Category: Policy
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June 1, 2020 Education, Health Care, Policy, Research, Technology
Hisashi Kobayashi *67 Engineers Pandemic Model and Support for Princeton
While on an extended visit to his native Japan due to the global coronavirus pandemic, former dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science Hisashi Kobayashi *67 is developing a mathematical model that he hopes can capture the epidemic’s behavior — for the benefit of all who are tracking the virus.
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May 29, 2020 Education, Policy
Where Does Journalism Go From Here? News, Media and COVID-19
Journalism has seen intense difficulties over the last decade, but the current crisis has shown just how important that work is and how newsrooms are innovating to keep it going. Midstory’s Logan Sander ’18 chatted with Joe Stephens, award-winning reporter and founding director of Princeton University’s Program in Journalism.
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May 28, 2020 Health Care, Podcasts, Policy
Politics & Polls #187: South Korea’s Response to Covid-19 Featuring Asaph Young Chun
When COVID-19 first emerged in South Korea, the country’s rapid response and decisive intervention enabled the country to detect cases early, slowing the spread of the infection and controlling mortality rates. Now, the country faces a new spike in cases, leaving many to wonder if a second wave is coming. Sam Wang and Julian Zelizer discuss South Korea’s response to Covid-19 in this episode featuring Dr. Asaph Young Chun, director-general of Statistics Research Institute in South Korea, the state-run think tank of official statistics and data innovation.
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Eviction Lab develops COVID-19 scorecard to measure states’ response to housing crisis
More than 38 million Americans have filed for unemployment since the crisis began, and for many, meeting next month’s rent or mortgage will prove difficult. To help renters and homeowners understand their rights and navigate the process, Princeton’s Eviction Lab recently developed a COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard, which rates each state’s homelessness-prevention response to the crisis.
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May 21, 2020 Health Care, Podcasts, Policy
Politics & Polls #186: Using the 1918 Pandemic as a Blueprint for Today
In grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, many scientists and government officials are looking to the 1918 pandemic as a reference point for lessons learned. Also known as the “Spanish Flu,” this epidemic was the most sweeping of the 20th centurys. John M. Barry, a New York Times best-selling author, joins this episode to discuss his book, “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History.”
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Responding in Real Time: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson *03 Negotiates COVID-19’s Many Unknowns
How do you make sound policy decisions for one of the U.S.’s largest cities when faced with limited information about a fast-spreading disease? Eric Johnson *03 explains how he’s charting a course for his constituents through uncertain times.
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May 19, 2020 Arts/Cultural, Community, Education, Health Care, News, Policy, Service
Medical Anthropology students share COVID-19 projects in online showcase
Medical Anthropology (ANT/HUM 240) might be the rare Princeton course that was deepened and enriched by the life-altering circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, since its focus is very much related to how the humanities and anthropology can help us understand illness, healing and present-day struggles for wellbeing. The students’ class projects have been made available in a special online showcase.
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May 12, 2020 Policy
WWS Reacts: Envisioning a Safe, Effective Economic Recovery
Fifteen U.S. states remain in shut down due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, while the remainder have reopened partially or plan to reopen soon. Amid increasing political pressure to re-open, how can policymakers catalyze economic recovery while keeping workers safe? To examine these issues, we spoke with Cecilia Rouse, dean of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Rouse, whose interests are in labor economics, served as a member of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 to 2011.
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Rebounding from Recession: Can the Economy Roar Back from the Pandemic?
Economist and Princeton Professor Alan Blinder ’67 considers the parallels between the Spanish flu of 1918 and the COVID-19 pandemic, calling the current disruption “one of the most extreme economic events that has ever taken place.”
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April 30, 2020 Health Care, Podcasts, Policy
Politics & Polls #183: Economic Inequality and Covid-19 Featuring Sir Angus Deaton
Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on at-risk populations, shining the spotlight on economic inequality and instability. Issues such as limited access to health care, unemployment, and financial vulnerability are now driving much of
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April 28, 2020 News, Podcasts, Policy
‘We Roar’: Cecilia Rouse considers pandemic policy amid an economic pause
The economic crisis being faced by the nation — whether it’s officially called a recession or becomes a depression — will ultimately depend on the speed, efficacy and efficiency with which the federal government can provide aid and support while therapeutics and a vaccine are being developed, said Cecilia Rouse, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, on the latest edition of the “We Roar” podcast.
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WWS Reacts: China’s Response to Covid-19
Researchers, health care professionals, and policymakers around the world are looking for the lessons learned from China’s experience quelling the COVID-19 virus. We asked faculty expert Rory Truex, assistant professor of politics and public affairs, to share his thoughts on China’s response to the disease, measures the country put in place to contain the virus and avoid a resurgence, the economic impact on the country, and the future of U.S.-China relations.