In the News Faculty Political Science

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

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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...