Read about the winners of our 2020 Call for COVID Related Research Projects.
HSRI members have been featured in the following recent stories on the novel coronavirus pandemic:
- Outdoor beer pong anyone? Anna Song spoke with NPR about the best ways to prevent outbreaks on college campuses (KPBS)
- Herd immunity to the coronavirus? Juris Grasis weighs in.
- How health disparities are being exhibited in Central Valley COVID-19 infections, featuring Whitney Pirtle (KVPR)
- Anna Song spoke with NPR's Morning Edition about young adults experiencing college in the age of COVID-19 (Morning Edition)
- Researching how to make public transit safer with Juris Grasis (GV Wire)
- Colin Holbrook among researchers weighing in on the political differences in pandemic response (New York Times Opinion)
- Balancing precautions and well-being in a crisis with Paul Smaldino (Capital Public Radio)
- A coronavirus vaccine? Marcos García-Ojeda explains what needs to go right in the coming months (The Conversation)
- Global capitalism and coronavirus disease disparities by Whitney Pirtle (Contexts.org)
- Now's the time to quit smoking. Marcos García-Ojeda describes the link between tobacco use and coronavirus infection (KQED)
- Professors Irene Yen and Nancy Burke collaborated with Dr. Thelma Hurd to describe how the needs demonstrated in our current health care crisis can be addressed (Merced Sun Star and Fresno Bee)
- The Modesto Bee and UC Merced news both draw on the UC Merced Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center's report on how smoking exposure is tied to novel coronavirus risk
- Juris Grasis and Jenny Howell spoke in-depth with the 209 Podcast
- Jenny Howell stresses the importance of social interaction in the time of social distancing (Merced County Times)
- Martin Hagger discussed how to maintain social supports (Fresno Bee)
- Juris Grasis describes how homemade masks are effective against preventing disease transmission (ABC 30)
- Marcos García-Ojeda explained why viruses don't make their hosts sick (The Conversation)
For our faculty members:
Faculty specific information from the Office of Emergency Preparedness
