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Landes discusses vaccines for those aiding people with IDD in LAist article

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, weighs in on COVID vaccine mandates for in-home health aides in California in the LAist article, "People With Developmental Disabilities Want Their Home Health Workers Vaccinated."

September 14, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, IDD, United States

WP 172 Welfare Reform and Children’s Health

Badi H. Baltagi & Yin-Fang Yen

August 11, 2021

Monnat discusses the US drug crisis on CBS News Radio

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was interviewed on CBS News Radio's "America: Changed Forever" podcast about drug abuse and the role the COVID-19 pandemic may have played in last year's drug-related deaths.

July 28, 2021

Monnat Discusses Overdose Crisis on NBCLX

Watch the full interview on NBCLX's LX News (beginning at 14:20).

July 23, 2021

In USA Today, Jennifer Montez Discusses Life Expectancy, COVID-19

Read more in the USA Today article, "US life expectancy decreased by 1.5 years during the pandemic – the largest drop since WWII."

July 21, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Longevity, United States

Flores-Lagunes comments on Northeast labor gains in Business Insider

Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, professor of economics, says that "people are feeling more comfortable going to restaurants, traveling, and right now in the Northeast, it's a good time to travel because it's not as cold."

July 11, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Labor, United States

Gadarian quoted in Vox piece on political polarization, COVID-19 vaccine

"Partisanship is now the strongest and most consistent divider in health behaviors," says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science.

July 8, 2021

Wolf Study on Minimum Wage, Infant Mortality Featured on CNY Central

A study by Douglas Wolf, Gerald B. Cramer Professor of Aging Studies, was featured in the CNY Central article "New SU study shows that raising the minimum wage could save lives."

June 23, 2021

See related: Health Policy, Longevity

Schwartz quoted in EdSurge article on challenges of student mobility

"It’s not like kids are moving from Boston to Chicago to LA and then back again,” says Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. "Kids for whom housing instability is a problem, many of them are moving around in the same urban area."

June 23, 2021

Maxwell scholars publish book on public policy and the life course

Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London

June 21, 2021

See related: Health Policy

Faricy quoted in MarketWatch article on Child Tax Credit payouts

Christopher Faricy was quoted in the article, "Monthly payments of up to $300 per child are starting for most families — and could keep coming for years."

June 1, 2021

Executive Education grad serves on panel merging mental health, addiction services

Lisa Hoeschele ’03 M.A. (PA) recently served on a committee guiding a merger of NY's Office of Mental Health and Office of Addiction Services and Supports.

May 17, 2021

Landes speaks to PBS about COVID-19 vaccines for people with IDD

"It's not been surprising, on one hand, that states have not prioritized this group, because that's historically been the case," says Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology. "It's been disappointing, because the evidence was there pre-pandemic and the evidence is there now that this group is at higher risk."

April 1, 2021

Montez discusses state policies, life expectancy on Innovation Hub

March 26, 2021

See related: Aging, Health Policy, Longevity, United States

The Sustainability of Health Care Systems in Europe

Badi H. Baltagi

March 22, 2021

See related: Health Policy

Jackson talks about Black women's experiences with COVID-19 in GenForward

In their article, "This Women’s History Month, Recognize Black Women’s Efforts To Save Ourselves," published by the GenForward Survey, Assistant Professor of Political Science Jenn Jackson discusses Black women's experiences with COVID-19.

March 16, 2021

Landes talks to CBS about COVID-19 reporting of people with IDD

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology and co-author of a recent study that found that those with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) living in group homes may be more likely to die from COVID-19, says the pandemic has exposed shortcomings in the medical community "as we've made decisions on who we collect data on, what we report, who we emphasize, who gets prioritization."

March 11, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Housing, IDD, United States

Burman weighs in on Biden's COVID-19 relief package in Associated Press, Politico

Read more in the Associated Press article, "$1.9T Biden relief package a bet government can help cure US" and in the Politico article, "Biden's 'Morning in America' moment carries risks."

March 9, 2021

Michelmore quoted in MarketWatch article on the American Rescue Plan

Undoing the earned income threshold is a particular benefit to Black and Latino children who disproportionately live in households falling underneath the earned income threshold, says Katherine Michelmore, assistant professor of public administration and international affairs.

March 8, 2021

Reeher quoted in The Hill article on Biden's COVID-19 vaccine plan

Professor Grant Reeher is included in The Hill article, "The Memo: Biden's COVID-19 bet comes with deep risks."

March 4, 2021

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