Cassandra Basler
Former Senior EditorCassandra Basler, a former senior editor at WSHU, came to the station by way of Columbia Journalism School in New York City. She recently graduated with a Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship, which means she has two years to report on an issue anywhere in the world (she's still figuring out where she'd like to go). She grew up just north of Detroit, Michigan, where she worked for the local public radio affiliate. She also wrote about her adventures sampling the city cuisines for the first guidebook to be published in three decades, Belle Isle to 8 Mile: An Insider's Guide to Detroit. Before that, Cassandra studied English, German and Urban Studies at University of Michigan. When she's not reporting on wealth and poverty, she's writing about food and family.
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Governors in the Northeast say they need more COVID-19 diagnostic tests before people can return to work safely. Researchers at Yale are the latest to… -
According to city data released this week, most people hospitalized for coronavirus in New Haven, Connecticut, are black or Hispanic. Two health centers… -
The day before Easter, Robert Johnson felt weak. On Easter Morning, his mother, Gloria, dropped off breakfast. She became more concerned when Johnson’s… -
The week leading up to Easter Sunday usually means a marathon of church services. As Christians stay home this year, a congregation in New Haven manages… -
Health care workers face tough decisions to protect their loved ones from potential exposure to the new coronavirus. Two doctors in New Haven,… -
Cars zoom past Bonnie Jackson as she takes her daily social distancing walk through Sag Harbor on Long Island. After days of spotting littered blue, white… -
Hospitals all over the country are in desperate need of personal protective gear. Many private citizens have stepped in with ideas to help. Nadav Ullman… -
Researchers at Yale say they have found a way to extend the life of scarce N-95 respirators for health care workers. The study comes as some nurses in New… -
Many service workers in Connecticut face unemployment after businesses closed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Some of those hardest hit in New… -
Yale psychologists say everybody will feel anxious at moments during these uncertain times, but there are ways to manage. Dr. Eli Lebowitz directs the…
