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Charles Haas, PhD, LD Betz professor of Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering, was quoted in a May 22 Vox story about why the "6-foot rule" doesn't eliminate risk of COVID-19 transmission indoors. Haas' quote was also cited in a May 24 Vox story about more than 100 worshipers contracting the virus at a single church service in Germany. 
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Jennifer Olszewski, EdD, an assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a May 25 Kaiser Health News story on the increased distress caused by isolation and uncertainty during the pandemic in older adults. The article was picked up by CNN.
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Hannah Beier, a undergraduate photography student in the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, whose photography was featured recently on the cover of TIME magazine, was interviewed in a May 22 KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) story about her work.
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Drexel was mentioned in a May 24 KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) story about the city's "Work Ready" summer internship program, noting the University's continued support of the program during the pandemic.
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Drexel was mentioned in a May 25 Philadelphia Inquirer story about how local colleges and universities have made the transition to online finals this term.
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Scott Knowles, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a May 26 San Antonio Express-News story about COVID-19 data and claims that different locations are "not living in the same reality."
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Eric Tars, JD, an adjunct professor in the Kline School of Law was quoted in a May 23 Honolulu Civil Beat story about an expanded sit-lie ban meant to crack down on Honolulu’s homeless population.
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Recently published research, on the evolutionary development of creativity, led by John Kounios, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a May 22 WRAL-TV (NBC- Raleigh, North Carolina) broadcast about the mental benefits of puzzles. A May 4 Washington Post article mentioning the same study and benefits of puzzles was reprinted in the News & Record (Greensboro, North Carolina) on May 24.
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Brian Lee, PhD, an associate professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health, was quoted in a May 22 article in The Scientist about a large twin study in Sweden finding that the contributions of genetics and environment on an autism diagnosis have held steady over multiple decades.
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Esther Chernak, MD, an associate clinical professor in the Dornsife School of Public Health and director of the Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication, was quoted in a May 22 Spotlight PA article that was picked up by media across the state, including Levittown Now, PennLive, the York Dispatch and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A May 25 Sentinel (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) column about the value of reporting confirmed and probable cases separately to avoid giving the public a skewed real-time understanding of how prevalent COVID-19 is in their community also ran in several newspapers.
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Urban Health Collaborative data on the number of lives saved by stay-at-home orders was mentioned by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf last week while announcing his plan for reopening the Commonwealth. An Associated Press story that reported on the conference was adapted in news outlets across the state on May 22, including the Tri-County Independent (Honesdale, Pennsylvania), KYW-Newsradio (1060-AM) and WKOK-Newsradio (Sunbury, Pennsylvania) and mentioned in a number of local television broadcasts. The data was also covered May 22 by the San Diego Union Tribune.
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What Anthony Fauci Thinks of Colleges' Plans to Reopen
The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 22
In the past week, universities have begun releasing yet more details about how they plan to bring students, staff and faculty back to campus in the coming weeks and months. College presidents have started to roll out the outlines of those plans, with many insisting that their final decisions will be guided by science and advice from public-health professionals.
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Colleges Had to Adapt to Virtual Final Exams. What They Learned Could Shape the Future on Campuses.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 25

Moving final exams online, while maintaining their integrity and yet not putting undue pressure on students already struggling to survive a pandemic, was just the latest historical first for the nation's colleges.
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A Bleak Picture for International Enrollment
Inside Higher Ed, May 26

Colleges prepare for big declines in new international student enrollments due to the coronavirus pandemic. But survey data shows that about 90 percent of current students remain in the U.S.
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Notre Dame vs. Princeton: Two Very Different Approaches on When and How to Reopen College During COVID-19
The Washington Post, May 22

As an exercise in looking at how education leaders can come to different decisions in uncertain times, let's examine the reasoning of the leaders of two schools.
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Communicating Culture in a Distributed World
Inside Higher Ed, May 26

Communication has taken on much broader meaning and greater significance for organizations of late, both inward and outward facing. Nowhere is that truer than for colleges and universities, as the higher education sector struggles with long-needed change, financial and organizational constraints, volatile public perceptions about cost and value, and now the impacts of COVID-19.
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