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Monnat reacts to Amazon tracking opioid use in VICE article

October 5, 2020

"This is news to me, and it's disturbing," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "I asked around to other drug experts I know, and none of them knew this was happening. I am a bit shocked but shouldn't be. Corporations increasingly have access to a litany of data and know more about us than anyone else."

See related: Opioids, United States

Ma discusses issues facing Chinese students studying online in Chronicle of Higher Education

October 1, 2020

"I worry that this potentially undermines Chinese students’ learning opportunities," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology, about U.S. university faculty members suggesting that Chinese students wait to enroll in certain courses until they can return to campus for in-person instruction.

See related: China, COVID-19, Education

Monnat comments on the importance of census data in CNN article

October 1, 2020

"Census data matter more than any other data that are collected by anyone in the U.S. A 2020 Census failure is a failure for the whole country," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.

See related: COVID-19, Federal, United States

Popp quoted in Bloomberg article on Biden's climate plan

September 17, 2020

Measures to fight climate change tend to destroy some jobs while creating others, says David Popp, professor of public administration and international affairs.

Heflin study on material hardship, perceived stress and health in early adulthood published in AE

September 16, 2020
The authors examined the associations between material hardship and health outcomes in early adulthood and how they are mediated by perceived stress.

Schwartz discusses New York City school bus service in Gotham Gazette

August 26, 2020

"Although cutting school bus service may seem like an 'easy' way to save money, educators and policymakers should wield the budget knife carefully," write Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs, and her co-authors. 

Yingyi Ma quoted in BBC article on Chinese students in the US

August 10, 2020

Chinese students in the U.S. are now "politicised and marginalised at an unprecedented level," as Washington is sending "very unfriendly signals," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology.

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