EXPERT OPINIONS IN POPULAR MEDIA
Juliet Morrison, PhD
Op-Eds:
Print Media:
Tattoos do odd things to the immune system. The Atlantic. Written by Katherine Wu. 03/2023
Fauci: recent paper doesn’t suggest COVID vaccines ineffective. Associated Press. Written by Philip Marcelo. 02/2023
Why the odds are stacked against a promising new covid drug. New York Times. Written by Benjamin Mueller. 02/2023
The coronavirus has one strategy we can’t vaccinate against. The Atlantic. Written by Katherine Wu. 08/2022
My family got covid. So why did we test negative? New York Times. Written by Melinda Wenner Moyer. 06/2022
To mask, or not to mask? UC Riverside scientists on how to proceed without mandates. UCR News. Written by Jules Bernstein. 04/2022
The shifting sands of ‘gain-of-function’ research. Nature. Written by Amber Dance. 11/2021
Sending kids back to school: is it too soon? Experts weigh in on whether reopening is premature. UCR News. Written by Jules Bernstein. 08/2021
Sharing bar soap isn’t as gross as you think, according to a microbiologist. Well+Good. Written by Dominique Michelle Astorino. 08/2021
Vaccines are terrific, but where are the COVID-19 treatments? Los Angeles Times. Written by Deborah Netburn. 07/2021
Your vaccinated immune system is ready for breakthroughs. The Atlantic. Written by Katherine J. Wu. 07/2021
How concerned should we be about the Delta variant? UC Riverside experts share their thoughts. UCR News. Written by Iqbal Pittalwala. 07/2021
After racing to help the world understand Covid-19, scientists grapple with how to pick up the research they put on hold. STAT. Written by Andrew Joseph. 06/2021
COVID-19 vaccine makers are looking beyond the spike protein. The Atlantic. Written by Katherine J. Wu. 05/2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, we answer 7 lingering vaccine questions. Science. Written by Erin Garcia de Jess, Jonathan Lambert, and Tina Hesman Saey. 05/2021
Show your immune system some love. The Atlantic. Written by Katherine J. Wu. 04/2021
Yes, vaccines block most transmission of COVID-19. National Geographic. Written by Tara Haelle. 04/2021
Plan to ditch the mask after vaccination? Not so fast. New York Times. Written by Apoorva Mandavilli. 03/2021
Twins with Covid help scientists untangle the disease’s genetic roots. New York Times. Written by Katherine J. Wu. 01/2021
Experts weigh in on whether COVID-19 is here to stay. UCR News. Written by Iqbal Pittalwala. 01/2021
San Diego County’s casinos stay open as COVID-19. inewsource. Written by Camille Von Kaenel. 12/2020
Tribal casinos remain open as SoCal adjusts to shutdown order. Palm Springs Desert Sun. Written by Amanda Ulrich. 12/2020
The coronavirus at 1: A year into the pandemic, what scientists know about how it spreads, infects, and sickens. STAT. Written by Andrew Joseph. 12/2020
The stress of being a young, female scientific expert during Covid-19. Forbes. Written by Jessica Gold. 11/2020
After Biden’s exposure to Trump, his team is cagey on health questions. New York Times. Written by Thomas Kaplan, Apoorva Mandavilli, and Katie Glueck. 10/2020
UC Riverside unveils on-campus coronavirus testing lab. Press Enterprise. Written by David Downey. 10/2020
The road ahead: Charting the coronavirus pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond. STAT. Written by Andrew Joseph. 09/2020
Campus COVID-19 testing lab to open -- Team assembled equipment from scratch. Inside UCR. Written by Imran Ghori. 08/2020
Your coronavirus test is positive. Maybe it shouldn’t be. New York Times. Written by Apoorva Mandavilli. 08/2020
Children may carry coronavirus at high levels, study finds. New York Times. Written by Apoorva Mandavilli. 07/2020
An emerging antiviral takes aim at COVID-19. C&EN. Written by Bethany Halford. 05/2020
Hope for the infected. UCR News. Written by Jules Bernstein. 04/2020
Radio:
National Public Radio, Inland Edition. Juliet Morrison discusses dropping the mask mandates. Hosted by Lillian Vasquez. 06/2021
Podcasts:
The Microbe Moment. Interview With UCR Virologist Dr. Juliet Morrison. Hosted by Elizabeth Deyett. 02/2021
Brains On! American Public Media. The heroes we need to defeat the coronavirus. Hosted by Molly Bloom. 10/2021
Juliet Morrison helped fact checked the episode.
Beyond the Bench. Host responses to viral pathogens with Dr. Juliet Morrison. Hosted by Jessica Trinh and Madison Sankovitz. 07/2020
Other Media:
Reddit. #AMA - Ask me anything; answered vaccine questions in real time. 03/2021
