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When Rekha Srinivasan asked students in her organic chemistry and biochemistry classes how they were doing in light of recent changes in their lives due to the COVID-19 outbreak, she learned that many were anxious, bored or just plain fidgety. Srinivasan, the James Stephen Swinehart, PhD…

Colleagues Become Confidants in the Age of Coronavirus Wall Street Journal: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said that employers can direct workers to keep an eye on colleagues without running afoul of the law—but that it’s easy to…

Wearing a coronavirus face mask isn't about you Mashable: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences in the School of Medicine, said it’s going to take “an unprecedented public health response to put a lid on this” when it comes to curbing…

Abortion Providers File Suit Against Ohio To Continue Operating During COVID-19 Pandemic WKSU- Ohio Public Radio: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, weighed in on an emergency lawsuit filed against the state for halting abortions during the cornoavrius crisis.

Unemployment claims in Ohio top 468,000 in two weeks WEWS- ABC Cleveland: Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law and professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences, weighed in on the unprecedented numbers of Ohioans who’ve lost their jobs in the…

Ways to cope with financial strains WEWS- ABC Cleveland: Robert L. Fischer, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, says options are available for those unable to make…

Coronavirus in Ohio: Appeals court allows some surgical abortions to continue amid COVID-19 Cincinnati Enquirer: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, discussed the Sixth Circuit court’s decision not to interfere with a federal court judge's ruling to temporarily block a state…

As coronavirus cases grow, some of the largest US employers including Walmart and Amazon turn to thermometers as detection tool CNBC: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, pointed out that concert venues, stadiums and movie theaters already…

The Ethics of Wearing (or Not Wearing) a Face Mask During the Coronavirus Pandemic TIME: Jessica Berg, co-dean of the School of Law, and Suzanne Rivera, associate professor of bioethics and vice president for research and technology management, discussed the ethics of wearing masks during the…

Ohio health workers to test oral antiviral spray for prevention of coronavirus infection USA TODAY: Robert Salata, professor of medicine, epidemiology and international health, discussed an antiviral oral spray that has been available over the counter since 2012, slated to undergo a clinical trial…