COVID-19 Feature Stories
Last Updated: May 12, 2020
U of I in the News on COVID-19
- Higher Education's Role in Idaho's Coronavirus Response, Idaho State Board of Education, May 11
- Testing human milk for novel coronavirus, Growing America, May 1
- Truth and trust must prevail over disinformation about pandemic, The Hill, April 26
- U of I team uses ultraviolet light to vanquish coronavirus on PPE, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Lewiston Tribune, April 26
- University of Idaho researchers search for coronavirus cure, Boise State Public Radio, April 23
- U of I compiles COVID019 infographics for state, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, April 21
- U of I researchers working to develop possible COVID-19 cure, KIVI-TV, April 20
- Managing stress with mindfulness during the pandemic, KMVT, April 13
- U of I Professor Creates COVID-19 Model to Inform Social Distancing Policies, Boise State Public Radio, April 17
- U of I Offers Free Music Performances via Facebook Live, The Spokesman-Review, April 16
- University of Idaho researches model to stop spread of coronavirus, KTVB, April 15
- Model shows continued mitigation will slow COVID-19 spread, KIVI-TV, April 15
- COVID-19 Increases Popularity of Community Supported Agriculture in Idaho, Boise State Public Radio, April 10
- ECHO heard throughout Idaho key to state's coronavirus response, Daily News, April 9
- U of I students organize equipment drive to fight COVID-19, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, April 8
- U of I takes audience virtually behind the scenes of latest production, Inland360.com, April 8
- U of I experts warn that COVID-19 is not the flu, Daily News, April 6
- Spanish virus info crucial to curb hit to Idaho dairies, experts say, Twin Falls Times-News, April 6
- While many Magic Valley storefronts are locked, food processing carries on, Twin Falls Times-News, April 5
- Pondering life after coronavirus, The Spokesman-Review, April 5
- U of I developing gear for health care workers, KREM 2, April 3
- Project ECHO offers free COVID-19 training, Idaho Business Review, April 2
- Coronavirus security needs to make Palo Alto Networks stock a good long-term bet, Markets Insider, April 1
- COVID-19 ‘evolution’ references evaluated, Southern Baptist Texan, April 1
- U of I dorm transformed into housing, KREM 2, March 31
- Learn to plant your own COVID-19 ‘victory garden,” Jackson Hole News, March 31
- Reading in the time of COVID-19: Experts explain how you can read the news in a pandemic, Idaho Press, March 30
- How long will coronavirus last in the U.S.?, Fox News, March 27
- Stopping the spread of misinformation, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, March 24
Student Testimonies
Students in Hal Foster’s media writing class wrote essays about how COVID-19 has impacted their lives.
- Virus Puts Sports Writing on Hold, Leads to Construction Gig, by Armin Mesinovic
- ‘We Couldn’t Relax in Palm Springs’, by Reide Barkus
- Virus Dashed Multiple Career Opportunities, by Stella Davidson
- Phone Calls of Concern Recalled, by Stephanie Lazaro
- Virus Dashed Dreams of Germany, but New Doors Opened, by Anteia McCollum
- Three Adults at Home; Two Without Incomes Because of Outbreak, by Julia Moore
- Remembering My Last Normal Day: The Day of the Play, by Jessica Megis
- Life Lessons: Davies Family Faces Scheduling Challenge, by Nataly Davies
- Raised in The Big City, I Thought I’d Seen It All, by Leo Tamba
- Tale of Two Airports Leaves Lasting Impression, by Ashlin Couch
- Anxiety, Depression Worsened by Lack of Social Interaction, by Hailee Maxey
- Virus Requires a Pivot on the Job Front, by Brock Craven
- Virus Dashes Top-Flight Job Opportunities, by Brian Healy
- Answering the Call by Covering the Pandemic, by Brianna Finnegan
- Grocery Store Workers Feel Customer Tension During Pandemic, by Tristan Schmick
- Coping With Change — With A Trial Run, by Tony Murillo
- Born with Asthma, Scared Every Day About Catching the Virus, by Kian DeBord