Covering faces around kids won’t mask emotions

The proliferation of face coverings to keep COVID-19 in check isn’t keeping kids from understanding facial expressions, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison psychologists.

SUSTAINABLE CONFERENCING: ENVISIONING A MORE PRODUCTIVE, ACCESSIBLE, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS FUTURE

When the COVID-19 pandemic brought in-person academic conferences to a halt, research scientist Lilia Rissman and post-doctoral scholar Cassandra Jacobs set out to learn how conferences might change once it is safe to meet again.