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Medical journal editorial refutes WHO finding on Gilead's remdesivir for COVID-19
December 2, 2020 | Reuters | Joseph Hogan
PSTC biostatistician Joseph Hogan is one author of the editorial that Reuters is summarizing
Schools are not spreading COVID-19. This new data makes the case.
November 24, 2020 | The Washington Post | Emily Oster
PSTC economist Emily Oster discusses whether schools are sites of significant COVID-19 transmission.
COVID-19's Third Surge Is Breaking Health-Care Workers
November 13, 2020 | The Atlantic | Megan Ranney
PSTC Epidemiologist Meghan Ranney comments on the continued hardship that healthcare workers face.
RI health experts cautiously optimistic about Pfizer vaccine news
November 9, 2020 | The Providence Journal | Mark Lurie
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial data is “potentially groundbreaking,” according to PSTC epidemiologist Mark Lurie, although he emphasized that we have not yet observed any long-term effects.
Rhode Island To Change State's Controversial Full Name
November 6, 2020 | NPR | Linford Fisher
PSTC historian Linford Fisher sheds light on the colonial context of Providence Plantations, a title that Rhode Islanders voted to remove from the state's full name.
What Makes a Man Manly? Trump and Biden Offer Competing Answers
October 30, 2020 | The New York Times | Matthew Gutmann
Both Biden and Trump's platform embody different "tropes" of masculinity to pull in voters, according to PSTC anthropologist Matthew Gutmann.
Race, Trump, and BLM
October 30, 2020 | City Journal | Glenn Loury
PSTC economist Glenn Loury argues that current narratives of race and white supremacy "remove agency" from Black Americans by blaming societal factors and ignoring patterns of behavior within the Black community.
Full hospitals, talk of rationing care: New wave of coronavirus cases strains resources
October 25, 2020 | The Washington Post | Megan Ranney
PSTC Epidemiologist Megan Ranney comments on the disaster that looms from COVID-19 spreading during Thanksgiving.
‘White Supremacy’ Once Meant David Duke and the Klan. Now It Refers to Much More.
October 17, 2020 | The New York Times | Glenn Loury
PSTC Economist Glenn Loury believes the term "white supremacy" spins a false narrative about a failing America.
Trump touts V-shaped economic recovery, while Biden sees it K-shaped
October 16, 2020 | CNBC | John Friedman
The pace of economic recovery during the pandemic is stalling, according to PSTC Economist John Friedman.