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Montez-led study linking state policies to life expectancy in the Los Angeles Times
See related: Longevity, Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Health Policy, United States
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
London talks to Military.com about study on vets with TBI, alcohol use
See related: Mental Health, United States, Veterans
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.
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States
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.
See related: COVID-19, Political Parties, United States
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