From the New York Times to the Washington Post, University of Oregon researchers have been at the forefront of media coverage around COVID-19 as journalists seek out experts on the national and world response, reaction and preparation for the virus.

Here are some of the stories featuring UO faculty members from the week of Aug. 17-21:

August 21

• Latin American women are disappearing and dying under lockdown
  The Conversation: UO anthropology professor Lynn Stephen writes for The Conversation. The story was picked up by the following outlets: Flipboard, Big News Network, Patch, Beaumont Enterprises, Stamford Advocate, The Hour, Connecticut Post.
   
• Here’s what it’ll take to clean up esports’ toxic culture
  The Conversation: UO media/game studies professor Amanda Cote writes for The Conversation. The story was picked up by the following outlets: The Next Web, Big News Network, Flipboard, NextGov, The Telegraph, Lee Enterprises newspaper chain, Midland (Texas) Reporter Telegram.
   
• How our brains numb us to covid-19’s risks — and what we can do about it
  Washington Post: UO psychology professor Paul Slovic provides expert commentary.
   
• Curbside Pickup Is a Lifeline for Eateries. How Long Can It Last?
  Pew Charitable Trusts: PPPM professor Anne Brown provides expert commentary. 

August 20

• Bail Out Parents
  The Atlantic: The story mentions and links to research from the RAPID-EC Project, which is led by UO psychology professor Phil Fisher.
   
• Point of View: Social service nonprofits are trying to help more people on smaller budgets amid coronavirus pandemic, economic downturn
  Palm Beach Post: UO PPPM professor Dyana Mason wrote a piece for The Conversation. It was published in the Palm Beach Post.
   
• How the pandemic laid groundwork for protests
  KOIN-TV: UO sociologist Krystale Littlejohn is interviewed live. 

August 19

• During the pandemic, are the little kids all right? Survey shows COVID is taking a toll now and will in the future.
  USA Today: UO psychology professor Phil Fisher is quoted about the RAPID-EC Project.
   
• El dilema ético de permitir los ensayos médicos en los que se infectan deliberadamente a humanos con COVID-19
  Yahoo Noticias via The Conversation en Español: Law professor Ofer Raban wrote for The Conversation. The story was picked up by Yahoo Noticias and The Conversation en Español.
   
• 9 remote interviewing tips for journalists
  International Journalists’ Network: UO journalism professor Damian Radcliffe writes for IJNet.

August 18

• Opinion: Here’s the ethics case for deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19 to speed up a vaccine
  MarketWatch: UO law professor Ofer Raban wrote a piece for The Conversation. It was picked up by MarketWatch.
   
• Did coronavirus lay the groundwork for nationwide protests against systemic racism?
  The Oregonian: UO sociology professor Krystale Littlejohn provides expert commentary.
   
• Corona Corps student contact tracers help fight virus
  KEZI-TV: UO psychology and global health professor and Corona Corps co-director Jeffrey Measelle is quoted.

August 17

• COVID-19 is eating away at our mental and emotional health, but there is hope
  Dallas Morning News: UO psychology professor Paul Slovic is quoted.
   
• The Science of Setting Up a Healthier Home
  Elemental: Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, co-director of the Biology and the Built Environment Center, is featured.
   
• The ethical case for allowing medical trials that deliberately infect humans with COVID-19
  The Conversation: UO law professor Ofer Raban writes for The Conversation. The story was picked up by the following outlets: The Raw Story, Houston Chronicle, Flipboard, Connecticut Post, Albany Times-Union, Stamford Advocate, Idaho Press-Tribune, The Telegraph