Filtered by: COVID-19
Baker comments on call for Trump to use Defense Production Act in NY Times
"What the federal government—the president or secretaries possessing delegated authority—have not done yet is use the D.P.A. [Defense Production Act] to create a permanent, sustainable, redundant, domestic supply chain for all things pandemic: testing, swabs, N95 masks, etc.," says Jamie Baker, director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law and professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: COVID-19, Defense & Security, Federal, United States
Gadarian discusses the politics behind face masks on You Are Not So Smart podcast
Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, explains that face masks, during the COVID-19 pandemic, became politicized and that we need to prevent a similar reaction when it comes time to convince the public they should get vaccinated for a similar public health crisis.
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States
Gadarian cited in FiveThirtyEight article on COVID-19, partisan divide
Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, says she was surprised to see such enormous divides emerge as the pandemic wore on, as according to other research she’s conducted, moments of extreme anxiety and uncertainty can actually make people more open to new sources of information.
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Zoli comments on Chinese hackers targeting US COVID-19 data in South China Morning Post
See related: China, COVID-19, Cybersecurity, Defense & Security, United States
Gadarian quoted in NY Times article on face mask use in the US
"The big takeaway of all of the data is partisanship is the big determinant of all of the behavior," says Associate Professor of Political Science Shana Gadarian.
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Lerner Center research cited in NYT article on working moms, COVID-19
Lerner Postdoctoral Scholar Danielle Rhubart's research found that over 80 percent of U.S. adults who weren’t working because they had to care for their children who were not in school or day care were women.
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, Gender and Sex, United States
Hamersma discusses credible counterfactuals in Convivium article
See related: COVID-19, United States
Harrington Meyer quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on working parents, COVID-19
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, United States
Sultana discusses digital learning during the pandemic in Corona Times
"Our challenge is to use the insights and critical reflections of our moment to create critical, anti-racist and inclusive studying spaces, in ways that resist the neoliberal tendency towards policy standardisation and replicable models, and the job cuts that often come with it," writes Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment Farhana Sultana and her co-authors.
See related: COVID-19, Education, United States
Gadarian quoted in LA Times article on GOP politicians and coronavirus
Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science, says people tend to get cues from their elected officials. "The political leaders of the Republican party for a long time have not had a consistent message about what keeps people safe," Gadarian says.
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Gadarian quoted in Scientific American on impact of COVID-19 on voting
"If Democrats are taking more precautions because of the coronavirus, we may see them not turn out as much as they would have without the pandemic," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science.
See related: COVID-19, U.S. Elections, United States
Tóbiás featured in WalletHub article on economic fallout from COVID-19
Áron Tóbiás, assistant professor of economics, says the most important lesson that state authorities can learn from the economic fallout of this pandemic is "the unexpected happens—better be prepared." He adds, "From a public finance perspective, state governments (and the federal government, too) might want to think about setting up more robust rainy-day funds once this crisis is over."
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Jok discusses working, parenting during the pandemic in Daily Nation
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Child & Elder Care, COVID-19
Landes speaks to NPR about COVID-19 fatalities among people with IDD
See related: COVID-19, IDD, Longevity, United States
In COVID crisis, Humphrey fellow sees opportunity for educators
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Bennett discusses prejudice during NYC's cholera outbreaks in Truthout
According to David Bennett, professor emeritus of history, immigrants "drew hostility because of their poverty; the diseases they brought with them after the perilous ocean voyage; [and] the slum housing they were forced to live in."
See related: COVID-19, New York City, State & Local
McDowell speaks to Al Jazeera about IMF bailouts due to COVID-19
See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, International Governmental Organizations
Harrington Meyer discusses grandparenting during a pandemic with Kaiser Health News
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Jok discusses South Sudan's COVID-19 response in Daily Nation
See related: COVID-19, Middle East & North Africa