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How to combat racism in stores Vogue: Cassi Pittman-Claytor, assistant professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, commented on reports of Black Americans who experience negative treatment more frequently than any other racial group. “It is a nagging, persistent and prevalent…

What a second round of shutdowns might look like in Ohio; experts say masks could stop them WEWS: Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law at the School of Law, said another round of shutdowns would spark more job loss and drive up the cost of the goods and services…

What’s behind the national coin shortage? WJW: Roman Sheremeta, associate professor of economics at the Weatherhead School of Management, provided insight into the current shortage of coins in the United States, relating it to the COVID-19 crisis.

When playtime and COVID collide The New York Times: Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor and the Louis D. Beaumont University Professor, discussed how children are incorporating COVID-19 in their pretend play. She said studies have shown children in pediatric hospitals who incorporate…

Medina business executive says masks can save lives and protect Ohio’s economy ideastream: Katharine Van Tassel, visiting professor at the School of Law, discussed the importance of wearing face masks during the public health crisis. Wearing a mask in public has evolved from a strong…

Asylum rules test Trump's legal skills to make new policy The Associated Press: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, weighed in on a Trump administration proposal directing immigration judges to be more selective about granting asylum claims and allowing them to deny some…

Black deaths matter: The centuries-old struggle to memorialize slaves and victims of racism The Conversation: Vicki Daniel, an instructor in the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences who studies death rituals in the U.S., wrote about the importance of Black and African American…

Yost’s crackdown on out-of-state liquor sales has long history in Ohio, US Akron Beacon Journal: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, discussed the laws regulating the sale of spirits in Ohio as the legacy of Prohibition, in light of Attorney General Dave Yost’s recent crackdown…

How viruses evolve Knowable Magazine: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, said that pandemics that terrorized, then receded—such as SARS in 2003 and flu in 1918-20 and again in 1957, 1968 and 2009—faded not because the viruses evolved to cause milder disease, but for…

Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability The Associated Press: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, said that collective bargaining agreements for officers provide protections that stand in the way of accountability, even when the…