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How the Coronavirus Is Influencing Children’s Play The Atlantic: Sandra Russ, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, a Distinguished University Professor and Louis D. Beaumont University Professor, discussed how children use play as language to act out pretend scenarios as a way to…

Cleveland Pioneers Persevered Through The Ague Ideastream:  John Grabowski,  Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, spoke about the outbreak of disease known as the ague, that affected Cleveland’s early non-indigenous settlers battled in the early 1800’s—thanks, in part, to the stagnant flow…

Colleges Go Test-Optional After SAT, ACT Are Called Off National Public Radio (NPR): Case Western Reserve University is cited as one of the first institutions of higher learning to go test-optional for student applications, following global disruptions caused by the coronavirus. Rick Bischoff,…

Residency in a pandemic: How COVID-19 is affecting trainees American Medical Association: Salomeh "Sally" Salari, a first-year obstetrics and gynecology resident, was featured for the unique position of medical residents like her amid America’s COVID-19 pandemic; while they are physicians,…

Case Western to team with Cleveland design company to produce 5,000 medical face shields a day WKYC-3 / NBC-Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University announced a partnership with Penn State Behrend and Nottingham Spirk to eventually produce 5,000 face shields a day for healthcare providers. Ian…

Will wearing a mask protect me from coronavirus? The answers aren’t that simple Cleveland.com: With a growing number of health experts acknowledging that the general public might benefit from wearing masks to protect against the coronavirus, Shanina Knighton, a registered nurse and researcher at…

Could coronavirus travel through the air? What new research says Cleveland.com: Mark Cameron, associate professor in the School of Medicine, discussed the premise of social distancing measures, which are based on the belief that COVID-19 is transmitted by respiratory droplets that spread the virus…

The coronavirus test isn't as scary as it looks Mashable: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, described the swabbing test required to determine if a person has COVID-19, which requires a health professional to insert what is…

More Than 1,000 Coronavirus Cases Among New York Nursing Homes Wall Street Journal: Robin Jump, associate professor of medicine, spoke about the growing number of coronavirus cases in nursing homes: “[It] speaks to … how difficult infection protection and control is,” she said, adding that nursing…

Accurate information is crucial during times of distress Crain’s Cleveland Business: Jane Timmons-Mitchell, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine, shared her thoughts about the importance of getting robust, accurate information during…