In the Headlines

August 2020

Genetic Data Show How a Single Superspreading Event Sent Coronavirus Across Massachusetts—and the Nation

The Washington Post

Is Caffeine Unsafe for Pregnant Women? New Research Creates Discussion

TODAY

How Convalescent Plasma Could Help Fight COVID-19

TIME

What Is the COVID-19 Risk Level of Activities With Friends Now?

TODAY

F.D.A. ‘Grossly Misrepresented’ Blood Plasma Data, Scientists Say

The New York Times

Pitt's 1st-Year Students Will Take Anti-Black Racism Course

Education Dive

Pitt Will Require New Students to Take Course on Racism

Inside Higher Ed

University Of Pittsburgh To Require Anti-Black Racism Course

BET

13 Great Apps for Learning About Mindfulness

Mashable

New ‘Plandemic’ Video Peddles Misinformation, Conspiracies

FactCheck.org

What Is the 1st Symptom of COVID-19 Versus Flu?

TODAY

Why Coronavirus Superspreading Events Happen

NPR

Grad Students Challenge University-Mandated COVID-19 Agreements

Science

University of Pittsburgh Makes Students Take Class on ‘How To Be Anti-Racist’ Following Floyd and Taylor Deaths

The Sun

University of Pittsburgh Introduces Mandatory Anti-Racism Course for Incoming Freshmen

New York Daily News

Wearing Masks Does Not Cause Lung Infections, Loss of Consciousness

AP

Trump, Pence Campaign Events Signal Lax Approach To Virus

AP

Pitt and Drexel Change Plans for In-Person Classes

AP

Your Smartphone May Be Able To Tell You When You're Drunk

CNN

New U.S. Ethics Board Rejects Most Human Fetal Tissue Research Proposals

Science

Mental Health Issues May Plague Teens as They Head Back To School, Experts Warn

Jewish Chronicle

'A Step Back': COVID-19 Infections Reach All-Time High in U.S. Nursing Homes Amid Surge of Cases in Sunbelt States

USA Today

The Inside Story of the $8 Million Heist From the Carnegie Library

Smithsonian Magazine

I’m a Teacher and I’m Horrified at Schools Reopening During COVID

The Daily Beast

‘Contact Languages’ Don’t Get the Respect They Deserve

The Atlantic

More Than Half a Century Before Kamala Harris Ran for Vice President, This Black Woman Did

CNN

Fauci's Guidance on Pre-Vaccine Coronavirus Treatments

Axois

Fauci's Guidance on Pre-Vaccine Coronavirus Treatments

Axois

Bats, Bees, Lobsters, and Gorillas Practice Social Distancing Too

Fast Company

Casting Calls: Texas Sheriff Hired Troubled Officers to Play to 'Live PD' Cameras

USA Today

On Native American Land, Contact Tracing is Saving Lives

The New York Times

'Feels Like I'm Dorming Anyway': Hotels Housing College Students in Effort to Social Distance

USA Today

‘She May Very Well Hold the Key to Biden’s Win’

Politico Magazine

Pivot to Remote Learning Creates a Chance to Reinvent K-12 Education

The Conversation

‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air

The New York Times

This Coronavirus Vaccine Would Be Two Breakthroughs in One

WIRED

Most Coronavirus Vaccine Projects Are Taking Unorthodox Routes

Bloomberg

Inspired by Llamas’ Unique Antibodies, Scientists Create a Potent Anti-Coronavirus Molecule

STAT

COVID-19 Drug Research Is a Big Huge Mess

WIRED

The Generation That Won WWII Made the World a Better Place. Better, but Not Perfect

Boston Globe