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WSJ - China Scraps Most Covid Testing, Quarantine Requirements in Policy Pivot; Prof. Dali Yang says protests in China became a way to justify leadership's pivot away from a zero Covid strategy

In the News Faculty Sociology

NYT - A Trans Icon of the 20th Century Revived by Trans Stars of the 21st Century; Assoc. Prof. Kristen Schilt discusses the discovery of the interviews which were the inspiration for the documentary "Framing Agnes"

In the News Faculty Political Science

AP - At Shanghai vigil, bold shout for change preceded crackdown; Prof. Dali Yang discusses the implications of public sympathy with the people in Urumqi

In the News Faculty Economics

WSJ - Medicare Will Take a Hit From the Inflation Reduction Act; In Op-ed, Prof. Casey Mulligan argues that funding cuts to medicare will not be offset

In the News Faculty RDI

Chicago Sun Times - Illinois keeping the spotlight on uplifting the wrongfully convicted; Op-ed quotes Assoc. Prof. Reuben Jonathan Miller's comments on prisons from Big Brains podcast

In the News Faculty Political Science

NYT - After Fanning Covid Fears, China Must Now Try to Allay Them; Prof. Dali Yang discusses a switch in media coverage and opinion on COVID

In the News Faculty Political Science

The Hill - Oath Keeper leader’s conviction is just the start of addressing extremism; Article cites Prof. Robert Pape's research indicating support for political violence among some groups

In the News Faculty Political Science

Christian Science Monitor - Reassessing US democracy: Stronger, but not out of the woods; Prof. Susan Stokes discusses the impact and implications raised by Trump's election claims

In the News Faculty Economics

The Hill - Smart meter monitoring can help conserve water, but not without a fight, researchers find; Prof. Michael Greenstone comments on tools to monitor and decrease water use

Faculty Sociology Announcements

New Study Explores the Effects of Neurotoxic Air Pollution in Early Life on Cognitive Development

The study — one of the first of its kind — focuses on the intersection of neighborhood effects research and environmental health epidemiology. By S...