Experts In The News
Are you used to what’s going on yet? Staying at home. Avoiding contact with people. Not going to work. No school. Is that something we, as social creatures, will ever get used to? Katherine Hertlein, a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ professor of psychology and licensed marriage and family therapist, answered questions from listeners who are trying to navigate this new social paradigm.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to take terrible tolls on human lives and cause economic hardship, scientists around the world scramble for a COVID-19 vaccine. They include Michael Pravica, a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ physics professor.
Bob only ever had to travel four miles to go to the casino. When the coronavirus pandemic shut it down, his gambling got even closer to home.
As more people test positive for the coronavirus, companies face daunting decisions about how to protect sick employees’ identities under privacy laws while revealing critical health information that could protect other workers.
People getting tested for COVID-19 may now notice National Guard airmen at testing sites. It's all in an effort to start testing more people.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is stepping in to help produce much needed equipment for local healthcare workers. Faculty, students, and staff from the engineering program are leading this effort.
Staying home and social distancing protect people who are physically vulnerable during the COVID-19 outbreak, but pandemic precautions may cause problems for Nevadans who live with depression and mental illness.
On Treasure Island’s casino floor, which has transformed from a jumble of noises and flashing lights into a place of stillness and calm, two chairs are missing from a bank of slot machines that once seated four. In the table games section of the casino, shuttered since mid-March when casinos were ordered closed amid the COVID-19 outbreak, there are just three seats for players at a blackjack table instead of the normal six.
