Monnat interviewed by Institute for New Economic Thinking on the Epidemic of Despair
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, emphasizes that above all, widespread and quick vaccination has to be at the top of the agenda for preventing more deaths of despair. “In order to restart everything and get people back to their somewhat normal lives, they have to feel safe going out into the workplace, or to recreation and other consumption-based and activity-based places.”
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Wang article on fixed-k inference for conditional extremal quantiles published in JBES
Griffiths evaluates grievances of secessionist movements in new paper
London, Hoy examine same-sex sexuality and divorce risk in new study
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Schwartz discusses her recent special education study with Hechinger Report
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London publishes new research on same-sex marriage and the risk of divorce
Lerner Affiliate Andrew London found in new research that same-sex sexuality puts a brake on divorce by preventing some different-sex marriages that would ultimately end in divorce, but is associated with an increased risk of different-sex divorce among once-married individuals.
Montez quoted in Undark article on state policies, life expectancy
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O'Keefe remembers space shuttle Columbia tragedy on LocalSYR's Bridge Street
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Popp talks to CNN, Washington Examiner about effects of Obama's Recovery Act
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Allport reviews best books on first act of World War II in Wall Street Journal
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Lasch-Quinn discusses Ars Vitae on New Books Network
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WP 239 The Effect of Industrial Robots on Workplace Safety
WP 238 Depth-Weighted Forecast Combination: Application to COVID-19 Cases
Takeda narrates early French-Persian trade relations
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Williams explains the value of a NATO Carrier Strike Group on Atlantic Council podcast
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Barkun cited in Mere Orthodoxy article on insurgency in America
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Popp weighs in on Biden's climate directives in New York Times
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Wastewater Testing Shows Pharmaceutical & Illicit Drug Use Higher in Places COVID is More Prevalent
Wastewater testing shows that pharmaceutical and illicit drug use are higher in places were COVID-19 is more prevalent.
Himmelreich discusses vaccine verification systems in Brookings piece
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