Lovely discusses US-China trade under Biden in Iowa Capital Dispatch
"If there’s going to be some type of rapprochement with China on this [trade deals], there’s going to have to be negotiations before that between the Chinese and the Americans that deescalate the conflict and result in some other wins from both sides," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Federal, Trade, United States
Monnat featured on NPR about the strain COVID19 has on urban hospitals
Shannon Monnat talks with NPR about the negative effects of COVID 19, especially the urban/rural divide where rural hospitals do not have the capacity to treat sick patients, and when they are sent to urban hospitals, puts strain on cities to keep up with the influx of hospital patients.
See related: COVID-19, United States, Urban Issues
White quoted in Patch article on police unions
Steven White, assistant professor of political science, says one reason it's so hard to fire a police officer, even one who appears to have broken the law, is because there are so many opportunities for the officers and their unions to appeal. "It's not surprising that police unions want it to be harder to punish officers," White added.
See related: Labor, United States
DeCorse talks to the Sunday Times about Sierra Leone's Bunce Island
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Colonialism, Human Rights
Monmonier presents at 2020 annual meeting of the NACIS
In his presentation, Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, criticizes the destruction of copyright "deposit copies" by the Library of Congress.
See related: Cartography, United States
McCormick speaks to Associated Press, Reuters about US case against Gen. Cienfuegos
"Following through on prosecuting Cienfuegos would have compromised intelligence gathering and joint military operations for years to come, which is part of the reason why the original arrest was so scandalous," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
See related: Crime & Violence, Government, Latin America & the Caribbean, Law, United States
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
Jacobson weighs in on acting Secretary of Defense Miller in Politico
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O'Keefe writes about the presidential transition in Breaking Defense
"Each day we tolerate President Trump’s behavior we aren’t just humoring an incumbent who refuses to accept the election results. We are putting American citizens at risk," says University Professor Sean O'Keefe.
See related: Federal, U.S. Elections, United States
Jackson op-ed on protectionism, white femininity published in Truthout
"White women have to disabuse themselves en masse of the notion that they are inherently good. They have to put themselves in harm’s way, disrupt the status quo of their own complicity in white supremacy and defer to those who are more vulnerable than themselves," writes Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science.
See related: Political Parties, Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Elections, United States
Reeher weighs in on New York State's relationship with Biden in Press Republican
Under Biden, New York state could find itself having a much more responsive federal government, and a number of Democrats, not just Cuomo, could be among the beneficiaries, says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
See related: Federal, New York State, State & Local, U.S. Elections
Monnat discusses COVID-19 impact on rural communities with KCUR
"It’s not just the rural health care infrastructure that becomes overwhelmed when there aren’t enough hospital beds, it’s also the surrounding neighborhoods, the suburbs, the urban hospital infrastructure starts to become overwhelmed as well," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, Rural Issues, State & Local, United States
Murrett talks to Government Executive about presidential transition activities
Robert Murrett, professor of practice of public administration and international affairs, says he "would be more concerned" if the president-elect was someone other than Biden since he "is so familiar with the national security arena" from his tenure as vice president and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
See related: Federal, U.S. Elections, United States
Los Angeles Review of Books reviews Lasch-Quinn's new book Ars Vitae
"She writes in a way that makes her readers better thinkers, more reflective and self-aware, and she does so by showing the development of her own thinking—who her influences are, the sources from which she draws her wisdom, and how philosophy informs her understanding of herself, the culture, and the world in which she lives," reads a review of Professor Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn's book, "Ars Vitae: The Fate of Inwardness and the Return of the Ancient Arts of Living."
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COVID-19 Reduced Outpatient Visits by up to 70% in the US
The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for healthcare providers. Outpatient visits dropped by up to 70% relative to the same weeks in prior years.
Lovely quoted in New York Times article on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
"RCEP [Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership] gives foreign companies enhanced flexibility in navigating between the two giants," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely. "Lower tariffs within the region increases the value of operating within the Asian region, while the uniform rules of origin make it easier to pull production away from the Chinese mainland while retaining that access."
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade
Monnat speaks about the negative effects of Coronavirus on rural areas
“It’s not just the rural health care infrastructure that becomes overwhelmed when there aren’t enough hospital beds, it’s also the surrounding neighborhoods, the suburbs, the urban hospital infrastructure starts to become overwhelmed as well," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.
See related: COVID-19, Rural Issues, United States
Ajello Fellows create open data repository of electric grid in Vietnam
See related: Academic Scholarships, East Asia, Energy, Student Experience
EMPA student continues his education journey with freedom, flexibility
"The flexibility is definitely there with the E.M.P.A. program," says Brian Green, current E.M.P.A. student. "It gives me the freedom to do what I have to do before class."
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