Marianne Cooper
Sociologist. Studying inequality. Translating research into action. Contributing writer @TheAtlantic. Lead Researcher @LeanInOrg. Author, #CutAdrift.
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ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant
ASA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant Program (ASA DDRIG)Deadline: November 1Application LinkWebinar: An Introduction to the ASA DDRIG for Students and Advisors--Recording now available! For a chance to learn more about the ASA DDRIG...
Lives saved: An examination of lockdown policies | SIEPR
SIEPR Senior Fellow Matthew Gentzkow finds that social distancing clearly saves lives. And most social distancing early in the early pandemic happened whether or not areas had mandated lockdowns.
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The researchers estimated that if all U.S. counties had adopted a SIP policy on March 7 when the SF Bay Area did there would have been 154,000 fewer coronavirus cases by
April 30.
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Meet the star of that viral video of Philly voters dancing for joy: ‘They can’t break us down’
"The thing about our joy is that it makes us what we are," said Klinton Cooper.
Some Covid Survivors Have Antibodies That Attack the Body, not Virus
New research found ‘autoantibodies’ similar to those in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients. But patients may also benefit from treatments for those autoimmune diseases.
Chobani’s radical plan to take care of its hourly workers: Pay them more
Yogurt maker Chobani is increasing its starting hourly wage to at least $15 per hour, more than double federal minimum wage.
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Chobani plans to increase its starting hourly wage to at least $15 an hour—more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25.
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Machine Marionettes - Majuscule
Kat Mustatea on artificial intelligence and puppetry
Lack of Paid Leave Makes Our Economy So Fragile: A Q&A With Heather Boushey
The economist predicted that America would be hit harder than our peers by the Covid pandemic because we don’t have national paid leave.
San Francisco's go-slow approach toward reopening amid the pandemic is paying off
San Francisco shut down early in the pandemic and later limited reopening. Now the city is the first urban center in California where the risk of infection is rated as minimal.
Unethical Newsroom Behavior: Paradoxes and a Perfect Storm
(2020). Unethical Newsroom Behavior: Paradoxes and a Perfect Storm. Journalism Practice. Ahead of Print.
A Latinx scholar describes the challenges she confronted seeking tenure (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed
Daisy Verduzco Reyes shares some of her own experiences to help reveal the institutionalized patterns and practices that people of color must often navigate.
A university professor has been missing for nearly two weeks after hiking in Mount Rainier National Park
The family of Sam Dubal is pleading that rescue teams continue their search.
Where Europe’s Second Wave Is Filling Up Hospitals
People across much of Europe — including France, Italy, Poland and Spain — are now more likely to be hospitalized with Covid-19 than those in the United States.
Long-Term Care Policy after Covid-19 — Solving the Nursing Home Crisis | NEJM
Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Long-Term Care Policy after Covid-19 — Solving the Nursing Home Crisis
UCSF-led researchers dig deep into coronavirus structure, identify drugs that could diminish COVID effects
An international team of researchers, led by UCSF scientists, has identified numerous proteins produced by the deadliest strains of coronavirus. That led them to several drugs that could potentially work against COVID-19 and future diseases.
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UCSF-led researchers dig deep into coronavirus structure, identify drugs that could diminish COVID effects
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“Dad, Wash Your Hands”: Gender, Care Work, and Attitudes toward Risk during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Janani Umamaheswar, Catherine Tan, 2020
Recent analyses of responses to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have posited that men’s dismissive attitudes toward the risks of the virus reflect their att...
The Shambolic Response to the Public Health and Economic Crisis Has Women on the Brink as the Job Recovery Stalls - Center for American Progress
Women took the biggest economic hit from the coronavirus-induced recession, and a slowing recovery is increasingly leaving women behind, threatening to set working women back a generation.
Historic $100-million gift will help California community college students most in need
A $100-million donation from the Jay Pritzker Foundation will provide scholarships and emergency financial aid to state's community college students.
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The California Community Colleges system has received the largest ever gift to such institutions in the nation — $100 million — to help more students complete degrees, transfer to universities and support their basic living expenses.
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