Dealing with the pandemic has become an emotional mindf*ck (Emily Oster cited)
August 24, 2020 Yahoo! Finance
This article references a risk assessment system created by Emily Oster.
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For COVID-19 facts, first impressions matter (commentary by Rob Blair)
August 21, 2020 The Verge
Rob Blair in The Verge, "What we have is inconsistent messaging, sometimes from the same source."
Five questions with Emily Oster (interview with Emily Oster)
August 21, 2020 Providence Business News
This interview with Emily Oster focuses on the role data plays in reporting and controlling the pandemic.
Dems should keep focus on healthcare, COVID (interview with Wendy Schiller)
August 20, 2020 Bloomberg
In this radio segment, Wendy Schiller discusses the Democratic National Convention and her current forecast for the election.
Coronavirus is spreading in schools, but the federal government isn't keeping count (commentary by Emily Oster)
August 18, 2020 NBC News
In this article, Emily Oster offered commentary on how the absence of comprehensive testing and contact tracing in schools is hampering efforts to identify which safety practices can best prevent cases in schools from spreading.
60% of parents say they know what their fall childcare plans are (interview with Emily Oster)
August 13, 2020 HuffPost
In this interview, Emily Oster focuses on how to think through decisions related to how they'll handle childcare or school in the fall.
Horowitz: Data on child care and camps shows remarkably low risk among children (Emily Oster cited)
August 12, 2020 The Blaze
This op-ed references research by Emily Oster
In 2020, back-to-school shopping means frantically searching for other families to ‘bubble up’ with (commentary by Emily Oster)
August 10, 2020 Washington Post
In this article, Emily Oster argues against "pandemic pods," because of the potential of exacerbating inequalities in education.
Return to R.I. classrooms will be driven by the numbers (commentary by Emily Oster)
August 10, 2020 Providence Journal
This article includes commentary from Professor Emily Oster.
What's the right way to get back to school? (commentary by Emily Oster)
August 10, 2020 Bloomberg
This article includes commentary from Emily Oster on safely sending children back to school.
Sending kids back to school is the scariest test: Coronavirus Q&A (interview with Emily Oster)
August 6, 2020 Bloomberg
Emily Oster provided commentary about reopening schools in this article.
Can N.Y.C. Reopen Schools? The Whole Country Is Watching (commentary by Emily Oster)
August 5, 2020 New York Times
Emily Oster in The New York Times, "It’s now or never...Either you do it for September, or no one is opening until there’s a vaccine."
What's the deal with kids and the coronavirus: Five leading theories (commentary by Emily Oster)
August 3, 2020 Elemental
This article features commentary by Emily Oster.
High-frequency data sources for tracking the U.S. pandemic economy (Opportunity Insights mentioned)
July 31, 2020 Reuters
Opportunity Insights, co-created by John Friedman and other Brown colleagues, is included on this list.
I'm a new dad scared about pandemic-era daycare safety. There's only one expert I wanted to call. (interview with Emily Oster)
July 31, 2020 Mother Jones
This interview with Emily Oster covers daycare safety, COVID-19 in children and returning to school.
Should Schools Reopen? Emily Oster brings the data. (interview with Emily Oster)
July 30, 2020 Yang Speaks
In this interview, Emily Oster discusses the data behind reopening schools.
COVID misinformation is spreading fast. Emily Oster has the vaccine. (interview with Emily Oster)
July 30, 2020 Fatherly
This interview with Emiy Oster covers misinformation and how to research reliable, credible facts about COVID-19.
How to handle anxiety over back-to-school decisions (Emily Oster cited)
July 30, 2020 New York Times
This article references previous writings of Emily Oster on some of the biggest questions parents have right now about how to safely address caregiving for their families.
Granville parent starts ‘mini pods’ for home learning during coronavirus (commentary by Emily Oster)
July 30, 2020 The Columbus Dispatch
This article includes commentary from Emily Oster on new forms of homeschooling called "micro schooling" and "pandemic pods."
Emily Oster on Whether and How to Reopen Schools (interview with Emily Oster)
July 28, 2020 The New Yorker
In this interview, Emily Oster reviews the dangers of in-person classes.