Post traumatic stress disorder rates are elevated among young people and health-care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, some studies have found. Psychologists and psychiatrists are bracing for rising rates of the disorder, which is characterized by nightmares, flashbacks, difficulty sleeping, avoidance of situations that remind the person of the trauma and other lasting symptoms that impair functioning.

When Juliet Shen woke up Friday and asked her Google Home device to read her the morning’s news, the first thing she heard was that the Trump administration would restrict the use of WeChat, the main app she uses to communicate with her parents, who traveled to China when the pandemic hit to care for her grandparents.

Her first reaction was “a feeling of dread,” said the 27-year-old product manager at Snapchat, who also uses WeChat to stay in touch with her brother in Nicaragua. Family communication has been complicated with...

The coronavirus has created an existential crisis for higher education, and parents and students are more focused than ever on getting the best education for their dollar. Join Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Matt Murray as he reveals this year’s WSJ/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Then go behind the scenes of the list with WSJ data reporter David M. Ewalt, education reporter Melissa Korn, and Times Higher Education chief knowledge officer Phil Baty, as they answer your questions.

Hundreds of colleges dropped their mandate for a standardized test score this year as a result of the pandemic. Meanwhile, many extracurricular activities have been canceled and students have been less able to demonstrate interest in schools by attending college fairs or visiting schools. College admissions counselors say they will place more weight on transcripts, grades and recommendations this year. They will also consider how students handled the limitations imposed on them by the pandemic and what they learned from the experience. Here’s what you need to know.

As employees start to return to their offices amid the coronavirus pandemic, companies are looking for ways to virus-proof their spaces. Here are some of the ways companies are approaching the issue.

California, Oregon and Washington state are contending with one of their most dangerous fire seasons in history. The vast majority of scientific experts say that warmer weather across the west caused by climate change has greatly worsened the threat of forest fires. Experts also say thinning dense forests is the most effective short-term tool to address the fires. As wildfires engulf western states, here’s what President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have said about the issue.