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Wilma A. Bainbridge

Xinhua News: Images may appear closer or farther than they actually are: study, A UChicago study says whether something appears zoomed in or out depends on the properties of the image itself

Monday, March 2

WSJ: Businesses fret over Life in a Bernie Sanders presidency, Prof. Casey Mulligan offers prediction on what the economy would look like in a Bernie Sanders presidency

Monday, March 2

The Washington Post: China’s early warning system didn’t work on covid-19. Here’s the story. China’s early warning system was marred with lies and coverups that halted vital information, according to an op-ed by Prof. Dali Yang

Thursday, February 27

The Chronicle of Higher Education: How to help minority students feel that they belong, Article reviews Assoc. Prof. Micere Keels’ book Campus Counterspaces: Black and Latinx Students’ Search for Community at Historically White Universities

Monday, February 24

NYT: Trump administration sees no threat to economy from monopolies, Profs. Greg Kaplan and Piotr Zoch discuss thier latest research that investigates the impact of monopolies on different classes of workers

Thursday, February 20

The Indian Express: Fingers crossed on Donald Trump visit: public diplomacy vs trade deal, Assoc. Prof. Paul Staniland comments on Trump's visit to India

Wednesday, February 19

Michael Greenstone

The Washington Post: The EPA is about to change a rule cutting mercury pollution. The industry doesn’t want it, Prof. Michael Greenstone discusses Trump’s efforts to roll back environmental regulations

Monday, February 17

Business Insider: China sacked a brace of top officials in Hubei province, likely in a move to protect Xi Jinping from people's anger over the coronavirus outbreak, Prof. Dali Yang comments on President Xi's response to coronavirus

Thursday, February 13

USA Today: ‘Having Trump on the ballot isn’t enough’: Democrats battle to rev up enthusiasm for November, Prof. William Howell discusses the anxiety within the Democratic Party ahead of New Hampshire primary

Wednesday, February 12

The Washington Post: For China’s leaders, pop-up hospitals are about politics as much as health, Prof. Dali Yang explains how China's surveillance of their own people has helped them during the coronavirus outbreak

Wednesday, February 12