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UrduWith social distancing restrictions easing nationwide, many areas are requiring people to wear face masks in public places. Wondering what type of face mask works best to prevent the further spread of COVID-19? Virginia Tech expert Peter Jobst explains the…
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FSU experts available to comment on geochemical effects of Saharan dust cloud
By: Bill Wellock | Published: July 1, 2020 | 1:25 pm | SHARE: More dust from the Sahara Desert is forecast to come to the United States this week. The massive dust plume known as the Saharan Air Layer has a myriad of effects on air quality, fertilizing ecosystems and more.Florida State University has experts available to comment on some of the surprising features related to the meteorological phenomenon.
Epidemiologist can comment on new, potentially dangerous strain of flu
Dr. Jennifer Horney, one of the leading experts during the COVID-19 pandemic, can discuss the new strain of flu (“G4 EA H1N1”) carried by pigs in China that has the potential to become a pandemic. Dr. Horney was a member of…
UC San Diego Health (@UCSDHealth) Reproductive Expert Talks about COVID-19 and Fertility
During the novel coronavirus pandemic, many couples have concerns about reproductive consequences related to COVID-19. Experts say when it comes to the impact of infections similar to coronavirus — such as influenza — on female and male fertility, the evidence…
South Pole Warmed More Than Three Times Global Rate in 30 Years
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 29, 2020) – The South Pole warmed more than three times the global rate from 1989 to 2018 – a record period of warming, according to a Rutgers coauthored study in the journal Nature Climate Change.…
Salisbury University Experts Available to Discuss COVID-19
Salisbury University faculty are available for interviews regarding the following aspects of COVID-19: Mark Frana, virologist in SU’s Biological Sciences Department, can speak on characteristics of the coronavirus and provide general insights on vaccine development. Brandye Nobiling, director…
Ask Me Anything About Diet, Exercise & Mental Health: FREE McLean Hospital Webinar Series
Dr. Chris Palmer on the Connections Between Physical and Mental Well-Being July 1 @ 12pm EST When we hear the term “wellness,” many of us think: diet, exercise, sleep. What about stress reduction, mindfulness, meditation? How do those factor into…
July 4th story ideas: history, travel, grilling and fireworks
Reporters and editors note: The Virginia Tech media relations office has a number of story opportunities connected to the upcoming Independence Day holiday, see below. Thanks for your consideration! African-American perspectives on the 4th of July The murder of George…
USC experts unmask truths and trends about face coverings
As communities settle into a new normal, it is clear that masks are the COVID-19 pandemic’s must-have accessory. Keck Medicine of USC experts share advice on how the public can properly wear masks in their daily routines – and cope…
Fireworks safety and your eyes during COVID-19
Tyler Hall, M.D., assistant professor with UAB Callahan Eye Hospital and the UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, discusses eye safety while using fireworks during the July 4 holiday. Original post https://alertarticles.info
Veterinary expert available to discuss new swine flu strain
Dr. Phillip Gauger is an associate professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine at Iowa State University. Gauger is available for media interviews regarding the new strain of swine flu with potential to infect humans. Gauger’s areas of expertise…
Rutgers Economist Available to Discuss Economic Impact of New Jersey’s Phase Two Re-Opening
Rutgers economist Bruce Mizrach is available to comment on a new Rutgers working paper that examines the economic impact of New Jersey’s phase two re-opening in big box retail, apparel, fast food, fast causal dinging, grocers and lodging. The researchers analyzed data…
International law and armed conflict expert available to comment on Russian bounty payments
For stories on Russian bounty payments for American troops in Afghanistan–especially the credibility of the reports, the legality of such actions, and the multi-country history of bounties in foreign policy–contact Mary Ellen O’Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law…
China’s law is ‘final nail in the coffin’ for Hong Kong
China passed a law this week on national security for Hong Kong, which is expected to further limit the city’s autonomy and could be used to crack down on those engaging in “secession, subversion against the central Chinese government, terrorism,…
How Hospitality Industry Should Address Discrimination
After the worldwide protests that erupted over the killing of George Floyd, it is hard for me to imagine any person, company, or institution, continuing to discount the role that racism plays in our society. People all over are demanding an end to racial discrimination that is embedded in our social systems. In hospitality, emerging research has shined light on the perception of discrimination among industry workers, but personally, it comes as no surprise to me.
Travel and tourism expert offers tips for easing stress during busy holiday weekends
While July 4th celebrations will look different this year during the coronavirus pandemic, vacation goers should still be mindful of their interactions with hospitality workers during this stressful and busy time, says Virginia Tech travel and tourism expert Mahmood Khan.…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Supreme Court Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law
Professor Leslie M. Kantor, a reproductive health expert at the Rutgers School of Public Health, is available to comment on the Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down a restrictive Louisiana abortion law which would have limited the state to one abortion…
This spring they were heroes, but summer may be cruel for health professionals, experts say
An outpouring of public support may have helped maintain the spirits and well-being of health care workers as they faced the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. But as the salutes fade into memory, and COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across the United States, mental health experts are worried about the health care workers-turned-heroes who were so much in the spotlight a few months ago.
Delirium ‘a silent healthcare crisis’
Dr. Lance Patak had an extensive background in nursing prior to entering medical school at UCLA. He is a huge advocate of making communications a vital sign — which, he said, could improve delirium among ICU patients. Patak calls poor…
Rutgers Scholar Available to Discuss U.S. Police Abolition, Defunding, and Histories of Black Struggle Against Racial Violence
Rutgers sociologist Brittany Friedman is available to discuss Black struggles against U.S. police violence and calls for police abolition and defunding in the context of historical movements against chattel slavery, racial violence and white supremacy. “The contemporary demand to abolish…
Rutgers Expert Can Discuss New Home and Property Flood Risk Data
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 29, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick professor Robert E. Kopp is available for interviews on new flood risk data for more than 142 million homes and properties in the United States. The data were released by the First Street Foundation, a…
Staying Safe During Fourth of July Celebrations
To many, Independence Day is more than a day off from work to solemnly mark the country’s founding. It’s a day of celebration comparable to a mid-summer Christmas where cookouts and family picnics serve as sun-soaked substitutes for baking cookies…
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana’s ‘Heartbeat bill,’ Roe v. Wade remains intact
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Louisiana so-called “heartbeat bill,” essentially aiming to make abortion illegal once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The law was unconstitutional, says B. Jessie Hill, said professor and associate dean for research and faculty…
June’s jobs report to show companies not in ‘hiring mode’
On Thursday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release figures for unemployment in the month of June. Cornell experts are available for interviews about the report and the challenges facing the U.S. job market. Erica Groshen is a senior…
Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Benefits of Backyard Composting
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 29, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Michele Bakacs can discuss the benefits of composting for soil health and reducing waste going to landfills, how to get started with composting in your backyard, the correct ingredients for success…
WashU Expert: Congress unlikely to act on police reform
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are at a stalemate over enacting sweeping police reforms in the wake of the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans. The gulf between the Democratic and Republican proposed solutions is wide and neither side seems willing to bend, says a law expert on criminal reform at Washington University in St.
Donna Friedsam, an expert on health care financing, coverage, access, and cost, can discuss the Trump administration’s request that the U.S. Supreme Court invalidate the Affordable Care Act. The justices will hear arguments in the case sometime next
Donna Friedsam is Distinguished Researcher; Health Policy Programs Director, Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP)College of Letters and Science. She is an expert on health care financing, coverage, and access. She can discuss: Medicaid, BadgerCare, Affordable Care Act, and other safety…
Law expert available to discuss the Trump Administration asking Supreme Court to strike down Affordable Care Act
Prof. Jonathan Adler’s research and writing on the Affordable Care Act is credited with inspiring litigation that led to a Supreme Court challenge to the lawfulness of tax credits in states that failed to create their own health insurance exchanges.
Computer Vision Technology Helps Analyze Michigan Dam Collapse
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 26, 2020) – Rutgers engineers have created a 3D model of last month’s devastating break in the Edenville Dam in Michigan, using the emerging technology of computer vision to analyze a smartphone video posted on social…
Dust plume may mean weaker hurricanes, heartier ocean ecosystem
A Saharan dust plume is continuing its journey from Africa, crossing the Caribbean and making its way into the Gulf Coast region in the coming days. Natalie Mahowald, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University…
FREE McLean Hospital Webinar Series: Ask Me Anything About Teen & Child Mental Health
Dr. Lisa Coyne Answers Questions About Youth Mental Health June 25 @ 11am EST Mental health is an enormous component of overall health for both children and teens alike. The World Health Organization reports that across the globe, 10-20% of…
Wall Street Bracing for a Democrat Sweep. (Expert Available)
With President Donald Trump trailing Joe Biden by wider and wider margins in recent weeks, Wall Street has begun to brace for the return of a Democratic White House. Finance professor David Kass, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.…
Texas A&M Expert Available To Discuss Saharan Dust
An expert in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences in the Texas A&M University College of Geosciences is available to discuss with media the massive plume of Saharan dust that is forecasted to arrive above Texas late this week. Timothy Logan,…
After the protests: clues for communities to turn a day of BLM action into lasting change in battle against racism.
Dr. Claire Whitlinger can talk about how the Black Lives Matter movement can leverage protests into permanent change based on the experience of Philadelphia, Mississippi, site of the “Mississippi Burning” murders in 1964. She spent 10 years studying how the…
Houston Methodist oncologist available to comment on NCI model predicting 10,000 additional breast/colorectal cancer deaths due to COVID-19
The National Cancer Institute predicts the number of people who will die from breast or colorectal cancer in the U.S. will increase by nearly 10,000 over the next decade because of COVID-19’s impact on oncology care. Charles Geyer, M.D., oncologist…
June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day: Know the Symptoms and Risk Factors for acute stress and PTSD During COVID-19
Loyola Medicine Clinical Psychologist Elizabeth Simmons believes it’s important for everyone–especially those at high risk for extreme stress and trauma during to the COVID-19 pandemic (front line health care workers, essential workers and COVID-19 survivors)–to be aware of the symptoms of acute stress…
Rutgers Expert Can Discuss Soil Compaction, Healthy Yards
New Brunswick, N.J. (June 23, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Steven Yergeau is available to discuss the causes of soil compaction and how to correct it to foster healthy yards. Soil compaction can impact lawns and gardens and cause…
Lithium-ion battery recycling expert available: Jeff Spangenberger, Argonne National Laboratory
More than 1 million electric vehicles are now driving on U.S. roads. What will happen when those cars go out of service? Without recycling, their batteries may become 8 million tons of global scrap by 2040. Argonne National Laboratory engineer…
Protesting Police Brutality: UNLV African American Studies Professor on How Protests Can Enact Social Change
The days and weeks following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minnesota have been marked by a civil rights movement that — in terms of size and structure — could be considered larger than…
Black Lives Matter: NFL, NASCAR respond
FACULTY Q&AThe Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality prompted the NFL to acknowledge it should have listened to players who wanted to peacefully protest and led to NASCAR’s ban of Confederate flags at its races.Ron Wade, clinical assistant professor of sport management at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology and former director of marketing for the Detroit Tigers, discusses what these actions mean.
Deena Kelly Costa: Lifting restrictions on Michigan’s nurses
FACULTY Q&ADeena Kelly CostaDeena Kelly Costa, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, helped advise Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office in crafting an executive order that lifts restrictions on nurses, nursing students and other health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Michigan has some of the strictest advanced nursing practice standards in the country.
Sheria Robinson-Lane: Why have nursing homes been hit so hard by the coronavirus?
ANN ARBOR—Nursing home residents and workers account for about one-third of COVID-19 deaths in the United States, so far, according to media reports.Sheria Robinson-Lane, a gerontologist and assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, is an expert in palliative and long-term care and nursing administration.
SCOTUS ruling won’t end the DACA saga
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program was not legal. The decision is a win for those protected by DACA, undocumented children brought to the U.S.…
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Steroid Drug Dexamethasone Reducing COVID-19 Deaths
Rutgers scholar Fredric Wondisford is available to discuss how dexamethasone can be used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients following a study in the United Kingdom that found the steroid drug reduced the number of deaths. “The preliminary results from…
Mom and Pop Can Still Fire You for Being Gay: Rutgers Labor Law Expert Discusses Asterisks on SCOTUS Rulings
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (June 19, 2020) – The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Earlier in the week, the Court ruled employers cannot discriminate against workers on the…
UCLA Health Experts advise on navigating LGBTQ Health
The celebration of Pride Month has focused a spotlight not only on the important voices and critical progress made by the LGBTQ community but also on issues that still must be addressed to create a more inclusive, equitable and supportive…
GW Experts Available to Discuss the Supreme Court Ruling on DACA
The George Washington University has faculty available to provide opinions, expertise, and commentary on a variety of topics related to today’s SCOTUS ruling that the Trump administration may not proceed with its plan to end a program protecting young immigrants…
Supreme Court DACA decision confirms executive branch action not absolute, Notre Dame expert says
Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the nearly 800,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, also known as “Dreamers,” who came to the U.S. as children. The Trump administration sought to end DACA but today’s 5…
Scholars discuss Black Lives Matter movement and impact on higher education
In the wake of protests around the world, three experts from Washington University in St. Louis compared research and scholarly notes about systemic racism, potential societal change and the implications for teaching, research and higher education. Hedwig Lee, David Cunningham…
Tulane immigration law expert calls SCOTUS ruling a surprise victory for Dreamers
Mary Yanik, director of the Tulane Immigrants’ Rights Law Clinic, says the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling barring President Trump from ending DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, is recognition that “the Trump administration’s rescission of the program was…