In the Media
Jun 2, 2020 | In the Media, News
Columbia’s Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP), under the direction of Professors Matthew Connelly and Thomas DiPrete, is launching the Center for Pandemic Research (CPR) to mobilize resources and expertise vital to the study of COVID-19. To...
Jun 2, 2020 | In the Media, News
A June 2 New York Times article on national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic quotes Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, director of ICAP at Columbia University: Often, leaders who responded more slowly have cited the need to prioritize economic growth. But the trade-offs...
May 30, 2020 | In the Media, News
Susan Michaels-Strasser, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, ICAP’s senior director of human resources for health (HRH) development, spoke on a webinar hosted by Columbia Global Centers | Beijing on May 30. “In the United States, we have increased our investment in...
May 29, 2020 | In the Media, News
In a May 29 ABC News report on projected mortality rates in the coming months, Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, director of ICAP at Columbia University and professor of epidemiology at Columbia University, said that “it is without a doubt that unfortunately more Americans...
May 28, 2020 | In the Media, News
WBEZ, a local Chicago NPR affiliate, quoted Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, director of ICAP at Columbia University, in a May 28 story about incomplete COVID-19 data in the state of Illinois. WBEZ reported that the jobs of those who’ve contracted COVID-19 is unknown in...
May 27, 2020 | In the Media, News
Jessica Justman, MD, ICAP’s senior technical director, explained on the May 27 episode of BRIC TV’s “BHeard” program how COVID-19 has exacerbated NYC’s existing inequities to where race and income have become the greatest factors in the pandemic’s...