The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected sports and entertainment events across the world. Major tournaments have been indefinitely suspended or postponed, and in some cases canceled. 

The global outbreak of the coronavirus has prompted professionals and students around the world to embrace remote work and digital learning, while most aspects of our daily lives have been disrupted. Families are isolating in their homes and working parents are shouldering much of the responsibility for their children’s education. Young or old, people around the globe have taken a pause to consider these pressing circumstances and how to navigate life’s current challenges. “What new responsibilities has COVID-19 brought?” is one of the questions many of us are having to ask these days.

Dr. Anis Ben Brik, Associate Professor at CPP, highlights how COVID-19 has underscored the importance of humanitarian leadership and global solidarity. 

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Modern societies have for many years evolved efficient methods for resolving legal disputes in a peaceful manner. Litigation in courts, as well as out-of-court alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods - such as negotiation, mediation, conciliation and arbitration - are popular avenues through which a wide range of commercial and non-commercial disputes are resolved in Qatar and beyond. 

At the time of writing, more than one million people across the world have recovered from COVID-19. Other statistics suggest that approximately 85% of patients with mild symptoms recover within two weeks and without the need for hospitalization. That said, no two journeys back to full health are the same, particularly when it comes to those who unfortunately require intensive treatment for this novel coronavirus. 

Muhammad Usama Tariq, a Biological and Biomedical Sciences graduate student at the College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently published a chapter in the book, “Essentials of Cancer Genomic, Computational Approaches and Precision Medicine”, which highlights the role of omics in precision medicine for cancer therapies. 

The rules that govern members of a society are in a state of flux due to COVID-19. Just four short months ago, we probably could not have imagined a society defined by closed stores, social distancing, and mask-wearing. Yet states around the world have required these measures, and even more, of individuals. 

The Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), delivered the fifth and sixth installments of its webinar series centered on COVID-19. The webinar series is organized by the institute’s Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence and focuses on the use of artificial intelligence and data science for COVID-19 data. With confirmed cases worldwide surpassing 2.7 million and growing, presentations focused on the race to develop vaccines and treatments and the ‘infodemic’ of inaccurate and false news undermining efforts to overcome the pandemic.

Dr. Dalal Aassouli, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator at CIS, talks about Islamic finance and its role in overcoming COVID-19. 

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Over 650 researchers, scientists, engineers, policymakers, educators, and students participated in the recent COVID-19 related webinars organized by the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University. 

Presentations from three of its centers focused on QEERI’s core research areas - water, energy, and the environment – were followed by an interactive question and answer session, moderated by Dilraz Kunnummal, PR, Communications and Outreach Specialist at QEERI.