVID-19 coronavirus continues to affect lives on a daily basis. Businesses, churches, schools, and other public facilities are closing. Sporting events and meetings are canceled daily. News reports tell us how hospitals are grappling with limited testing capabilities. There seem to be more questions than answers, and if ever there was a time for answers, it is now.

Joining TGen Talks to discuss COVID-19, is Dr. David Engelthaler, co-director of TGen North, the Pathogen and Microbiome Division of TGen located in Flagstaff, Arizona, who discusses the launch of a genomic-based test for COVID-19, and TGen’s collaborative work with the Arizona Department of Health Services to test for and identify pockets of COVID-19 across the state.

You can find TGen’s latest news post here.

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