Fall Semester Will Hardly Be Normal
Claudia Neuhauser and Brian Herman Whoever said “[t]he definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” surely did not foresee the COVID crisis…
The Perils of Open Science
By Claudia Neuhauser, Ph.D., Associate Vice President of Research and Technology Transfer, Professor of Mathematics, University of Houston; and Brian Herman, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and former Vice…
Trust and a Shared Reality
Claudia Neuhauser and Brian Herman The National Intelligence Council warned in the recent Global Trends 2040 report that societies will need to adapt to deal with global challenges, “including climate change, disease, financial…
Will colleges be able to stay open next fall?
Claudia Neuhauser and Brian Herman Expectations are high that we will be able to return to normal in a few months now that, soon, all adults will be eligible for the…
A Return to Normalcy?
Claudia Neuhauser and Brian Herman We heard the good news. Two (or perhaps three) vaccines that appear to be highly effective are around the corner. This may spell the end of…
Higher Education in a Post-vaccine World
By Claudia Neuhauser, Ph.D., Associate Vice President of Research and Technology Transfer, Professor of Mathematics, University of Houston; and Brian Herman, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and former Vice…