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2020 in review: Case Western Reserve University in the media

In a year as full of news as 2020, it’s no surprise the expertise of Case Western Reserve University faculty was called upon often by the media.

To audiences around the world, university experts helped make sense of the year’s unfolding realities, its latest discoveries—and offered valuable perspective with thoughtful, informed and fact-based explanation and analysis.

News occurred on campus, too. From co-hosting the first U.S. presidential debate to contributing new knowledge in the battle against COVID-19, the university’s faculty, researchers, administration and students played a frequent and essential part of the wider public’s awareness and understanding—from right here in University Circle.

Look back at some of the highlights of Case Western Reserve in the media, from this most unprecedented (and newsworthy) of years now nearly in our rearview:  

Winter

Church offers little outreach to minority victims of priests

The Associated Press (AP), Jan. 4. Brian Clites, instructor, Department of Religious Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

SARS Stung the Global Economy. The Coronavirus Is a Greater Menace.

The New York Times, Feb. 3. Sue Helper, professor of economics, Weatherhead School of Management

The wrong way to fight the opioid crisis

The New Yorker, Feb. 10. Lee Hoffer, professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences; professor of psychiatry, School of Medicine

Lee Hoffer
Lee Hoffer

How COVID-19 layoffs could lead to an increase in crime

Fast Company, March 13. Mark Votruba, chair, Department of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management

It’s Too Hard to Put Artwork Into the Public Domain

Vice News, March 16. Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law; associate director, Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology & the Arts, School of Law

President Trump must act immediately to protect doctors and nurses from Covid-19

The Washington Post, March 21. Peter Shulman, associate professor, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences

Coronavirus is bringing a plague of dangerous doomsday predictions

CNN, March 23. Timothy Beal, professor, Department of Religious Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

Charities face growing need in pandemic without volunteers

The Associated Press, March 24. Grover Gilmore, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Dean in Applied Social Sciences

Spring

How the Coronavirus Is Influencing Children’s Play

The Atlantic, April 1. Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor and Louis D. Beaumont University Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Colleagues Become Confidants in the Age of Coronavirus

The Wall Street Journal, April 2. Sharona Hoffman, Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law; co-director, The Law-Medicine Center, School of Law

Professor Sharona Hoffman
Sharona Hoffman

The Ethics of Wearing (or Not Wearing) a Face Mask During the Coronavirus Pandemic

TIME Magazine, April 5. Jessica Berg, dean, School of Law; professor of bioethics, School of Medicine

Everything you need to know about wearing masks—until the CDC tells us more

Forbes, April 7. Shanina Knighton, instructor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Why Soliciting Donations at the Cash Register Can Backfire

Harvard Business Review, March-April issue. Casey Newmeyer, assistant professor, Department of Design & Innovation, Weatherhead School of Management

Is It Ethically Okay to Get Food Delivered Right Now?

The Atlantic, April 16. Robert Salata, chairman of medicine, School of Medicine

Stop comparing coronavirus to other deadly viruses

Mashable, April 21. Mark Cameron, associate professor, Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine

Finding the glory beneath the grime

The Wall Street Journal, June 5. Elizabeth Bolman, Elsie B. Smith Professor in the Liberal Arts, chair of the Department of Art and Art History, College of Arts and Sciences

Summer

Anthropologie Is “Whitewashed” From Top To Bottom, From How It Treats Its Black Staff To How It Profiles Shoppers

Buzzfeed News, June 23. Cassi Pittman-Claytor, Climo Junior Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences

CWRU Assistant Professor Cassi L. Pittman
Cassi Pittman

Body of Knowledge: Can medical students learn anatomy without a cadaver?

Slate, June 23. Mark Griswold, professor of radiology, School of Medicine; Erin Henninger, executive director, Interactive Commons

Airlines announce new mask requirements on planes

Los Angeles Times, June 29. Sharona Hoffman, professor, Department of Bioethics, School of Medicine

This Is the Real John Roberts

The New York Times, July 7. Jonathan Adler, Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, School of Law

Need Help Social Distancing? Try These Giant Summer Dresses

The Wall Street Journal, July 8. Einav Rabinovich-Fox, visiting instructor, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences

How NASA found the ideal hole on Mars to land in

The New York Times, July 28. Ralph Harvey, professor of geology, College of Arts and Sciences

Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability

PBS Newshour, July 19. Ayesha Bell Hardaway, assistant professor of law; co-director, Social Justice Institute Director, Social Justice Law Center, School of Law

Some Americans may be suffering from pandemic-related post-traumatic stress symptoms, study says

CNN, July 29. Megan Holmes, founding director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Dean in Applied Social Sciences

Photo of Megan Holmes
Megan Holmes

Management Material

Harvard Business Review, Aug. 6. Ellen Van Oosten, associate professor, Department of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management

Cutting-edge research shows how hair dulls razor blades

National Public Radio (NPR), Aug. 6. Jennifer Carter, assistant professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Case School of Engineering

Walmart was prepared for how customers are shopping in the pandemic

Marketplace, Aug. 18. Sayan Chatterjee, professor, Department of Design & Innovation, Weatherhead School of Management

Paycheck Protection Program fraud cases are on the rise

CBS News, Aug. 25. Richard Gordon, professor; director, Financial Integrity Institute; associate director, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, School of Law

The brain implants that could change humanity

The New York Times, Aug. 28. Robert Kirsch, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case School of Engineering

You’re facing a lot of choices amid the pandemic. Cut yourself some slack: It’s called decision fatigue

USA Today, Aug. 30. Grant Pignatiello, instructor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

I Had Passive Suicidal Ideation. Here’s What Everyone Should Know

Yahoo News, Sept. 11. James Overholser, professor of psychological sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

Trump Blames Stimulus Delay on Democrats, but Failure May Hurt Him Most at Election

Newsweek, Sept. 14. Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science, College of Arts and Sciences

Unjust enrichment and Citi’s $900 million error

The Washington Post, Sept. 15. Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law, School of Law

Fall

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Marks ‘The Last Of An Era’ For The Supreme Court, Former Clerk Says

National Public Radio (NPR), Here and Now, Sept. 24. Jonathan Entin, David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, School of Law

Insect inspired robots that can jump, fly and climb are almost here

CNN, Sept. 26. Kathyrn Daltorio, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, Case School of Engineering

Photo of Carol M. Musil
Carol Musil

What you can do with a nursing degree

U.S. News & World Report, Oct. 12. Carol Musil, dean, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing

Don’t believe the murder hornet hype

Mashable, Oct. 14 . Mark Willis, chair of the Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences

Could COVID-19 spread to wildlife in the Arctic?

USA Today, Oct. 14. Martin Nweeia, assistant professor, School of Dental Medicine

Biden and Trump push for votes with suburban voters

CBS News, Oct. 15. Kathryn Lavelle, Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences

How QAnon is hooking Americans with its ‘save the children’ anti-pedophilia rhetoric

Business Insider, Oct. 16. Rachel Lovell, research assistant professor, Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Dean in Applied Social Sciences

Screens Before Bed Are OK for Kids—Just Keep It Calm

The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 20. Carol Rosen, a professor of pediatrics, School of Medicine

From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal

The Associated Press, Oct. 20. Daniel Shoag, associate professor, Department of Economics, Weatherhead School of Management

American lawmen are going after Opioids Inc.

The Economist, Oct. 31. Andrew Pollis, professor of law, School of Law

What Elvis Can Teach Us About Vaccine Marketing

National Public Radio (NPR), Nov. 4. Katharine Van Tassel, visiting professor of law, The Law-Medicine Center, School of Law

In “The Empire of Depression,” a medical historian digs into the ailment’s peculiar history

Salon, Nov. 8. Jonathan Sadowsky, Theodore J. Castele Professor, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences

Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the university’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences in the School of Medicine
Mark Cameron

Biden Will Need Congressional Approval In Order To Come Through On Most Of His Labor-Related Campaign Promises

Forbes, Nov. 8. Juscelino Colares, Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law, School of Law

How Risky Are Indoor Sports This Winter?

The New York Times, Nov. 17. Mark Cameron, associate professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine

Teeth Grinding, Facial Pain Have Increased Due to Stress from COVID-19

Healthline, Nov. 24. Leena Palomo, professor, Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine

‘Here I Am, As A Human, Doing The Best I Can’: Bridging The Gap Of Covid-19 Denial With Vulnerability

Forbes, Nov. 28. Ryan Marino, assistant professor of emergency medicine and psychiatry, School of Medicine