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Practicing social distancing is one way to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, but practicing emotional closeness may help alleviate the anxiety that the coronavirus can provoke. Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, a research assistant professor in the West Virginia University Department of Neuroscience—part of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute—said that “switching to compassion mode” may be one way to manage that anxiety.

As more people turn to social media and other online sources for updates on the novel coronavirus outbreak, determining which sources are reliable becomes increasingly difficult. Experts in the West Virginia University Reed College of Media share tips on how to differentiate fact from fiction online.

As the outbreak of Coronavirus COVID-19 spreads across the globe, the disruption to daily life and uncertainty can lead to stress and anxiety for many. WVU BeWell services, a satellite office of the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services, is reaching out to West Virginia University students to help provide stress reduction and management support.

One researcher at West Virginia University suggests that we need to consider government response in context of our current partisan climate and our political past, as we brace for the novel coronavirus.

With fears over the novel coronavirus shuttering the sports world, Brad Humphreys, economics professor at West Virginia University, said the long-term economic impact could be “substantial” and “uncertain.”

Lilly Ledbetter, a women's equality activist, author and public speaker will speak on March 10, at 7:30 p.m. as a part of the Hardest Festival of Ideas 2020 Speaker Series.

Students in a corporate social responsibility class at West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics will operate as a board of directors that operates a charitable foundation.

Fashion Impact Challenge: Fashion with a Purpose” teams current West Virginia University students with high school students from across West Virginia to research and create a profitable, durable and scalable fashion business model linked to a solution or long-term financial sustainability plan to address Appalachia’s most pressing challenges.

Intuit leader Brad Smith to give public lecture on education and entrepreneurship at WVU on March 5 at 5:30 p.m.

Author and global thought leader Dr. Jackson Katz will present “Sex, Violence and Silence: Why Ending Gender Violence is on All of Us” at the WVU Creative Arts Center on March 4, at 6 p.m.