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Emily Oster in the Green Bay Press Gazette, "We are seeing cases in schools that reflect the situation in the community...What we're not seeing much of is spread in schools themselves, which is encouraging."

In this radio interview, Wendy Schiller discusses what to expect on Election Day.

Wendy Schiller appeared on this Bloomberg Daybreak segment.

Richard Boucher in National Journal, "You have to think about the press not in terms of the press but in terms of the audience...The press are really only the vehicle to talk to a particular audience on the other side."

In this article, Jeff Colgan references his recently released climate report, including a call to action for the next administration to create a "climate club" with the EU and China that would include carbon adjustments on all their borders.

In this interview, Glenn Loury discusses the racial climate in the United States with former Australian politician John Anderson.

Costs of War report cited in the National Herald Tribune, "Since 2001, the U.S. government has conducted counterterror activities in 80 countries, and has appropriated and is obligated to spend an estimated $6.4 trillion on counterterrorism efforts through Fiscal Year 2020, according to a survey on the costs of war."

In this interview, Mathew Gutmann references his book "Are Men Animals? How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short" and the idea that President Trump promotes male privilege.

In this article, Wendy Schiller provides commentary on the possibility of Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo's future career in Washington D.C.

In this article, Jeff Colgan voices his opinion on the correlation between Donald Trump and the future of American democracy.

This article cites two pieces written by Heidi Peltier for the Costs of War project on employment within the defense industry.

This article cites Emily Oster's national database tracking COVID-19 outbreaks in schools.

In this article, Rich Arenberg, Mark Blyth, and Wendy Schiller share their analysis on what the nation can expect on Election Day and beyond - at the polls, on the streets and potentially in the courts.

In this article, Rich Arenberg discusses the potential outcome of Election Day.

In this opinion article, Ashutosh Varshney writes, "If Trump is ahead on November 3, legal and political manoeuvres are quite possible. Only a Biden victory that night, not one after the full count, can preempt such possibilities."

In this article, Mathew Gutmann is cited saying, "I think the misogyny is front and center and absolutely essential to his total persona, his total appeal. And not just to men. A lot of women think that's the way guys should be."

In this interview, Mark Blyth discusses assumptions that have been made about economic theory.

Wendy Schiller in The Guardian, "The party presidential nominating system tends to produce nominees who are older because of the type of electoral political experience typically required of successful nominees and the networking that is involved with state party activists over time to win state primaries."

This article draws on data from Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman.

Stephen Kinzer writes in the Boston Globe, "That's why foreign governments and entire populations watch our elections with shifting combinations of hope and trepidation. As Americans head to the polls, who in the wider world is rooting for President Trump? Who hopes for Joe Biden?"

This article highlights the research and tracking efforts of Emily Oster.

Ashutosh Varshney offered commentary on the identity politics of Kamala Harris.

This column references data collected by Opportunity Insights, led by John Friedman.

This article highlights the research and tracking efforts of Emily Oster.

This article draws on data from Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman.

In this interview, Emily Oster talks about balancing health concerns against the need for in-person instruction, the federal government's role in guiding school policies and the COVID-19 School Response Dashboard she helped create.

Mark Blyth in CBS News, "Trump has got a lot more left than people give him credit for."

Robert Blair in the Boston Globe, "All you really have to do is listen to the president's words, and it should be very clear that, barring an absolutely indisputable landslide on November 3, Trump is almost certainly going to contest the results of the election."

In this article, Mark Blyth provided commentary on Trump's "politics of recognition."

This article cites Emily Oster's suggestion that schools tend to reflect the community rate of infection.

Rich Arenberg in Veja Brazil, "Having a majority in the Senate makes a lot of difference for a president when it comes to appointing Supreme Court justices and other positions, since the Senate must approve the nomination with a simple majority."

Emily Oster is mentioned in this article: "A group of researchers, spearheaded by Brown University Professor Emily Oster, have...made available the most comprehensive database on schools and COVID case rates for students and staff since the pandemic started."

In this interview, Emily Oster provides the data behind the possibility for day cares to operate safely.

In this radio segment, Wendy Schiller discusses mail-in-ballots.

This article reveals information collected by David Kertzer about newly available Vatican documents.

In this interview, Jeff Colgan speaks with Rebecca Listener, assistant professor at the Naval War College, on climate change and U.S./China relations.

Rob Blair co-authored this column urging people to make a plan to vote — and protest, if necessary.

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A Sawyer Seminar grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will fund a series of Brown University-based events and community partnerships focused on migration from and within Latin America and the Caribbean.

This article cites Emily Oster and her national COVID-19 dashboard.

This article cites Richard Arenberg and his book, which defends the filibuster.

This article cites Emily Oster, "Brown University economist Emily Oster, on nearly 200,000 schoolchildren, in 47 states, showed a confirmed COVID-19 infection rate of 0.19 percent among students and 0.65 percent among staff who have been in school full time at full capacity."

Wendy Schiller in TIME, [Personal Behavior] "seems to be the one area where Republicans and candidates can distance themselves and show that they're not Trump, that they're individually well behaved, that they're individually responsible."

Emily Oster offered commentary in this article.

In this podcast, Prerna Singh discusses the eradication of smallpox in India and China.

This article draws on data analysis by, and features commentary from, John Friedman, co-director of Opportunity Insights.

This article cites Emily Oster and her dashboard tracking COVID transmissions in about 1,100 schools across the country.

Richard Arenberg offered commentary in this article.