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Released: 9-Dec-2020 6:05 PM EST
COVID-19 Crisis Communication Expert Available
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

In a world where conspiracy theories and political polarization abound, how does one effectively pull off double duty at battling against both the spread of COVID-19 and misinformation about it? For answers, we turned to Rebecca Rice, a UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs professor who specializes in crisis communication.

Released: 8-Dec-2020 5:25 PM EST
FSU experts available to comment on first female vice president of the United States
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: December 8, 2020 | 4:22 pm | SHARE: When she is sworn in next month, Kamala Harris will become the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States.Harris has a long political career, having served as district attorney of San Francisco, attorney general of California and a U.S. senator before this position.

Released: 19-Nov-2020 4:55 PM EST
Biden administration vs. COVID-19: U-M experts can discuss
University of Michigan

University of Michigan epidemiologists are available to discuss the challenges President-elect Joe Biden’s administration will face in combating the coronavirus when he takes the reins in January.To schedule an interview, contact Nardy Baeza Bickel at [email protected] or text 616-550-4531.Emily Toth MartinEmily Toth Martin, associate professor of epidemiology at the U-M School of Public Health, is an infectious disease epidemiologist who has been using COVID-19 public health data to help inform mitigation and policy.

Released: 13-Nov-2020 2:55 PM EST
What Does President-Elect Biden’s COVID-19 Taskforce Mean for the Pandemic?
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

President-elect Joe Biden’s Plan to Combat COVID-19 and Prepare for Future Global Threats lays out robust and actionable steps that will help the United States end the pandemic, according to Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health.

Released: 10-Nov-2020 1:55 PM EST
Why are US drug prices so high? What should a presidential policy to lower drug costs include?
University of Michigan

The high price of prescription drugs is an important issue for voters, and in the past 50 years, Congress and the president have made little headway in restraining costs.

   
Released: 10-Nov-2020 8:05 AM EST
What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s ACA case? A quick explainer
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Though the election and pandemic have eclipsed it in the news, there’s another event unfolding that could affect nearly all Americans: a Supreme Court case that will decide the future of the Affordable Care Act. A health policy researcher explains what would happen if it's overturned.

Released: 9-Nov-2020 3:45 PM EST
Legal challenge to Affordable Care Act threatens women's reproductive health care
University of Michigan

The Affordable Care Act has improved women's reproductive health care, but a looming legal challenge threatens those gains. On Nov. 10, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in California v. Texas, which challenges the constitutionality of the ACA.

Released: 5-Nov-2020 7:05 PM EST
Making American Protest Policing Better: If We Could Turn Back Time
Stanford Graduate School of Business

An essay by Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty member Sarah Soule and coauthor Christian Davenport, University of Michigan



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