WashU responds to COVID-19
This is an extraordinary time, and in extraordinary times the Washington University community comes together. Here in The Source, we’ll share the many ways we’re responding to the COVID-19 pandemic — from our efforts in the St. Louis community to our research and scholarship, and the many ways we’re #WashUTogether.
These are our stories.
Possible COVID-19 treatment: transfusion of antibodies from recovered patients’ blood
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and elsewhere are investigating whether transfusions of blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 can prevent or treat the disease. The approach was used with some success during the 1918 influenza pandemic.
Medical Campus students mobilize to help health-care workers, community
As the novel coronavirus has accelerated its spread throughout the Midwest and across the U.S., scores of students on the Washington University Medical Campus have mobilized to support health-care workers and the St. Louis community in the fight against the global pandemic.
New fund created to help students and employees through COVID-19 crisis
Washington University in St. Louis has created the WashU Crisis Response Fund to provide support to students and employees facing financial hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WashU entrepreneurs respond to the coronavirus
FUSE, our website for innovation and entrepreneurship, is highlighting examples of WashU faculty, alumni and students who are doing what they can to help and serve those directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Residential life staff, campus volunteers unite to pack student belongings
The task was as Herculean as it was heartbreaking: Pack and ship some 2,000 boxes of books, computers, medications and other essentials to Washington University students across the globe.
Coping during coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has led to plenty of uncertainty. Tim Bono, assistant dean in Arts & Sciences and a lecturer in psychological and brain sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, offers tips for managing parts of life that are still under our control.
Working from home: Advice for managers and employees during the coronavirus pandemic
As businesses around the country are closing their doors and transitioning to remote work, Andrew Knight, a professor of organizational behavior at Washington University’s Olin Business School, said they should expect a period of adjustment as people develop new routines, norms and shared understandings about how work will progress through a new medium.
Help line requests for food skyrocket as pandemic spreads
In the first week since COVID-19 was designated a pandemic, requests for food pantries skyrocketed across the United States. Requests for home-delivered meals more than tripled in the same time period, said a Brown School researcher who tracks calls to the national 2-1-1 helpline.