Michelle Kolk, senior executive director of communications and content strategy, leads the team responsible for telling Case Western Reserve’s story through websites, magazines, social media and other publications.
The next time you raise your cellphone to your ear, consider this: That surface pressed to your face may be dirtier than a toilet seat. Cellphones are just one example of commonly used objects that harbor germs and have been studied by microbiologists. From the bottoms of purses to…, What to do? Case Western Reserve University’s Shanina Knighton, PhD, RN (GRS ’17, nursing), has plenty of answers. An adjunct associate professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing with a board certification in infection control, Knighton is a…, It wasn’t the path Knighton intended when she came to campus for her PhD. But CWRU gave her both “space to ask bold questions,” such as why [hospital] patient hand hygiene is so often overlooked,” she said, “and the resources to pursue answers that could…, Fast Facts 1-2 hours it takes for toxin-causing bacteria to start growing on unrefrigerated food 10…, Legionella, E. Coli and Mold—Oh my! Your home may be full of unseen germs and bacteria. Here’s Shanina Knighton’s advice. 1. Dish rags and sponges They are some of the dirtiest items in kitchens and harbor more than food particles. Lingering moisture provides the perfect growth…
