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Medicine's Mark Cameron discusses the more transmissible COVID-19 variant
Assume the new coronavirus variant is in your community Mashable: Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said that the more transmissible COVID-19 variant is becoming dominant in parts of the UK, and will likely grow dominant in regions around the U.S., too.
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Law's Sharona Hoffman discusses potential vaccine mandates or requirements
Businesses, employers, airlines, and more all within their rights to mandate vaccines WEWS: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, said that vaccine mandates or requirements could be as common as mask mandates if businesses, employers and other institutions want to implement them.
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Political science's Justin Buchler discusses implications of efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office
What exactly does impeachment mean with so little time left in President Trump's administration? WKYC: Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science at the College of Arts and Sciences, spoke about the likelihood and potential consequences of efforts to remove President Donald Trump…
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Law School's Ayesha Bell Hardaway explains how to talk to children about attack on the U.S. Capitol
How to explain to kids the difference between a mob and a protest Parents: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, assistant professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed the implications of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump insurrectionists—and how to explain that to…
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Weatherhead School's J.B. Silvers explains health insurance companies’ approaches to paying for COVID-19 treatments
OH Really? explores COVID's impact on the cost of health care WKSU: J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance at Weatherhead School of Management, explained health insurance companies’ approaches to paying for COVID-19 treatments.
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Medicine's Mark Cameron discusses uncertainties on effectiveness of just one COVID-19 vaccine dose
How to prove whether one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine could save lives Mashable: Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said that based on the clinical trial, it’s not really known yet how effective the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is without the second.
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History's Jonathan Sadowsky discusses new book on history of depression
Despite all the backlash, anti-depressants can really help Medium: Jonathan Sadowsky, the Theodore J. Castele Professor in the Department of History at the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed his new book, The Empire of Depression: A New History, which explores how different societies…
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Law's Andrew Geronimo explains how free speech protections are not applicable on social media websites
No, the First Amendment doesn't prevent being banned on Twitter WEWS: Andrew Geronimo, director of the First Amendment Clinic at the School of Law, spoke about how free speech protections are not applicable on social media websites.
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Begun Center's Rachel Lovell explains the many ways DNA can help law enforcement
Alaska requires DNA be collected from people arrested for violent crimes. Many police have ignored that. ProPublica: Rachel Lovell, research assistant professor at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said that DNA doesn't just solve sexual assault cases, it can also…
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Case Western Reserve University’s 2021 MLK Convocation to be headlined by public policy expert, writer and advocate Heather McGhee
McGhee will deliver virtual lecture and discuss her new book, The Sum of Us, on Feb. 5 In her moving TED Talk, “Racism has a cost for everyone,” Heather McGhee recounts what happened during a live television appearance when a caller asked her for advice on overcoming racial prejudice. Her…