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Released: 9-Nov-2017 4:05 PM EST
Political Expert: Down-Ballot Wins for Democrats Tell the Story of #Election2017
University of Delaware

University of Delaware professor David Redlawsk says a major takeaway from the 2017 election can be found down-ballot. The Democrats earned local wins across the country in places they never win.

Released: 2-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Professor's "News Literacy" Guide Provides Tools to Discern Fake News
Baldwin Wallace University

In the era of "fake news," cyber attacks and "alternative facts," a Baldwin Wallace University professor arms teachers and students with a guide to distinguish the truth from deceptive information.

Released: 2-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EDT
WashU Expert: Is a Bipartisan Approach to Fixing Obamacare Feasible?
Washington University in St. Louis

The bipartisan bill proposed by U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), aimed at shoring up the troubled health insurance markets, has some approaches that would help fix the marketplaces, but more changes are needed, says a health economist at Washington University in St. Louis.“The Alexander-Murray approach would apply a small number of tweaks to the marketplaces meant to reduce volatility,” said Tim McBride, professor at the Brown School and expert on health reform and access to health care.

Released: 28-Oct-2017 1:05 PM EDT
Building trust in government.
New Mexico State University (NMSU)

NMSU government professor Christa Slaton's research focuses on ethics in government.

Released: 26-Oct-2017 2:05 PM EDT
Washu Expert: Opioid Crisis More Than What Trump Calls ‘Public Health Emergency’
Washington University in St. Louis

President  Donald Trump’s Oct. 26 announcement that the opioid epidemic is a “public health emergency” rather than a “national emergency” goes against the understanding of most authorities, said an expert on substance use disorder treatment at Washington University in St. Louis.“Recall that the commission President Trump formed, led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, indicated that the opioid epidemic was the equivalent of the September 11 attacks happening every three weeks,” said David Patterson Silver Wolf, associate professor at the Brown School and director of the Community-Academic Partnership on Addiction.

Released: 24-Oct-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Is Trump Addicted to Twitter? A Baylor Social Media and Smartphone Addiction Expert Has the Answer
Baylor University

President Donald Trump has said that Twitter is his way of communicating his thoughts directly with the world, bypassing the more traditional means of using the news media, which he tends to distrust. The president’s daily use of social media begs the questions: Can people be addicted to social media? If so, is President Trump an addict?



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