Richard Ebright, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and laboratory director at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology, is quoted in a story about whether the coronavirus could have been the result of a leak at a lab. Read this fascinating article published by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists and get all the details.

R. Daniel Kelemen, known for his expertise on European politics, is quoted in the Los Angeles Times about authoritarian governments around the world taking advantage of the pandemic. Read this important story and learn how Arts and Sciences professors across the spectrum are using their knowledge to expand the public's understanding of this global crisis.

The Washington Post talks to David Goodsell, research professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and graduate faculty, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine, about his watercolor cross section of the coronavirus, very unlike the CDC's round grey-and-red computer generated illustration. Goodsell is also an artist who focuses on making images of living cells at the molecular level, and he has produced his own watercolor of the coronavirus, with his own invented color scheme. Read the article to learn why Goodsell made these choices and for the full reveal of the vibrantly colored image.