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Monnat weighs in on Central New York COVID-19 deaths in Syracuse.com article
See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, New York State, State & Local
Radcliffe quoted in Deseret News article on COVID-19 double standards
See related: COVID-19, Ethics, Health Policy, Mental Health, State & Local, United States
Monnat discusses COVID’s role in rising drug overdose deaths with the Associated Press
See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Longevity, U.S. Health Policy, United States
McDowell looks at policy responses to COVID-19 economic fallout in World Politics Review
See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, United States
Schwartz discusses challenges of post-COVID school mobility in The 74
"The literature says, 'These [mobile] kids do worse,'" says Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. "But really, on the whole, we’re unable to fully disentangle the effects of moving from the underlying factors that led to it. And from a policy point of view, I’m not sure it matters: You show me a kid who’s moved three times in the last eight months, I’ll show you a kid who needs special attention."
See related: Children, Adolescents, COVID-19, State & Local, U.S. Education, United States
Purser cited in Washington Post article on economic relief package
According to research by Gretchen Purser, associate professor of sociology, somewhere between 2.4 million and 5 million American households are at risk of eviction in January alone if Congress fails to reach an agreement on economic emergency relief.
See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy, Federal, Housing, United States
Wiemers examines vulnerability to COVID-19 complications in new study
See related: COVID-19, State & Local
Heflin discusses impact of COVID-19 on food security in Daily Gazette
In a choice between basic necessities, often, food is the first expense to be slashed, a decision that can result in adverse health effects for high-risk people. "This could put a further strain on the non-COVID health care system," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: COVID-19, Food Security, United States
Sultana quoted in Truthout article on students' travel during pandemic
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Gadarian discusses partisan divide over COVID-19 in USA Today
"I thought at some point, reality would come back in for people and they would have a hard time balancing their motivations to stay consistent with their partisanship with what's going on on the ground," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science. "That was wholly optimistic on my part."
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States