Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Joseph Allen, 07/21/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Joseph Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment science in the Department of Environmental Health and director of the Healthy Buildings Program. This…
Scientists warn about airborne coronavirus infection
Experts say that tiny viral particles that linger in the air in indoor spaces are likely a significant source of coronavirus infection.
Expert: Children should return to school in the fall
Joseph Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, believes that schools can safely reopen in the fall during the COVID-19 pandemic if they follow a number of risk-reduction measures.…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Joseph Allen, 06/24/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Joseph Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment science in the Department of Environmental Health and director of the Healthy Buildings Program. This…
How to behave in an elevator during COVID-19 pandemic
Joseph Allen has some advice about good elevator etiquette for when you return to the office amid the coronavirus pandemic. Wear a mask, he advises. Load the elevator in a checkerboard pattern. Face forward. Announce your desired floor.…
Healthy Buildings on the Horizon
From fighting coronavirus to boosting cognitive performance, Joe Allen thinks healthy buildings will be the next public health revolution.
Unleashing New Tools to Build a Healthier Environment
The Login5 Foundation, which had previously supported the initial development and debut of the CoBE calculator, is continuing its support of the project with a new gift of $1.5 million.
Op-ed: We should focus on airborne transmission of COVID-19
Mitigating airborne transmission of the coronavirus “should be at the front of our disease-control strategies for COVID-19,” according to Joseph Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment science at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. That’s because evidence…
Headed outdoors over Memorial Day weekend? Be careful, say experts.
As Memorial Day approaches, experts say it’s OK to spend time outside—on beaches, in parks, and seated outdoors at restaurants—if you’re careful. Scientists think that most coronavirus cases result from close contact from infected people in enclosed spaces,…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Joseph Allen, 05/19/20
You are listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Joseph Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment science. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 19.…