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Law school deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf explain how moot court is still in session—despite coronavirus
Not all moot court is adjourned; some go online The National Jurist: Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf, co-deans of the law school, both weighed in on a story about the trend of law schools moving moot court competitions online during the coronavirus pandemic. CWRU’s law school, among the first to…
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Daniel Tisch, from the School of Medicine, says social distancing is the best tool in our toolbelt
Social distancing dramatically changed Ohio’s coronavirus outlook. Could the U.S. have done even better? Cleveland.com: Daniel Tisch, associate professor and the director of the Master of Public Health Program at the School of Medicine, discussed how masks and other protective gear carry risks and…
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How long does COVID-19 last? Med School's Mark Cameron provides some insight
From Infection to Recovery: How Long It Lasts Elemental: Mark Cameron, an immunologist and medical researcher in the School of Medicine, spoke about how—for up to three weeks—individuals with COVID-19 can spread the virus unknowingly, because they may not be sick, or they may not feel too sick:…
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Med School's Rana Hejal shares what it's like on the front lines of coronavirus
Behind the ventilator: Specialists provide breaths for COVID-19 patients Cincinnati Enquirer: Rana Hejal, a clinical associate professor of medicine, discussed helping guide respiratory therapists on the frontlines of treating COVID-19. Patients on ventilators are sedated, said Hejal, so…
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Mark Cameron, of the School of Medicines, warns of lifting lockdown too soon
Toronto's SARS Outbreak Provides a Cautionary Tale of Lifting a Lockdown Too Soon WKSU: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, spoke about working on the frontlines of the SARS outbreak, when the virus spread from China to Toronto,…
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Economics professor Sue Helper shares manufacturing realities of supplies needed to combat coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed how profit-driven decisions undercut the US's ability to fight an outbreak Business Insider: Sue Helper, professor of economics at the Weatherhead School of Management, weighed in on the manufacturing realities of supplies needed to combat the coronavirus…
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Med School's Mark Cameron provides insight about immunology of the coronavirus
What it means to be immune to the coronavirus Mashable: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences in the School of Medicine, spoke about COVID-19 symptoms and immunity: "The golden rule of immunology is if you are infected with a virus,…
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Standing and Waiting to Bend the Curve
It’s mid-April and spring is upon us – too early to plant the annuals of course, but warm enough to trigger the bulbs and flowering trees. Easter and Passover converged this weekend. This should be time to emerge from winter hibernation into the sunshine. It is also the time that our President, a…