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March 25, 2020
Graduation, Financial Aid, Admissions — For This Year's College-Bound, The Future Is In Turmoil NPR: Rick Bischoff, vice president for enrollment management, said, “Up until a week ago, I would not have predicted where we would ultimately come out on this," said Bischoff, who oversees enrollment…
March 24, 2020
We’ve been here before: How Cleveland survived the 1918 Spanish flu, compared to coronavirus Cleveland.com: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, shared some of the similarities between the current coronavirus outbreak and the 1918 flu pandemic: “They were doing then…
March 23, 2020
President Trump must act immediately to protect doctors and nurses from Covid-19 Washington Post: Peter Shulman, associate professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, contextualized the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) by President Trump in order to increase the manufacture of…
March 23, 2020
Jobless claims in Ohio at historical high due to coronavirus pandemic Plain Dealer: Daniel Shoag, associate professor of of economics in the Weatherhead School of Management, spoke about the recent spike in jobless claims due to layoffs associated with the coronavirus--and suggested that many…
March 23, 2020
The Economic Impact of Coronavirus City Club of Cleveland: Sue Helper, a professor of economics and Jack Kleinhenz, an adjunct professor—both at the Weatherhead School of Management—weighed in on the immediate and long-term negative economic consequences of multi-pronged efforts to decelerate the…
March 23, 2020
How long will COVID-19 last? Popular Science: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences in the School of Medicine, discussed the ways that the new coronavirus spreads, pointing out that the U.S. is at a “pivotal period of time” in…
March 23, 2020
Does lack of paid sick days put Ohio at risk of coronavirus outbreak? Cleveland Plain Dealer: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, weighed in on the impact of the coronavirus on employment. She noted that employers aren’t legally required…
March 23, 2020
16 Things to Do While the Kids Are Home Psychology Today: Jane Timmons-Mitchell, senior research associate in the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education and clinical associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine, shared her thoughts about…
March 23, 2020
Will the shingles vaccine help me fight coronavirus? No. Here’s why Cleveland.com: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences in the School of Medicine, said that while the shingles vaccine boosts a group of cells that trigger an immune…
March 23, 2020
What happens if you defy quarantine? In some cases, you could face jail time ABC Cleveland / WEWS-5: Katharine Van Tassel, a visiting professor of law, discussed the processes involving self-quarantining and mandatory quarantining.