All Stories by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
- Health & Medicine
What kids need to know about getting a COVID-19 shot
COVID-19 vaccines are already being administered to some adults. Here’s what that means for kids and teens.
- Psychology
How to cope as COVID-19 imposes social distancing
As schools close in an effort to curtail the new coronavirus pandemic, we know how you feel and what you’re missing. Here are some tips for coping.
- Science & Society
A first: Kids advise hospital researchers on their medical studies
When the Mayo Clinic realized it was missing key voices, the hospital recruited kids to advise doctors about their research.
- Science & Society
Kids make great citizen scientists
When professional scientists need help from a crowd, they often turn to kids and teens.
- Science & Society
In an era of fake news, students must act like journalists
In an era when the library may be about the last place students go to do research, news literacy — knowing how to vet sources and check facts — is becoming more important for kids than ever.
- Science & Society
Fake news: How not to fall for it
Schools don’t always teach kids how to tell fact from fiction on the internet. But news literacy is more important now than ever.
