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PRIA International Academy Announces 4 Online Courses in May 2020

Register Now for Online Courses in May 2020!

Homelessness & Public Space in COVID-19 | Placemaking Weekly

This newsletter from the Project for Public Spaces connects people who share a passion for public spaces to ideas and issues, news, quotes, places, and events from the placemaking movement. In this edition,  the higher risks faced by the homeless during the current coronavirus crisis are discussed.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 113, Issue 2

In this issue we feature 11 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

Wellbeing resources to help you through the lockdown

During these difficult and unprecedented times of social distancing, isolation, and lockdown, many of us are realising the core tenet of social psychology- that humans need to belong to groups, to feel a sense of connection to humans around us, and to share a sense of identity and purpose.

Supporting resilient learning in the face of COVID-19

To contain the continuous spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen, at the latest count, 188 countries taking the unprecedented action of closing their nation’s schools. Over 1.5 billion learners are affected. While the measure is necessary to stop the spread, it is already having a negative effect on education, wellbeing, and health.

 

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